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Maybe everyone here makes 6 figure salaries, but overseas travel is ridiculously expensive. I've found that it's mostly the people who can afford it who proclai
by ZanyProgrammer 12y ago
Maybe everyone here makes 6 figure salaries, but overseas travel is ridiculously expensive. I've found that it's mostly the people who can afford it who proclaim the benefits of travel.
- cwilson 12y agoI traveled all around South America for six months and spent maybe 10k total on the trip and I wasn't living frugally at all. I stayed in Airbnb's over hostels, ate good food often, and went on lots of paid excursions. I probably could have spent 5k total if I did the hostel thing, ate on the cheap, and didn't pay for any tourist activities. My point is you can travel on the cheap if you put effort into it, especially in South America. Traveling in Europe? Sure, that's going to be just as expensive if not more than simply living day to day in the states. There are definitely places you can travel without making a six figure salary however.
- taeric 12y agoIt isn't just the monetary cost of the trip, but the opportunity cost of not having a paying job. The later is far more expensive than the former.
- chatmasta 12y agoWhat's the opportunity cost of not having a job when you're in South America anyway? Where would you put your salary?
- icebraining 12y agoThe problem is not having a job when you return from South America. Most people can't simply expect to get a decent job in a reasonable amount of time.
- nbardy 12y agoGoing to resorts and fancy hotels is expensive. Traveling is not. Most people I meet traveling including myself are spending way less money than they do at home.
- kpennell 12y agoA lot of SE Asia and Latin America can be done for 400-700 per month. It's possible to reduce this further.