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> Part of the reason I’ve been able to do this is because I’ve always designed my life such that it can benefit from having money (pinball arcade rooms and all
by smjburton 2y ago
> Part of the reason I’ve been able to do this is because I’ve always designed my life such that it can benefit from having money (pinball arcade rooms and all that…) but is also compatible with having no money.
Good observation from the OP. Living lean opens up the possibility to do more things; but it also requires sacrifices that most aren't able to make, and why it's so difficult to work on the things you want to. Sometimes it's nearly impossible to give up life's commitments, comforts, and responsibilities.
- eCa 2y agoI’m just not sure how to square that quote with this from the about page: > I reside in Las Vegas but also spend a lot of time in Hawaii, Budapest, and elsewhere. I’m a minimalist nomad. No matter how minimalist one is, traveling is difficult with no money.
- smjburton 2y agoI saw that too but took it to mean that he lives lean even when times are good by traveling as minimalistic as possible (cheapest flights, hotels, gear), and has set his life up in a way that he could survive even if he has very little to no money.
- tynan 2y agoTynan here. I've bought small apartments with groups of friends in Hilo, Budapest, Tokyo, and bought a small island in Canada. My share of all four of those cost under $50k. So most of the time when I travel I go to places I have my own place. I don't do a ton of touristy stuff, because I've been to all these places dozens of times, but instead more or less live a life like a local there, which doesn't cost more than my life in Vegas. I still have to buy flights, but there are a lot of well known methods (points, etc) to get really cheap flights. Even back when I really had no money, a buddy and I just rented cheap apartments around the world for a year and gave up our places at home. It cost very little.