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.
People don't understand that traveling is not holiday. And that long term travel is not a 7 week stay in a hotel.
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?".
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.
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.
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.
TBH if someone told me they spent $700/night in Cancun I'd immediately discount their travel advice lol
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.