A nomadic lifestyle may seem like heaven to some of us, but it can also be unrewarding and bitter. Just like everything else in life, being a nomad has some wonderful advantages and a few substantial disadvantages. In this article, we will discuss some of the main characteristics of the nomadic life. But first, we start with a short discussion of the current status and trends of the nomadic lifestyle. The single major factor which affects nomads is technology which has two related impacts. On the one hand, the rapid pace of technological advance is decreasing the number of ancient…
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Funding a Nomadic Lifestyle
At age 24—the same year I renounced year-round jobs and 12-month leases—I had $3,000 to my name. I earned little from my work in outdoor education (less than $8,000 the previous year), but I spent even less. I never took significant money from my family, though I did enjoy family health insurance and a one-time gift of a used car and laptop upon graduating from college. Perhaps the greatest privilege I enjoyed was freedom from student loan debt, as my dad paid for my public university education. From the beginning of my nomadism, I paid for…
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You can start full-time RV living at any age and with any type of setup. You don’t need a huge rig or lot’s of stuff. It also doesn’t mean you have to give up everything or do it forever either. In this interview, Kris with She Loves Camping talks with Rena, a courageous woman that shows us her rig and what living full-time on the road has done for her at 65 years young. Rena says “I bought a camper, tried it and loved it and then sold her house…
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