How Some People Work Mini-Retirements Into Their Career

WSJ Your Money Briefing

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🗓️ 4 September 2024

⏱️ 9 minutes

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More workers in their 20s and 30s are considering taking extended breaks from work for travel and other pursuits. Wall Street Journal personal-finance reporter Oyin Adedoyin joins host J.R. Whalen to discuss how to best prepare financially for taking sabbaticals from your career track. Sign up for the WSJ's free Markets A.M. newsletter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:25.0	A lot of us are just back from a nice summer vacation,
0:29.0	but some workers are already planning their next break,
0:32.0	a long break, that's more like a mini retirement.
0:35.9	These are people who are maybe in their late 20s, early 30s, who see long careers for themselves and want to just take more frequent breaks and mix
0:47.1	in a bit of that retirement, borrow those years from their later selves to enjoy that fun now.
0:53.6	Our personal finance reporter, O'ian Adadoyan,
0:56.2	has been looking into how to get your finances in order
0:58.7	to take an extended break.
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