If you want to create a full life after FIRE, you must get clear about what a meaningful life looks like. This week, I’ll share a model to get you started.
Category: FIRE
The best way to figure out what you want to do in early retirement is to design practical experiments of your dreams. This week, I’ll show you how and why to stop over-thinking the options and stick your toe in the water!
When you’re imagining how you’ll spend your time in early retirement, the best thing you can do is to identify role models and get in conversation with them. This week, I’ll show you exactly how to do that.
Congratulations! You’ve retired early. Now what? Consider walking with me through a 9 week process to explore the big questions: who am I? why am I here? and how shall I live in retirement?
It’s been a year since I retired at 46. My biggest surprise is the gap between my experience and the pervasive myths about early retirement.
Happy “Quitter’s Day”! In case you’ve never heard of Quitter’s Day, it’s the day most people give up on their New Year’s Resolutions. And it’s notable because it’s only 17 days into the new year. In honor of Quitter’s Day, I’m adding the third installment to my series on Annual Planning That Works. I already…
I’m delighted to see how many people have used our annual planning process this year to reflect on 2018, clarify your desired vision for every area of your life, and create goals for 2019 that will move you towards your optimal life. I’ve received many sweet thank you notes and lots of pictures of planning…
If you’re planning to replace resolutions with “one word” for 2019, make sure you avoid these three mistakes.
Since I retired, I’ve been having lots of conversations with people about the idea of early retirement generally, and the FIRE movement specifically. While many can’t imagine it’s possible to retire early for financial reasons, it’s also the case that many people scoff at the idea of early retirement because of how they feel about their current…
After we quit Christmas 12 years ago, my husband and I started traveling to Mexico every December. And in place of all the holiday rituals we left behind (decorating, parties, baking, shopping, etc….), we created a brand new ritual of our own. We call it our “annual retreat”. I’ll warn you now, it’s intense! I’m…