The Young Professional's Guide to A Year Off
Helping young professionals plan a sabbatical, career break, or gap year to travel the world for a year.
So how much money does it cost to travel the world for a year? For some people, a million dollars. For others, $15,000. The amount can vary wildly. I believe that $40,000 is an excellent amount to have. This will easily cover your cost of living expenses and will leave plenty of money for all…
The risk of financial uncertainty due to a serious illness or injury is something that all career breakers need to consider. While I don’t think it’s likely to happen, I think it’s possible to go bankrupt during a career break due to the inability to pay high medical bills. So it’s very important to consider…
In this post, I describe why I think it’s important to purchase travel insurance for your extended career break if you plan on traveling domestically or abroad. First, I’ll cover the basics of travel insurance, what’s covered and what’s not covered. Then, I’ll get into a discussion about the odds of actually needing to use…
Spending several months on the road in America is an incredible experience. There are countless outdoor adventure activities to pursue, incredible wildlife, and the scenery is some of the best in the world. If long-term travel is on your bucket list during your Year Off, I cannot recommend an Epic Great American Road Trip more….
I’ll never forget the day I got notification that my leave of absence was approved. I received the letter in the mail, opened it, and quickly read the following sentence: “Your leave of absence has been APPROVED starting April 1st, 2016 until March 31st, 2017.” I had a whole year to do whatever I wanted….