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Book · 2025 · Business & Economics

Retire Often

How anyone can take multiple career breaks to unlock adventure, advance their career, and find financial freedom

by Jillian Johnsrud · Brought up by 2 people on 1 podcast

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So, the book is Retire often. And like I've said repeatedly, it comes out September 9th, 2025.
Brad Barrett · ChooseFI · Aug 2025 Listen at 48:48

The best things said about it

2 of 5 · every mention
Discussed
So, it brings to mind Jillian's book, which you see behind me there. It doesn't just have to be retire often.
Aubrey Williams ChooseFI · Sep 2025
Discussed
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.
On the show ChooseFI · Nov 2025

Why people recommend it

Jillian Johnsrud's Retire Often is a practical workbook and guide designed to help readers test-drive financial independence through mini-retirements and intentional career breaks. On ChooseFI, Brad Barrett frequently recommended listeners to purchase the book for background information and reminded the audience of its publication date, while also mentioning the workbook when discussing plans for a mini-retirement. Later on the same podcast, Ginger mentioned finishing Jillian's book to illustrate the theme of finding the courage to live outside expected social norms. Additionally, Aubrey Williams brought up the book on ChooseFI to illustrate the concept of starting new businesses and experimenting often. Throughout these episodes, the podcast hosts and guests emphasized how the book serves as a valuable resource for individuals seeking to rethink traditional retirement timelines and incorporate frequent periods of rest and adventure into their working years.

Every mention

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Brad Barrett So if you want more background, if you the listener, if you want more background, just get Jillian's book,… 2
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“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.”
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“So, the book is Retire often. And like I've said repeatedly, it comes out September 9th, 2025.”
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“Jillian has this really great workbook called retire often”
Aubrey Williams So, it brings to mind Jillian's book, which you see behind me there. It doesn't just have to be retire often. 1
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“So, it brings to mind Jillian's book, which you see behind me there. It doesn't just have to be retire often.”
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“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.”
Other mentions (3: passing, ad reads, own books)
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“I'm Ginger and I'm joined today by Jillian Johnsrud, someone you all know because you read her book Retire Often and immediately started hoarding cash for your mini retirement in the future.”
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“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”
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“So, uh, it's coming out September 9th and it's called Retire of Often.”