Ok, I'm guilty! Not only am I posting one New Year's resolution article (the first was my "12 books" post), but I'm now publishing a second one! What gives? Well, I'm adding several guest posts I've done for other sites on ESI Money and this one just happens to work for this time of year. Plus, I can't have too many "make more money at your career" posts, can I? I … [Read more...]
Side Hustle Interview 10
Here's our latest interview with a side hustler! As you know, I love creating a side hustle as part of a fast-track path to financial independence because it can make a huge difference (see this financial calculator), enough to actually get you to FI in 10 years. If you have a side hustle and would like to be interviewed, shoot me an email and we can talk over … [Read more...]
Seven Small Things You Can Do to Grow Your Career
One foundational principle of my personal finance perspective is that your career is your most important financial asset. If you don't believe me, take an average salary (or one you expect to earn), and multiply it by 40 working years (the length of an average career). Compare that number to all your other assets. Is there anything even close? Probably not. Also look … [Read more...]
Three Top Resume Tips
Several months ago, a friend recommended I give reddit a try. He said there was lots going on at the site and I would enjoy it. "Enjoy" was not the first word I thought of when he mentioned it. I think I was more in the "fear" camp initially. But I eventually overcame my concerns, joined reddit, and spent a couple months trying to get into the flow of how things worked … [Read more...]
Five Times My Career Went Sideways and What I Learned from It
I worked for 28 years before I retired. During that time I was quite successful. I became a VP just after I turned 30. I won numerous company and national awards. I delivered great business results and thus my career advanced quickly. This allowed me to grow my income by over 8% annually. Eventually I became the president of a $100 million company with 800 … [Read more...]
How to Make the Most of Cash Back Credit Cards
Ever since I started posting how much I earn with cash back credit cards (here's my summary for 2018) I've gotten regular requests about this card or that card, this strategy or that strategy, etc. So I decided to create one large post (this one) on why and how I recommend using cash back credit cards. Then when someone asks about them, I have a place to point to. … [Read more...]
Make More Money by Having Salary Conversations
If you're a money blogger, you get a lot of email. People want to post this article or that article on your site. It will be "free" of course and will likely be "high quality", "SEO friendly", and "completely unique." All they ask in return is a dofollow link to their site. You know, their gambling site, their payday loan site, or their other completely worthless … [Read more...]
Career Advice from a $300k Earner
If you've read this blog for more than 30 seconds you know how important earning is to your financial success. After all, "E" (for earning) is the first letter in the site's name. There's a reason for this -- earning was one of the three vital steps I used to become wealthy and retire early. Then of course there are the millionaires I interview. Many of them have built … [Read more...]
Side Hustle Interview 9
Here's our latest interview with a side hustler! As you know, I love creating a side hustle as part of a fast-track path to financial independence because it can make a huge difference (see this financial calculator), enough to actually get you to FI in 10 years. If you have a side hustle and would like to be interviewed, shoot me an email and we can talk over … [Read more...]
A Friend Recommends a Credit Card
As you know by now, I started playing pickleball big-time this summer. I began in April, but things were dicey in Colorado Springs weather-wise into the third week in May (when we got a HUGE snowstorm), so I didn't get much action the first couple of months. But from June on, I have been playing 10 to 15 hours a week. I play anywhere from three to five days per week … [Read more...]
