My husband and I are taking a 3-year 'mini-retirement' in our 30s. Here's what a week of spending looks like for our family of 7

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Jillian Johnsrud lives in Montana with her husband Adam and their five kids; they're currently on a mini-retirement.

Their income is comprised of Adam's military pension, rental property income, and investment income for a total of 41,400 a year. They earn an additional 50,000- 75,000 a year doing freelance work.

For Business Insider's "Real Money" series, Jillian tracked the family's spending for a week.

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Three years ago my husband and I became financially independent at the ages of 37 and 32.

Life had been a bit of a whirlwind in the years leading up to that. We had adopted a sibling group of three, bought and renovated three homes, and were both working full time. I found out we were expecting a second biological child and I decided it was time for another mini-retirement. It would be our fifth mini-retirement and our longest, lasting two-and-a-half years.

The goal of this new mini-retirement was fairly simple. Fill it with rest, family time, and adventure, and start figuring out what we wanted life to look like now that we no longer needed to earn income.

What was our ideal day or week? Did we want to volunteer or work part time? How much do we enjoy traveling? What was the perfect mix for us as individuals and as a family?

Here's a look inside a typical week for us:Spending for our family of seven averages about 30,000 a year.

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This is largely due to the fact that our fixed monthly bills cell phone, taxes, insurance, dental, utilities, etc. are under 700 a month, plus about 400 a month for childcare, which we started in September. The 30,000 includes our six to 10 weeks of travel and vacations a year. Our kids are currently ages 2-11. We also donate an additional 5,000- 20,000 each year.

Our passive income comes from a military pension 1,450 plus healthcare , rentals 1,200 and investments 800 for a yearly income of 41,400. That is enough to cover all our regular costs because we don't pay a mortgage, car payment, or have any debt.

During our mini-retirement we had the freedom to pursue things we loved and were passionate about. We ended up creating some part-time freelance work that earns us 50,000- 75,000 a year working part time. Because we don't need that income to pay the bills, we get to just focus on work that enriches our lives.

We spent a total of 228 this week.

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It's been almost three years since we became financially independent and left our 9-to-5 jobs. Weeks like this are about how it goes.

Lots of fun, adventure and friends. Mishaps, appointments, and chaos. A bit of writing and coaching fit in to keep things sane.

On Sunday, Adam took the kids to run a few errands before we went on a hike at Glacier National Park.

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I love slow Sunday mornings. When I have to do a bit of reading, reflecting, and planning. All the kids are home and it's a nice mix of them playing together so Adam and I can chat and the constant but brief bids for our attention. Pictures are being drawn and games are being invented that we need to bear witness to. For a few minutes before they are off to go create some more.

After a few hours of controlled chaos, Adam took the kids to run a few errands: a trip to the dump, buy two sheets of sheetrock to finish my new scheming and dreaming cave, and a few groceries.

He dropped me off at the local coffee shop to be able to write for an hour. As an introvert mom to five young kids, an hour of quite and time alone with my thoughts is a magic balm for my sanity.

We live in Montana near Glacier National Park. It was a sunny, perfect hiking temperature Sunday when the tourists are gone and the fall colors in full swing. So we headed into the National park for the afternoon. We played along the famed Trail of the Cedars in the crisp fall air along with sparse fellow hikers. Although a family of deer seemed to trail us closely peeking out from every corner. Hunting season had just opened and the deer in Glacier National Park have an extra air of confidence in their safe harbor.

Lake McDonald was like glass so we stopped to eat Nutella sandwiches and skip rocks. We have a pine tree called a Tamarak that fills Glacier National Park and the surrounding mountains. In the Fall it turns a bright yellow and when the sun hits it on a bright day, it's like gold flake in the mountainside.

After a long afternoon in the mountains, we ate a bit of dinner and all slept well.

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