I took two long journeys in my life, one for 11 months and another for 5: https://battlepenguin.com/philosophy/perspective/minimalism/ https://battlepenguin.co

I took two long journeys in my life, one for 11 months and another for 5: https://battlepenguin.com/philosophy/perspective/minimalism/ https://battlepenguin.com/philosophy/perspective/minimalism/ https://battlepenguin.com/philosophy/perspective/a-tale-of-two-journeys/ https://battlepenguin.com/philosophy/perspective/a-tale-of-t... I lived out of two bags the first time and a car the second. I learned a lot about myself and the world. I had a good amount saved up, but I've met people who've done similar trips and haven't. I got the idea from a guy I met in a hostel who saved up $10k in a year from his job waiting tables, and traveled for a year off of it. My best friend lived in Germany for years off of <500 euro a month teaching English. It's not an easy life for sure. Eventually that server went back to work at his restaurant, my friend teaching English returned to Ohio and I got a job in software engineering. I still wouldn't trade the experience for anything.