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Ten Things I Didn’t Expect in Early Retirement

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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...]

The Seven Steps to Discovering a Great Retirement

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Well, we may have a new contender for "best retirement book"! For years I have recommended How Much Money Do I Need to Retire? as my top retirement book. It's an awesome book and one of the handful that I've ever read 3+ times. The book made my list of the only five money books anyone needs to read -- it's that good. Plus I know the author personally. He's a very … [Read more...]

Retirement Interview 13

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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. My questions are in bold italics and her responses follow in black. Let's get started... GENERAL OVERVIEW How old are you (and spouse if applicable, … [Read more...]

Retirement Interview 12

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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. My questions are in bold italics and his responses follow in black. Let's get started... GENERAL OVERVIEW How old are you (and spouse if applicable, … [Read more...]

Multiple Streams of Income: Helping You Get to Financial Independence and Beyond

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You've probably heard the phrase "multiple streams of income". I'm not sure if he started it or not, but I first heard the term in a book written by author Robert Allen many years ago. The idea of multiple streams of income is that you earn money from a variety of sources. Money is flowing into your life from the left and the right, from up and down, from the north and the … [Read more...]

Retirement Interview 11

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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. My questions are in bold italics and his responses follow in black. Let's get started... GENERAL OVERVIEW How old are you (and spouse if applicable, … [Read more...]

Retirement Interview 10

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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. My questions are in bold italics and his responses follow in black. Let's get started... GENERAL OVERVIEW How old are you (and spouse if applicable, … [Read more...]

Retirement Interview 9

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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. My questions are in bold italics and his responses follow in black. Let's get started... GENERAL OVERVIEW How old are you (and spouse if applicable, … [Read more...]

Retirement Interview 8

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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. My questions are in bold italics and his responses follow in black. Let's get started... GENERAL OVERVIEW How old are you (and spouse if applicable, … [Read more...]

Retirement Update: 2.75 Years

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Ok, I'm going the wrong way. I thought that I'd move from two retirement updates per year to simply one annually, but there is so much going on, I've been doing them quarterly the past three times! If I don't, my updates would often seem way out of touch. Besides, everyone seems to like these, so for now I'll be doing them more often. Here's an overview of my … [Read more...]