Kiplinger Personal Finance magazine story on how you did it

[Kim Clark]

Hi. I'm a staff writer for Kiplinger Personal Finance magazine. I'm researching a story on that we hope will inspire investors by featuring some folks who have achieved their goals of building up enough of an investment nest egg to retire. We'd love to hear your advice for anyone who is trying to build a retirement fund now. We hope you would be willing to share details on how you managed your portfolio (such as what stocks, funds or ETFs did you choose), and any investing lessons you learned along the way. We are looking for folks who would be ok about having their picture published in the magazine. My email address is Kim dot Clark (at) Futurenet dot com. Thanks! (p.s. Pete said it was ok to post this.)

[Greystache]

You might do better if you post this in "Ask a Mustachian". They get a lot more traffic there. I am also not clear if you are looking for people who are already retired or still building towards retirement or both.

[joemandadman189]

Hi. I'm a staff writer for Kiplinger Personal Finance magazine. I'm researching a story on that we hope will inspire investors by featuring some folks who have achieved their goals of building up enough of an investment nest egg to retire. We'd love to hear your advice for anyone who is trying to build a retirement fund now. We hope you would be willing to share details on how you managed your portfolio (such as what stocks, funds or ETFs did you choose), and any investing lessons you learned along the way. We are looking for folks who would be ok about having their picture published in the magazine. My email address is Kim dot Clark (at) Futurenet dot com. Thanks! (p.s. Pete said it was ok to post this.)

i think if you poked around a bit and searched in some different threads you would find some potential folks to reach out to - especially in the 2-4million and beyond share your badassity threads

Regardless of if you asked Pete or not this seems scammy - mods? can you confirm?

[MMM]

Hey everyone! Just wanted to confirm that yes, I did tell Kim it's okay to post here and  look for interview subjects. And the earlier suggestion of looking in the "share your badassity" channel is a good one as well.

[Kim Clark]

Thanks everybody! I will repost on the other channel as you suggest. I am looking for people who have successfully achieved their goal of building up enough of a nest egg and have retired. One aim of the story is to inspire people who are working on similar goals to show that it can be done, and provide advice on how to get there. Thanks very much!
Kim

[billsfan1_2000]

I think - part of the challenge you will have is - we are a humble bunch.  I don't need to have my name and picture published, create envy among family and friends, and above all be targeted by some lunatic(s) who want money. 

I'll just keep driving my 2017 paid off Buick, clip those interest and dividend coupons monthly, and enjoy life....no ESG / DEI and any other crap at work ever again~!!!!

[FIREin2018]

Thanks everybody! I will repost on the other channel as you suggest. I am looking for people who have successfully achieved their goal of building up enough of a nest egg and have retired. One aim of the story is to inspire people who are working on similar goals to show that it can be done, and provide advice on how to get there. Thanks very much!
Kim

How I retired at age 47: NO KIDS :p

I was laid off in 2018. I did some calcs.
My expenses was $20k/yr. With the 25x rule, I only needed $500k to retire.
i had $600k combined retirement and after-tax accts.
With a $100k safety net (and a paid off $400k house), I pulled the trigger.

And i lucked out. S&p 500 was at 2800 in mid 2018. It's almost double now at 5200.
I have more $ now than when i retired 6yrs ago! And with 0 hrs work!

[BlueHouse]

I think - part of the challenge you will have is - we are a humble bunch.  I don't need to have my name and picture published, create envy among family and friends, and above all be targeted by some lunatic(s) who want money. 

I'll just keep driving my 2017 paid off Buick, clip those interest and dividend coupons monthly, and enjoy life....no ESG / DEI and any other crap at work ever again~!!!!

Ha! I said the same thing when she contacted me thru DM.  Told her my story was boring and may not translate well to the broader masses because I started a small business and could save a lot more faster than many. 
But really, once I said I didn't want my real name out there, she moved on.  I'm sure most people have better stories anyway.