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.
It’s time to let our imaginations run wild for awhile. I want you to imagine you’re debt free, and you have a great start to your retirement savings. You have enough money to cover your mortgage and all your living and “fun” expenses for a year. What would you do? Think about some childhood dreams…
It was just about a year ago that my wife, Heather, and I decided to hike the Te Araroa (TA), a 1860 mile (3000 km) trail through New Zealand. We are both very pragmatic and detailed people, so immediately a host of to-do’s flooded our minds as we entered into six months of preparation.
In August of 2016, my girlfriend, Alanna, and I were backpacking the Teton Crest Trail in Grand Teton National Park. We had been dating for 7 months by then, and she had flown out to meet me and spend two weeks with me exploring the state of Wyoming. I was five months into my year-long…
Many people think you need to be single to take a career break and travel. But what if you’re already married or in a relationship with someone you want to spend the rest of your life with? The answer is simple…….Take a Year Off as a couple!