In this video, Michelle Hawkins introduces the family’s five‑year plan, organized around three pillars: health, wealth, and family. The health pillar focuses on quality sleep, daily exercise, and a paleo‑inspired organic diet as foundational habits. The wealth pillar aims for financial freedom by expanding their rental‑property portfolio from 10 units (generating $3,500/month) to 50 units over five years, targeting roughly $15,000 in passive monthly income; Phil also plans to leave teaching early and launch a media‑production business. The family pillar emphasizes travel (e.g., Korea, Paris, Japan, Tierra del Fuego, Antarctica) and personal passions such as blogging, novel writing, acting, music production, and earning a kinesiology degree. The narrative is conversational and optimistic, presenting clear numeric goals and a step‑by‑step roadmap to achieve a balanced, fulfilling life.
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Hi, my name is Michelle and this is my husband Phil.
Hello.
Hi, I'm Marcina. I'm Sophie. We're the Hawkins family and this is.
Our five year plan. Our five year plan centers around three main areas of health, wealth and family. Area number one, health. It all starts here. I've learned that healthy habits are the cornerstone for a successful life. If you don't have your health, it's really hard to achieve your other goals. So in these next five years, we will focus on getting quality sleep, daily exercise and eating fresh organic meals. We enjoy eating a paleo inspired diet. Area number two, wealth. We want to achieve financial freedom in five years. Step one is to build passive income through rental properties.
Because income property is the most historically proven asset class in the world.
Thanks, John. Our current portfolio contains 10 units. It brings in passive income of about $3,500 per month. That's about 29% of our monthly expenses. However, if we want to cover 100% of our expenses, we need about $12,000 a month in passive income. So how will we achieve that in five years?
It's simple.
If we buy eight units per year for the next five years, we will end up with a total of 50 units. With 50 units, our monthly passive income will be about $15,000. Assuming an average of about $300 a month per unit, that's enough to pay our expenses with room to spare. Step number two is to fire Phil's boss.
I'm going to retire early from teaching and build a media production business producing video and audio from my own studio area.
Number three is family. We want to spend our time doing what matters most, making mem, traveling the world and becoming the best possible versions of ourselves. With our increased financial security, we can achieve a better work life balance. We want to explore the world together and share in amazing experiences. In the next five years, I want to take my mom back to Korea and meet my relatives.
I want to go to Paris. I want to eat sushi in Japan.
I want to travel to Tierra del Fuego and see Antarctica and the penguins.
And when we're not traveling, we'll be pursuing our passions. I love reading, going to see shows with my friends and trying new restaurants and exotic cuisines. And I'm going to start a blog.
I'm gonna publish my first novel and learn how to drive. I want to act in a show.
I have lots of music that I want to record and perform. And I'm going to earn a degree in kinesiology.
But most of all, we want to spend time with our family and friends. That's what really matters.
