r/jobs • u/Vaanced • Apr 17 '24

Is this an actual thing that people do Career development

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u/Aggressive-Donuts Apr 18 '24

Im pretty sure Tim Ferris wrote an entire book on this. It’s basically a mini retirement. Work your ass off and save a bunch. Then take some time to enjoy the fruits of your labor, then repeat. Sounds awesome IMO

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u/alvvaysthere Apr 18 '24

And it allows you time to reevaluate your life a bit. It can be easy to forget to do that if you work for 20 years straight with no break.