I've been working full time ever since I graduated. It's been close to 5 years and I want a break from the generally uninspiring routine. I've worked in 4 organisations so far... and am dreaming of quitting soon.. for not another organisation, but a sabbatical this time.
It is my fantasy to take a sabbatical (most likely voluntary unemployment) from full-time work at age 30 and experience early retirement life for myself. The time off from full time work is ideally at least 6 months to a year. Why age 30? No real reason except that it sounds like a cool life milestone.
To date, I have about 10x annual living expenses in liquid networth.
What's stopping me though? Generally:
- fear of murdering my resume (seen as more of a serial job hopper and a corporate flake)
- fear of not being able to land another high-paying and cushy job
- fear of enjoying early retirement life too much that I'm not able to acclimatized back to corporate life
I suppose the above fears are warranted but they stem from the scarcity mentality and also a fixed mindset, which I'm trying to uninstall from my mental operating system.
Anyway, there's still some time to go. We shall see...
You seems like another poor guy loss in the corporate world. 4 jobs in 5 years is BAD! Go do something you like to do and make a living from there. Then you don't need a sabbatic.
ReplyDeleteNot sure why the above commentor is giving u so much flak. I'm also thinking of taking a sabbatical next year, to take care of my health (both mental and physical). My take is if u know the reason why u are taking the sabbatical and have sufficient finances, it is worth taking this calculated risk.
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ReplyDelete10 times annual expense is a great platform to build upon. You are almost half way to 25 times annual expenses.
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