Planning
The Show That’s About to Go On
Written By: jeff
Posted On: November 4th, 2013
For most of the time I’ve been running Career Break Secrets, I’ve connected with you from afar, from the ether of the internet and social media. No matter where I am, the internet allows me to publish and stay in touch. I’m still amazed at how things have worked out so far. I’ve connected with […]
Taking A Career Break Isn’t Easy
Written By: jeff
Posted On: December 17th, 2012
Today we have a great guest post from Craig and John, a couple of experienced career breakers currently traveling the world. Based on their personal experience, they’ve got some great tips for finding out if a career break is for you and how to get started. They have an eye to becoming nomadic and give […]
WWOOFing It on Your Career Break
Written By: jeff
Posted On: November 26th, 2012
This is a guest post submitted by Tony from LandingStanding.com. You may remember that I recently featured him and his wife, Meg, in a Who’s Out There Now interview. This post has been delayed for a while and I’m glad I can finally publish it. One of the top activities for career breakers is volunteering […]
Getting Off the Dime: A Review of Dream. Save. Do.
Written By: jeff
Posted On: November 5th, 2012
I’ve known Betsy and Warren for a while. They are the kind of people that once you meet them, you feel like you’ve known them your whole life. They have a passion for life that even amongst the traveler community is notable and infectious. They’ve been blogging about their travels and their perspective on life […]
Book ‘Em Jeffo
Written By: jeff
Posted On: October 21st, 2012
This week is the culmination of months of behind-the-scenes work. My book, The Career Break Traveler’s Handbook, is finally here. Since I started my trip back in 2007, I had dreams of writing my own travel book. Then when I started Career Break Secrets, I had dreams of writing my own book. And all along […]
How Career Breakers Are Made
Written By: jeff
Posted On: October 15th, 2012
This year will be my first year not hosting Meet Plan Go in Austin. It was a tough decision to make because I really love this event. In the past two years, I got the chance to meet so many great people getting ready for their own trip. But, my schedule just didn’t allow for […]
Career Break Budgeting Part 4: Reentry Budget
Written By: jeff
Posted On: February 29th, 2012
You haven’t even left and now I’m asking you to think and plan for reentry? Yup. In some ways, this is the easiest part of the budget. Similar to any budget, the formula is simply: Average daily spend X Days before earning a salary = Re-Entry Budget See! Easy peasy! I know, I know. That’s […]
Career Break Budgeting Part 3: Travel Budget
Written By: jeff
Posted On: February 16th, 2012
Travel the world for $30 a day, $50 a day, $20 a day. It’s so hard to know how much you really need until you get out there. But, that’s little consolation while you’re still at home, at work, trying to make sure you have enough put aside. My goal in this post isn’t to […]
Options for Your Timeshare On Your Career Break
Written By: jeff
Posted On: February 14th, 2012
Back in 2000, I took a trip with a friend who had been invited up to Avon, Colorado to see a new project by Sheraton. Set at the base of Beaver Creek, Avon is a simple town. Of course, it’s hard to compete when your neighbors are Vail and Beaver Creek. Actually, Beaver Creek and […]
Career Break Budgeting Part 2: Pre-Take Off Budget
Written By: jeff
Posted On: February 1st, 2012
As you’re planning your career break, you’re probably focused on how much your going to spend once you’re on the road. Well, a good way to minimize your on-the-road spend is to maximize this part of the budget. It’s not practical or desirable to buy everything now that you ¨might¨ need. After all, if you’re […]
