Everything takes longer than you planned but goes faster than you think.
Rural Life Lately & Chisholm On Rewind
🌾Rural Life Lately
Goshen Grove Farms has been a stark reminder that most of what you want to accomplish in life takes longer than you planned. This spring, the overwhelming list of tasks needed to get the farm up and running can tempt us to avoid rolling up our sleeves and digging in. I think back to all my life’s ambitions—big and small— and it’s always like this. Starting, growing, and running my business. Moving, settling, and building a community in North Country. Everything we want to start or implement in our lives always take longer than we initially plan.
But, you can’t allow this overwhelm to stop you from moving forward. I’m happy to report this past month, the hard work has started on the farm now that our long winter has finally passed. One major decision I’m excited to announce is I’m going to use the living space in our barn as my local Chisholm office. I plan to run my business and the farm from this location in the near future. There is a lot of work that needs to happen before it’s ready: cleaning out the space and getting it ready for paint, lighting, and all the other things which will make it a cozy place to host friends, clients, neighbors, and anyone who wants to stop in.
Current clean-out: All this furniture needs to go!!
After, but with no updates yet!
Other spring happenings on the farm: planting has started, leaves have filled out, and we are working on rehabbing the orchard (and we just might get some cherries this year).
⏪Chisholm On Rewind
Here are some of last month’s YouTube videos. Make sure to subscribe (@chisholmfinancial) to receive weekly videos about all things finance!
🎥How AI Will Revolutionize Your Retirement Planning by 2030
What if your retirement plan was so smart it knew you better than you know yourself? Picture this: artificial intelligence crunching your finances, predicting your future, and guiding you to a worry-free retirement-whether you're 30 and just starting or 60 and counting down. This isn't some far-off tech dream-it's already here, reshaping how we save and thrive in our golden years. Want to see how AI could rewrite YOUR retirement story? Let's dive in.
🎥The Biggest Retirement Mistakes Boomers Wish They Avoided
Picture this: you're finally retired, sipping coffee on your porch-only to realize your savings are shrinking faster than you planned. What went wrong? Today, we're diving into the biggest retirement mistakes Baby Boomers wish they'd dodged-mistakes that cost them time, money, and peace of mind.
🎥Inflation-Proof Your Retirement: Strategies That Work in 2025
Imagine retiring with a million bucks, only to watch it shrink because a loaf of bread costs $10. Inflation's the silent thief that can wreck your golden years-and it's not slowing down in 2025. Want to fight back? I've got three strategies to inflation-proof your retirement, starting now.
🎥Healthcare Costs in Retirement: How to Avoid the $300K Trap
In this video, we cover healthcare costs in retirement and how to avoid what I'm calling the '$300,000 trap.' Yep, you heard that right. Studies show that the average retired couple could spend around $300,000 on healthcare alone after age 65. That's a massive chunk of your nest egg! But don't worry-I'm going to break down why this number is so high, what you can do to plan for it, and I'll give you five practical tips to keep it from derailing your golden years.
✨On the Stack Lately
Some posts from last month to help you navigate market runups and technology use in the modern age.
Three Things Investors Should Do Right Now
The past few weeks have been a rollercoaster for markets. From tariff announcements and Liberation Day volatility to trade truces with China, we’ve seen investor sentiment swing from bearish panic to bullish optimism. Recession fears have eased, and the market has rallied—up about 4.5% as of a few days ago. But with trade deals still in flux and potenti…
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As of writing this, I am 95 days alcohol free. Having desired to eliminate alcohol from my life for a while, I finally rooted it out on February 6, 2025. I expected to feel better physically and mentally, but immediately I realized that by simply eliminating something that does not serve you ricochets through every aspect of your life.
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