I have a three year goal.
I doubt I’ll achieve that timeline because I’m a terrible procrastinator and I have never reached a goal that I set for myself in the past. Chances are it will stretch out to be a five year goal.
Hello Steemit, my name is Goat and I want to invite you to come along on my road to nowhere. You heard me right, I want to go nowhere. My goal is to travel the United States with my wife in an RV and make our living totally online. I am drawn to the minimalist RV lifestyle because of the freedom and adventure that comes with it. While most people are trying to gain more, I am trying to downsize and have less. I want the simple life, being at one with nature while leaving a small footprint for future generations.
Here is a little background about how I ended up here. I married my lovely wife in 1995 and we have had two wonderful daughters along the way. We bought our house in 2001 and lived here during the low times of the housing bubble, while others bailed out and moved on, we stayed the steady course in our small home. We raised our children in a stable environment and they have turned out terrific. Now, my wife and I are in our mid 40’s and finally have some home equity built up again. We are at a crossroad and can either stay here using our equity to remodel our house, owing the bank till we are in our seventies or sell our house and use the equity to buy an RV and have a roof over our heads that we own outright. I believe debt is slavery so the key to this lifestyle is to remain debt free. My wife and I are not materialistic people and neither of us made much money in our careers, so we are used to living on a fixed budget. One misconception we hear a lot when we tell people our plan is that they think we are retiring early. That is not the case; we will still have to work from the road but will be living a simpler lifestyle. I’ve been doing research for a few years and if the RV is paid off, we should be able to live comfortable with 2k per month income. That doesn’t seem like an unrealistic amount for two people to make online. I know many people must be making much more, I welcome any input from others that are making a full time living over the internet and also full time travelers that are already living my dream.
I’m very excited about joining the Steemit community and hope to provide great content about the three years leading up to my goal as well as our adventures across the USA once we hit the road. I believe the Steemit platform is groundbreaking and it will be the future of social media. I feel very fortunate that I have the opportunity to join up early and help the community grow.
I’m looking forward to meeting and interacting with all of you Steemians! Thank you for reading my #IntroduceYourself post and being a part of my journey to nowhere.
