Financial Autonomy

Episode 50 – Mini Retirements, 3 day work week, self employment and more - Stuart Barry's Financial Autonomy success Today in the episode, we talk to Stuart Barry about his life story, his love for travel, his published book, his business and how he values his time. In this interview we cover: Stuart’s 35-year career journey in the finance industry How he started his current career as a financial planner Countries and places he has worked in Breaks and adventures or “mini-retirements” that Stuart has done The fears he faced about taking mini retirements How he managed to bring himself to take a break and travel The reason why he didn’t need much financial preparation during his 1st break The 2nd break he took with his wife and their financial state at that time The experience he had coming back from his first break to finding a new job Advantages of maintaining a good relationship with your employers The things that drew him to owning his own business and why he says building a business isn’t for everyone Co