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What does a mentor do? I look at your big, long-term goals and dreams. We confront the challenges that have held you back and find solutions. I examine all the details of your current situation. Then we work together to plot out a plan, breaking big goals into small actionable steps and habits.
I specialize in Financial Independence (FI) planning with career transitions, and creating or scaling service based businesses.
About Me
I started my financial journey at 19 with $55,000 of debt. Adam and I didn’t have high earning jobs, but we still had big dreams. We wanted to travel the world, adopt kids, and have financial freedom.
It took over a decade but we paid off our debt, paid cash for our home, adopted 4 kids (and had 2 biological kids), bought rentals, traveled to 27 countries and lived abroad.
At 32, I became financially independent and we left our full-time jobs. We live in Kalispell Montana, near Glacier National Park with our 5 kids.
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Dinner Party Reject
(From my June email newsletter. If you ever wondered what it's like to get an email from me.) I’ve never been invited to a dinner party twice. At least, that used to be true. I think people who know me now assume I’m joking or exaggerating. Meeting new people, I...
5 Different Options
“Should I take this new job offer, or should I stay at this job I don’t like?” my client was stuck in a mental holding pattern between these two options. And no matter how much she mulled over the choice, clarity was elusive. It’s a common challenge I see with people...
Financial Independence Happiness Chart
Just before my 33rd birthday, we informed all our friends, family, and coworkers that we would be taking a year off. It wasn't our first mini-retirement, but it would be our longest with both of us away from the 9-5. Plus, we were about to welcome a baby, which would...
Prepare for the Unexpected Mini-Retirement
In my 20’s, I was let go from a job. Kinda. Or I... a little bit left. My position was being combined with another position, one I had no interest in nor the skill set to tackle. Either way, I was unexpectedly unemployed. It’s a situation most people find themselves...
In the Waiting
I have a theory that people mostly buy lottery tickets for the waiting. That’s where the magic really is. From the time to buy your ticket until the numbers are drawn, you wait. You dream about what you might do or change if you are suddenly a billionaire. The buying...
Five Big Reasons to Retire Often
My family and I are a month into an 8-month-long road trip. While logging a lot of steps, a lot of drive time, and watching my kids play in the ocean, I’ve been thinking about all the amazing benefits of taking a mini-retirement. Here are five of the big reasons I’ve...