{"podcast":{"title":"Freedom Before FI | Life Design, Purpose, Sabbaticals, Coast FI & Financial Independence (FIRE)","slug":"freedom-before-fi-life-design-purpose-sabbaticals-coast-fi-financial-independence-fire-6883474","podcast_index_feed_id":6883474,"rss_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/e911d5e8/podcast/rss","website_url":"https://freedombeforefi.com/","image_url":"https://d3t3ozftmdmh3i.cloudfront.net/staging/podcast_uploaded_nologo/39002602/39002602-1722564190848-f8c69f4d6ca61.jpg","author":"Greg, a Life Design and FI Enthusiast","episode_count":104,"summary":"The road to Financial Independence (FI) can seem long and out of reach. Luckily, there are ways to get freedom way before reaching FI! Using FI strategies and Life Design, we discuss practical tips to help you buy your time back, so you can start enjoying your journey to FIRE (Financial Independence Retire Early), instead of delaying your freedom until you retired. Whether you want to be debt free, quit a job, spend more time with family, start a passion project, change career, take a sabbatical, find purpose, do nomadic travel or even geographic arbitrage, we got you covered. Let's do this!","last_synced_at":"2026-06-07T00:18:03.559290+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/freedom-before-fi-life-design-purpose-sabbaticals-coast-fi-financial-independence-fire-6883474"},"episode":{"title":"99. Should You Take A Sabbatical or Keep Working to FI?","slug":"99-should-you-take-a-sabbatical-or-keep-working-to-fi","published_at":"2026-04-02T09:09:52+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/freedom-before-fi-life-design-purpose-sabbaticals-coast-fi-financial-independence-fire-6883474/99-should-you-take-a-sabbatical-or-keep-working-to-fi","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/freedom-before-fi-life-design-purpose-sabbaticals-coast-fi-financial-independence-fire-6883474","url":"https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/freedombeforefi/episodes/99--Should-You-Take-A-Sabbatical-or-Keep-Working-to-FI-e3haoti","audio_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/e911d5e8/podcast/play/117842290/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-3-2%2Fa67c07d3-67fd-bf22-608d-82babb17b287.mp3","summary":"If you’re unsure wether to take that extended break from work or to continue working until you get to FI, this episode may be for you. On this episode I’ll be looking at 3 popular barriers or concerns that arise when thinking about taking a sabbatical (or career break or mini-retirement). I’ll also provide my views on how to tackle these barriers if a sabbatical is something you’ve been yearning to do for a while now. Related Episodes: Ep. 33 The Power of a Sabbatical - with Sabbatical Coach Lyndall Farley - Link Ep. 40 Transformative Life Breaks & Sabbaticals - with Career break Expert Katrina Mcghee - Link Firespark Retreat (Australia): Link below for more info: https://www.facebook.com/FIRESPARKRetreat/ Freedom Before FI Links: Free Guides: Download the free ‘Freedom Ideas’ Cheat Sheet and the free ‘Find Your Purpose’ worksheet at: https://freedombeforefi.com/free-guides/ Website: Check out our resources and services at www.freedombeforefi.com Email: If you want to connect, send me a note at greg@freedombeforefi.com Instagram: or send a DM at Instagram Link Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@FreedomBeforeFI Linktree (all links) : https://linktr.ee/freedombeforefi Disclaimer: This podcast is for informational purposes only and should not be considered as financial advice","meta_description":"If you’re unsure wether to take that extended break from work or to continue working until you get to FI, this episode may be for you. On this episode I’l…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":756,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/freedom-before-fi-life-design-purpose-sabbaticals-coast-fi-financial-independence-fire-6883474/episodes/99-should-you-take-a-sabbatical-or-keep-working-to-fi/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/freedom-before-fi-life-design-purpose-sabbaticals-coast-fi-financial-independence-fire-6883474/99-should-you-take-a-sabbatical-or-keep-working-to-fi.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}