Today we conclude our review of The New Rules of Retirement: Strategies for a Secure Future. As usual, I'll be sharing some thoughts from the book as well as my opinions on what they say. We've already covered the book's introduction, threats to income and controlling spending, and securing and maximizing guaranteed lifetime income so if you haven't read those yet you … [Read more...]
Retirement Interview 31
Here’s our latest interview with a retiree as we seek to learn from those who have actually taken the retirement plunge. If you’d like to be considered for an interview, drop me a note and we can chat about specifics. This interview was conducted in July. My questions are in bold italics and their responses follow in black. Let's get started... GENERAL … [Read more...]
The New Rules of Retirement, Securing and Maximizing Guaranteed Lifetime Income
Today we continue our review of The New Rules of Retirement: Strategies for a Secure Future. As usual, I'll be sharing some thoughts from the book as well as my opinions on what they say. We've already covered the book's introduction as well as threats to income and controlling spending so if you haven't read those yet you should probably check it out before you read this … [Read more...]
Countdown to Retirement 2
In Countdown to Retirement, a member of the Millionaire Money Mentors detailed his step-by-step countdown towards retirement. That inspired another member of the forums to do the same, sharing his yearlong journey (with a surprise!) with all the members. I asked him if I could share his story, he agreed, and that's what I have for you today! Note that the portions I'm … [Read more...]
The New Rules of Retirement, Threats to Income and Controlling Spending
Today we continue our review of The New Rules of Retirement: Strategies for a Secure Future. As usual, I'll be sharing some thoughts from the book as well as my opinions on what they say. We've already covered the book's introduction so if you haven't read that yet you should probably check it out before you read this post. Today we're going to get a glimpse of the new … [Read more...]
The New Rules of Retirement, Introduction
Today we begin reviewing a new book, The New Rules of Retirement: Strategies for a Secure Future. As is my custom, I'll be sharing some thoughts from the book as well as my opinions on what they say. This is a longer book, but we've covered much of it in other books and past posts, so I'll focus only on the newer stuff (or if I have comments I want to make). Let's get … [Read more...]
Huge List of Awesome Retirement Activities
In addition to having been retired for over five years now, I've currently read more than 50 retirement books. Combining my actual experience with the learnings and thoughts from others has left me convinced more than ever that creating an awesome retirement comes down to having two areas covered: money and life (time). You need to have enough money to retire, to provide … [Read more...]
Retirement Update: 5 Years
Well, it's time for another retirement update where I share what it's like in the retired world of ESI. This is a very special update because it marks a half-decade in retirement for me. Pretty cool, right? In some ways it seems like yesterday that I retired, but mostly it feels like I've been retired for 15 years or so. Hahaha, that's those retirement reverse dog … [Read more...]
How to Fail at Retirement, Reasons 6 through 9 and Conclusion
Today we finish our series on the book Retirement Fail: The 9 Reasons People Flunk Post-Work Life and How to Ace Your Own. I'll share thoughts from the book as well as my take on what it says. We've already covered the introduction and Reasons 1 and 2 and Reasons 3 through 5, so if you haven't read those posts you may want to check them out before getting into this … [Read more...]
How to Fail at Retirement, Reasons 3 through 5
Today we continue our series on the book Retirement Fail: The 9 Reasons People Flunk Post-Work Life and How to Ace Your Own. I'll share thoughts from the book as well as my take on what it says. We've already covered the introduction and Reasons 1 and 2, so if you haven't read that you may want to check it out before getting into this post. That said, let's share some … [Read more...]
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