Book · 2025 · Business & Economics
Retire Often
How anyone can take multiple career breaks to unlock adventure, advance their career, and find financial freedom
Why people recommend it
Retire Often by Jillian Johnsrud is a workbook and guide designed to help individuals test drive financial independence through intentional career pauses and mini-retirements. On the ChooseFI podcast, Brad Barrett repeatedly recommended the publication to listeners seeking more background information on crafting flexible lifestyle designs ahead of its official release. Ginger also mentioned the book during a book club episode to illustrate the courage required to live outside conventional societal norms, while Aubrey Williams brought up the text during a retirement drawdown discussion to emphasize the value of experimentation and starting new ventures frequently. Throughout these podcast discussions, hosts and guests consistently pointed to Jillian Johnsrud's insights as a valuable resource for breaking free from traditional retirement timelines and embracing more frequent opportunities for personal renewal and exploration.
Who recommended it
- Brad Barrett Recommended
- Aubrey Williams Discussed
Brad Barrett — 3 mentions
“So if you want more background, if you the listener, if you want more background, just get Jillian's book, Retire of Otton. Okay, so it comes out September 9th.”
“So, the book is Retire often. And like I've said repeatedly, it comes out September 9th, 2025.”
“Jillian has this really great workbook called retire often”
Aubrey Williams — 1 mention
“So, it brings to mind Jillian's book, which you see behind me there. It doesn't just have to be retire often.”
Mentioned on the show without a named speaker — 1
“Yeah, it does require courage and I think it's something like it is something we talk about a lot in this community, you know, like I'm even thinking of I just finished Jillian John's book retire often.”
Also mentioned in the same episodes
- Atomic Habits
- Die with Zero
- Falling Upward
- From Strength to Strength
- The Art of Spending Money
- The Second Mountain
Other mentions (2: passing, ad reads, own books)
“Today on the show we have our good friend Jillian Johns who's back with a new book. The book is retire often and she's been on the show previously talking about mini retirements”
“So, uh, it's coming out September 9th and it's called Retire of Often.”