Episode 425- Looking Back On My Early Retirement Dream- My Vision Then vs My Reality Now

Journey To Launch

Jamila Souffrant

Finances, Business, Realestateinvesting, Entrepreneurship, Earlyretirement, Investing, Budgeting, Wealth

5 • 1.7K Ratings

🗓️ 7 May 2025

⏱️ 30 minutes

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Summary

In this solo episode, I’m revisiting a blog post I wrote eight years ago—one where I boldly declared that I wanted to retire by 40. You’ll hear me read the post out loud and reflect on what actually came true, what’s changed since then, and the parts I didn’t expect.

If you've ever thought about what your life could look like beyond the 9–5 or you're just starting to dream about a different path, remember that it’s okay for your definition of success to evolve—and that you’re never too late to start.

In This Episode, I Share:

The blog post I wrote when I first dreamed of retiring early and what I actually made happen—like quitting my job and turning Journey to Launch into a business
How my view of retirement has shifted and what I didn’t expect emotionally and mentally about entrepreneurship
Why I’ve become more flexible with money and life goals over time
How I used my FIRE Calculator to model my exit strategy—before I felt “fully ready”

Transcript

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0:00.0	It'll be years of me quitting my job and now doing this full time.
0:07.0	I was hungry. I was doing everything.
0:10.0	You know, I was willing to, you know what, we are sticking to a strict budget, no going out to eat, let's give up the nice cars, let's focus.
0:18.0	Like I was in it. And that felt good.
0:21.1	It got us really far.
0:22.8	But now I'm a bit more relaxed, a bit more comfortable.
0:26.6	And when you're comfortable, you tend to not go as hard.
0:32.4	Welcome to the Journey to Launch podcast with your host, Jamila Sufron.
0:36.7	As a money expert who walks her talk.
0:39.7	She helps brave journeyers like you, get out of debt, save, invest, and build real well.
0:46.8	Join her on the journey to launch to financial freedom in five, four, three, two, one.
0:58.8	If you want the episode show notes for this episode, go to journey to launch.com or click the description of wherever you're listening to this episode.
1:07.6	In the show notes, you'll get the transcribed version of the conversation,
1:12.3	the links that we mentioned, and so much more. Also, whether you are an OG journeyer or brand
1:18.2	new to the podcast, I've created a free Jumpstar guide to help you on your financial freedom journey.
1:24.3	It includes the top episodes to listen to stages to go through to reach
1:28.1	financial freedom, resources, and so much more. You can go to Journey tolaunch.com slash jumpstart
1:34.7	to get your guide right now. Okay, let's hop into the episode.
1:40.4	Hey, hey, hey, journeyers. Welcome to the Journey to Launch podcast. I'm your host, Jamila Sufront.
1:47.0	And I'm so glad you are joining me today.
1:50.0	So when I was thinking about doing a solo episode, I was thinking about some topics, and I said,
1:56.0	you know what, let me get my blog.
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