3 EASY STEPS TO ACHIEVE YOUR GOAL TO TRAVEL MORE
YOU
CAN ACHIEVE A LIFE OF TRAVEL IF YOU APPROACH YOUR TRAVEL GOALS WITH THE RIGHT
MINDSET. So
many times, we encounter people who enthuse over a nomadic lifestyle. And then
they say. “I have no time for travel,” they say. Or, “I don’t know how you
afford it!” There is always some sort of reason for why travel just doesn’t fit
into their lifestyle. But the truth is that you only live once and that travel
is right for everyone. Now, that doesn’t mean everyone can travel this moment,
but aligning your actions with your goals can make travel a reality for most
people—if you’re willing to take small actions every day that prioritize travel
over other things. All
you need is just need a solid plan. Debt, family circumstances, and so many
other things factor into why you might believe you can’t achieve your travel
goals, but let’s reframe the conversation in three easy steps.PRIORITIZE TRAVELIf
you really want to travel, you have to make it a priority. This means you must place
it above other things in importance. Right now, examine your life for things
that are holding you back from travel, and one by one try to knock down those
barriers. For
most people, money is something that they perceive holding them back from travelling.
So, what can you do to prioritize travel in the real world? Save your
expenditure is something you can start with. Start by stop eating out, and try
to stop upgrading your tech for some time. I mean many, many years with a janky
old phone. If you can manage with, because you will be traveling! Focus on what
you need, and not what you want. Do you really need to upgrade to an iPhone X,
when your 5S keeps chugging along just fine? Try
to reduce on utility bills like phone bills, internet bills and travelling
bills. Take the bus more often. When you make travel the most important thing
in your life, you’d be surprised how many less-important things fall by the
wayside. Don’t cut out things you love, but cut back on the things that aren’t
actually making your life significantly better right now because that’s where
find the extra rupees in your budget for your travel fund. Oh,
and it should go without saying that the money you save must be put away every
month. And if a life circumstance derail your saving plan for a time, that’s
OK. It’s bound to happen if you’re planning to save for a trip over several
years. This is a marathon, just keep prioritizing and saving and you will grow
your travel fund, little by little. Try not to indulge in other things many
peers bought without much thought, because you wanted to travel. The point is,
all sacrifices, big and small, count towards your travel goal.GET ON TOP OF DEBTMost
experts will tell you that you should have zero debt before you travel, and I
didn’t. Debt is a roadblock to travel because, obviously, you need money, and
your monthly budget is going to be tighter when you have debt payments piling
up. That’s why it’s important to get on top of debt to the greatest extent
possible before you step foot on a westbound train going anywhere. Or, you
know, an airplane. Pay
down your debt to at least a manageable level, then simply make room in your
travel budget for consistent payments along with everything else. One thing
travel should not do is damage your credit because eventually you will have to
return back home.HARNESS THE POWER OF GEOARBITRAGE TO CHOOSE YOUR DESTINATIONIf
your travel goals include something long term, it makes sense to
extensively research your options before squaring away a particular
destination. Try to pick places to temporarily settle down where the cost
of living is low . Chiang
Mai, Thailand, and other destinations in Southeast Asia where you can rent an apartment on a short-term
lease for half the cost rather than backing in Europe, where meals and
entertainment cost pennies on the Euro. Sure, there will always be Rome, and
Paris, and London, but I challenge you to take the path less travelled by,
and fall in love with wild-flung destinations that will expand and enrich your
appreciation of our big, diverse world.
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