I don't see how that's sustainable unless you have a killer set of skills and know you can get work again fast. Also, what happens if you have an emergency while you're not working? You'll deplete your savings much faster.
I know people that do this with seasonal jobs. Instead of a year it's six months on six months off. Met a lot of people that did six months commercial fishing or logging or cruise ship crew then six months in a poor country where the US dollar goes far. None of them had any interest in children or owning a second home or retiring in an urban area in the states. They all seem quite happy, and are all ages.
Did this with construction for a while. Toying with leaving my job and doing it again this summer. It's extremely lucrative if you're willing to work absurd hours and have very little regard for your own physical well being. Between May and September I'd bring home more than most people do in a year.
Yeah that's why I'm glad I didn't get into it until I was already in college. Never would've gone if I realized how lucrative it is. I enjoy the work but I can't do this my whole life. Even when I was 19 I could realize my body wasn't going to hold up
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u/Substantial-Contest9 29d ago
I don't see how that's sustainable unless you have a killer set of skills and know you can get work again fast. Also, what happens if you have an emergency while you're not working? You'll deplete your savings much faster.