Designing a Life With Purpose

Imagine waking up with no alarm, no rush, and no stress. Your day is completely yours, no long shifts, no back-to-back patients, no charting nightmares. What would you do? How would you spend your time if work was truly optional? Let’s explore what that could look like.

Investing isn’t just about numbers on a screen, it’s about designing a life you actually want to live. When you invest with intention, you set yourself up for freedom, flexibility, and peace of mind.

Reaching Full FI or Coast FI means your investments will continue to grow on their own, allowing you to work less, stress less, and live more.

Here are just a few ways life can change when you reach Coast FI:

• Leave nursing altogether and switch to a less stressful job that actually excites you.

• Go part-time, working just 2–3 days a week, giving you more balance in life.

• Ditch the early start times and wake up without an alarm for once.

• Forget the dread of sitting in your car before a shift, mentally preparing for chaos.

• No more rushed 30-minute lunches - no more dreary cafeterias or break rooms

• Say goodbye to toxic coworkers and demanding doctors who drain your energy.

• Start your mornings slow, sipping coffee instead of rushing to clock in.

• Have longer weekends, making time for travel, hobbies, or just doing nothing.

• Take midweek dates, enjoy a quiet brunch, or explore your city when it's less crowded.

• Catch up with friends or your partner over coffee on a random morning.

• Actually fit in a gym routine, go on long walks, or finally learn to play pickleball.

• Say yes to last-minute plans without worrying about your next shift.

• Spend more time with your kids or pets instead of feeling like you barely see them.

• Have peace of mind knowing your money is working for you, even when you're not.

  
  

This is the power of investing with intention, you’re not just saving for some distant future, you’re building the freedom to live life on your terms, starting now.