Y’all want to know the number one question that I get about quitting my job that’s none of anyone’s business? It’s about how I fund my lifestyle of leaving my corporate job and traveling constantly. Lucky for you, I’m not shy when it comes to talking about money.
When I started working after college, I told myself that when I was debt-free, I’d quit my job to travel. That moment came and passed three years after graduation.
When I became debt-free, I told myself that when I had a year’s expenses in savings that I would quit my job to travel. That moment came and passed a year after becoming debt-free.
When I had a year’s expenses in savings, I told myself that when the time was right, I’d quit my job to travel. That moment came while in Vietnam when a friend asked me why I didn’t just leave my job, and I didn’t let it pass.
I still haven’t answered your question though, have I?
I have some runway with my savings and am continuing to work online to supplement my savings. The goal is to not go back to corporate and to evolve my online writing, editing, and blog to a point that I am fully sustainable, ideally creating streams of passive income. Of course, life happens and we’ll see what other avenues open up to me as I go.
Also- I’ve always wanted to work as a beertender in a brewery. I might look into that soon, or look at being a barista. That’s always looked fun, too! I want to get my dive master’s certification next year, but I’m not sure if I’ll want to work in that or not. Ideally, I’ll be living a super low-expense lifestyle and in time be able to make enough to start saving again.
So that’s it- I’m making a little money, I’ve saved enough to be fine, and I’m living the life that I want.