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[–] reversebananimals 31 points 1 year ago (4 children)

Probably gonna get downvoted to hell by doomers, but you said filters off.

5 years from now I hope to be in my mid 30s, financially independent and traveling the world on a shoestring budget. I'm very close as it is. I've both been very lucky & worked very hard to set myself up for this, and I'm hoping that once I get there, I can reclaim some of the typical 20-something experiences I missed out on while I was grinding long hours at work.

[–] HonoraryMancunian 8 points 1 year ago

5 years from now I hope to be in my mid 30s

Good luck

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

I hope you can get it. That sounds fun.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

FWIW, I've been traveling more or less full time doing the digital nomad thing since 2017.. You can keep working and live like a king factoring in cost of living and tax exemptions. I promise you'll still see plenty of the world.. You don't need to quit.

[–] reversebananimals 1 points 1 year ago

I appreciate that you mention it. I did the same at the start of my career for a year but I made the choice early on to chase the money and be done with employment sooner instead.

Hard to say if I made the right choice but at this point I'll be out of the suffer-fest in the next 1-2 years so I might as well see it through.

[–] Butterpaderp 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

The typical 20-something was also grinding long hours, either at work or at school, or just mental illness. Some of them partied, some of them had rich parents, whatever. Don't downplay your own life because of other people man