Knowing where to focus your energy – an update
I’ve experienced something pretty intense this April which has been a good reminder of the value of knowing where to focus your energy. Furthermore, this unexpected event is a good example of the power of the freedom we acquire all along the journey towards reaching financial independence. There’s so much value in taking control of […]
Quantifying your dreams to make them happen
Oftentimes, people skip over a very important step in achieving their goals: that of quantifying your dreams to make them happen. They may start first with the tough work of listing out their vision but stop themselves when it comes to adding the details necessary to clarify it further in a measurable way. If we […]
Lessons from my first year of semi-retirement
I feel so privileged to bring you a post to detail out the lessons from my first year of semi-retirement. To be in this position at 34 is something difficult to put into words. While I originally left my 9 to 5 public service job for a sabbatical back in January 2021, considering the need […]
The Payoff of Investing in Your Health Now
It makes me very happy that the second Health on the Way to FI comes to us from someone who has a deep passion for three topics near and dear to me: finance, nutrition and sustainable living. Today we dive into Diandra’s story of prioritizing her health on the way to financial independence, a process […]
Planning a Sabbatical
Those who have been following my journey know that back in late 2020, I decided to plan a 1 year sabbatical to test Coast FI. It took months of deliberate planning in order to get to a place where I felt comfortable with this drastic change in our journey. Afterall, Mr.Mod and I were only […]
Making Health a Priority as a Team
I’m so excited to bring you the very first Health on the Way to FI interview! Today we will learn how my friends Jason & MK Williams approach maintaining healthy habits on their way to FI & beyond. I’ll kick it off by admitting it felt strange to have MK send me this “for my […]
I Am Semi-Retired
About a month ago, I officially resigned from my 9 to 5 and am now semi-retired. I run my passion business on a part time basis while withdrawing up to 2% of my investments to cover my share of our cost of living. This will allow my investments to continue to compound to my full […]
What I would have done differently on my FI journey
When I started interacting more frequently with people that had already reached FI or were closer to reaching it than I was, I loved asking “what would you have done differently on your FI journey?”. Likely why I love The Fioneers Slow FI series which includes post such as Avoid the “Death March” to Financial […]
3 Financial Habits to Stick to When Your Time is Limited
Throughout my journey towards financial independence, I’ve made a deliberate effort to stick to good financial habits. Nonetheless, like it happens to everyone, there have been periods in my life when my time was more limited and I simply couldn’t keep up with it all. As I work with my coaching clients over a four […]
Eight months of my sabbatical to test Coast FI
Back in the Fall of 2020, I made the decision to take a sabbatical to test out Coast FI starting at the end of January 2021. The plan is to try out my ideal FI schedule now, which includes 10 to 20 hours of passion work, even though we have not reached our full FI […]
