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Originally Posted by BirdJayWanderlustist
It seems I have found myself asking the same question. Im trying to decide if I should sell my house and start my journey or rent it out, and what to do with my dog. If not for the dog I would already be wandering. I'm 43, single, no children, and no life savings other than the house being paid for. I can't imagine I was put on this earth to work to pay bills and die. I have been very cautious about taking jobs with too much responsibility because I like to take off when ever I feel the need to wander. I feel like the positive energy thinkers, the "yes you can" people have evaded me and I'm surrounded by people that say you have to have a career, and a home, and a TV(haven't had since '94). I have lots of hobbies and interests and my extra income always goes to those. Living abroad on a motorcycle would lessen my "project" load, simplifying my life.
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I wouldn't go the whole hog and sell-up everything, including my home. No way.
Remember, you have to come back one day and return to 'something' .. always assuming you don't end-up settling somewhere on your travels that's paradise for you.
Paradise for me is my home; where I live right now. Best place in the world (for me).
As you own your property outright - lucky you - then why not initially compromise: Rent your property out. You're going to need some sort of income no matter what.
If you need a little capital too, then trade down a bit in the property market; release some equity and bung it in the bank. Make sure what you buy is highly rent-able ..
and you could live-in yourself when[if] you've got the wanderlust out of your system.
Finally, don't forget, a life 'on the road' isn't a care-free life. Completely changing your lifestyle is just a case of exchanging one set of problems .. for another set of problems!
Best
Keith
PS: Find your dog a loving home - or if you really can't leave him/her behind, then you're going to have to wait a while; or why not take him/her with you? (it's been done before .. see below.)
I met Tas the dog, and his owner, in Kununurra, Australia. They had been on the road together, circumnavigating Oz, for the best part of a year!