Many of our friends and family have asked us how we plan to make a living while on the road. We always laugh because this has been our biggest obstacle of course. The answer is a complicated one that cannot be answered in one word or sentence. Not even a paragraph. The answer to this question has been two years in the making.
About four or five years ago, I remember browsing the bookstore for an HR topics (yuck!) and ran across a book called The Lazy Person's Guide to Sucess: How to Get What You Want Without Killing Yourself For It by Ernie Zelinski.
I remember reading it and being utterly drawn to the lifestyle Zelinski presented. I zoomed through the book knowing that I had to do this. Stuck in a highly demanding job at the time, I started planning and thinking about how I was going to make this work. Eventually, I left my job hoping to work for my dad and have a more flexible life. When that didn't work out, I started my own consulting business, again desperate for this flexible lifestyle I so yearned for.
It wasn't until my brother, Christopher, suggested a book by the name of The Four Hour Work Week by Timothy Ferris that things started to really click for me.
After reading this book, our wheels started to really turn. If you are hungry for a lifestyle change and looking to live life by design, it is definitely a must read.
During future posts, I will share as much as possible about how we plan to create income for ourselves so that you can hopefully gain ideas as well. Also, I'm dying to hear feedback from you guys on other options. So, keep reading and let the comments come as we detail this process.
Goodbye!
I have to think Ferris spends more than four hours on work per week, but the title is a great metaphor for living life by design. Not everybody wants to live a life centered around work, measured by their work, filled with their work. We do, however, want to live with passion. Ferris has turned his passion (writing books about his crazy life) into an income stream. When those two align (profit and passion) we never feel like we're working, we support ourselves financially and we reach that balance we're looking for.
ReplyDeleteTo travel and support myself at the same time would be an example of that for me. That's why I'm so intrigued by what you two are doing. Thanks for taking the first steps so that others might follow (and have an easier time of it).
I look forward to reading the 4 hour work week (gonna happen on vacation). I admire your hard work and risk taking to make this trip happen.
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