Career & Mindset

Do you trust your intuition when it comes to decision making? Shocker–not every choice we make must be rooted in logic after extensive weighing of pros and cons! In fact, maybe intuition can be the best guide. Maybe we’d all feel more satisfied with decisions if we trusted our intuition. I’ve got two personal stories […]

It’s hard to believe it’s our one year blog-a-versary! One year ago I bought the domain for FI Venturers! For years a teeny, tiny voice in the back of my head told me to start a blog. My vision was clear from the get-go. I’d write about our travels and adventures, and share photos of

Do you know how to talk with your partner about money? Over the past couple weeks we’ve established talking about money and finances doesn’t come easily for most people. When it comes to our partner, I think many of us believe any conversation will be easier, because, well, that’s why they’re our partner! But if

Discussing finances and money doesn’t come naturally for most of us. Last week we shared insight into why talking about money is uncomfortable. However, despite being labeled a “taboo” topic in American culture, talking about money is important. In fact, we believe normalizing money conversations is greatly beneficial and empowering. Today I’m sharing my money

Earlier this month we spent a whole weekend at a camp focused on the FIRE (Financial Independence Retire Early) movement. We were there with at least 60 others who wanted to talk about money and strategies to earn more, optimize, save, invest, etc. At the end of the day, the underpinning of these topics was

Six months ago today I turned over my laptop and work equipment to my boss, who I had worked with in my Human Resources consulting role since January 2019. We hugged, we wished each other the best of luck, and I got in my car and cried. Part happy tears, and partly out of fear.

Do you ever wonder how others make gradual career shifts, such as working part-time or taking extended time off from work? I’m coming at you today with an interview I did recently with The Fioneers to share more about how I made gradual changes in my Human Resources career to better align with my values

Do you feel like you need to make a change in your life, but aren’t sure where to start? At some point or another, we all ask ourselves the question: How do I change? The desire or pull for change is overwhelming and scary. Even if you have an idea of what you want to

Okay, so I didn’t plan to write about our experience at EconoMe. But, honestly we just had one of the best weekends ever attending this conference. So I’m interrupting our regular programming to reflect on why this was the best weekend ever, and encourage you to find your community. What is EconoMe? First, you may

In 2022 I made a bold move and took a 60-day unpaid leave of absence. This break from work truly changed my life. Why take a leave of absence? Based on my experience, a leave of absence provided life changing opportunities. Let’s dig into those opportunities! Already know you need to take a LOA and