The Liberty Leave Blog

Explore practical tips, inspiring stories, and personal journeys to help you navigate your own career break. From financial strategies to travel tips, we've got everything you need to make your Liberty Leave a reality.

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Career Breaks

Inspiring stories from those taking intentional time off, and guidance on sabbatical planning.

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Finance

Tools and strategies to help you make and manage with intention.

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Travel

Destination guides, digital nomad tips, trip recaps, and real talk on what it actually costs to live and work abroad.

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Career Breaks

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The Liberty Leavers, Issue 003: Melonie De Guzman Built a "F*ck You Fund" So She Could Walk Away From Burnout
Career Breaks
The Liberty Leavers, Issue 003: Melonie De Guzman Built a "F*ck You Fund" So She Could Walk Away From Burnout
Career Breaks

Melonie De Guzman took a five-month career break to travel through Asia and Europe after years of strategically increasing her income and building what she calls a "f*ck you fund”.

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The Liberty Leavers, Issue 002: Riana Ang-Canning Spent $77,000 to Travel in Europe and Canada With Her Newborn and Husband
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The Liberty Leavers, Issue 002: Riana Ang-Canning Spent $77,000 to Travel in Europe and Canada With Her Newborn and Husband
Career Breaks

After years of saving and planning, Riana Ang-Canning and her husband spent nine months travelling through Canada and Europe with their baby and dog.

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The Liberty Leavers, Issue 001: Brandy Walker Stopped Applying to Jobs and Is Crowdfunding a Year of Rest Instead
Career Breaks
The Liberty Leavers, Issue 001: Brandy Walker Stopped Applying to Jobs and Is Crowdfunding a Year of Rest Instead
Career Breaks

In this first edition of The Liberty Leavers, discover how one woman is turning her sabbatical into a movement, reclaiming rest, and showing that stepping away can be the boldest career move of all.

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Career Breaks

Finance

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How to Do a Subscription Clean-Up to Reclaim Your Coins
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How to Do a Subscription Clean-Up to Reclaim Your Coins
Finance

If your bank account’s ever hit you with a surprise subscription charge, you’re not alone. This post walks you through a quick subscription audit so you can cancel what’s not serving you, plug the leaks, and redirect those dollars toward something that actually matters.

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5 Digital Side Hustle Ideas to Increase Your Income Streams
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5 Digital Side Hustle Ideas to Increase Your Income Streams
Finance

If your job disappeared tomorrow, would your income disappear with it? This post covers 5 online side hustle ideas you can start from anywhere to build extra income and flexibility, plus a few bonus ideas if none of those spark joy.

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6 Tips to Protect Your Online Accounts from Hackers
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6 Tips to Protect Your Online Accounts from Hackers
Finance

Hackers are getting smarter…but so can you. With scams on the rise, this post breaks down 6 practical steps to secure your online banking and financial accounts, from enabling 2FA to avoiding public Wi-Fi slip-ups. Stay alert, stay protected.

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Travel

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I Got 16 Custom Outfits Made in Vietnam for Under $1,000: My Hoi An Tailor Experience
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I Got 16 Custom Outfits Made in Vietnam for Under $1,000: My Hoi An Tailor Experience
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A recap of my recent slow travel journey, where I spent one month in Hoi An, Vietnam getting 16 custom pieces made for less than $1000.

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Finnair A350 Business Class Review (€649 Upgrade) — Helsinki to Bangkok
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Finnair A350 Business Class Review (€649 Upgrade) — Helsinki to Bangkok
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A review of my experience taking Finnair’s Business Class flight from Helsinki to Bangkok, Thailand.

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Inside a Hair Factory: How Wigs, Bundles, and Clip-Ins Are Made in Vietnam
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Inside a Hair Factory: How Wigs, Bundles, and Clip-Ins Are Made in Vietnam
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On one of my most random side quests yet, I toured a hair factory in Da Nang, Vietnam, to see how these operations work.

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