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I'm not sure if this qualifies as minimalist, but 5 months ago I moved out of my apartment, put everything in storage, packed a week worth of clothes, a macbook
by bignoggins 15y ago
I'm not sure if this qualifies as minimalist, but 5 months ago I moved out of my apartment, put everything in storage, packed a week worth of clothes, a macbook air, ipad, ipod and set off around the world.
I used to have quite a bit of "stuff": home theater, nice car, video games, etc. But I don't find I miss it very much at all. If anything, the only thing I really miss is my dog. Right now I'm working on my iPad app at an amazing cafe in Budapest. There really is no other place I'd rather be.
- enobrev 15y agoI hope you didn't leave the dog in storage.
- jh3 15y agoIf you don't mine me asking, how old are you and how are you currently making money? I'm assuming you saved some for a bit before you left wherever you used to live. I'd actually be interested in anything you have to say.
- bignoggins 15y ago28 and married. I'm own a mobile app business so I can work from anywhere in the world. I didn't need to save up any money as my earnings are enough to cover all of my expenses.
- Harkins 15y agoThere's a bunch of us nomads here on HN, search for threads about location-independent businesses.
- orenmazor 15y agoI consider this occasionally (as I have mostly the same options of travel), but I can't handle the idea of not hanging out with my dog regularly. I'd just miss the stupid quadruped all the time.
- bignoggins 15y agoyeah for future trips we are definitely going to bring the dog.
- orenmazor 15y agothats a whole separate problem… between bio-clearance (depending on where you're going), hotels, feeding them, flights, etc. this is why I discourage friends who consider getting a dog but intend to travel lots. it's kind of an anchor.