Comments on: How to Break Free from the Recession and Travel the World http://matadorlife.com/how-to-break-free-from-the-recession-and-travel-the-world/ Just another WordPress weblog Thu, 19 Nov 2009 17:37:39 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: soultravelers3 http://matadorlife.com/how-to-break-free-from-the-recession-and-travel-the-world/comment-page-1/#comment-210 soultravelers3 Tue, 30 Dec 2008 06:01:46 +0000 http://matadorlife.com/?p=494#comment-210 Excellent! I love this and think this is actually going to become a trend. The recession will allow more people to take a jump at their dreams and this will be a good thing. I recently wrote a post about how to do extended travel because I think more and more people are excited about doing that and it has never been easier. We also broke free 3 years ago and have been on our open ended world tour as a family ever sense. In our case we retired early and sold everything to do it. There are many ways to break free. We only wish we would have done it sooner as it has been the best thing in the world for our family and for educating our child as a global citizen for the 21st century. We are a 3 laptop family blazing a trail that I think many will follow in the years to come since it is so easy today to become a digital nomad and do everything online no matter where you are in the world. Bravo to you for going after your dreams! Excellent! I love this and think this is actually going to become a trend. The recession will allow more people to take a jump at their dreams and this will be a good thing. I recently wrote a post about how to do extended travel because I think more and more people are excited about doing that and it has never been easier.

We also broke free 3 years ago and have been on our open ended world tour as a family ever sense. In our case we retired early and sold everything to do it. There are many ways to break free. We only wish we would have done it sooner as it has been the best thing in the world for our family and for educating our child as a global citizen for the 21st century.

We are a 3 laptop family blazing a trail that I think many will follow in the years to come since it is so easy today to become a digital nomad and do everything online no matter where you are in the world. Bravo to you for going after your dreams!

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]]> By: soultravelers3 http://matadorlife.com/how-to-break-free-from-the-recession-and-travel-the-world/comment-page-1/#comment-209 soultravelers3 Tue, 30 Dec 2008 05:49:17 +0000 http://matadorlife.com/?p=494#comment-209 Actually you can stay in some 5 star hotels or spend the winter in a gorgeous, brand new ocean view villa in a 15th century village and more...on very little. We do it on 25K a year, total costs for a family of 3...living large on little can be an art form. Perhaps you should read a little from Tim Ferris or Ralph Potts? Or even Jim Rogers. ;) After a boom, there is always a bust. This one will take quite some time to work out. Life is too short NOT to love every moment. Actually you can stay in some 5 star hotels or spend the winter in a gorgeous, brand new ocean view villa in a 15th century village and more…on very little. We do it on 25K a year, total costs for a family of 3…living large on little can be an art form.

Perhaps you should read a little from Tim Ferris or Ralph Potts? Or even Jim Rogers. ;)

After a boom, there is always a bust. This one will take quite some time to work out.

Life is too short NOT to love every moment.

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]]> By: sosurreptitious http://matadorlife.com/how-to-break-free-from-the-recession-and-travel-the-world/comment-page-1/#comment-191 sosurreptitious Tue, 23 Dec 2008 04:15:41 +0000 http://matadorlife.com/?p=494#comment-191 Good one on you, Tom. As an idealistic 17 year old who is still looking for his 'path' in life, I'll be looking forward to that book! Good one on you, Tom. As an idealistic 17 year old who is still looking for his 'path' in life, I'll be looking forward to that book!

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]]> By: Tom Camposano http://matadorlife.com/how-to-break-free-from-the-recession-and-travel-the-world/comment-page-1/#comment-185 Tom Camposano Sat, 20 Dec 2008 08:13:36 +0000 http://matadorlife.com/?p=494#comment-185 That commodity job I had was literally sucking the life out of me. I would look around the office and see what it had done to all the people around me and I could not believe that I was about to let it suck me dry with out a fight. I thought it was too early in my life to surrender. So i resigned. It was hard to walk away from that stable paycheck but after the first few steps it got a lot easier. I ended up in Prague and that was the best two years of my life so far. Life became adventure. That commodity job I had was literally sucking the life out of me. I would look around the office and see what it had done to all the people around me and I could not believe that I was about to let it suck me dry with out a fight. I thought it was too early in my life to surrender. So i resigned. It was hard to walk away from that stable paycheck but after the first few steps it got a lot easier. I ended up in Prague and that was the best two years of my life so far. Life became adventure.

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]]> By: Tom Camposano http://matadorlife.com/how-to-break-free-from-the-recession-and-travel-the-world/comment-page-1/#comment-184 Tom Camposano Sat, 20 Dec 2008 08:00:56 +0000 http://matadorlife.com/?p=494#comment-184 Hey Hoseman. Hit me up on the fire department email and I'll give you the recipe for that stew. That was nothing at 10. Just a little nick. Another fireman dropped an ax and it hit may hand. I was back on full duty after a couple of tricks. Hey Hoseman. Hit me up on the fire department email and I'll give you the recipe for that stew. That was nothing at 10. Just a little nick. Another fireman dropped an ax and it hit may hand. I was back on full duty after a couple of tricks.

