Are you postponing your personal goals and dreams until you turn 65?

What if you don’t have to wait until retirement to travel, write your memoir, or pursue a hobby you love?

What if you could take several mini-retirements throughout your career and achieve some of those ambitions along the way?

Jillian Johnsrud is the creator of Retire Often, a platform that helps people take a series of successful sabbaticals throughout their careers.

Jillian reached financial independence at age 32 and has since traveled to 27 countries with her family. She is also the author of Fire the Haters and host of the Retire Often podcast.

On this episode of Queer Money®, Jillian joins us to explain why it’s challenging to achieve our personal goals on nights and weekends and explore what you might do on a sabbatical from work. Jillian discusses the pros and cons of taking mini-retirements and describes how to plan for the financial and emotional aspects of taking a break from work.

Listen in for insight on negotiating a month off without leaving your current job and learn how to build a meaningful, fulfilling life by retiring often!

Topics Covered

• What it means to retire often and why Jillian is an advocate for it
• Why it’s challenging to achieve our personal goals on nights and weekends
• How Jillian took a dozen mini-retirements in the last 20 years
• Examples of the things you might do on a sabbatical from work
• How a mini-retirement can help you recover from or prevent burnout
• When taking a sabbatical can be a difficult transition for people
• How to plan for the financial and emotional aspects of taking a break from work
• How to retire often without hiccups in contributing to your 401(k)
• How a mini-retirement can be more affordable than multiple vacations
• Tips for people who want to take a mini-retirement without leaving their job
• How to negotiate a month off in a way that gets your boss on board
• What to do if you feel too important/not important enough to take time off

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