Im already doing this, can recommend
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Millennial here and I've been doing this my entire adult life. If companies had better vacation policies and a less boring work flow, I'd be less compelled to job hop every year or two.
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She thinks the jobs will be waiting for her. That’s adorable.
if you're a native English speaker, you can start doing this next week.
every month you teach english generally results in 2 to 3 months of savings.
My friend spent a few years in Taiwan and Thailand this way, no need to be a teacher by trade either.
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I work in a place where they had specific arrangements for that.
It was something like after 5 years of employment there you could take a year off and come back to the same position you left.
Similar at my previous job, get paid 75% of your regular salary for 5 years and they would keep your position on hold for one year of paid vacation where you would get paid whatever they didn't pay you all this time.
That's kinda cool, really
A woman I know worked as an escort on and off and spent most of her time traveling, but I don't think most people have the looks and the charisma to do that even if they want to. I'm not sure what other careers both pay enough and let you quit and then start again easily, but presumably there are some.
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So just longer “camp” work? Some people work for 3 months and get a month off.
I knew a landscaper who would work for the 6 months you can and then all winter would go and stay on the mountains. The company he worked for only needed to keep a couple guys for snow clearing, so it worked perfectly.
Bad idea because
- Jobs hiring will complain about the gaps in your resume
- when you are too old to work anymore you will have nothing
My 401k is being destroyed by an orange idiot who's literally enjoyed entitlement his entire life. When I'm too old to work, I'll just die.
If everybody suffers at the same time it kind of equals out. 401ks are typically based on market indexes, so with wages stagnating and markets slowing everybody loses. And if everybody loses, nobody loses.
Everybody isn't going to lose. All of us will, but the rich assholes are gonna win.
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This is a Gen X thing but whatever
Who do you think raised Gen Z?
Nothing new.
Only works if you are not working a shitty job and living paycheck to paycheck. Good fucking luck in most economies greedy billionaires are keeping this from happening.
Yeah and if the job market sucks and you’re out a job
Yeah wtf jobs is she getting where she builds up a safety net in 1-2 years? I've been at this shit for a decade and have 3 digits in my bank account
Edit: I should disclose the fact that I have been making minimum wage this whole time. That said, most people I know make nearly average wages, and still have 3-4 digits in their bank accounts at all times
I mean almost anyone with a stem education is able to do this.
Before you say: "buh have you seen the job market?"
The point of the plan isn't to get stinking rich off of each 1-2 year stint, it's to make just enough money that you can travel around and reset to nearly 0 after not working for a few months to a year
The biggest problem I see with this is staying current and sharp with your tech skills and also explaining those gaps. It’s definitely possible though, especially if you’re able to live frugally.
explaining those gaps
"I didn't feel like working" is perfectly acceptable. Any job that takes offense to that is not worth taking.
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There's a thing called lifestyle creep. You may not necessarily be living paycheck to paycheck on the bare minimum. Going out with friends, having the latest phone, having hobbies, if you cut out all fun you may be able to save up significantly. You can also live like a bum in the least accommodating space you can stand. Being comfortable is expensive, but not everybody wants to be uncomfortable for long stretches just to fuck off to the Bahamas for a month every few years. That or credit card debt.
I think current 'lifestyle creep' for many is getting used to things like 'health insurance' and 'something other than beans and rice'. Hard to give up simple human dignity once you've had a taste of it.
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That is for sure a thing, but in my case it genuinely is having little income
Been making minimum wage for way too long, and at this point I'm too old and don't have the skills to get a significantly better job. My retirement plan is
Well sure if you never got out of minimum wage jobs then it's no wonder you can't accumulate a safety net, the majority of people don't keep working minimum wage for decades though (median income is above minimum annual salary).
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I thought Gen Z aren't really into drinking or drugs. I hope they do this. Make holes in your resume the norm so they can't hold anything against you. I have friends that did/do this and they got it out of their system. They're pretty happy with their lives.
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