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Retirement Time, Taxes, and Healthcare

June 25, 2026 By ESI 2 Comments

Today we’re going to continue sharing thoughts from the book How to Retire by Christine Benz. It’s a great book which I highly recommend. And as with the last article, I’ll be giving away a copy of the book at the end of this post. We’ve already posted on this book as follows: How to Retire Planning for Retirement Strong Relationships Make a Successful … [Read more...]

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Win the Retirement Game: Take Control of Change and Move Beyond the Status Quo

June 20, 2026 By ESI 9 Comments

A few years ago I started a series on a retirement book I enjoyed. The book is Win the Retirement Game: How to Outsmart the 9 Forces Trying to Steal Your Joy and, as you might imagine from the subtitle, it discusses the nine things that work against retirement to try and throw it off track (and "steal your joy.") In that series I posted to articles: Win the Retirement Game, … [Read more...]

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The 10 Best Financial Moves I’ve Made in 10 Years of Retirement

June 18, 2026 By ESI 14 Comments

In 2026 I hit a milestone that seemed like a distant, foggy dream back in my corporate days: the ten-year anniversary of my retirement. If you want to go to the beginning and get the details on that blessed event, check out I Retired! There are some fond memories for me in that post! Anyway, my plan to celebrate this momentous occasion is to write several "10 Things" posts … [Read more...]

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10 Ways to Practice Retirement

June 13, 2026 By ESI 1 Comment

Today is our third (and last) day covering thoughts shared in the book Retirement Starts Today by Benjamin Brandt. If you missed either of the first two parts, you should check them out before reading this post. Part 1 was Retirement Starts Today: Why I Think Rehearsing Retirement Is a Great Idea and part 2 was Retirement Starts Today: 10 Key Retirement Concepts. As we … [Read more...]

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Buckets, Housing, and Control in Retirement

June 11, 2026 By ESI 6 Comments

Today we’re going to continue sharing thoughts from the book How to Retire by Christine Benz. It’s a great book which I highly recommend. And as with the last article, I’ll be giving away a copy of the book at the end of this post. We’ve already posted on this book as follows: How to Retire Planning for Retirement Strong Relationships Make a Successful … [Read more...]

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Retirement Starts Today: 10 Key Retirement Concepts

June 6, 2026 By ESI 4 Comments

This is part two of my series on the book Retirement Starts Today by Benjamin Brandt. The first post was Retirement Starts Today: Why I Think Rehearsing Retirement Is a Great Idea. If you haven't read it you should go back to check it out as this post builds on that one. The first post was about the main point (at least IMO) of the book: start planning for retirement life … [Read more...]

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Retirement Income, Asset Allocation, and Index Funds

June 4, 2026 By ESI 8 Comments

Today we’re going to continue sharing thoughts from the book How to Retire by Christine Benz. It’s a great book which I highly recommend. And as with the last article, I’ll be giving away a copy of the book at the end of this post. We’ve already posted on this book as follows: How to Retire Planning for Retirement Strong Relationships Make a Successful … [Read more...]

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Retirement Starts Today: Why I Think Rehearsing Retirement Is a Great Idea

May 30, 2026 By ESI Leave a Comment

I recently finished reading Retirement Starts Today by Benjamin Brandt. Overall I think it's a solid read. I wouldn't put it among the best retirement books I've ever read, but it does make one GREAT point: you need to actively plan for and practice your retirement life before you retire. There are plenty of retirement books that focus almost entirely on the financial side … [Read more...]

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10 Things People Love About Working (That They Want to Keep in Retirement)

May 28, 2026 By ESI 4 Comments

In 2026 I hit a milestone that seemed like a distant, foggy dream back in my corporate days: the ten-year anniversary of my retirement. If you want to go to the beginning and get the details on that blessed event, check out I Retired! There are some fond memories for me in that post! Anyway, my plan to celebrate this momentous occasion is to write several "10 Things" posts … [Read more...]

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Math Hacks to Help With Spending Decisions

May 23, 2026 By ESI 22 Comments

One of the absolute best parts of managing ESI Money and the Millionaire Money Mentors forums is the incredible community that has formed around them. Over the years, some of our interviewees have gone from voices on a page to personal friends and invaluable mentors to others in the community. Today’s guest author is exactly that. Millionaire Interviewee 18 (MI-18) was one … [Read more...]

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