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Week 42: Do the Hustle

Oct. 17, 2020

This week you consider how a side hustle might benefit your World of Away. Resources to help you find what you're looking for: 50 Ideas for a Lucrative Side Hustle 99 Side Hustle Ideas to Make $500+ in Your Spare Time 7 Side…

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Week 39: Back to the Future - Taking a slice of your retirement pie

Sept. 26, 2020

What if you could reorganize time and reach into the future to steal a few of your treasured retirement days to spend on a career break now? Would you do that? Because you know you can, and you won't even get caught.

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Week 28: Help me help you

July 10, 2020

This week you investigate the financial services you currently rely on to uncover which ones will best serve you while you're in World of Away and which ones won't. Best banks and credit cards for World of Away BankRate.com …

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Week 14: Career break as an opportunity to transition into the next phase of your career

April 3, 2020

Today we talk with a mid-career IT professional who has already had one career break and is in the process of planning her next one.

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Week 8: Fitting Your World of Away Finances Together

Feb. 21, 2020

This week you pull together the financial pieces you have been developing in Weeks 5 thru 7 and you assemble your World of Away budget.

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Week 7: What path will lead you to and through World of Away?

Feb. 14, 2020

This week you consider how travel will facilitate and contribute to World of Away and you incorporate this final piece into the budget you've been assembling these past few weeks. Some companies to consider to help schedule …

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Week 6: The Dollars and Sense of World of Away

Feb. 7, 2020

This week you explore the cost of living in World of Away, building the second part of your budget. Tools to help you out: Cost of Living Calculator (U.S.) Cost of Living Calculator (International)

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Week 5: Counting coins and cutting costs

Jan. 31, 2020

This week you spend time saving money. Additional resources to help with budgeting The Budgetnista Be The Budget Best Travel Savings Account (USA Edition) Sabbatical Calculator