"When one of my favorite graduate school professors died just weeks into her retirement, it hit me: I didn't want to spend my life working toward a future I might never get to experience. I started my career in education as a high school counselor. My husband, Sam, was a self-published author who could work from anywhere, so we took full advantage of my school holidays and long summer breaks, jetting off to new places whenever we could."
"Over the next year, we slashed our spending and saved more than $30,000 by cutting out anything nonessential. We sold our car for $5,000 and brought in a bit more by selling smaller items, storing the rest in a 10x10 unit because we thought we'd be gone for just a year. By June 2015, we had about $40,000 in the bank, walked away from our lease, and flew to Prague on one-way tickets."
The death of a favorite graduate school professor prompted the decision not to postpone life experiences. A career began as a high school counselor while a husband worked remotely as a self-published author, enabling frequent travel during school breaks. A request for a year-long leave was denied, so the choice was made to leave the job and travel full-time. Spending was slashed and more than $30,000 saved; belongings were stored, a car sold, and about $40,000 accumulated. Travel started in Prague in June 2015 and continued through Central and Eastern Europe and Southeast Asia. The arrival of a son brought a return to the United States, and resuming full-time work proved difficult.
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