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 May. My questions are in bold italics and their responses follow in black. Let's get started... GENERAL OVERVIEW How … [Read more...]
Retirement Update: 7 Years
Well, it's that time again -- time for another retirement update where I share what it's like in the retired world of ESI! My last official post on my retirement was Retirement Update: 6.25 Years in November of last year. But since then I did a series of updates on our move to The Villages as follows: Life in The Villages, Florida: Purchase, Arrival, and Getting … [Read more...]
Hilton Grand Vacations Presentation, Take Two
Remember when we attended the Hilton Grand Vacations (HGV) timeshare presentation in D.C.? Well, it's been almost five years and the pain from that has worn off...so, we did it again. Hahahaha. In this post I'll detail what happened with HGV as well as share a few tidbits about our trip to Orlando that surrounded the presentation. Let get to it.. An Invitation from … [Read more...]
Retirement Interview 45
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 January. My questions are in bold italics and their responses follow in black. Let's get started... GENERAL … [Read more...]
Key Questions and Insights into Preparing for FIRE
You may recall that Retirement Interview 37 featured Billy and Akaisha from Retire Early Lifestyle. Many ESI Money readers had a very positive reaction to that interview -- as they should have. Billy and Akaisha are a couple of the OGs from retiring early and have lived the lifestyle for over 30 years! So when they told me that they just updated their book, The … [Read more...]
Life in The Villages, Florida: April 2023 Update
Here we are again…another update on how retirement life is in The Villages. This will be my last monthly update. I wanted to do several when we first moved here so you could experience how we got moved in and situated. Now that we are (kinda/mostly) settled, I’ll be going back to my normal, quarterly retirement updates. In case you missed my last post on The Villages, … [Read more...]
Retirement Interview 44
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 September. My questions are in bold italics and their responses follow in black. Let's get started... GENERAL … [Read more...]
Retirement Interview 43, Part 2
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 September. This is part 2 of an interview. To read part 1, check out Retirement Interview 43. My questions are in bold … [Read more...]
Retirement Interview 43
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 September. This is a long one (which I love!) so I'll break it into two parts. My questions are in bold italics and … [Read more...]
Life in The Villages, Florida: March 2023 Update
Well, another month is in the books and it’s time for me to give you an update on how life is going in retirement and, more specifically, in our move to The Villages, Florida. FYI, I’m doing these updates monthly as there’s currently a lot changing/happening within 30 days. That won’t always be the case, of course, so I’ll do this update and one more in a month, then switch … [Read more...]
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