Career & Mindset

When I returned from Michigan in July I had good intentions of getting ahead on blog content before we left for Alaska. I’ll have five full weeks to create awesome content, I assuredly told myself. One of the most confounding parts about not having a job is still feeling like I don’t have enough time […]

I returned a few days ago from a great trip to Michigan’s Upper Peninsula with my mom, who is 71. She wanted to visit the area she grew up in “one last time.” Now, traveling with family can be challenging. This was by far the longest amount of time (one week, to be precise) I’ve

One of the questions we often receive is “How did you find the Financial Independence movement?” Today we’re answering that question, which requires a journey back about six years, to 2017-ish. During that time I was on the edge of a quarter life crisis. It’s ironic how you can look back on something, such as

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