"Having a really long break allows you to do the things that you just normally wouldn't be able to," she said."
"Having that flexibility to stay longer and to experience the thing you actually wanted to go there to experience is very, very privileged and I'm very grateful to be able to do that."
"I think that the younger generation, in a way, is just a lot more impatient. We do want to see gratification earlier and we just don't want to wait until we're 65 to have our retirement and to travel," Lim said."
Zara Lim quit her full-time digital marketing job in mid-2023 to take an 18-month self-funded micro-retirement across Europe and Asia. Lim funded the trip with pandemic-period savings and occasional freelance work, seeing highlights such as cherry blossoms in Korea and the Northern Lights in Norway. Lim returned earlier this year and secured another full-time digital marketing role after beginning outreach while travelling. Lim plans further career breaks and aims to be work-optional by 40, building a property and share portfolio to support that goal. The trend of earlier, shorter retirements carries potential financial risks.
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