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How You Can Enjoy a Mini-Retirement Every 2 Years, Without Risking Your Career
About this episode
Do you frequently find yourself feeling overwhelmed and spread thin? Like you can't catch up with life, no matter what you do? If so, a mini-retirement —or 20 mini-retirements over the span of your career—might help.
(02:20): Introducing Jillian Johnsrud and the idea of mini retirements
(04:00): How to actually structure a mini retirement
(08:55): Why you should practice retirement before you reach FI
(12:30): What do you want out of your mini retirement?
(20:20): Three tools to help visualize a mini retirement
(28:58): How to build your narrative story
(36:25): Figuring out your career alongside mini retirements
(42:00): How to approach mini retirement as a high-performing professional
(58:20): The finances behind making mini retirements possible
(01:06:11): How to afford US healthcare
(01:14:34): Trends when trying mini retirement for the first time
Transcripts, show notes, resources, and credits will be available within a week at: https://moneywithkatie.com/mini-retirements.
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