FIRST STEPS
If you wish to travel nomadically for long periods of time,
unless you are independently wealthy one typically needs to down-size or give
up their “normal” daily lifestyle at home.
For most, this means selling a home or vacating a rental unit. If one is in a rental unit, it’s easy to wait
until the lease expires, put your personal belongings in storage and then
become nomadic.
Selling a home is more involved, and can lead to regret
later if one finds the nomadic lifestyle is not for them.
Whatever the case is for you, I urge you to take a “test
drive” and take a long trip for 3 – 6 months first before completely giving up
your current lifestyle. If being a nomad
isn’t for you, then it will be easier to slip back into the comfortable
lifestyle you are accustomed to.
Please note; you may love the first 3 – 6 months and uproot
yourself from your previous lifestyle to become a full-time nomad. Things may change later, so 3 – 6 months is
not a definitive trial period. Please
keep that in mind! However, if after a
year or two or more you decide to go back to a stationary lifestyle in your
home country, at least you experienced being nomadic which (if you are reading
this) is something you have craved.
Many more people regret NOT doing something, than regret
doing something!
If you’re a homeowner, try renting out your place for that time period. Store your valuable / personal belongings safely, rent it out and go travel. Please note; there are downsides to renting, the honus is on you to carefully consider this after researching further into all ramifications. Deadbeat / destructive tenants and other negative aspects are possible.
If you love the nomadic lifestyle, return and
sell the home and furniture / possessions you don’t want to keep. Storage costs can be expensive. To pay a couple thousands dollars over time to
store a few thousand dollars’ worth of furniture, etc., that does not have sentimental
value isn’t logical financially.
If you’re a renter, simply wait until the lease
expires. Downsize your possessions as much as possible and store them. Leave on good terms with the landlord.
If you like the nomadic lifestyle, keep on going, leaving your belongings
in storage. If not, it is easy to
return, rent a place again and move your belongings out of storage to your new
home.
Other factors such as job / income, mail, electronic
communication, finances, personal relationships, pets, health care &
insurance, your personal health, etc. apply as well.
More in the next post, stay tuned!!!
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