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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...]

Retirement Housing Decisions

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For the vast majority of my life, where I lived was decided for me by one factor or another. Initially, wherever my parents lived, I lived. Then it was school. The colleges I went to (undergrad and grad) were in specific cities/areas I had to live in. And finally, there was my career. Of course I could choose who to work for, but if I picked the employers I did, then I … [Read more...]

Retirement Interview 7

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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 is a special interview for me as it's with my good friend, Steve, from Think Save Retire. Steve and I worked closely together on Rockstar Finance … [Read more...]

Retirement Interview 6

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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 5

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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...]