Traveling More: Could We Afford It?
There’s a big secret most people who travel extensively don’t often talk about with those who don’t –
Where does the money come from?
When our kids were babies and we always felt like there was way too much month left at the end of the money, we would dream about traveling together but immediately feel defeated.
Until we learned that one secret all travelers know – If you’re fortunate enough to live in a first-world situation and earn more than just a living wage,
The money you need to travel already exists. You just have to move it.
How do you move money when you don’t have enough money to move anywhere except to pay bills and pad the pocket of the grocery store owner?
It’s all about choices – simple ones.
Before you roll your eyes and slam your laptop, here are a few examples:
Big house or small one?
$1,000+/month opened up for adventures
One car or two?
$400+/month opened up for adventures
New car/truck or used?
$200+/month opened up for adventures
Private school or homeschool?
Heaps of money opened up for adventures
Buy books or go to the library?
Heaps of money opened up for adventures
Restaurant or dinner at home?
Heaps of money opened up for adventures
Pay for homeschool classes or use free resources?
Heaps of money opened up for adventures
It sounds too simple to be true, but I can honestly tell you that it’s not.
The money you need to travel already exists. You just have to move it.
That’s it – that’s all we did to start traveling more. And once we took that first step, it was addictive, so we did it again and again and again, and before we knew it we were taking the big leap to travel full-time.
Could you afford to travel more with your family? Absolutely.
You may not like what you have to sacrifice to do it, but if you’re okay with sharing an older car, living in tight quarters, wearing the same clothes year after year, visiting libraries, and eating dinner at home most nights, it’s possible – very possible.
And the rewards are exponential.
Visit just a few family travel blogs, and take a look at what's possible. Click here to visit my family's travel blog, or visit the following links for a few more: Currently Wandering, Tiny Ass Camper, Tiny Shiny Home, Sailing Zatara, Travels over the Edge, Gone with the Wynns, Mali Mish, and there are so many more.
Want to know more about how traveling families make it work?
Read the Togetherness Redefined book and listen to the podcast interviews I've recorded with full-time traveling families to see how they make it work. Hop on over to the podcast page to listen!
Still have questions?
Hop into our email group and send me an email. I’d love to hear from you.