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And people wonder why I quit my job to go on walkabout every few years.

mjfl 8y ago
If you are an adult man who is single (I assumed from the ability to go on walkabout), then you are actually not the average - you have lots of free time.
- matthewrobertso 8y ago
  It is possible for a single adult man to have just 4 Hours, 26 minutes of free time per week.
  - caymanjim 8y ago
    Almost certainly by choice. I've had a few jobs with terrible commutes (5-6 hours a day), which only leaves the weekend as free time. Losing most of one day to chores still leaves at least 16 hours a week of free time. I've also gone to school while working full-time, which leaves a similar schedule. And I've worked two jobs, which again leaves a similar schedule. I have a hard time picturing a single, childless person having only 4.5 hours of free time. What sort of obligatory schedule are you thinking of? Three jobs and a lot of commuting?
lenova 8y ago
Love the idea of this... Any details you can provide about your trips? Where, how long, etc?
- caymanjim 8y ago
  I try to take at least a two-week vacation every year, to travel somewhere new. Every 2-4 years, I quit my job and move somewhere. So far I've lived in four US states and the Cayman Islands for a few years each. In between about every other job, I'll take an extended trip. I did six months around Southeast Asia. I've done extended around-the-US travel. A couple months in Belize/Guatemala. Currently in the middle of three months in Cayman/Honduras. If you've got no mortgage, no debt, no kids, it's easy to do at any income level. I've made these choices. It's not a tradeoff that many people want to make, but it's available to most people should they choose it (I realize kids aren't always planned). Most of my trips are low-to-medium budget. SE Asia and Central America can be done for $20-50/day. Cayman is expensive, but I used to live here, so I've got free housing and loaner cars from friends (yet it's still costing me close to $100/day). The US can be dirt cheap if you don't mind car/tent camping.

mjfl 8y ago

If you are an adult man who is single (I assumed from the ability to go on walkabout), then you are actually not the average - you have lots of free time.

matthewrobertso 8y ago
It is possible for a single adult man to have just 4 Hours, 26 minutes of free time per week.
- caymanjim 8y ago
  Almost certainly by choice. I've had a few jobs with terrible commutes (5-6 hours a day), which only leaves the weekend as free time. Losing most of one day to chores still leaves at least 16 hours a week of free time. I've also gone to school while working full-time, which leaves a similar schedule. And I've worked two jobs, which again leaves a similar schedule. I have a hard time picturing a single, childless person having only 4.5 hours of free time. What sort of obligatory schedule are you thinking of? Three jobs and a lot of commuting?

lenova 8y ago

Love the idea of this... Any details you can provide about your trips? Where, how long, etc?

caymanjim 8y ago
I try to take at least a two-week vacation every year, to travel somewhere new. Every 2-4 years, I quit my job and move somewhere. So far I've lived in four US states and the Cayman Islands for a few years each. In between about every other job, I'll take an extended trip. I did six months around Southeast Asia. I've done extended around-the-US travel. A couple months in Belize/Guatemala. Currently in the middle of three months in Cayman/Honduras. If you've got no mortgage, no debt, no kids, it's easy to do at any income level. I've made these choices. It's not a tradeoff that many people want to make, but it's available to most people should they choose it (I realize kids aren't always planned). Most of my trips are low-to-medium budget. SE Asia and Central America can be done for $20-50/day. Cayman is expensive, but I used to live here, so I've got free housing and loaner cars from friends (yet it's still costing me close to $100/day). The US can be dirt cheap if you don't mind car/tent camping.