How to career break

So you know you want a career break… but what next?

What you’ll need to plan for:

Financing

You need to calculate your budget and establish a plan for your finances.

Establish a plan for how you can continue to earn a passive income stream whilst you’re away.

Earning

Work through all your pre-trip preparations and logistics. Establish a route to make the most of your time.

Travelling

Live out your dream of living free and travelling the world. Do you have a list of what you want to do and see?

Exploring

Staying healthy

Maintaining a healthy lifestyle on the road helps maximise your experience

Back to work

Ahead of returning home, you’ll need to plan for re-entering the workplace.

Life of freedom

Realised you’ve caught the travel bug? Plan for how you can continually fund your travel dreams.

A career break is likely a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. You don’t want to make mistakes and waste precious time, effort, and money.

 We know you’ll have lots of questions

  • YES, 100%! With proper financial planning, smart, slow travel, and earning an income remotely.

  • We will teach you all our best travel hacks to plan efficiently and stress-free, saving you hours of research time.

  • You will find that most countries you wish to travel to are safer than your home. We will help you in choosing wisely.

  • No. It could enhance them by giving you time to think more clearly about your goals, learn new skills, and provide greater life experiences. In fact, most employers will look upon it positively as a differentiator.

  • Definitely. We have set up 3 remote businesses and will teach you everything we have learned, including the benefits of geographical arbitrage, which are key to long-term travel.

  • We and the Live Free & Travel community of like-minded people will fully support you.

  • Absolutely. There is an ever-growing community of people travelling with their children with the opportunity of “World Schooling”. We also have a young daughter and will teach you from our experiences.

  • Rent it out on Airbnb to earn an income and retain the flexibility to return home. We will teach you how to do this step-by-step.

The research and planning process can be mind-boggling with so many travel bloggers and guides available online.

But it doesn’t have to be. Ten years ago, we went through your same experience, and we emerged with an entirely new lifestyle, where travel and freedom are now key parts of our lives.

With over a decade of lived experience, we are here to teach you everything we know and provide a one-stop solution for every aspect of planning your career break.

Your ultimate career break guide

FREE GUIDE

Imagine taking a career break without the stress of saving up or accumulating debt. We’ve lived this dream of financial freedom for the past decade since quitting out 9-5 jobs.

This FREE guide will teach you our insider tips and strategies for achieving this lifestyle:

  • How to budget effectively for long term travel

  • Discover remote work opportunities that fit your skills

  • Understand the principles of earning while travelling

  • Get tips of reducing travel costs

  • Access a list of resources and tools to support your journey