I need to vent.

Everyone all the time asks me how can I afford traveling all the time. I work remotely and have a corporate 10 years long career, I don’t have kids and don’t have a car or an apartment. I speak 2 languages and used to be the most hardworking person ever to make my career. Don’t get me wrong, I’m still from a poor country and I don’t make big money, I travel on budget, but in my country I would be consider above average in terms of money. I’m great in managing money, I provide for myself and am independent for 10 years and I used to live for only $275 a month.

Also as a digital nomad I travel to live in a country, I’m not a tourist that spends much money every day.

How do you deal with it? People tell me all the time that I’ll get broke or that I should work more or that I have a sugar daddy. They ask me if this lifestyle isn’t expensive. Obviously it is, but having kids also is super expensive.

The most funny thing is that I meet people that makes literally 10 TIMES MORE than me and they are jealous and ask me of I could advise them to make more and how much they should make to afford being a digital nomad.

  • aamadeuss@alien.topBEnglish
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    10 months ago

    People don’t understand that traveling is not holiday. And that long term travel is not a 7 week stay in a hotel.

    • jf8204@alien.topBEnglish
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      10 months ago

      People don’t understand we live in third world countries and we have no friends 😩

    • edcRachel@alien.topBEnglish
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      10 months ago

      This. When a lot of people go on their one yearly 5 day vacation they’re dropping 5 grand on first class flights, nice resorts, high end activities, fancy dining, etc. Which makes sense if that’s your only holiday.

      … That’s very different then what I’m doing when I’m in a place for 2 months and people can’t seem to wrap their head around that. No really Linda, I’m mostly cooking at home. But to them they’re like “well then what’s the point?”.

      • UnreconstructedRogue@alien.topBEnglish
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        10 months ago

        I was talking to a neighbor who couldn’t believe how much I traveled. Then she mentioned her trips to Disneyland in Orlando which cost her $6k and she drives! I don’t even spend half of that in 3 months. Vacations are alot more expensive.

        • edcRachel@alien.topBEnglish
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          10 months ago

          Yeah, I get a lot of “how do you afford a hotel every night? Last time we were in Cancun it was $700 per night!”.

          Ok but you don’t have to spend $700 in Cancun either.

          • UnreconstructedRogue@alien.topBEnglish
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            10 months ago

            So true. Im literally on vacation in Cancun right now LOL. We paid $60 a night for a 2 room suite with breakfast every morning (hot breakfast with a grill, etc). Huge room, 2 balconies, etc.

          • catymogo@alien.topBEnglish
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            10 months ago

            TBH if someone told me they spent $700/night in Cancun I’d immediately discount their travel advice lol

            • SargeUnited@alien.topBEnglish
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              10 months ago

              To be fair there are places that are worth $700 a night. Resorts including golf courses and fine dining options. Most people I meet spending that usually are first timers staying at the grand oasis though, but they had to book the same high demand nights that everybody else with a job and kids has to book.

              Then I check in two weeks later, and pay a fraction a night for the same. Half priced airfare too, since they have to come on a Thursday or Friday and then leave on a Sunday nonstop to get home for work.