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]]> By: hoseman http://matadorlife.com/how-to-break-free-from-the-recession-and-travel-the-world/comment-page-1/#comment-178 hoseman Fri, 19 Dec 2008 03:40:17 +0000 http://matadorlife.com/?p=494#comment-178 Hey Campo. Wasup. I did not know you were a park ranger before DFRS. You were detailed to our battalion a while back and you cooked this beef stew that was off the hook. It was a couple of tricks before you got hurt at 10. Can you give me the recipe brother? Thanks Hey Campo. Wasup. I did not know you were a park ranger before DFRS. You were detailed to our battalion a while back and you cooked this beef stew that was off the hook. It was a couple of tricks before you got hurt at 10. Can you give me the recipe brother? Thanks

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]]> By: Erin Granat http://matadorlife.com/how-to-break-free-from-the-recession-and-travel-the-world/comment-page-1/#comment-175 Erin Granat Thu, 18 Dec 2008 10:48:16 +0000 http://matadorlife.com/?p=494#comment-175 Hey Tom, I dug your article. And no you do NOT need that 7 figure income! What would it really get you, other than the exchange of your soul? So many people think extra money means happiness, but I think less money means less complications, therefore less stress and more satisfaction. You did everything right. The poor economy means I'm getting laid off in a few months (I do PR for a non-profit, not exactly recession-proof) and I'm looking at it as an opportunity- to really dig in and make my 'big" dreams a reality. Thanks for the inspiring words. Hey Tom, I dug your article. And no you do NOT need that 7 figure income! What would it really get you, other than the exchange of your soul? So many people think extra money means happiness, but I think less money means less complications, therefore less stress and more satisfaction. You did everything right. The poor economy means I'm getting laid off in a few months (I do PR for a non-profit, not exactly recession-proof) and I'm looking at it as an opportunity- to really dig in and make my 'big" dreams a reality. Thanks for the inspiring words.

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]]> By: Tom Camposano http://matadorlife.com/how-to-break-free-from-the-recession-and-travel-the-world/comment-page-1/#comment-171 Tom Camposano Thu, 18 Dec 2008 02:57:14 +0000 http://matadorlife.com/?p=494#comment-171 As it turned out there was no need to worry at all career wise. I am a high roller now. I am stud. ( At least that's what my shift says when I cook at the fire house.) My company car cost at least a $750,000 (Yes, fire trucks are expensive.) I am admired and envied by other man (Okay so they were 5 year old boys who visited our fire station. But hey they said they wanted to be me one day). I occasionally bring dead people back to life (This actually happened last shift. Coolest thing in the world. The dude had a heart attack and we brought him back.) I casually stroll into a burning buildings and walk out unscathed (Well, maybe not exactly casually. I am nervous as hell. It’s more like we crawl in and we definitely don’t walk out unscathed. The whole thing can sometimes be frightening. But I am a fireman and it's the love of my life.) So everything turned out as planed. I have no regrets, except maybe staying in that uninspiring job for 3 years. Yeah I could use a 7 figure income, but not if it would cost me my soul. As it turned out there was no need to worry at all career wise. I am a high roller now.

I am stud. ( At least that's what my shift says when I cook at the fire house.)

My company car cost at least a $750,000 (Yes, fire trucks are expensive.)

I am admired and envied by other man (Okay so they were 5 year old boys who visited our fire station. But hey they said they wanted to be me one day).

I occasionally bring dead people back to life (This actually happened last shift. Coolest thing in the world. The dude had a heart attack and we brought him back.)

I casually stroll into a burning buildings and walk out unscathed (Well, maybe not exactly casually. I am nervous as hell. It’s more like we crawl in and we definitely don’t walk out unscathed. The whole thing can sometimes be frightening. But I am a fireman and it's the love of my life.)

So everything turned out as planed. I have no regrets, except maybe staying in that uninspiring job for 3 years. Yeah I could use a 7 figure income, but not if it would cost me my soul.

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]]> By: Tom Camposano http://matadorlife.com/how-to-break-free-from-the-recession-and-travel-the-world/comment-page-1/#comment-170 Tom Camposano Thu, 18 Dec 2008 02:56:40 +0000 http://matadorlife.com/?p=494#comment-170 Back then I didn’t have a European car note or a mortgage on a loft in Manhattan. I still don't. When I traveled around the world, I never stayed in anything with a star. In Costa Rica we rented a house near our favorite surf spot. In Chile we stayed in a friend’s apartment and later in a wildlife refuge. In North Africa we found a beach house in Essouira and a little riyadh in Marrakech. It was the life. I worked in the national parks till the end of the season and then traveled around the world for the rest of the year. I was always somewhere beautiful. Back then I didn’t have a European car note or a mortgage on a loft in Manhattan. I still don't. When I traveled around the world, I never stayed in anything with a star.

In Costa Rica we rented a house near our favorite surf spot.

In Chile we stayed in a friend’s apartment and later in a wildlife refuge.

In North Africa we found a beach house in Essouira and a little riyadh in Marrakech.

It was the life. I worked in the national parks till the end of the season and then traveled around the world for the rest of the year. I was always somewhere beautiful.

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]]> By: Filip http://matadorlife.com/how-to-break-free-from-the-recession-and-travel-the-world/comment-page-1/#comment-169 Filip Wed, 17 Dec 2008 09:32:59 +0000 http://matadorlife.com/?p=494#comment-169 cannot agree more with Matthew. Broker, when you hate your job, you will never find the energy to go the extra mile and achive excellence in it. The choice is then to stay average broker who dreams about european cars and lofts or to hoist the sails and discover new worlds. Its dangerous to stay in a job u hate. Sooner or later it will make YOU retarded. cannot agree more with Matthew. Broker, when you hate your job, you will never find the energy to go the extra mile and achive excellence in it. The choice is then to stay average broker who dreams about european cars and lofts or to hoist the sails and discover new worlds. Its dangerous to stay in a job u hate. Sooner or later it will make YOU retarded.

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