intentional living

How Do I Want to Feel Today?

Moving from doing to being in semi-retirement. Choosing to ask myself how do I want to feel today?

I lost my mind during our mini-retirement, or did my mind lose me? My life will never be the same.

Monday he collapsed on the ward. By Thursday I was holding his heart in my hands. A lesson medicine taught me about time.

What’s the point of financial independence if you forget to live? Fast FIRE versus slowing down.

A sea-change lifestyle, Coast FI to retire at 52, and semi-retirement: the milestones on my financial independence journey so far.

I spent AUD$69,967 in 2025. Split into necessary, discretionary, and occupational, it shows my FIRE numbers are already within reach.

Which of the five regrets of the dying hits hardest? A funeral visualisation and deathbed reflection to live more intentionally.

We split money three ways: yours, mine, and ours. Here is exactly how we manage our money without conflict.

Does my stuff own me, or do I own it? Some thoughts from packing a 40L bag for four months away.

Twelve days of work, eighteen days of freedom, this is what semi-retirement looks like for me. A rhythm of earning, living and being.

Less is more, less is enough. A few questions about clutter, clarity, and letting go.

We’re learning Spanish before our South America mini-retirement. Here’s the Pimsleur frugal hack for a fraction of the cost.

I dreamt of being a neurosurgeon. I became a semi-retired GP living by the sea instead.

Redefine what enough really means. Financial independence is more than numbers: it’s freedom to live with health, time and fulfilment.

Gratitude for the luxury of a hot shower. It’s a privilege that should not be taken for granted.

From landlocked beginnings to learning to surf. Finding joy, freedom and fulfilment along the way to early retirement.