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Please be a little specific in your plan, not just "travel". Where do you want to travel ?

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[–] [email protected] 14 points 1 month ago (4 children)

My question to anyone able to answer this: how can you afford to take a sabbatical period??? I can’t even afford to take a weeks vacation. It would wreck me financially not receiving pay for a whole week. Let alone a year??? What’s going on in this thread?

[–] [email protected] 13 points 1 month ago

There are some platforms like World Packers where you receive free food and a bed for helping out in places. But I guess that still doesn't cover travel, insurance, debt, and any other long term payments you might have to make

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 month ago (1 children)

step 1 : have a career

step 2 : don't spend that much money, building up savings

step 3 : time is money, therefore, money is time.

step 4 : be very, very frugal during your time with no work. I ate a lot of protein powder, eggs and pasta

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

What is a career in your definition?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

In this context, it's an employment specialization that allows you to earn a greater than average income. I was amazed that as a software tester I used to get paid more than a nurse, an arguably more stressful and more important employment path.

I'm on the left. It's a hard thing that happens in life that I am pointing out, not agreeing with.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago

That’s wild. I’m assuming you’re in the states. I’m a UX designer and on paper I make just shy of $50k CAD.

[–] SuperFola 7 points 1 month ago

I’ve been saving 30-40% of my salary each month for years, it helps not going outside because you don’t like people and watching movies and playing video games. And eating ramen

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago

Read mrmoneymustache.com.