How You Can Enjoy a Mini-Retirement Every 2 Years, Without Risking Your Career

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🗓️ 15 October 2025

⏱️ 80 minutes

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Do you frequently find yourself feeling overwhelmed and spread thin? Like you can't catch up with life, no matter what you do? If so, a mini-retirement —or 20 mini-retirements over the span of your career—might help. (02:20): Introducing Jillian Johnsrud and the idea of mini retirements (04:00): How to actually structure a mini retirement (08:55): Why you should practice retirement before you reach FI (12:30): What do you want out of your mini retirement? (20:20): Three tools to help visualize a mini retirement (28:58): How to build your narrative story (36:25): Figuring out your career alongside mini retirements (42:00): How to approach mini retirement as a high-performing professional (58:20): The finances behind making mini retirements possible (01:06:11): How to afford US healthcare (01:14:34): Trends when trying mini retirement for the first time Transcripts, show notes, resources, and credits will be available within a week at: https://moneywithkatie.com/mini-retirements. — Money with Katie’s mission is to be the intersection where the economic, cultural, and political meet the tactical, practical, personal finance education everyone needs. Get your copy of Rich Girl Nation:⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://moneywithkatie.com/rich-girl-nation⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Do you often feel like you can't catch up on life?
0:07.0	That no matter how much you work or try to stay on top of a to-do list, it proliferates
0:12.0	faster than you can check things off of it?
0:15.0	Do you frequently find yourself feeling overwhelmed and spread thin?
0:19.0	What a month off work help?
0:24.5	What about six months off work?
0:29.5	What about a year?
0:35.6	That was my infomercial attempt at introducing today's guest, which is a person that we have spoken with before on this show.
0:44.9	We last heard from her about two years ago in September, 23.
0:50.5	I am, of course, talking about Jillian John's Rood, who joined me for an episode called A Sabatical Will Change Your Life.
0:58.4	And we're bringing her back today to discuss her new book, Retire Often, How Anyone Can Take Multiple Career Breaks to Unlock Adventure, Advance Their Career, and Find Financial Freedom.
1:10.7	And I have to say, it's rare when reading the blurbs of a book will make you just
1:16.7	tingle with a sense of possibility, but I just want to read you this one.
1:22.0	The idea of taking a career break is an anxiety-inducing proposition for most high performers.
1:27.6	Retire often bridges the gap between the terrifying void in your imagination and creating
1:33.2	the most fulfilling, transformational time of your life.
1:37.8	With Jillian's clear guidance and coaching, your many retirements will be well-planned,
1:43.4	thoughtfully executed, and propel you to your next
1:46.2	growth phase with confidence. And I mean, hell yeah. So with that, please enjoy this conversation
1:55.2	with Jillian Johns Rood. So Jillian, thank you for joining me again on The Money with Katie Show.
2:02.6	You're a repeat guest now.
2:04.6	Thank you so much for having me.
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