Month: May 2023

Slow FI: A Win-Win Situation?

I think it’s no secret at this point that I am a HUGE fan of the concept of slow FI (financial independence). Coined by The Fioneers, slow FI describes the process of using the financial freedom gained along the path to financial independence to start building a life you don’t even need to retire from, to start living your best life now.

For some, it may seem too good to be true. But is it? Or instead, is it actually a win-win situation? Let me tell you why I believe it’s the latter!

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Here’s My Work Manifesto, What’s Yours?

Hello, friends! Well, I’m approaching the last few days of what I’ve been calling my job-switch sabbatical (which you can read more about in some of my recent posts on my Instagram page). I’ve had 3 weeks off in-between jobs, and I’m starting my new job on Monday!

In honor of this new start, I thought what better time than now to take a moment and share my work manifesto.

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Side Hustle vs Passion Project: Where Do You Land?

I feel like recently (and when I say recently, I mean more like the past few years…) the phrase “side hustle” has become VERY popular. All the buzz.

But side hustling has never resonated all that much with me. To be honest, it’s mostly because of the word hustle. I, personally, just don’t subscribe. Since getting off the hamster wheel, my life goals have been about the opposite of hustle. I cherish slowing down and leaning in to the creative part of myself I never knew existed when I was living the grind. But many of the things I do on the side of my 9-5 in support of my newfound creativity get confused for side hustles. So what gives?

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Why I Took Another Full-Time Job When Part-Time Work Is My Goal

I live in Vermont, and one of the state’s famous sayings is “if you don’t like the weather, wait 5 minutes.” What this saying has at its core is that things change. Things change ALL. THE. TIME. The sooner we can wrap our heads around that, the sooner we can accept it and move on. Things always change, and so we must adapt.

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