All Episodes

December 17, 2024 55 mins

Episode Title: From a White Picket Fence to Global Freedom w/ Veronica Hanson

Guest: Veronica Hanson, Minimalist, House Hacker, and Founder of Messy to Minimalist

Overview: In this episode of The Ronin Mindset, Veronica Hanson shares how she transitioned from living the conventional suburban “American Dream” to embracing a minimalist, nomadic lifestyle with her husband and two kids. Calling herself an “ex-American dream addict,” Veronica reveals how house hacking, credit card points, and intentional minimalism enabled her to leave the corporate world and explore Central America, Asia, and Europe.

Her journey is a masterclass in simplifying your life, redefining success, and creating the freedom to live life on your terms.

Key Topics Covered:

  • Veronica’s realization: Why the American Dream wasn’t enough
  • The mindset shift required to embrace minimalism
  • How house hacking helped fund her family’s escape
  • Lessons learned while living nomadically as a family
  • Tips for decluttering and starting fresh with Messy to Minimalist

Connect with Veronica Hanson:

Join the Conversation:

  • Could you leave it all behind for global freedom? Share your thoughts in the comments!

Connect with Steve

📢 Subscribe for more inspiring stories and actionable advice to design a life of freedom and adventure!

Mark as Played

Advertise With Us

Popular Podcasts

Dateline NBC

Dateline NBC

Current and classic episodes, featuring compelling true-crime mysteries, powerful documentaries and in-depth investigations. Follow now to get the latest episodes of Dateline NBC completely free, or subscribe to Dateline Premium for ad-free listening and exclusive bonus content: DatelinePremium.com

Stuff You Should Know

Stuff You Should Know

If you've ever wanted to know about champagne, satanism, the Stonewall Uprising, chaos theory, LSD, El Nino, true crime and Rosa Parks, then look no further. Josh and Chuck have you covered.

My Favorite Murder with Karen Kilgariff and Georgia Hardstark

My Favorite Murder with Karen Kilgariff and Georgia Hardstark

My Favorite Murder is a true crime comedy podcast hosted by Karen Kilgariff and Georgia Hardstark. Each week, Karen and Georgia share compelling true crimes and hometown stories from friends and listeners. Since MFM launched in January of 2016, Karen and Georgia have shared their lifelong interest in true crime and have covered stories of infamous serial killers like the Night Stalker, mysterious cold cases, captivating cults, incredible survivor stories and important events from history like the Tulsa race massacre of 1921. My Favorite Murder is part of the Exactly Right podcast network that provides a platform for bold, creative voices to bring to life provocative, entertaining and relatable stories for audiences everywhere. The Exactly Right roster of podcasts covers a variety of topics including historic true crime, comedic interviews and news, science, pop culture and more. Podcasts on the network include Buried Bones with Kate Winkler Dawson and Paul Holes, That's Messed Up: An SVU Podcast, This Podcast Will Kill You, Bananas and more.

Music, radio and podcasts, all free. Listen online or download the iHeart App.

Connect

© 2025 iHeartMedia, Inc.