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I’ll second this advice, counterintuitive though it may seem. Back in the day, I had saved enough to take a nice 3 month leave of absence from work to do some
by jasonkester 2y ago
I’ll second this advice, counterintuitive though it may seem.
Back in the day, I had saved enough to take a nice 3 month leave of absence from work to do some travelling. Nudging my spreadsheet around, I tried replacing my rent, utilities etc. with the cost of a storage locker, and suddenly my “how long can I go for “ number shot up to over a year.
It changed my whole approach to life in my 30s, and it was a good 15 years before I committed to living in a single place long term again.
- lylejantzi3rd 2y agoHow did you go about finding cheap short term rentals?
- jasonkester 2y agoTravelling accommodation was usually some form of $5/night beach bungalow in some remote corner of the world. Thus the big savings compared to living in the states. While working, I’d pick up a cheap room in a shared house for a few months. These days I’d just stay remote. Maybe upgrade by a few dollars a night for A/C, reliable power and good internet.
- dogman144 2y agoIf you’re an American and an engineer, how did you pick up work when needed internationally? I consider this, I’m a security engineer, but I haven’t had much progress considering how to pull it off, if not having an established consultancy.
- purplethinking 2y agoAt first I thought you meant you were living out of a storage locker