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Sea Story: Looking for an Engineer in All the Wrong Places

May 30, 2022 By ESI 20 Comments

One of the people who I have enjoyed most in the Millionaire Money Mentors forums is Doug Nordman. He is a FIRE old-timer who retired many years ago from the Navy. In the forums he offers a unique perspective on multiple money topics (angel investing, transitioning assets to children, work/life balance, etc.) Plus he has the rare combined background of a military officer and … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Career, Earn

Own Your Career, More on Getting Career Help and Book Conclusion

February 11, 2022 By ESI 2 Comments

Today we wrap up our series on the book Own Your Career Own Your Life: Stop Drifting and Take Control of Your Future. If you've missed any articles in this series, there are two ways you can catch up. One is to start with the first post in the series, What It Means to Own Your Career, and click through to subsequent posts. The second is to go to my career category and scroll … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Books, Career, Earn

Own Your Career, Your Professional Brand and Getting Career Help

February 4, 2022 By ESI 2 Comments

Today we continue our series on the book Own Your Career Own Your Life: Stop Drifting and Take Control of Your Future. If you've missed any articles in this series, there are two ways you can catch up. One is to start with the first post in the series, What It Means to Own Your Career, and click through to subsequent posts. The second is to go to my career category and … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Books, Career, Earn

Own Your Career, Building a Great Network

January 28, 2022 By ESI 5 Comments

Today we continue our series on the book Own Your Career Own Your Life: Stop Drifting and Take Control of Your Future. If you've missed any articles in this series, there are two ways you can catch up. One is to start with the first post in the series, What It Means to Own Your Career, and click through to subsequent posts. The second is to go to my career category and … [Read more...]

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Own Your Career, Connecting to a Purpose, Getting Help, and Continuous Learning

January 21, 2022 By ESI 1 Comment

Today we continue our series on the book Own Your Career Own Your Life: Stop Drifting and Take Control of Your Future. If you've missed any articles in this series, there are two ways you can catch up. One is to start with the first post in the series, What It Means to Own Your Career, and click through to subsequent posts. The second is to go to my career category and … [Read more...]

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Own Your Career, Setting a Vision for Your Career

January 14, 2022 By ESI 2 Comments

Today we continue our series on the book Own Your Career Own Your Life: Stop Drifting and Take Control of Your Future. We've already covered What It Means to Own Your Career in this series, so if you missed it, you may want to go back and read it before reading this post. I really like this book -- it's the best career-related book I've read in a long time -- and despite … [Read more...]

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Own Your Career, What It Means to Own Your Career

January 7, 2022 By ESI 23 Comments

I'm about to do two things that many readers will dislike. The first one is that this post is focused on creating a New Year's resolution, which many readers don't like. But since I've been a resolution setter all my life and been writing posts on resolutions since I started blogging in 2005, I can't stop now. LOL. Second, this post (and many to follow) is about making … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Books, Career, Earn

How to Become Wealthy with Low Earnings

December 20, 2021 By ESI 7 Comments

As long as I've been blogging (which is over 15 years at this point), people have always been very interested in how to become wealthy while earning a low (or lower) level of income. I think this is because of a couple reasons. First, not everyone can be a doctor, lawyer, executive, etc. I get that. Earning $250k+ is not an option for most people. Second, I think … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Earn, Net Worth

Six Figure Interview 21

August 14, 2021 By ESI 1 Comment

Today we have our latest interview with a reader who has grown their income to at least $100,000 annually. If you're interested in participating in this series, please drop me a note. This interview took place in May. My questions are in bold italics and their responses follow in black. Let's get started... Tell us a bit about yourself (age, marital status, kids, … [Read more...]

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Six Figure Interview 20

June 19, 2021 By ESI 16 Comments

Today we have our latest interview with a reader who has grown their income to at least $100,000 annually. If you're interested in participating in this series, please drop me a note. This interview took place in April. My questions are in bold italics and their responses follow in black. Let's get started... Tell us a bit about yourself. I am 35 and my wife … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Career, Earn, Interviews

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