2025 year in review: a reflection on a new life design in my first nine months after an intentional early corporate exit – covering highlights, finances and spending and what I learned about alignment, depth, and stillness, heading into 2026.
I took health insurance for granted before, having always had an employer-sponsored plan. Navigating healthcare on my own for the first time and ultimately selecting a Marketplace health insurance was a strategic exercise, and while it was a bit of a pain, the learnings set the groundwork for future use.
Full-time slow travel, worldschooling, and geoarbitrage are often framed as the ultimate freedom – but they don’t fit every family. Here’s our modified version – rooted by relationships and co-parenting stability.
Financial independence REALIZED early vs retired early, through the habit of steady investments over time. My work optional funding portfolio as a plain-Jane DIY investor.
What work optional means + stages of financial independence + a quick check to see if you’re close. Reframing FIRE to financial independence REALIZED early vs retired early.
