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10th Apr 2019

This hack will let you take 10 days off work, using just 4 annual leave days

Rebecca O'Keeffe

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You’re welcome.

If there’s one thing I struggle with as a working human, it is the painful restraints of annual leave.

They’re limited, so it’s important to get the most out of them.

However, I recently discovered a hack that would allow you to get a 10 day holiday, and only taking 4 days off.

What is this witchcraft?

Now, the one big thing here is that this will only work if you have a normal Monday to Friday job.

Oh, and if you get Bank Holidays off.

To get ten days off between April 13th and April 22nd, all you need to book off is the 15th to the 18th of April.

Easter, baby.

This is because of the way the bank holidays and weekends fall, with Good Friday and Easter Monday.

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But this little hack works with most Bank Holidays.

For example, you can get a 9 day trip under your belt in May by taking the 7th to the 10th off.

Similar scenario with the June Bank Holiday, if you take the 4th to the 7th off, you’ll have 9 days to play with.

The same can be said for August and October.

And then there’s Christmas – where the opportunities are endless.

So there you have it lads!

Book that trip you’ve been thinking about, and use the Bank Holidays – I know I will.