This page sets forth links to articles referring to Rob Bennett’s book Passion Saving: The Path to Plentiful Free Time and Soul-Satisfying Work, to his daily Financial Freedom Blog, to the rise of The New School of Safe Withdrawal Rate Analysis (founded and led by Rob), and to Rob’s other writings on the Passion Saving approach to money management.
The Albany Times-Union, You Better Watch Out
Juicy Excerpt: “Make it fun,” Bennett says. “That way it’s not this boring exercise of, ‘Let’s go do a budget.’ It’s just talking about where your life’s headed. It’ll make you closer to your spouse or partner.”
The Fresno Bee, Planning Can Save Your Future: 20- and 30-Somethings Can Do Something, Even If They’re Broke (Link No Longer Available)
Juicy Excerpt: Make a plan about how you will save when you have money, he says. Plan for the day when you get a $5,000 raise — it will happen eventually, Bennett assures.
Money, Letter to the Editor — November 2005 Issue, Page 22)
Juicy Excerpt: I was impressed by your article “Declare Independence” [September]. I have participated in a number of Internet discussion boards on which highly effective savers explained how they were able to retire in their forties and fifties. The common theme is that they were saving not to support their old age but to gain the financial freedom to do the work they loved. Bravo to Money for taking note of an approach to saving that works and that makes sense!
MSNBC.com, Planning Can Cut Holiday Shopping Angst
Juicy Excerpt: “I’ll go to a used bookstore and find just the right book for Boo, maybe something out of print,” he said. “It may cost just $5, but I know it’s something she wants.”
The New York Times, The Office Collection: To Give or Not to Give
Juicy Excerpt: Rob Bennett, a career development consultant in Purcellville, Va., said that citing your current personal financial situation was acceptable. Mr. Bennett added that it was better to say nothing than to fabricate reasons.
The Los Angeles Times, Money for Now, Money for Later. (There is no longer a link available for this article.)
Juicy Excerpt: “When you are age 25, an age 65 retirement is so far off in the future that the hope of making progress on that saving goal provides little motivation,” he explains.
MSNBC.com, Young Adults’ Pursestrings Still Tied to Mom and Dad
Juicy Excerpt: Bennett, now in his 40’s, learned to take control of his money by defining his own life ambitions.
The Chicago Tribune, Live In Your Home, Not Off It
Juicy Excerpt: Instead of ignoring your home equity or depending on housing wealth to carry your retirement, maybe it’s best to take an approach in the middle, Bennett says.
The Sacramento Bee, Paper or Plastic? (Link No Longer Available)
Juicy Excerpt: “The idea that people can put a card into a slot machine and mindlessly feed money into it is a horrible thing,” said Rob Bennett, who publishes and writes a daily blog for the Web site PassionSaving.com.
The Juneau Empire, Workplace Gossip Can Be Costly to Your Career
Juicy Excerpt: “The big risk with contributing to office gossip is that – because all communication of it is veiled in secrecy – the message conveyed can be altered by any participant in the communication chain to the detriment of any previous participant,” says Rob Bennett, Purcellville, Va.-based author of Passion Saving: The Path to Plentiful Free Time and Soul-Satisfying Work.
Monster.com, Keeping Options Open Is Key to 21st Century Career Paths
Juicy Excerpt: “Those who gain a reasonable level of financial freedom early in life are free to explore all sorts of job opportunities not open to those who have not saved effectively,” says Bennett, author of Passion Saving: The Path to Plentiful Free Time and Soul-Satisfying Work.
Monster.com, An Introvert in Sales? (Link No Longer Available)
Juicy Excerpt: “Introverts are particularly effective salespeople when, as is frequently the case, they have genuine conviction about their product, says Rob Bennett, author of Passion Saving: The Path to Plentiful Free Time and Soul-Satisfying Work.
Retirement Weekly, Blog Watch (July 15, 2005, Issue)
Juicy Excerpt: Here’s an example of one recent posting: “…It is anti-life to be always putting things off, putting things off, putting things off. Saving should add to life, not subtract from it. I’d rather be a spendthrift than a miser. At least a spendthrift understands the reality of death, and is aiming to fit in some good times before the grim reaper arrives at the doorstep.”
Early-Retirement-Planning-Insights.com, Book Review–Passion Saving
Juicy Excerpt: Each chapter comes with a new and powerfully explosive insight.
Owning My Own Life Blog, Passion Saving
Juicy Excerpt: I didn’t know you can save enough to retire young either. So, this site is pretty interesting and can really open up your mind about saving. Saving doesn’t have to be a chore.
The author of the A Penny Saved blog frankly (and courageously and properly, in my assessment) ventures of The Stock-Return Predictor: “Maybe you can find the value in it. Me? I’m a little confused with it to actually have it do me any good.” Maybe that’s part of my marketing problem! He recommends: “Please go over and toy with it a little.”
ExplainThatStuff.com gives a starred listing to the article “Six Unconventional Mid-Life Career Change Tips” in the “Retire Different!” section of the site.
The comments section for an article entitled “Empty Pockets” at the The Gospel According to Paul blog recommends PassionSaving.com. The poster writes: “You might want to visit this site I frequent. It’s about developing a passion for saving so that you can retire early.”
I post a Letter to the Editor at the Early-Retirement-Planning-Insights.com site entitled A New Layer of Building Blocks. I say: “The question that I am asked most frequently in e-mails is “Well, what specifically should I do, at what P/E10 levels should I make shifts?” We have both of course given guidance on this question. But we have also both refrained from giving specific statements as to the “right” thing to do. That’s because there is no one right thing to do. The question itself is a product of EMT thinking.”