"Fridays are my errand day. That's when I go to the dentist. That's when I take my dog to the groomer [or] when I get my nails done. For the rest of the workweek, Gonzalez keeps her schedule tight, working Monday through Thursday from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m."
"It's not that she's landed a sudden windfall or considerably increased her rates. Rather, Gonzalez moved from Chicago to Valencia, Spain, with her husband in May 2025. Since then, her personal expenses have gone down enough to make a 16-hour workweek possible."
"After repeating her regret through seven different presentations that day, Gonzalez decided it wasn't too late for her to live abroad as an adult. She says she spent the next two years saving about $20,000 with the goal of taking a year-long sabbatical from work."
Gigi Gonzalez, a 36-year-old financial educator and founder of The First Gen Mentor, moved to Valencia, Spain in May 2025 and restructured her work schedule to just 16 hours per week (Monday-Thursday, 2-6 p.m.), reserving Fridays for personal errands. Her journey began in 2019 when she regretted not studying abroad and decided to pursue international living as an adult. She saved $20,000 for a sabbatical, but the pandemic prompted her to launch her own business in 2021 instead. Realizing her work could be done remotely, she and her husband chose Spain, where she can pursue citizenship through her Mexican heritage after two years of residency. The relocation significantly reduced her personal expenses, making the reduced workweek financially viable without increasing rates or experiencing a windfall.
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