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Be Happier by Buying Experiences Over Things

September 9, 2022 By ESI 14 Comments

A few months ago, one of the Millionaire Money Mentors brought up the subject of happiness. He linked to this post from Humble Dollar and quoted these stats: Between 1972 and 2018, the percentage of Americans who described themselves as very happy ranged from 29% to 38%. The number for 2021 was recently released: Just 19% of us said we’re very happy—10 percentage points … [Read more...]

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How to Die with Zero, Rule 9 and Conclusion

July 31, 2021 By ESI 9 Comments

Today we continue sharing some parts of the book Die with Zero as well as my thoughts on them. So far we've covered the introduction and Rule 1 of the book's nine rules, Rule 2, Rules 3 and 4, Rules 5 and 6, and Rules 7 and 8. If you missed any of those you should probably read them before proceeding. As for this post, we'll get into Rule 9 as well as wrap up our … [Read more...]

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How to Die with Zero, Rules 7 and 8

July 24, 2021 By ESI 15 Comments

Today we continue sharing some parts of the book Die with Zero as well as my thoughts on them. So far we've covered the introduction and Rule 1 of the book's nine rules, Rule 2, Rules 3 and 4, and Rules 5 and 6. If you missed any of those you should probably read them before proceeding. As for this post, we'll get into Rules 7 and 8. Let's get started... Rule … [Read more...]

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How to Die with Zero, Rules 5 and 6

July 17, 2021 By ESI 11 Comments

Today we continue sharing some parts of the book Die with Zero as well as my thoughts on them. So far we've covered the introduction and Rule 1 of the book's nine rules, Rule 2, and Rules 3 and 4. If you missed any of those you should probably read them before proceeding. As for this post, we'll get into Rules 5 and 6. Let's get started... Rule 5 Here's Rule 5 of … [Read more...]

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How to Die with Zero, Rules 3 and 4

July 10, 2021 By ESI 9 Comments

Today we continue sharing some parts of the book Die with Zero as well as my thoughts on them. So far we've covered the introduction and Rule 1 of the book's nine rules as well as Rule 2. If you missed either of those you should probably read them before proceeding. As for this post, we'll get into Rules 3 and 4. Let's get started... Rule 3 We'll begin by stating … [Read more...]

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How to Die with Zero, Rule 2

July 3, 2021 By ESI 13 Comments

Today we continue sharing some parts of the book Die with Zero as well as my thoughts on them. Last time we covered the introduction and Rule 1 of the book's nine rules, so if you missed it you should probably read that before proceeding. As for this post, we'll get into Rule 2. Let's get started... Rule 2 We'll begin by stating Rule 2 as follows: Start investing in … [Read more...]

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How to Die with Zero, Introduction and Rule 1

June 26, 2021 By ESI 16 Comments

One of the books we've read as part of the Millionaire Money Mentors book club has been Die with Zero. Like several books I've read recently, I have a love-hate relationship with this one. I love it because it makes me think, challenges me in a new way about money, and puts the focus on life instead of money (which I sometimes lose sight of). I hate it because like so … [Read more...]

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How to Live in Airbnbs for the Price of an Apartment Lease

December 9, 2020 By ESI 37 Comments

One key retirement question revolves around housing. Where will you live? Will you stay where you are or move? If moving, within the same city or elsewhere? And what type of house? We have been considering these questions as it seems absurd to have two of us and a cat live in a 3,600 square foot house. As of now, our two kids, my son-in-law, and my daughter's four cats … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Real Estate, Retirement, Save

How to Save Big on Buying a Tesla

October 30, 2020 By ESI 49 Comments

I am LOVING the Millionaire Money Mentors forums!!! I am learning so much as well as connecting with some really great, like-minded people. Even if no one else would ever join, I'd keep it going for just me! But people are joining and the site is now getting almost as many monthly pageviews as ESI Money. It's pretty phenomenal. We discuss everything there from the … [Read more...]

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Savings Tips for the Top Five Housing-Related Costs

August 26, 2020 By ESI 27 Comments

I have heard a couple philosophies on the best ways to save money. One school of thought is that you need to focus on the "big three" expenses -- housing, transportation, and food. The proponents of this line of thinking say that if you get these right, the rest of your spending takes care of itself. Another school of thought says watching "small spending" is just as … [Read more...]

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