[Swordfish1010]

Buy bitcoin.

[brianmark]

(12-14-2018 07:07 PM)docdrops Wrote:  

Hello everyone,

Just a brief intro on me. I am a 2-year fresh college graduate that has a stable job as an engineer, and not the worst life; however, my two passions in life (as many of you on these forums), is travel and girls.

In about a 1-2 years I do plan on going on an adventure to travel for a year, and if that is successful, I might end up continue doing so or living in a foreign country. My focus is Latin America, and coastal cities. Simply because I love Latinas, and I also find enjoyment in windsurfing/kitesurfing.

For those of you that live this kind of lifestyle, my one big question is, how do you support it and remain afloat?

Here are some options that I have brainstormed as to how I could possible accomplish this. Please be critical but not rude, I know some of these options sound naïve and others are better than others, but I would like some input as to what may be more successful.

1.Save a bunch of money, and just take one year to travel. Not work a day while I am travelling. I doubt one year will get it out of my system, but this is probably what I will start with.

2.Join the peace corps. I have a civil engineering degree, and I know that they look for engineers to work on projects in developing countries. The only problem with this is I may not get to choose the place I would like to work in.

3.Work as a contract Engineer in the USA, 6 months on and 6 months off. Find positions that pay less but have 6-month job contracts. Do a job for 6 months, then travel for 6 months for the amount I saved, rinse and repeat.

4.Similar to the contract position, I have seen some that post on these forums that work random jobs and travel for x number of months based off of what they made.

5.Learn how to Code and create apps that make money. This is probably very tricky to make successful apps on your own, so this is towards the bottom of the list.

6.Learn the stock market and become a day-trader. Been told that you can trade outside of the USA if you are an American citizen. A lot of risk involved, but then again, so is this whole idea.

7.Start my own company and work as a private contractor for myself. I won’t have to much reliability though if I am gone for longer lengths in time.

8.Find a job in my profession in a foreign country. Also not reliable, especially since the economy in Latin America is rougher than the U.S.A. If locals are having a hard time finding my job, what makes me think I won’t? I don’t know how they treat American college degrees/ American work experience. Some people say that they are the most desired in the world, but I think that’s a load of BS to be honest. This will only work once I have decided to stay in one country.

9.Get a low-skilled job in a foreign country. Probably last on my list, even though it might be the easiest. Will be taking A HUGE pay cut. This will also only work once/ if I have decided to stay in one country.

10.Become a Digital Nomad. Whatever the fuck that means. This term is broad from my understanding.

11.I’ve seen some men make a bunch of money in the USA, and invest in foreign real estate, or for that matter other foreign goods within a certain country.

Constructive criticism is accepted and encouraged. Rate which option you like the best or have any opinions/experiences with it. People that are currently doing this are encouraged to comment, and also see if there are any options that they would/ are doing that I have not listed.
My countries of focus right now are: Brazil, Dominican Republic, Colombia, and possibly Mexico. This may expand once I travel more.

1 and 3 are your best options. If you are a trained Civil Engineer use those skills make and save as much money as possible then travel for a year. The contract idea is great too. Work when want, then travel for extended periods of time. You have to have skills that are in demand. The secret of making this work is keep your expenses as low as possible while working and save as much as possible. Also have low expenses when traveling helps too, and don't keep an apartment in the West when you are away.

I know this works because I have been doing for years with my in demand IT skills. I can always get a job whenever I want to work. Contracting is a great way to go, because it can pay more, and really full time jobs don't give you any more security.