“So, when do you start your year travelling around the world?” is a question I’ve been asked quite often by the select few who know about our LIP plans.
I’ve been quick to point out (sometimes too hastily) that we’re not just travelling to places such as New Zealand and Brazil but we’re also creating a viable and sustainable online business that will give us the monthly income to enjoy more than just a backpacker lifestyle but a LIP lifestyle!
It’s not that we have anything against travelling in itself or the image of a traveller. Indeed, being able to afford to travel the world without having to work sounds like bliss to me! My perception is that even travelling in itself is short term in nature…perhaps ranging from 4 weeks to 18 months. Traditional thinking dictates that it’s something you do in between school and university or in between jobs. It means that “normal” life will always be somthing that you come back to after your travels have been completed.
Claudia and I are aiming to make living in fantastic locations and working on projects we love doing at our own pace our “normal” lives. Which means that there are no “promotion-risking career breaks” or “must-do travelling before the kids arrive” or “I wish I had the time to go there but…”.
On the face of it, what I’m writing may seem like wishful thinking, even fool hardy, to those who aren’t aware that a LIP lifestyle is not only possible but sustainable as a life choice.
However, I do believe that when people hear about and see with their own eyes that friends, colleagues and family members are choosing to live their own personalised LIP dreams mindsets may change!
