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I've done the "digital nomad" thing for the past 9 years. Yes, it does indeed get very old after a while. I think the way to go is to have a home where you sta

I've done the "digital nomad" thing for the past 9 years. Yes, it does indeed get very old after a while. I think the way to go is to have a home where you stay ~9 months out of the year. A secondary home where you stay 1-2 months a year. Then you spend a month on vacation traveling and checking out new destinations.

BillyTheMage 3y ago
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- TheFreim 3y ago
  He's not doing anything to you.
  - didgetmaster 3y ago
    Apparently, he is causing this person to be envious. It doesn't matter if the 'rich' person has been slaving away for 30 years in order to be financially independent enough to do it now. Some young person may decide that because they can't afford to do the same thing at the moment; you should not be able to do it either.
    - BillyTheMage 3y ago
      It's not envy, it's recognition of the fact that the rich are disconnected from reality and don't realize the parasitic nature of our economic system. You also seem to share the idea that if you just work real hard for enough time you'll be able to do anything the rich do, and that anyone who complains is just jealous or lazy. I don't want power for myself, I'm opposed to it. Do you envy people who can do evil things better than you?
red-iron-pine 3y ago
Yeah I'll echo that. It can get pretty lonely. The novelty wears off after the first couple hostels or BnBs. Glad I did a lot of it, but also glad to be done with it and having roots.
toomuchtodo 3y ago
This is the way.
tschwimmer 3y ago
be rich, got it.
- Woshiwuja 3y ago
  Its easy man, you just gotta own 2 houses
- nicbou 3y ago
  I'm not the person above, but I do exactly that. It's not so bad if you live cheap for 9 months, and sublet your apartment while you're gone. Traveling doesn't have to mean flying every week either. Many destinations are cheaper than home, and staying there actually saves you money after a while. So if you're on a developer salary in Europe, this sort of arrangement is well within your means.
- rcbdev 3y ago
  It really doesn't have to be so. You can reasonably buy a really nice vacation flat at the beach in, say, Albania for 30-60k€ or refurbish a Japanese "Akiya" (abandoned home) for similar cost. If you're into skiing and beaches Turkey might be a cheaper consideration as well. (i.e. Antalya) I'm sure similar options exist in the Americas. Added benefit is you can run an AirBnB off-season, depending on where and what you buy. Such things are realizable loan-free with a few years worth of savings, no richness needed.

BillyTheMage 3y ago

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TheFreim 3y ago
He's not doing anything to you.
- didgetmaster 3y ago
  Apparently, he is causing this person to be envious. It doesn't matter if the 'rich' person has been slaving away for 30 years in order to be financially independent enough to do it now. Some young person may decide that because they can't afford to do the same thing at the moment; you should not be able to do it either.
  - BillyTheMage 3y ago
    It's not envy, it's recognition of the fact that the rich are disconnected from reality and don't realize the parasitic nature of our economic system. You also seem to share the idea that if you just work real hard for enough time you'll be able to do anything the rich do, and that anyone who complains is just jealous or lazy. I don't want power for myself, I'm opposed to it. Do you envy people who can do evil things better than you?

red-iron-pine 3y ago

Yeah I'll echo that. It can get pretty lonely. The novelty wears off after the first couple hostels or BnBs. Glad I did a lot of it, but also glad to be done with it and having roots.

toomuchtodo 3y ago

This is the way.

tschwimmer 3y ago

be rich, got it.

Woshiwuja 3y ago
Its easy man, you just gotta own 2 houses
nicbou 3y ago
I'm not the person above, but I do exactly that. It's not so bad if you live cheap for 9 months, and sublet your apartment while you're gone. Traveling doesn't have to mean flying every week either. Many destinations are cheaper than home, and staying there actually saves you money after a while. So if you're on a developer salary in Europe, this sort of arrangement is well within your means.
rcbdev 3y ago
It really doesn't have to be so. You can reasonably buy a really nice vacation flat at the beach in, say, Albania for 30-60k€ or refurbish a Japanese "Akiya" (abandoned home) for similar cost. If you're into skiing and beaches Turkey might be a cheaper consideration as well. (i.e. Antalya) I'm sure similar options exist in the Americas. Added benefit is you can run an AirBnB off-season, depending on where and what you buy. Such things are realizable loan-free with a few years worth of savings, no richness needed.