There are two types of people who retire, the type retire from something and the type that retire to something. If you’re part of the group that has retired to something; congratulations, you already have an idea what your day to day after your reset will look like. However, if you’re in the former category,…
We all have vices, whether it being watching tv, playing video games, playing sports, building things, or whatever it is that generally consumes a lot of our time daily. When you reset early, you need to find something to occupy those extra 40+ hours a week. Surprisingly, it’s so easy to watch that time fly…
One of the greatest fears of someone who is retiring early is the fear that they’ll run out of money. While it’s a valid fear, if you’re doing the reset when you’re in your 30s or 40s, then you’re likely going to make more money after you reset. If you’re reaching it by this age,…
This topic applies to more than just the Reset Early or Financial Independence movement, but really applies to all of life and at any age. I tend to find that being an American and being an independent woman, that we learn to use that independence as a way to think that we need to be…
Since I’ve left my job and even the process of quitting my job, the question of what do you tell others? I’m now 32 so it you can’t tell people you’ve retired; others just don’t understand and I’m not going to do nothing. So what do we tell them… I am taking a travel sabbatical….
My Early Reset initiated with several longer trips. I went and did the national parks in Montana and Wyoming for 2 weeks. I went camping in Colorado for several days. I visited finance friends in Seattle and explored Washington and Oregon for a week and a half with no real plans as to when I’d…
Getting to retirement is this big goal that we want to get to. It’s amazing when you reach your FI number and you look at life or a job you hate and think it’s finally time to retire. But retirement isn’t the same for everyone and it isn’t easy for some. I think that’s why…
Drafted in August 2020, only being published now that I have a blog! This past week has been an interesting one. I don’t feel like I quit my job and never have to go back in. Sadly I’m also writing this from Reno and there are some large forest fires going on that are causing…
So, you’re doing it, you’re finally deciding to leave the steady, but maybe draining job that you’ve been working in for countless years. It’s not an easy decision to leave. You might be afraid of how you’re going to afford this. You may be Financially Independent, but even if that is the case, it’s still…
