As someone who leads a life of travel, I get a lot of messages from people asking for travel advice — and then there are also others who ask for advice on how they can start a similar lifestyle. Once the discussion gets going, there’s always that inevitable moment wherein they would reply with an: “I wish I can travel and work remotely like you, but… I can’t!” and then they list out the reasons that are keeping them from traveling. (Travel Excuses)
They pour out their doubts and their fears and for sure, I’m happy that you guys confide in me but much like what I always reply with, it helps to acknowledge that most of them are travel excuses at the very core.
Of course, I wholly understand how certain travel excuses can be justifiable in one’s case; but most of the time, they are actually invalid. So unless you are banned from every country in the world or plagued by a serious health condition, let me tell you that it is VERY possible for you to lead a life like a do.
That being said, here are those top common travel excuses that people use and why each should NOT hold anyone back from traveling the world.
Top Travel Excuses: Rebuked!
» “I can’t afford a life of travel, it’s too expensive. I don’t have the money, I’m not rich!”
Newsflash: I’m not rich either, yet here I am! I’ve had people saying “You must have earned a lot of money in your job“, “You must be from a rich family; your parents can always back you up” or “You must be getting extra money from someone.“
No, no, and no.
I was 19 when I got my first job out of college (apart from the 3 internships I’ve previously had). It was with an international investment bank and we all know how fresh graduates are treated, that’s why it’s safe to say that I just had about enough money to get me by every month. I also lived apart from my parents at that time since I wanted to try being independent; so of course, what came along with that circumstance was that starting then, I no longer depended on them.
By the time I was 21—the point where I realized that I was terribly uninspired and that a 9-to-5 job wasn’t what I want from life—I took the necessary steps and preparation in order for me to launch my ‘life of travel’, after which I finally quit my job. It was a bumpy road at first, but I eventually managed to secure a stable income from my freelance jobs online as a digital nomad; today, I am traveling…
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