3247: [Part 2] The Five Biggest Millionaire Regrets by ESI on Financial Freedom and Building Wealth

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🗓️ 14 August 2025

⏱️ 11 minutes

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Discover all of the podcasts in our network, search for specific episodes, get the Optimal Living Daily workbook, and learn more at: OLDPodcast.com. Episode 3247: Many millionaires regret not diving into real estate investing earlier, missing out on cash flow, appreciation, and financial freedom. ESI highlights how a delayed financial education and lack of work-life balance often lead to deeper personal and monetary consequences, lessons that offer valuable foresight for anyone building wealth. Read along with the original article(s) here: https://esimoney.com/the-five-biggest-millionaire-regrets/ Quotes to ponder: "I regret not getting into the housing market in San Francisco. I could have purchased something to live in back in 2010 when I moved here." "I would have studied personal finance more and not hired a financial advisor." "My work/life balance in my 30’s is one of the reasons my first marriage didn’t work out." Episode references: John Bogle’s writings (Bogleheads Guide to Investing): https://www.amazon.com/Bogleheads-Guide-Investing-Taylor-Larimore/dp/1118921283 The Millionaire Next Door: https://www.amazon.com/Millionaire-Next-Door-Surprising-Americas/dp/1589795474 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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1:03.2	The Five Biggest Millionaire Regrets, Part 2 by ESI of ESIMoney.com.
1:10.9	Number three, missing out on real estate investing.
1:15.1	Since we've covered earn and save so far,
1:18.1	why not round out the group and talk about investing regrets?
1:22.2	Does anyone else find it interesting that the top three areas
1:25.3	where millionaires have the most regrets
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