by Jillian Johnsrud | Nov 20, 2022 | Intentional Living, Mini-Retirements
My family and I are a month into an 8-month-long road trip. While logging a lot of steps, a lot of drive time, and watching my kids play in the ocean, I’ve been thinking about all the amazing benefits of taking a mini-retirement. Here are five of the big reasons I’ve...
by Jillian Johnsrud | Oct 1, 2022 | Intentional Living, Mini-Retirements
We are in the process of transforming into full-blown snowbirds. It’s admittedly an odd life choice for people with five school-aged kids. And truthfully, a rather complicated choice. It’s definitely not an easy path forward. Living in a house and having...
by Jillian Johnsrud | Jul 27, 2022 | Financial Independence, Mini-Retirements
“What’s an opportunity or pursuit that you passed on earlier in life, but if the opportunity came again, you would consider taking it?” This is a question I contemplated a lot during our last three-month road trip. And this year, while I’m working a max of 8 hours a...
by Jillian Johnsrud | Jun 16, 2022 | Financial Independence, Intentional Living, Mini-Retirements
While life might be like a box of chocolates, I’d say it’s more like a garden box. We each have a specific and finite amount of time and space to grow what matters to us. There is often a work plant, a family one, friends, hobbies, or interests. At any point in time,...
by Jillian Johnsrud | May 4, 2022 | Financial Independence
Getting started investing can feel overwhelming. Investing for retirement can seem impossible. You might need one to two million dollars to retire comfortably. When you hardly ever have an extra few thousand, a million dollars seems like a made-up, laughable number. ...
