Working When It's Optional - Carla & Robert | MHFI 319

About this episode

Doug chats with Carla & Robert about their experiences and lessons learned from their sabbatical and how they navigate a lifestyle where work is optional.

Doug chats with Carla & Robert about life after their 2019 sabbatical – including observations, lessons learned, and how they currently handle a “working when it’s optional” lifestyle. They discuss how to deal with boredom vs. the need to be productive, the importance of community, health/fitness motivation, the joys of discovering new hobbies, opportunity costs of continued work, and how to use sabbaticals as a test run for early retirement. Do you like the podcast and want to support the show? Follow the link to find out how: https://milehighfi.com/support/ Curious to know exactly what products Doug uses? Check out his Amazon lists below. *Affiliate links below, so if you buy something or spend money, we might earn a commission. That helps the show and doesn’t cost you anything extra. Thank you! Guitar Accessories Hiking & Outdoor Essentials for Sleep Want to order MHFI stickers/temporary tattoos or create your own custom stickers? Of course you do! We ALL do! Order them here using our affiliate link so that we might earn a commission: https://www.stickermule.com/dougcunnington Links Pennies and Popcorn YouTube Carla & Robert on MHFI episode 012 Kevin Sebesta on MHFI episode…

People in this episode

Host: Doug Cunnington

Guests: Carla, Robert

Topics covered

• sabbatical
• early retirement
• working optional
• community
• health and fitness
• hobbies

Keywords

• sabbatical
• early retirement
• productivity
• community
• hobbies
• health
• fitness

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Organizations: Mile High FI, Amazon, Sticker Mule, Epic Financial Journey

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