by Jillian Johnsrud | Aug 25, 2017 | Intentional Living, Mini-Retirements
5 years ago the center stone of my wedding ring fell out. We added that expense to our list of “things to buy when we can afford it.” I suppose we could afford to replace the stone today, as we have $50,000 in our checking accounts. But I never have....
by Jillian Johnsrud | Aug 22, 2017 | Intentional Living, Mini-Retirements
This week we are in Nebraska, to say goodbye to Mr. Montana’s mom. We had planned a trip later in the fall, but it looked like we didn’t have that much time. So we packed up in a day and drove 4 days straight to get here. We had a chance to say our...
by Jillian Johnsrud | Aug 12, 2017 | Mini-Retirements
I first read this book about 12 years ago and it has been the foundation of information that shaped our financial life. The Be-Have-Do mentoring exercise first started as an idea I read here. We did the value circle, year after year. We bought a file folder and...
by Jillian Johnsrud | Aug 8, 2017 | Intentional Living, Mini-Retirements
If you want to spend two weeks traveling or experience a 2-year Mini-Retirement, creating an a la carte price list for that experience is the perfect way to start planning. It provides the motivation you need to increase your income or saving rates. As well as the...
by Jillian Johnsrud | Aug 4, 2017 | Mini-Retirements
Amanda, over at Centsibly Rich, recommended this book. So I ordered it straight away! Half of the books I picked for our Summer Reading Party dealt with personal finance head on. Tackling topics like spending to create happiness (Happy Money), frugality ( The Ultimate...