So far we've covered what makes retirees happy and what makes them unhappy from the book You Can Retire Sooner Than You Think. Today we get into the heart of the book's promise in its subtitle: The 5 Money Secrets of the Happiest Retirees. I'll share the five secrets as well as dive into the first secret in this post. In future articles I'll dig into the other four … [Read more...]

I recently posted ten great things about the book Retire Inspired: It's Not an Age, It's a Financial Number. I could have listed many, many more and I have recommended the book as a supplement to my 12 books to make you a financial expert in a year. That said, I'm not 100% on the same page with the author, Chris Hogan. I generally like Chris -- both his teachings and his … [Read more...]

Today we're finishing the list of ten things I liked about the book Retire Inspired. If you missed the first post, check out How to Retire Inspired, Part 1. We covered five items in the first part, so we have five to review today. Let's get to it... Sad Retirement Stats Throughout the book, author Chris Hogan drops stats about retirement that will leave you … [Read more...]

I just finished reading Retire Inspired and I loved it! It's written by Chris Hogan, a Dave Ramsey Personality (yes, Dave Ramsey has "Personalities" who speak with the backing of his organization -- here's the list of them if you're interested.) Instead of doing a more traditional book review (which I generally hate), I thought I'd list ten things about the book that I … [Read more...]

Now that I've shared How to Have a Happy Retirement from the great retirement book You Can Retire Sooner Than You Think, it's time to look at the other side of the equation -- what makes people unhappy in retirement. The book shares a whole host of facts from a comprehensive survey they completed, some of which were mentioned last time (as a contrast to what happy retirees … [Read more...]

A couple months ago an ESI Money reader sent me an email asking if I had ever read the book You Can Retire Sooner Than You Think. I said I hadn't but it looked interesting. A few days later I tracked down the publisher and asked to receive a review copy. They sent me one and I read it over two days while watching the NFL divisional playoff games (yes, I still … [Read more...]

When we attended our first retirement planning seminar, the presenter recommended the book What Color Is Your Parachute? for Retirement as a great book to plan an awesome retirement. Obviously, I couldn't let a comment like that pass me by, so I got a copy and started to read. I'm so glad I did! Today I'll take you through the book's main messages and share some of my … [Read more...]

My top-recommended retirement book is How Much Money Do I Need to Retire?. It's written by my friend, Todd Tresidder, who blogs at Financial Mentor, and it's simply excellent! In fact, it's good enough to make my list of the only five money books anyone needs to read as well as be one of the 12 books that can make you a financial expert in a year.  The book was … [Read more...]