How You Can Enjoy a Mini-Retirement Every 2 Years, Without Risking Your Career
How You Can Enjoy a Mini-Retirement Every 2 Years, Without Risking Your Career  
Podcast: The Money with Katie Show
Published On: Wed Oct 15 2025
Description: Do you frequently find yourself feeling overwhelmed and spread thin? Like you can't catch up with life, no matter what you do? If so, a mini-retirement —or 20 mini-retirements over the span of your career—might help. (02:20): Introducing Jillian Johnsrud and the idea of mini retirements (04:00): How to actually structure a mini retirement (08:55): Why you should practice retirement before you reach FI (12:30): What do you want out of your mini retirement? (20:20): Three tools to help visualize a mini retirement (28:58): How to build your narrative story (36:25): Figuring out your career alongside mini retirements (42:00): How to approach mini retirement as a high-performing professional (58:20): The finances behind making mini retirements possible (01:06:11): How to afford US healthcare (01:14:34): Trends when trying mini retirement for the first timeTranscripts, show notes, resources, and credits will be available within a week at: https://moneywithkatie.com/mini-retirements.—Money with Katie’s mission is to be the intersection where the economic, cultural, and political meet the tactical, practical, personal finance education everyone needs.Get your copy of Rich Girl Nation:⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://moneywithkatie.com/rich-girl-nation⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.katiegattitassin.com