Do you want to take a few months off from work? You can do this with a mini-retirement. Marjolein from Radical FIRE has taken 2 mini-retirements so far, and she’s only 25 years old! She traveled for several months around South America, once solo and once with her partner.
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Marjolein from Radical FIRE
You’ll Learn
- How to negotiate time off with your employer
- Ways to financially prepare for a mini-retirement
- Whether mini-retirements interfere with early retirement (hint: they don’t)
- How to invest for passive income so you can retire at 35
Resources
From Marjolein at Radical FIRE
- How To Negotiate A Mini-Retirement In 5 Steps
- How To Take A Mini-Retirement & Have The BEST Time
- How I Accidentally Had 8 Months Of Mini-Retirement
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In Europe most companies insist on you taking all your paid leave each year. It’s in their interest to ensure that employees use their holiday entitlement to avoid burnout
That’s great Kathryn! It is so smart to keep employees in productive shape by insisting that they take time off. The mindset is very different in the USA unfortunately, and people taking minimal vacation time definitely leads to burnout. As an American I am also very jealous of the longer paid vacations available to Europeans. In the US, 2 weeks is what you typically get for paid vacation, and there is actually no legal requirement for your employer to offer you paid vacation at all!
[…] You don’t even have to quit your job to take a mini-retirement. Some companies have sabbatical policies that allow you to take extended time off from work, which is sometimes even paid time off. Or, you could negotiate unpaid time off like Marjolein from Radical FIRE. Learn how Marjolein has planned two mini-retirements in Episode 42. […]
[…] You don’t even have to quit your job to take a mini-retirement. Some companies have sabbatical policies that allow you to take extended time off from work, which is sometimes even paid time off. Or, you could negotiate unpaid time off like Marjolein from Radical FIRE. Learn how Marjolein has planned two mini-retirements in Episode 42. […]