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Retirement Interview 61, Part 2

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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. This interview was conducted in July. This is part two of the interview. If you missed the first part, check out Retirement … [Read more...]

VanLife in Retirement: How We Got Started

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One of the things I love most about the Millionaire Money Mentors forums is the people we have there. Sure, we have a lot of very successful mentors who have accumulated enough money to become financially independent, but that's only part of the story. What's even more interesting to me is what many of them are doing with the freedom their money has created. They're not … [Read more...]

FINE: The Middle Path Between FI and FIRE That Most People Are Actually Searching For

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As most readers know, I am a big proponent of working in retirement. I'm also in favor of that working being something you want to do, not that you have to do to make ends meet. (Otherwise, why did you even "retire"?) Today we have a guest post from a Millionaire Money Mentors member who has a new work-related concept to share. It can be used during the transition between a … [Read more...]

Retirement Interview 61

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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. This interview was conducted in July. My questions are in bold italics and their responses follow in black. FYI, this interviewee … [Read more...]

10 Daily Habits that Make Retirement Great, Part 2

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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...]

10 Daily Habits that Make Retirement Great

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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...]

Retirement Update: What 10 Years of Retirement Has Taught Me

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Welcome back to my 10-year retirement update. Part one was titled Retirement Update: 10 Years. If you missed it, you'll want to read it first as it sets the stage for this post. That post was more personal -- what's happened to me and my family the past couple of years (to get everyone caught up). This post will be more general. I'll offer some thoughts about 10 years of … [Read more...]

Retirement Update: 10 Years

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Woo hoo! TEN YEARS of retirement!!!! Let's celebrate! Hahahaha. Regular readers know that this has been coming as they've read some of my "10 Things in 10 Years of Retirement" series posts (there are more to come BTW), and today is the official anniversary date. If you want to go back 10 years and get the full story of how it all went down, check out I Retired!!!! Before we … [Read more...]

10 Things I Spend More Money on Now Than I Did 10 Years Ago: The ROI of “Value Spending”

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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...]