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My Jobs, An Interesting Transition

April 26, 2017 By ESI 12 Comments

Last time I shared some of my career history I left off when my company had a big downturn. Today I continue this series by giving details on the next position I held. As you recall, the company was doing poorly at a key time period and the blame was being placed on my shoulders. At the same time, a few other things were going on: As I mentioned in the last post, … [Read more...]

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The Value of Growing Your Career: A Real-Life Example

April 24, 2017 By ESI 39 Comments

In the course of writing the follow-up post to How to Go from Zero to Millionaire, Part 1 I ran a boatload of numbers on Quicken (thankfully I have 22 years of data saved) and recorded my earnings by year (for the years I didn't have, I knew my first starting salary and estimated from there until I got to the point where I had data). I'll be continuing that series with part … [Read more...]

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Explaining Early Retirement to Strangers

March 27, 2017 By ESI 23 Comments

Last fall I shared responses I received from people when I told them about my early retirement. These were family members and friends -- people I know well (of course.) They know me and our family and while they may have been surprised, it wasn't a total shock given what they know about us. But there's an entirely different dynamic when you explain early retirement to … [Read more...]

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My Jobs, The Blame’s on Me

March 24, 2017 By ESI 14 Comments

Last time I shared some of my career history and left off when the dot com bubble burst. Today I continue this series by giving details on the next position I held. As you recall, I made the shift to the head of marketing for a sister company when the dot com I was working for went under. The company was what I'd call a smaller mid-sized company ($300 million in sales) that … [Read more...]

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Spending $4k at a Moment’s Notice

March 13, 2017 By ESI 15 Comments

Question: When is an 18-year old furnace most likely to stop? Answer: Once the outside temperature drops to zero. This is the story of how we had to make a multi-thousand dollar decision very quickly in a 55-degree home. History of Our Furnace As most of you know, we moved to Colorado in the fall of 2015. When we bought our house we had it inspected (of course). Part … [Read more...]

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My Jobs, The Dot Com Bubble Bursts

February 24, 2017 By ESI 7 Comments

Last time in this series I left off where my dream job had turned into a nightmare and I wanted out. Today I continue this series by giving details on the next position I held. After biding my time for two years, working hard and yet still wanting a new job, opportunity came knocking. I was approached about working for a new web start-up in our industry that had $40 million … [Read more...]

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My Income Tax Preparation Process

February 17, 2017 By ESI 12 Comments

I am knee deep in tax stuff this time of year. How about you? Are you done with taxes or do you still have them left to complete? I thought I'd take a break from the mind-numbing work to share how I prepare for mine. As you probably know, I use a CPA to do the hard work. And I have some good reasons why I do. The highlights of my process: I track EVERY expense and … [Read more...]

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My Jobs, The Dream Job Turns into a Nightmare

February 10, 2017 By ESI 15 Comments

Last time in this series I shared some of my career history and left off where I had just accepted my dream job. Today I want to continue this series by giving details on the next position I held. The dream job was everything I had hoped it would be -- lots of great projects, interesting people to work with, a growing company with lots of energy, a bigger title, more money, … [Read more...]

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Retirement Six Month Update

February 3, 2017 By ESI 20 Comments

Can you believe it's been SIX MONTHS since I retired? In some ways it seems like yesterday but mostly it seems like eons ago...in a good way. My last retirement update was at 100 days. Here's what I've been doing since then: I'm still busy!!! How did I ever find time to work and do all the stuff I'm doing now? The days pass quickly and there's always more left to … [Read more...]

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2016 Credit Card Rewards Review: Over $1,500 in Cash Back

January 25, 2017 By ESI 19 Comments

This post summarizes of my credit card rewards for 2016. In case you can't tell from the headline, it's good news. :) As a review, I've made over $12k in the past decade using cash back credit cards. It's not a fortune but it's extra money I wouldn't have had otherwise -- and who doesn't like extra money? I usually try to pay for as much as I can with a credit card … [Read more...]

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