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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.

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[–] ahandmedowngown@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago

When people ask me how I can afford to travel:

I don't drink alcohol

I don't buy lots of clothes

I don't buy video games

I save money

[–] RocketBubba@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago

I deal with it by smiling a lot, nodding, and just not justifying or defending my lifestyle. I also just give canned responses or advice when asked. You can move a conversation a long by giving canned and rehearsed responses.

[–] Friendly_Top_9877@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago

Make an ebook and when people ask you nosy questions or make stupid statements like that, send them the link. Ha!

[–] himitsuheki@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago

So don't talk about money. My answers to those kinds of questions is a smile. People question what you tell them. Simply don't discuss it.

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