Simplifying, Downsizing, and Going Nomadic

Simplifying(ˈsimpləˌfī), Downsizing, and Going Nomadic(nōˈmadik)

By Steve Pavlina

Recently I decided to undergo a major(ˈmājər) lifestyle transition(-ˈsiSHən,tranˈziSHən). In 2015 I plan to go completely(kəmˈplētlē) nomadic.

No stable home. Very few possessions(pəˈzeSHən). Living and working from the road.

For the past several weeks, I’ve already been taking action to prepare for this shift, but I still have a ways to go because I need to sell my house and process everything inside of it.

Timing-wise(wīz) I’m not sure how long it will take to actually get on the road. I’m not in a rush(rəSH), but most likely I’ll list my house for sale in the Spring and hopefully sell it in the Summer. The main limiting step is how long it takes to sell the house. I’m happy to keep making forward progress each month, but I’m flexible(ˈfleksəbəl) on the timing.

Rachelle and I are doing this together. She’s been spending the past several weeks downsizing all of her stuff.

This is something we’ve both been leaning towards for a long time, and we finally decided to go for it.

How long will we stay nomadic? Since we’ve never done this before, I have no idea. We’ll try it and see how it goes. We might burn out after several months. Or we might love it and keep going for several years. I suspect(səˈspekt) the latter(ˈladər) outcome is more likely.

Our current(ˈkə-rənt,ˈkərənt) intention is to travel somewhat slowly since switching locations too often seems more likely to lead to burnout. We’ll likely pick a city/country we want to visit for a while, rent an apartment or AirBnB place, stay for 2-3 months, and repeat with a different city when we’re ready to move on. Automatic(ˌôdəˈmadik) tourist(ˈto͝orəst) visas(ˈvēzə) are commonly(ˈkämənlē) granted for 90 days in many places, so this should give us plenty(ˈplen(t)ē) of options.

I have a number of friends who’ve already done this. Some have stopped after a few years. One has been going for 10+ years and still loves it. But everyone seems glad to have done it.

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