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Home › Money

Poll | 04/14/2009 12:00 am

What would you do with a year's paid leave?

Read more about: Career, Money, Nonprofit, Recession, Travel, Volunteer Work

39 Reader Comments (so far…) Sign In or Register to comment

Connie Godin
0% volunteer work, aren’t we terrible.
By Connie Godin on 04/14/2009 2:15 pm
HA BIBI
Nope Connie! Speaking for myself, there are many ways of performing/Donating Charitable goods and services to those in need. Not everyone has the time to donate themselves by being continually present day in and day out, at a given site……Some of us do it in increments.
By HA BIBI on 04/14/2009 2:55 pm
Kris Merrill
I’m doing it all - NOTHING, traveling, volunteering, setting up  my studio and searching for meaning in this new place, called retirement. Got a new husband and a new dog. Training the dog is easier! It still feels funny not having a structure so I’m going back and forth between writing goals for every day, and saying "the heck with it". Bu t every day starts with prayer and meditation and gratitude.  And the question of the day is always "What can I do to make a difference in someone’s world.  
By Kris Merrill on 04/14/2009 3:01 pm
Ruth M
After paying income tax, I would divide a windfall like that into 30% paydown of mortgage principal/30% deposit to retirement account/30% into the kids’ 529s. And I would keep working.  It’s time to keep building assets and saving for rainier days, I think.
By Ruth M on 04/14/2009 3:03 pm
Eve Fulton
I’d go back to school and take something I would love to take but don’t have the time now.  I would love to improve my skills as a therapist…there is always room to learn new ways of doing therapy.  What a great idea!  What a great question…thanks!
By Eve Fulton on 04/14/2009 5:32 pm
Wafaa El Jusmani
Take a Cordon Blue cooking course and travel the world as well.
By Wafaa El Jusmani on 04/14/2009 6:17 pm
Andrea Brandon

I’d spend the first 10 months working 18 hours days, acting as an advisor in the worst animal shelters, training them in the Nathan Winograd method. The 11th month I’d be sailing in the Marianas, then the last month just vegetating on the beach.

By Andrea Brandon on 04/14/2009 8:22 pm
Chris Broersma
Though it may seem selfish in these time, I’d travel…I’ve only been out of the coutry once before - to Canada!
By Chris Broersma on 04/14/2009 9:37 pm
Diana T
I’d travel, and in the process do something creative or pursue something creative.  
By Diana T on 04/14/2009 10:45 pm
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