Episode 444: What a Slow Summer Taught Me About Money & Life

Journey To Launch

Jamila Souffrant

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

5 • 1.7K Ratings

🗓️ 17 September 2025

⏱️ 33 minutes

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Summary

Hey Journeyers! I'm back on the mic after taking the summer off. In this solo episode, I'm reflecting on what it means to truly live financial freedom, not just chase it. Over the last few months, I've stepped back from hustle mode to embrace rest, family time, and the flexible lifestyle I've worked so hard to create.

I'm sharing candid updates about my summer sabbatical, how I balance business with family life, and the lessons I've learned about honoring the season you're in. From budgeting less rigidly to leaning into the "commander stage" of financial independence, I talk about the power of preparation, setting boundaries, and redefining productivity.

This isn't an episode packed with hard financial tips, but it's full of observations, encouragement, and reminders to honor where you are on your own journey.

In this episode I share:

✨ Why I intentionally take summers off and how I plan for it
✨ The freedom (and challenges) of embracing slower, less productive seasons
✨ How I budget and set up my finances to allow for sabbaticals
✨ The importance of knowing your current "Journeyer Stage"
✨ Lessons on comparison, privilege, and building financial flexibility
✨ My reflections on what's next for Journey to Launch

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0:00.0	Whatever season of life that you're in, remember that most likely it's temporary.
0:08.0	Everything at some point becomes a memory.
0:11.0	Even today, me talking, sitting here with you, like in a few minutes I have to get my kids.
0:18.0	It's a memory. It's something that happened.
0:25.1	And it's enjoying the current moment for what it is.
0:29.0	And if it's not something you can enjoy, sitting with it.
0:31.7	And just sometimes sitting with the feeling is enough.
0:34.2	T minus 10 seconds.
0:38.8	Welcome to the Journey to Launch podcast with your host, Jamila Sufron.
0:48.3	As a money expert who rocks her talk, she helps brave journeyers like you, get out of debt, save, invest, and build real wealth.
0:52.4	Join her on the journey to launch to financial freedom in... Five, four, three, two, one.
1:01.3	If you want the episode, show notes for this episode, go to Journey to Launch.com or click
1:07.3	the description of wherever you're listening to this episode.
1:10.6	In the show notes, you'll get the transcribed version of the conversation, the links that we
1:15.9	mentioned, and so much more.
1:18.2	Also, whether you are an OG journeyer or brand new to the podcast, I've created a free
1:23.4	jumpstart guide to help you on your financial freedom journey.
1:27.2	It includes the top episodes to listen to
1:29.5	stages to go through to reach financial freedom, resources, and so much more. You can go to
1:34.9	journey tolaunch.com slash jumpstart to get your guide right now. Okay, let's hop into the episode.
1:43.8	Hey, hey, hey, journeyers.
1:45.5	Welcome to the Journey to Launch podcast.
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