January 25, 2017

[Ep. 86] How Leona Was Able to Semi-Retire in Her Early 30s

Apple Podcasts

Spotify

SoundCloud

Amazon Music

YouTube

Hello!
I’m Jessica and I’m a money expert, speaker, Accredited Financial Counsellor Canada®, host of the More Money Podcast, and am currently writing my first book with HarperCollins Canada (2025).
Categories
Blog
Ready to Take Control of Your Money?
Sign up to access my entire free resource library
let's do this
Debit & Credit
Estate Planning
Insurance
Investing
Making Money & Careers
Saving & Budgeting
Taxes
Topics
About Me
Adulting
Books
Budgeting
Career
Credit
Debt
Early Retirement
Entrepreneurship
Financial Independence
Frugality
Goals
House Hunting
Housing
Investing
Life After Graduation
Life in Review
Making Money
Money Management
Mortgage
Moving Out
Relationships
Retirement
Review
Rewards Programs
Saving Money
Side Hustle
Spending
Student Life
Taxes
Travel

Episodes like this make me so happy I started this Listener Series on the podcast. Leona was a listener of the show and heard my call out for guests. She sent me the best email with her story which included her moving out on her own at 17, going to trade school to start her career, buying her first condo on her own at 20, then eventually starting a construction business and property investment side hustle with her husband.

She is a great example that you don’t need to go to university to set yourself up for success. What it ultimately comes down to is being smart with your money, working hard, and never giving up.

Now, Leona considers herself semi-retired and is focused on adding more properties to her portfolio while raising her family and adding more balance to her life.

I think that’s one of my favourite parts of our chat together. When she talked about getting up early to have that personal development time, making working out a priority, and doing her daily gratitudes…basically it was everything I needed to hear to get me to do it too. It’s easier said than done, and it can be hard when life gets busy, but scheduling those things into your day as Leona does is so important.

Thanks so much, Leona for sharing your story and being such an inspirational guest!

Book Leona Mentioned

Interested in Getting Started with Robo-Advisors?

Leona mentioned she recently moved away from high-free mutual funds and is exploring different investment strategies like an index fund and ETF investing. She also mentioned getting into the new trend of using robo-advisors, so I wanted to share two that I personally recommend if you’re looking to do the same.

Helpful Resources I Mentioned to Help You Get Your Money & Life on Track

Got a story that you think would be good to share on an episode of the Listener series? Please email me!

For more podcast episodes, check out the podcast page.

Disclosure: Nothing on my website or affiliated channels should be considered advice or an endorsement, and some content may include affiliate links in which I may earn a commission at no extra cost to you. Please read my disclaimer to learn more.

add a comment

Reply...