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From Toronto to London: Relocating Overseas and Re-Entering the Workforce – Part 2
In my last post on moving from Toronto to London I discussed why we moved to the UK, finding short term accommodation, opening a bank account and starting to look for work. We are now into our 7th month here and I’ve got more information to share!
Getting back into the work force
Both my wife and I found jobs relatively quickly in our field which was fantastic. She was able to secure a job in ...
Series: How To Travel Long Term and Experience The World – Leaving Your Job
Next up in my series on long term travel, how to leave your job! In past posts we’ve discussed setting the stage for taking a career break, finding inspiration, done some planning and budgeting and most importantly, saving to fund your break. Now it’s time for the next big hurdle in the career break planing journey, planning how to leave your job.
The good news is, according to the career ...
From Toronto to London: Relocating Overseas and Re Entering the Workforce – Part 1
Relocating to another country is a daunting task filled with pitfalls and surprises. However the rewards can be significant as well! Having just gone through this, I thought I would share the experience so others can benefit. My wife and I have now been living in the United Kingdom for about 5 months and while we still don’t know all the ins and outs to life here, we’ve come a long way. We decided ...
Career Break Survey – The Results! – Part 2
It’s been a few weeks since I presented the first set of stats from the career break survey I conducted in December 2012. For those who missed it, you can find the results here.
Conducting the survey was a great exercise and it really helped me to understand how people view career breaks. To get started, here’s how long people would like to take a break for.
Career break length
A full third of ...
Series: How to Travel Long Term and Experience the World – Starting to save
We’re now on the 4th installment of this series, I hope you are enjoying it so far!
This next post will cover how to save the many thousands of dollars you’ll need for your career break adventure. To get the conversation started, here is a table that will simplify the discussion.
Income
Gross
$40,000
$50,000
$60,000
$70,000
$80,000
$90,000
$100,000
Net
$34,038
$41,113
$47,998
$54,860
$61,514
$67,429
$73,088
Less ...
Career Break Survey – The Results! – Part 1
After a little break over the holidays I have started to put together the stats on the recent survey I conducted on the topic of career breaks. The survey was a great success and I am excited to bring some new research forward to help people realize their dream of taking time off to pursue their personal goals.
Let’s get started with some basics.
Career Type
%
Other
16%
Accountancy, ...
Increase Your Income By Moving To A Different City, Province or Country
We’ve all read about ways to increase our earnings by negotiating a raise, working overtime, starting a side business or taking on a second job. Another option, which many people don’t think about, is to move to another city, province or country.
Remember that people have been emigrating from their home country and immigrating to another for a long, long time. While there are many reasons why people ...
$50 Gift Card Giveaway – The Career Break Survey!
Seeing as how there is very little statistical information out on the web regarding career breaks, I thought I would come up with some new information on the subject. I’m writing a series of posts on how to travel for the long term and experience the world and the career break topic is integral to this.
Here’s where you come in!
I have created a short, simple survey that asks around 12 questions ...
Series: How to Travel Long Term and Experience the World – Planning & Budgeting
In the third installment of my series on how to travel long term and experience the world we’re going to discuss coming up with a plan and preliminary budget.
The series so far:
Series: How to Travel Long Term and Experience the World – Introduction
Series: How to Travel Long Term and Experience the World – Finding Inspiration
Now that you’ve given some thought to what you might like ...
Series: How to Travel Long Term and Experience the World – Finding Inspiration
Welcome to my new series that will walk you through how to travel the world over the long term and tremendously grow your human capital! Last week I introduced this huge subject and started talking about time and money. This week, we’ll get started thinking about what your journey could look like by finding the inspiration to set off into the unknown. A trip could take place over several months in ...
How To Generate More Income – Use AirBnB
One of the themes on this blog that I love discussing is how to build wealth. The concept is simple, in order to build wealth we have to either earn more, spend less or ideally, both. There are a million different ways to reduce your expenses but there aren’t nearly as many ways to increase your income.
Related: The Basics – Debt
In order to increase your income you’ll need to get a better ...
Series: How to Travel Long Term and Experience the World – Introduction
I’d like to introduce my first series of articles on how to travel long term and experience the world. This is a big subject that will require a lot of posts so you’ll need to stay tuned to get all the details!
Long term travel is a real passion of mine which has added immensely to my human capital. After spending a long time away and being out of your comfort zone, you realize just how much there ...
