John Boitnott has been a journalist since the 90s and writes about entrepreneurship and retirement planning for top publications like Entrepreneur and Motley Fool. John has worked at TV stations, radio stations, magazines, newspapers and on the Internet. He spends too much just to live in the San Francisco Bay Area but has to admit it's still a great place to live and he can't bring himself to leave. In his free time he hikes, travels and enjoys nature.