Embracing Wanderlust: Finding a Way to Live Your Passions with Rachael Schlimmer

Welcome back to Don’t Retire… Graduate! This is an episode unlike any we’ve done before. Our guest is Rachael Schlimmer, a nomad who is traveling more often than she isn’t but is ready to start putting down roots and planning out her future. 

While we promised not to call this an intervention (or a séance for that matter), Rachael was at a crossroads and needed someone to interfere, if only to help her stop doubting herself. She and Eric sat down for what is almost a financial planning consultation to discuss her goals, explore opportunities for cash flow, and get her to the realization that what you think your life is supposed to look like is not necessarily what it should look like. 

And, like many initial financial planning conversations, there was very little talk of money and a lot of talk of what she wants to be when she grows up. Listen now to go on this self-discovery journey with us.

In this episode we’ll talk about:

• Turning your passions and hobbies into your career

• The career paths that allow for the nomadic lifestyle that Rachael loves

• Redefining the idea of “home,” and finding home in the people you meet 

• The skills you need (or don’t need) to make a living

• Barbara Sloan’s book Tipped and the value it holds for those with less traditional income

Visit dontretiregraduate.com for a full transcript of this episode.

About Rachel Schlimmer:

I've been semi-nomadic for the last 5-6 years, working for most of a year, travelling for 8-10 months. I'm working towards putting down some roots and building some stability, and part of that is upping my long-term finance game. Fortuitously met Eric over the bar top of a hotel restaurant I'm newly coffee slinging for, and here we are!

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