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Retirement Update: 5 Years

August 4, 2021 By ESI 36 Comments

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...]

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How to Fail at Retirement, Reasons 6 through 9 and Conclusion

July 28, 2021 By ESI 17 Comments

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...]

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How to Fail at Retirement, Reasons 3 through 5

July 23, 2021 By ESI 10 Comments

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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How to Fail at Retirement, Introduction and Reasons 1 and 2

July 21, 2021 By ESI 7 Comments

Today I'm beginning a new series covering 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. Obviously the idea here is that if we know where people fail at retirement, we can take steps to avoid these impediments and have a great retirement. I'll let you be … [Read more...]

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A Deep-Dive Analysis of When to Take Social Security

May 5, 2021 By ESI 20 Comments

When to claim Social Security is a question with no easy answers. There are simply too many variables, decisions, rules, etc. to sort through in making a great decision. My feeling is that by sharing how some are considering the subject and digging into it, we all can learn what issues might impact our own Social Security decisions. So when one of the Millionaire Money … [Read more...]

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Retirement Update: 4.75 Years

May 1, 2021 By ESI 79 Comments

Well, it's time for another retirement update where I share what it's like in the retired world of ESI. This one is a few days early as I need a couple more days to finish a post for next week (so I moved this one up). And be sure to stick around to the end as I have a very nice giveaway today. If you didn't catch the last update, here it is. You may want to read it as … [Read more...]

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Countdown to Retirement, Part 3

April 24, 2021 By ESI 25 Comments

Today we continue the story of one of the Millionaire Money Mentors who chronicled the days leading up to his retirement. If you missed the first two installments in this series, you can catch up by reading part one and part two. As I noted in the first post, I'm leaving out all the conversation, feedback, suggestions, etc. from other members and mentors and simply … [Read more...]

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Countdown to Retirement, Part 2

April 17, 2021 By ESI 30 Comments

Today we continue the story of one of the Millionaire Money Mentors who chronicled the days leading up to his retirement. If you missed the start of this series, you can catch up by reading part one. As I noted in the first post, I'm leaving out all the conversation, feedback, suggestions, etc. from other members and mentors and simply letting the author tell his own … [Read more...]

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Countdown to Retirement, Part 1

April 10, 2021 By ESI 31 Comments

I have done many retirement interviews here on ESI Money -- giving readers a glimpse of what it's like after retirement. These are very popular and I'll keep doing them (volunteers, anyone?), but something unusual (and awesome) happened in the Millionaire Money Mentors forums that I have to share here (FYI, I'm doing so with the author's permission). A few months ago, one … [Read more...]

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Retirement Interview 30

March 17, 2021 By ESI 10 Comments

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 February. My questions are in bold italics and his responses follow in black. Let's get started... GENERAL … [Read more...]

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