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You NEED to take a vacation in the New Year!

European Christmas Market Cruise in Vienna, Austria Hi, Reader! As some of you know, I left a job about 9 years ago with over 375 hours of vacation and 300 hours of sick leave. Since I wasn’t retiring, the company only paid out up to 175 hours of vacation time. I lost so much time off… all because I wasn’t taking enough vacations. Fast forward to 2025, and I’ve made a conscious effort to actually use my PTO to travel more. Even though I was traveling more, I wasn’t always vacationing. Travel...

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Katie Rockey

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