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Are you postponing your personal goals and dreams until you turn 65?
What if you don’t have to wait until retirement to travel, write your memoir, or pursue a hobby you love?
What if you could take several mini-retirements throughout your career and achieve some of those ambitions along the way?
Jillian Johnsrud is the creator of Retire Often, a platform that helps people take a series of successful sabbaticals throughout their careers.
Jillian reached financial independence at age 32 and has since traveled to 27 countries with her family. She is also the author of Fire the Haters and host of the Retire Often podcast.
On this episode of Queer Money®, Jillian joins us to explain why it’s challenging to achieve our personal goals on nights and weekends and explore what you might do on a sabbatical from work. Jillian discusses the pros and cons of taking mini-retirements and describes how to plan for the financial and emotional aspects of taking a break from work.
Listen in for insight on negotiating a month off without leaving your current job and learn how to build a meaningful, fulfilling life by retiring often!
Topics Covered
- What it means to retire often and why Jillian is an advocate for it
- Why it’s challenging to achieve our personal goals on nights and weekends
- How Jillian took a dozen mini-retirements in the last 20 years
- Examples of the things you might do on a sabbatical from work
- How a mini-retirement can help you recover from or prevent burnout
- When taking a sabbatical can be a difficult transition for people
- How to plan for the financial and emotional aspects of taking a break from work
- How to retire often without hiccups in contributing to your 401(k)
- How a mini-retirement can be more affordable than multiple vacations
- Tips for people who want to take a mini-retirement without leaving their job
- How to negotiate a month off in a way that gets your boss on board
- What to do if you feel too important/not important enough to take time off
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Do you love the outdoors? Are you into hiking, biking or spending time in your local parks? If so then this Queer Money is for you.
This week we're taking a request from one of our YouTube viewers who asked for a list of LGBTQ friendly cities for outdoor life, so we're delivering.
This is Queer Money episode #519. Today, we’re diving into the top 7 most affordable LGBTQ+ friendly cities for folks who love the outdoors.
- Get the dynamic list of Affordable LGBTQ+ Friendly Cities in the U.S. here.
- Watch this week's episode on YouTube
- Watch last week's episode on YouTube
- Don't miss the other states we've covered in this Gay Cities series
Past episodes mentioned in this episode:
- 381: The Series Kick Off
- 385: Wisconsin
- 389: Washington
- 407: Pennsylvania
- 413: Ohio
- 409: Oregon
- 443: Massachusetts
- 445: Maryland
- 459: Illinois
- 433: Top 10 Cities Part 1
- 485: Top 10 Cities Part 2
- 487: Top Surprises
- 497: Blue States
- 499: Purple States
- 501: Red States
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Many of us in the LGBTQ community were bullied as kids for being different. But few of us leverage those experiences as inspiration to launch a cookie company!
Nicholas Naclerio turned to food for comfort when he was bullied for being gay. But when he turned 18, Nick got healthy and decided to use food as a form of self-expression and healing; to transform his pain into something good.
Today, Nick is Founder and CEO at Mmmly, the good-for-you cookie brand that leverages nutrient-dense ingredients to make delicious, indulgent cookies with health benefits.
On this episode of Queer Money, Nick joins us to describe how building Mmmly helped him heal from childhood trauma and share the creative aspects of building a business he loves most.
Nick discusses how he used a combination of bootstrapping and investor money to fund Mmmly, explaining what it means that the ‘entrepreneur eats last’ and how that can become a problem.
Listen in for Nick’s advice to other queer entrepreneurs and learn how to build a successful consumer brand—without losing yourself in the process!
Topics Covered
- How Nick turned to food for comfort when he was bullied for being gay
- How Nick’s love of comfort food inspired his mission to create a healthy indulgence
- What makes Mmmly the good-for-you cookie brand (and why other brands don’t use healthier ingredients)
- How building Mmmly helped Nick heal from his childhood trauma
- What Nick loves most about the creative aspects of building a business
- What the recipe development process is like and how Nick knew when a cookie was ready for production
- How Nick used a combination of bootstrapping and investor money to fund Mmmly
- What it means that the ‘entrepreneur eats last’ and how that can be a problem
- Why Nick is merging Mmmly with another company and what that means for his investors
- How it works when a small consumer brand is on the shelves at a major retailer
- What Nick might have done differently to deal with narrow margins early on
- Nick’s advice for LGBTQ entrepreneurs on creating a network of support and not losing yourself in the process of building a company
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The transgender community has taken the brunt of most of the anti-LGBTQ legislation that is being proposed and passed in the Christian Industrial Complex's attacks on the LGBTQ community recently.
So where are safe places that are also affordable for the trans community in the US?
This is Queer Money episode #517. Today, we’re diving into the top 10 most affordable transgender-friendly cities.
- Get the dynamic list of Affordable LGBTQ+ Friendly Cities in the U.S. here.
- Watch this week's episode on YouTube
- Watch last week's episode on YouTube
- Don't miss the other states we've covered in this Gay Cities series
Past episodes mentioned in this episode:
- 381: The Series Kick Off
- 385: Wisconsin
- 419: New York
- 439: Minnesota
- 445: Maryland
- 459: Illinois
- 433: Top 10 Cities Part 1
- 485: Top 10 Cities Part 2
- 487: Top Surprises
- 497: Blue States
- 499: Purple States
- 501: Red States
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Click here to find out how to get financial help adopting children
Curious how the uber-rich protect their wealth?
If you knew the secrets of ultra-high-net-worth individuals (UHNWIs), could you leverage their approach to money management to grow your own wealth?
Tim Volk, CFP, is Founder and Principal at T. Volk & Company Consulting, a boutique financial advisory firm that serves ultra-high-net-worth families. He also hosts The
On this episode of Queer Money, Tim joins us to share the secrets of the uber-rich, describing what UHNWIs do to transfer and mitigate risk.
Tim explains how the uber-rich think about money in the long-term and challenges the LGBTQ+ community to adopt a future-self approach to spending.
Listen in for insight on raising kids who don’t feel entitled and learn what you can do to join the ranks of the emerging affluent or uber-rich.
Topics Covered
- How wealth managers define ultra-high-net-worth individuals
- What we can learn about the complexities of wealth from Crazy Rich Asians
- The differences between families of UHNWI and the LGBTQ+ community
- Why the queer community isn’t saving enough for retirement
- How Tim helps the emerging affluent manage capital through a family office
- How ultra-high-net-worth families transfer and mitigate risk
- Why Tim suggests choosing a life insurance policy with long-term care benefits
- How celebrities and the uber-rich aren’t immune to lifestyle creep
- What we can do to avoid raising entitled kids at any socio-economic status
- Tim’s future self approach to thinking about money in the long-term
- The lasting impact of a financially empowered gay community
- Tim’s advice on what you and I can do to become ultra-high-net-worth
- Tim’s challenge to focus on spending to bring joy to yourself and others
- How to deal with the dating dynamics of financial inequality
- Why it’s crucial for the LGBTQ+ community to stick together
For the resources and to connect with our guests, get the show notes at: https://queermoneypodcast.com/subscribe
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Download your FREE Queer Money Kickstarter a 9-step Guide to Kickstart Your Journey to Financial Independence
Mentioned in this episode:
Click here to find out how to get financial help adopting children