Quote: (10-03-2013 10:45 AM)Bill Wrote:
I also do want to make your style of trip to other countries but the hotel costs suck.
My travel ideas are currently in the planning stages, and I have not completely shored up all of my income streams - yet nonetheless, my kinds of costs are going to change, and I will have some transitional cost issues.
Then in the end, I will be keeping track about how much it will be costing me per month to live in hotels. My initial plan is to kind of keep moving but to stay in each city for about a month or so (and attempt to obtain a little bit cheaper lodging by negotiating lower rates for longer stays)... so maybe, while traveling, I can keep lodging well below $1000 per month.
Quote: (10-03-2013 10:45 AM)Bill Wrote:
One has to live and work (Salsa teacher?)
In the short-term, I am not planning on engaging in any work activities. BTW, my first trip will be from about February to June. Then I will return to the States, and my second trip will be from August to ??? not sure how long maybe 6 months? Hopefully, this Govt shut down crap does not interfere with my plan and create too much world chaos that can be disruptive b/c I am not at all financially independent to the well being of the dollar - and in essence my plan assumes dollar stability. And, in my humble opinion, dweebs in DC can mess up my plans.
Also, I have other skills besides salsa dancing that I could fall back upon to supplement my income and to occupy some of my time, if needed. The salsa dancing angle could be more fun, though. I will be exploring various angles for activities and I would not be opposed to being paid for some of my activities, if that is what i chose to do.
Quote: (10-03-2013 10:45 AM)Bill Wrote:
Paying rent sucks. - In Munich I paid almost 40% for rent.
Seems inevitable that there is always going to be some costs for lodging, and even in the end, your lodging costs in Ankara still may be 1% or more of your income by the time you really look at it (taxes, utilities) Probably, it is too cold to live in Ankara in a cardboard box, and even guys living in cardboard boxes probably have some lodging costs, such as the cost of having people steal your stuff (even in some places the cost of having the police destroy your stuff, which sometimes happens). I hope to never have to live in such conditions such as a box or a shantytown. But, i tend to be fairly curious, and i DO NOT mind visiting those kinds of places, and seeing the way other people live.