Re: Trailblazer's Journal
Posted: Sat Apr 01, 2017 12:41 pm
Net Worth as of 3/31/17: $340,772.29
Still employed, but I've received permission to take off the month of June. I plan to strictly enforce this time off - no work emails, calls etc.
I will spend half the month in Eastern Europe on a short-term volunteer trip with a friend that organizes such ventures. I'm kind of skeptical about how much social good these types of activities produce, but I think of this as a scouting trip as I could see myself wanting to work in some sort of overseas non-profit setting post-retirement. My friend (who is a native but now a US citizen) also has several microcapitalism ventures - investing in businesses to help the impoverished locals - I'm interested to see that first hand.
The other half of the month will be traveling in Europe on my own to get a feel for how viable long-term slow travel might prove. Probably focused on Germany, rural Austria and Hungary.
Last month I took a few road trips in the Western US to explore some lower cost of living locations. Arizona and Nevada have some good deals. I liked Colorado best though it is not as cheap as other places.
Still employed, but I've received permission to take off the month of June. I plan to strictly enforce this time off - no work emails, calls etc.
I will spend half the month in Eastern Europe on a short-term volunteer trip with a friend that organizes such ventures. I'm kind of skeptical about how much social good these types of activities produce, but I think of this as a scouting trip as I could see myself wanting to work in some sort of overseas non-profit setting post-retirement. My friend (who is a native but now a US citizen) also has several microcapitalism ventures - investing in businesses to help the impoverished locals - I'm interested to see that first hand.
The other half of the month will be traveling in Europe on my own to get a feel for how viable long-term slow travel might prove. Probably focused on Germany, rural Austria and Hungary.
Last month I took a few road trips in the Western US to explore some lower cost of living locations. Arizona and Nevada have some good deals. I liked Colorado best though it is not as cheap as other places.