{"id":32,"date":"2026-09-12T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-09-12T10:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.room-vu.com\/neashaminsuranceagency-com\/2026\/09\/12\/why-millennials-and-gen-z-are-taking-micro-retirements-and-how-you-can-too\/"},"modified":"2026-09-12T10:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-09-12T10:00:00","slug":"why-millennials-and-gen-z-are-taking-micro-retirements-and-how-you-can-too","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.neashaminsuranceagency.com\/blog\/2026\/09\/12\/why-millennials-and-gen-z-are-taking-micro-retirements-and-how-you-can-too\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Millennials and Gen Z are Taking Micro-Retirements\u2014and How You Can Too"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"roomvu-news-container\">\n<p>I&#039;ve been in the insurance world for over 30 years, and it&#039;s fascinating to watch how Millennials and Gen Z are reshaping the idea of retirement. Many are now opting for &quot;micro-retirements&quot;\u2014taking a few months off to recharge and focus on their well-being. It\u2019s not just about hitting pause; it takes thoughtful planning, building up savings with at least a 20% cushion, making sure you\u2019re covered with health insurance, and being able to communicate your time away to employers. I see these steps not only strengthening financial security, but also contributing to long-term career satisfaction. As someone who\u2019s helped clients protect their future with annuities and universal life, I appreciate how intentional planning can open doors to flexibility\u2014whether you\u2019re taking a break now or preparing for the years ahead.<\/p>\n<p>\t<a class=\"roomvu-news-continue\" href=\"https:\/\/www.investopedia.com\/millennials-and-gen-z-micro-retirements-11712812\"><\/p>\n<div>Continue to full article<\/div>\n<p>\t<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I&#039;ve been in the insurance world for over 30 years, and it&#039;s fascinating to watch how Millennials and Gen Z are reshaping the idea of retirement. Many are now opting for &quot;micro-retirements&quot;\u2014taking a few months off to recharge and focus on their well-being. It\u2019s not just about hitting pause; it takes thoughtful planning, building up [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":91,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-32","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.neashaminsuranceagency.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.neashaminsuranceagency.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.neashaminsuranceagency.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.neashaminsuranceagency.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=32"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.neashaminsuranceagency.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.neashaminsuranceagency.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/91"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.neashaminsuranceagency.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=32"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.neashaminsuranceagency.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=32"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.neashaminsuranceagency.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=32"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}