Planning
Career Break Budgeting Part 4: Reentry Budget
Written By: jeff
Posted On: February 29th, 2012
You haven’t even left and now I’m asking you to think and plan for reentry? Yup. In some ways, this is the easiest part of the budget. Similar to any budget, the formula is simply: Average daily spend X Days before earning a salary = Re-Entry Budget See! Easy peasy! I know, I know. That’s [...]
Career Break Budgeting Part 3: Travel Budget
Written By: jeff
Posted On: February 16th, 2012
Travel the world for $30 a day, $50 a day, $20 a day. It’s so hard to know how much you really need until you get out there. But, that’s little consolation while you’re still at home, at work, trying to make sure you have enough put aside. My goal in this post isn’t to [...]
Options for Your Timeshare On Your Career Break
Written By: jeff
Posted On: February 14th, 2012
Back in 2000, I took a trip with a friend who had been invited up to Avon, Colorado to see a new project by Sheraton. Set at the base of Beaver Creek, Avon is a simple town. Of course, it’s hard to compete when your neighbors are Vail and Beaver Creek. Actually, Beaver Creek and [...]
Career Break Budgeting Part 2: Pre-Take Off Budget
Written By: jeff
Posted On: February 1st, 2012
As you’re planning your career break, you’re probably focused on how much your going to spend once you’re on the road. Well, a good way to minimize your on-the-road spend is to maximize this part of the budget. It’s not practical or desirable to buy everything now that you ¨might¨ need. After all, if you’re [...]
Dancing With the Devil in the Details of a Career Break Budget
Written By: jeff
Posted On: January 19th, 2012
Let’s get right to it! One of the top questions people ask me is how can you afford to take a break to travel? There’s no magic, but there is budgeting. The first step is to take a look to see if you have the funds available for a break. As I’ve written before, long-term [...]
Does Escape 101 Stand the Test of Time?
Written By: jeff
Posted On: January 12th, 2012
While I was out on my career break traveling in 2007, a book was published that raised the visibility of career break travel to the general US public. And, it was a hit. Escape 101 was the first book written by a real career breaker that took the concept and made it accessible. I first [...]
Time to Get Your Solo Butt Out There: A Review of The Solo Traveler’s Handbook
Written By: jeff
Posted On: October 27th, 2011
Are you excited by the thought of taking a career break, but daunted by the prospect of doing it alone? I understand. I have friends who can’t bring themselves to go to the movies alone in their hometown. So, to find the courage to take a trip by themselves, especially overseas, is tough to do. [...]
Austin Rocks Meet Plan Go 2011
Written By: jeff
Posted On: October 21st, 2011
On Tuesday night, once and future Austin career break travelers came together at Abel’s on the Lake to talk travel. We broke through our attendance from Meet Plan Go 2010 of 70 by having 87 people show up. A few ticket holders didn’t make it unfortunately. I’m particularly happy that Austin ranked 5th out of [...]
Career Break Call to Action (Inspired by the Songs of Glee)
Written By: jeff
Posted On: October 6th, 2011
This is dedicated to all those who have taken a career break, all those planning one, but especially for all those that aspire to take one soon. A Career Break Call To Action Having a Bad Romance with your job? Feeling like you want to Take a Bow? But maybe fears about all those Bills, Bills, Bills is making you [...]
Solo Travel Tips During Your Career Break
Written By: jeff
Posted On: September 13th, 2011
The thought of going to dinner or to a movie alone is being the pale for many people. So, suggesting that they go traveling alone is practically unimaginable. But, for people with intense wanderlust, they are no longer letting it stop them. While some people fear they may be lonely or lack the confidence to [...]
