Sabbatical Planner

What your time off will cost, how long your savings last, and what you want the time to be for.

The time

Months off

Starting

Currency

 Monthly costs while you’re off Housingrent or mortgage, utilities$
Foodgroceries, eating out$
Health insuranceand other healthcare$
Transport & phone$
Travel & funmonthly average$
Everything elsedebt payments, subscriptions$
 

One-time costs

Big trips & flights $

Other one-time costscourses, gear, moving $

Money coming in

Income per month while offfreelance, rent, partner’s share $

Saved for this so far $

Cushion for coming backmonths of spending to keep in reserve months

What the time is for

Why I’m taking this time

The question I want to live with

What I want to rest from

What I want to make room for

My rules for this time

The shape of it

Decompress: the first few weeks

Explore: the middle

Re-entry: the last few weeks

When I’ll come back, and to what

How I’ll know it was worth it

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Read The Ultimate Guide & Reasons To Take A Sabbatical. Scared to go? Try Fear Setting. Not sure what comes after? Sketch three Odyssey Plans. Wondering if you could stop for good? Try the FIRE Calculator.