QUESTIONS YOU’LL FACE WHEN YOU QUIT YOUR JOB TO TRAVEL
My husband and I quit our jobs and began to explore the globe in our late 20s. We were faced with a myriad of questions from family members, coworkers friends, and, frankly strangers we didn’t know but had heard about our plans and believed they were entitled to have an opinion about our lives.
In time, repeating these questions stressed me out, caused me to be anxious, and made me doubt our plans and faith in our ability to do it. We were the only ones we knew that had left our jobs to take an entire year to travel at our own pace; we were unaware that this was going to happen and were astonished by the constant and intrusive questions.
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My husband was able to handle these issues with ease. For me, it was an insult to the reasons we lived our lives as we wanted to. I was compelled to provide an answer, even when unsure. Here are the most important questions we had to answer, the answers I responded to, what I would have answered, and how you can keep your sanity.
HOW CAN YOU AFFORD TO QUIT YOUR JOB FOR A YEAR?
This is annoying. You’veYou’ve obviously put aside money to go on your excursion. You may have had a wonderful uncle who gave you money, and now you’re living off it. Why is that important? The fact that you are living your life in a likely way to make others wonder why they’re not living their lives. The question is posed in varying various degrees. Some will be curious. Some will be a bit snake-like, with the venom. Whether you’d like to be a victim or not is your choice.
My response was contingent on the situation. If someone is inquiring, I’d give them the truth: We have paid off our debts, living on a budget, and saved the rest. If it were venomous, I’d say that we’ve kept our money like you do when you’re looking for something.
HOW ARE YOU GOING TO PAY FOR THINGS WHILE YOU’RE GONE?
The answer is by using money. The real reason behind this issue is how are you going to pay for items even if you’re not working. The answer is you saved. Another reason is that you will spend less than $1000 per day.
Many people associate travel with all-inclusive resorts or expensive trips that last up to a week. There’s no way to travel like that (unless you genuinely had an uncle who promised you a million dollars). However, most travelers think of travel in the manner that’s advertised on television.
If you’re up for it and time, respond to this question by stating that you’ll be staying in hostels or rentals, completing seasonal jobs in a National Park, eating groceries, and drinking water from the tap. The answer to this question could become an exciting and informative conversation in which both parties will discover more about one another.
WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO WHEN YOU GET BACK?
Sell coconuts along the road. Dumpster dive for rotten toast. Find a community where I must cover my body in peanut butter for the entire day.
It’s confusing to think about what it’s like to take a break from their lives to “start over.” Although they’re not the ones who are doing it, they’d like to be assured. How do you ensure that everything will be fine when you get home for “real life”?
You don’t even know. My husband got his old job back, and I became a stay-at-home mom focused on writing. You can return to where you came from or begin an entirely new endeavor, and that’s the joy of traveling.