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I would like to take my skills on the road, but I have a wife and two kids. My wife does not work. Is this lifestyle practical for me? Any advice would be appre

I would like to take my skills on the road, but I have a wife and two kids. My wife does not work. Is this lifestyle practical for me? Any advice would be appreciated.

bdcravens 14y ago
Any discussion should be framed in terms of what you and you wife decide is best for your family and your children. There's no "I" or "me" in that conversation.
willholloway 14y ago
It depends how you feel about moving your kids. Because your skills are mobile and your wife does doesn't need to find a job it will make things much easier. I'm living a compromise version of this lifestyle. I have lived in three cities in four years. Instead of constantly traveling, when the urge to ride on to my next adventure strikes I book passage on a plane and rent a furnished apartment in a new city.
gte910h 14y ago
It is if you two can handle home schooling the children
- chimeracoder 14y ago
  I wonder what tokenadult would have to say about this, but I don't think that that's a good environment for homeschooling.
Spooky23 14y ago
No. This lifestyle is basically a scheme to trick yourself into believing that you're still living the youthful college dream. Do you want your kids to grow up in hotels and short-term rentals, never having been in one place for too long? If the answer is "sure", talk to people who grew up in military families who were shipped all over the world -- it's not fun. If the idea is that you're going to travel, and the family stays put, understand that the cost is that you won't have a family at some point. Road-warrior consultants generally aren't the happiest people.
- alexkus 14y ago
  > Road-warrior consultants generally aren't the happiest people. So true, I did similar kind of "on-the-road" consultancy for a 9 month period in a previous role and that was enough. Saved a load of money though as I had no accommodation expenses of my own in those 9 months.
- rdl 14y ago
  This lifestyle is awesome when you're single or don't have kids, though.
- cpursley 14y ago
  I've meet plenty of people who grew up in military families or one's that simply moved a lot for work and loved it. They have friends all over the world and a much broader perspective on life than stationary folks.
cfn 14y ago
One possible option is to move aboard a sailing boat. You will be able to move from place to place and work at the same time. Most marinas have Wifi and if you stay close to the coast you should be able to get internet over your mobile. There are many families that do this, just search for liveaboard.
- cpursley 14y ago
  Yes! A live aboard (catamarans are great) is the way to go.
grecy 14y ago
Of course you can. Here [1] is a family of 7 driving from Alaska to Argentina... because they want to. I met many similar family expeditions during my drive [2] and it was always a joy to meet the kids - who were all bi or tri-lingual. One of my favorite quotes from a ~10 year old was "I don't like homeschooling.. I like WORLDschooling". [1] http://www.discovershareinspire.com/ http://www.discovershareinspire.com/ [2] http://theroadchoseme.com/ http://theroadchoseme.com/
bhousel 14y ago
Haha, don't ask us. Ask them.
ipmb 14y ago
Sure! I moved from my family from the States to an expat beach community last year. Being jetset with a family of 4 is expensive and not how I wanted to raise my kids, so we just settled down here. Maybe we'll move again next year, maybe not. The experience has been incredible and I'd do it again in a heart beat. Get in touch, I'd be happy to provide more advice/encouragement.
- boothead 14y ago
  I'd like to ask some questions if I may. * Where did you decide to live? * How do you support yourself and family? * What do you do for school, is it expensive? * How's it working out? Any regrets? Cheers

I would like to take my skills on the road, but I have a wife and two kids. My wife does not work. Is this lifestyle practical for me? Any advice would be appreciated.

bdcravens 14y ago

Any discussion should be framed in terms of what you and you wife decide is best for your family and your children. There's no "I" or "me" in that conversation.

willholloway 14y ago

It depends how you feel about moving your kids. Because your skills are mobile and your wife does doesn't need to find a job it will make things much easier. I'm living a compromise version of this lifestyle. I have lived in three cities in four years. Instead of constantly traveling, when the urge to ride on to my next adventure strikes I book passage on a plane and rent a furnished apartment in a new city.

gte910h 14y ago

It is if you two can handle home schooling the children

chimeracoder 14y ago
I wonder what tokenadult would have to say about this, but I don't think that that's a good environment for homeschooling.

Spooky23 14y ago

No. This lifestyle is basically a scheme to trick yourself into believing that you're still living the youthful college dream. Do you want your kids to grow up in hotels and short-term rentals, never having been in one place for too long? If the answer is "sure", talk to people who grew up in military families who were shipped all over the world -- it's not fun. If the idea is that you're going to travel, and the family stays put, understand that the cost is that you won't have a family at some point. Road-warrior consultants generally aren't the happiest people.

alexkus 14y ago
> Road-warrior consultants generally aren't the happiest people. So true, I did similar kind of "on-the-road" consultancy for a 9 month period in a previous role and that was enough. Saved a load of money though as I had no accommodation expenses of my own in those 9 months.
rdl 14y ago
This lifestyle is awesome when you're single or don't have kids, though.
cpursley 14y ago
I've meet plenty of people who grew up in military families or one's that simply moved a lot for work and loved it. They have friends all over the world and a much broader perspective on life than stationary folks.

cfn 14y ago

One possible option is to move aboard a sailing boat. You will be able to move from place to place and work at the same time. Most marinas have Wifi and if you stay close to the coast you should be able to get internet over your mobile. There are many families that do this, just search for liveaboard.

cpursley 14y ago
Yes! A live aboard (catamarans are great) is the way to go.

grecy 14y ago

Of course you can. Here [1] is a family of 7 driving from Alaska to Argentina... because they want to. I met many similar family expeditions during my drive [2] and it was always a joy to meet the kids - who were all bi or tri-lingual. One of my favorite quotes from a ~10 year old was "I don't like homeschooling.. I like WORLDschooling". [1] http://www.discovershareinspire.com/ http://www.discovershareinspire.com/ [2] http://theroadchoseme.com/ http://theroadchoseme.com/

bhousel 14y ago

Haha, don't ask us. Ask them.

ipmb 14y ago

Sure! I moved from my family from the States to an expat beach community last year. Being jetset with a family of 4 is expensive and not how I wanted to raise my kids, so we just settled down here. Maybe we'll move again next year, maybe not. The experience has been incredible and I'd do it again in a heart beat. Get in touch, I'd be happy to provide more advice/encouragement.

boothead 14y ago
I'd like to ask some questions if I may. * Where did you decide to live? * How do you support yourself and family? * What do you do for school, is it expensive? * How's it working out? Any regrets? Cheers