What if, at some point, you had that abode, but it was filled constantly with a revolving door of friends visiting you? Or foster children? Or an adopted child you homeschool and travel with a la Lainie Liberti? Or all of the above? I know a family who has had 40+ people over every single Monday for taco night, without fail for decades. Bring the party to you when traveling always may not be an option anymore…and having a place doesn’t have to mean never traveling.
I love that vision as well! I've tried to create something similar whenever I've had my own place longer-term (e.g. a cabin for six months in South Lake Tahoe). But the economic and day-to-day realities of being a homeowner have long worried me, and I suspect that I'm a better fit for the "friend visiting you" category. As I grow older I see fewer and fewer adults who can fill that role.
There is YouTube channel that you might appreciate - Jay Wanders Out. Jay is a 50ish year old former Marine and IT worker that cashed out his his 401k and sold his house a few years ago, and now lives out of his Toyota 4Runner, exploring the north in the summer and south in the winter, camping for free most nights and hitting a paid campground once or twice a week to shower, etc.
Living in your car while crashing with family once in a while used to be the very definition of bum. Now we call them content creators and many of them are raking in 6 figure incomes traveling FT while producing weekly videos. From what I can tell most of them are still putting in 30-40 hours a week as video editing is slow work - but I guess doing it from the most scenic places in the country/world makes it worth it.
Excited to see where your adventures continue.... I believe that people who create connections with others will always have open doors and open arms to visit, even stay for a length of time. I think your biggest strength is that you have a proven history of being able to reinvent yourself and that is what will give you an advantage as you grow older. You are always open to new ideas and to trying things even if they don't succeed. This will get you farther in life than others who haven't learned that skill. Keep on living your version of life!
What if, at some point, you had that abode, but it was filled constantly with a revolving door of friends visiting you? Or foster children? Or an adopted child you homeschool and travel with a la Lainie Liberti? Or all of the above? I know a family who has had 40+ people over every single Monday for taco night, without fail for decades. Bring the party to you when traveling always may not be an option anymore…and having a place doesn’t have to mean never traveling.
I love that vision as well! I've tried to create something similar whenever I've had my own place longer-term (e.g. a cabin for six months in South Lake Tahoe). But the economic and day-to-day realities of being a homeowner have long worried me, and I suspect that I'm a better fit for the "friend visiting you" category. As I grow older I see fewer and fewer adults who can fill that role.
There is YouTube channel that you might appreciate - Jay Wanders Out. Jay is a 50ish year old former Marine and IT worker that cashed out his his 401k and sold his house a few years ago, and now lives out of his Toyota 4Runner, exploring the north in the summer and south in the winter, camping for free most nights and hitting a paid campground once or twice a week to shower, etc.
Living in your car while crashing with family once in a while used to be the very definition of bum. Now we call them content creators and many of them are raking in 6 figure incomes traveling FT while producing weekly videos. From what I can tell most of them are still putting in 30-40 hours a week as video editing is slow work - but I guess doing it from the most scenic places in the country/world makes it worth it.
Love this. Still trying to find the right balance myself.
Watching!
Excited to see where your adventures continue.... I believe that people who create connections with others will always have open doors and open arms to visit, even stay for a length of time. I think your biggest strength is that you have a proven history of being able to reinvent yourself and that is what will give you an advantage as you grow older. You are always open to new ideas and to trying things even if they don't succeed. This will get you farther in life than others who haven't learned that skill. Keep on living your version of life!