Financially & Mentally Ready: My Pre-Leap Checklist
didn't know my world was about to erupt.Two years before I lost my job and my relationship in the same breath, I had already started quietly preparing — not because I saw it coming, but because some part of me knew I couldn't keep living the way I was living forever.At 48, I sold my condo and took on a roommate — not glamorous, but it freed up almost $1,000 a month. I put every bit of it away. By the time the layoff hit, I had close to $24,000 saved. I wasn't guessing. I was ready.This is not theory. This is the actual checklist I lived — one financial, one mental — built long before I ever needed it.What's inside:💰 Part 1: Financially Ready — Naming your number, the uncomfortable savings move that actually works, separating leap money from life money, and researching low-cost ways to live before you need them.🧠 Part 2: Mentally Ready — Letting yourself imagine other lives without committing to them, making the list before you need it, the last-day question, and moving forward even when the fear is still in the room.This checklist is for you if:— You feel something building but don't have a plan yet— You want to be ready for change, whether or not you're choosing it— You're tired of waiting to feel 100% sure before you start preparing— You want real steps from someone who actually lived them — not generic adviceYou don't need every box checked. You just need to be honest about where you are — and start there.Written honestly from a farm in Italy. Free. No strings. 🌿Questions? hellolifelovetravel@gmail.com · LifeLoveTravel.Substack.com
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