Many years ago (on my first site) I wrote several posts on the book Work Less, Live More: The Way to Semi-Retirement. This pre-dated FIRE becoming more mainstream (and being known by me) as the book was originally published in 2007 and I wrote about it in 2010. At that time, the idea of semi-retirement was rather unique and somewhat "out there." (Though undoubtedly it, or … [Read more...]

This is a guest post I wrote which originally appeared on PT Money. It's a bit dated but the ten small joys still hold true. We all are aware of the great benefits in retirement: the freedom of time, the ability to travel and, of course, not having to work. :) But what about the little things? What about the small joys that pop up in retirement? You know, the simple … [Read more...]

We've talked a lot about what retirement is like -- and I mean what it's really like. Not some sort of ideal version of life after work or the "quit work and play golf all day" retirement of our grandparents, but the various aspects and challenges of retirement (and especially early retirement) in the 21st century. We've discussed how to get up the nerve to retire as well … [Read more...]

The following is a post which originally appeared at Budgets are Sexy. Last year I wrote a guest post for Budgets are Sexy titled 10 Things I Didn’t Expect in Early Retirement. The post detailed ten awesome things I had discovered about early retirement. The article was picked up by Business Insider and created quite a bit of publicity. Its message is popular with a broad … [Read more...]

I have always been a math guy. Yes, I did well in school in all subjects, but math was always my preferred area. So easy. So logical. So fun. (If school can be seen as fun). This love for math is what got me started on the path to being an accountant. I loved the way everything balanced -- it was awesome! I found it to be so much fun that in high school I finished the … [Read more...]

You may not be aware that in addition to writing for ESI Money, I also often do guest posts for other sites. I do these as a form of marketing. They introduce my writing to a new audience while also giving the host site some (hopefully) great content and the chance to take a break for one post. I detailed the value of doing this in my series on how to create a $25k blog … [Read more...]