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. ...
by Jillian Johnsrud | Mar 13, 2019 | Financial Independence
This has been the year of fulfilling the “wouldn’t it be nice if one day…..” list. We have compiled a long list of those over the years. “Wouldn’t it be nice if we could go skiing on great powder days?” Or “Wouldn’t it be nice if we took a little break from Montana...
by Jillian Johnsrud | Feb 21, 2019 | Financial Independence
Jillian asked me to do this interview almost two years ago. Then life got busy. Then, it got busier. I kept on telling her I’d complete it in two weeks. And then I wouldn’t. Instead of producing the post, I’d produce more excuses. I suck. However, I do keep my word,...
by Jillian Johnsrud | Feb 14, 2019 | Financial Independence, Intentional Living
It’s always been a dream of mine to build a home. Ever since I was in middle school, I loved architecture and design. When we bought our first house, I decided to dive in and learn as much as I could about construction. But there is one term I’ve never cared for:...