Search
Close this search box.
Woman happy freedom blue sky

Why You Should Pursue Financial Independence Even If You Don’t Want to Retire Early

Even though I don’t want to retire early, this doesn’t mean I am no longer pursuing financial independence. It’s actually quite the opposite. I am more excited about our pursuit of financial independence because of the complexity of our journey. It’s no longer as simple as finding a balance between work and no work. It’s a journey of self-discovery, dreaming big, working toward goals, re-engineering our life, diving into entrepreneurship, and so much more.

Read More »
bridge storm sunset

Coast to Financial Independence through Semi-Retirement

Semi-retirement means that you have already saved enough for a traditional retirement, but you still need to cover some or all of your daily expenses through active income. Since you are no longer in the “accumulation phase,” you can usually pursue things you are interested in often on a part-time, contract, or freelance basis. Michelle is a semi-retired woman in her mid-30s from South Australia. She’s focused her career in the arts and is an avid traveler. I am incredibly inspired by Michelle’s story, and I hope you will be too.

Read More »
money time hourglass

Book Review: Your Money or Your Life

When Corey asked me to read Your Money or Your Life in a book swap, I begrudgingly agreed (and only because he was reading a book I recommended about women in the workplace). Because I wasn’t excited to read the book, I was skeptical at first. However, once I had read a few chapters, I was hooked.  

Read More »
sunrise boat serene

Slowing Down for a Better Life

The main narrative in the financial independence space says work as hard as you can now to achieve financial independence or early retirement as soon as possible. This narrative implies that upon reaching that goal, we will then be free to live our ideal lives. Some people are trying to push against the narrative.

Read More »
woman mountain travel

Book Review: Work Optional

Tanya Hester recently published her book “Work Optional.” After appreciating all of Tanya’s work at OurNextLife.com, I knew that I needed to read her book. I was not disappointed. The book provided a lot of helpful insights, made me think more deeply about my ideal life and the various options for how to get there. While there were a number of unique insights, I’m confident that this book would also be accessible to someone not familiar with personal finance or financial independence.

Read More »

We Live in a 1,000-Square-Foot Mansion

Since discovering financial independence, I have begun to redefine my life’s priorities, including expectations around the size of our home. Adjusting your perspective is never easy, and my expectation around our home size is no exception. A big part of this transformation has been applying the financial independence concept of “enough” to these deep-rooted expectations around our home. As part of this change, I have gone from always wanting more to now understanding our home as a mansion. We have more than enough.

Read More »
Join the Community

JOIN NOW 

FREE ANTI-BUDGET TEMPLATE

Subscribe to our newsletter to receive a free copy of our anti-budget template
DOWNLOAD

FREE FI TIMELINE TEMPLATE

Subscribe to our newsletter to receive a free copy of our FI Timeline template
DOWNLOAD

FREE TEMPLATE

Subscribe to our newsletter to receive a free copy of our FI Milestones template
DOWNLOAD

FREE QUESTIONNAIRE

Subscribe to receive a free copy of our Lifestyle Design Questionnaire.
DOWNLOAD

FREE GUIDE

Subscribe to receive our FREE Guide to Identify Your Limiting Beliefs
DOWNLOAD

FREE Meaningful FI
Metrics Calculator

Subscribe to our newsletter to receive our FREE Meaningful FI Metrics Calculator
DOWNLOAD
Financial

FREE Worksheet

Subscribe to receive our FREE Mid-Year Goals Review Worksheet!
DOWNLOAD

FREE Worksheet

Subscribe to receive our FREE Burnout Recovery Worksheet
DOWNLOAD

Download the Presentation

Subscribe to receive the full EconoMe presentation. 
DOWNLOAD

Find out when you can stop working so hard!

Get Our FREE Coast FI Calculator

Figure out what financial freedom will allow you to do!

Get Our FREE Meaningful FI Metrics Calculator

Are limiting beliefs holding you back from taking action?

Get Our FREE Limiting Beliefs Worksheet

Do you need to get your life off autopilot?

Get Our FREE Get Off Autopilot Worksheet