Currently I am 29, living in central europe and working as a dev. The job is chill, but a little boring, the salary ok, but nothing I could not replicate elsewhere with my masters degree. I live in the countryside in a huge flat, drive a nice car and in general life is good, but just too boring. I travelled a lot in my uni days (30 countries) and lived in asia for half a year (which was one of the best times in my life), but since I work fulltime, I did not have the time to really travel anymore and now is probably my last chance to go on a big trip, before life I settle down. With about 100k €, which I have saved up in ETFs and cash, I could stay abroad for quite a while, without working, but I do not want to use up all of it.
Therefore, I am debating whether to just go on a 3-4 month trip backpacking and visiting a bunch of countries, try to really live/work abroad for a year or sign into some language school and study for a year (e.g. Spanish and Salsa lessons in Buenos Aires).
What do you think? I tried DN for 2 month already some years ago with a part time job, and it honestly just felt like a waste of time, I was missing out on so many things. But this might be different if you do it for longer than the normal duration of a trip (e.g. 10 months instead of a 3 month trip.)
As en ex-homosexual man I recommend you to visit Namibia or Zimbawe.
Don't think about it, just do it.
>working as a dev
Register a company and become a freelancer. Never met anyone who wants to go back to being an employee.
how do i find customers tho?
No one's going to spoonfeed you. We all had to figure it out for ourselves, and you will too - if you really want it enough.
you wont "spoonfed" cause you dont know shit. You "freelance" for some big company on shit contract with no job security and no insurance - if even that
Channel that anger into finding your own answers
No need to get aggressive with me. I'm simply telling you to figure out your path because it's yours.
Not him but you are pretty useless; why bothering posting if it doesn't answer his question?
If you actually would wanna help or know your shit, you would actually guide him into a direction or give him a starting point. But you don't - so why waste anyones time here?
If it were off topic, I wouldn't be able to post these - would I? They'd get deleted, or I'd get suspended. If you don't like what I have to say, I don't really care because that's your problem. I figured it out, and so will he unless he wants to sit in his house for the rest of his days.
while those other numpties are arguing, i'll answer the question. the answer is you just look on normal job websites, or use linkedin. also, while you are still a permie, try to make a few contacts and get friendly with a few recruiters preferably ones who specialise in what you do. this is a bit like making a deal with the devil since recruiters are usually vile parasites but they are sometimes necessary if you want to get a decent contract.
>You "freelance" for some big company on shit contract with no job security and no insurance - if even that
yeah, contractors don't have much job security. that is the tradeoff we make in exchange for having control over our own working lives. the higher rates we charge make up for it too.
Seek help or ngmi
OP here, I did not post the question on how to find customers, but I can help you. I actually had a full remote job before, when I had much less experience. Just look for full remote jobs on job boards, apply and tell them you would like to do it contract based. Voila, you got your first customer. Continue from there, if you just communicate, everything is possible.
The thing I am debating now is, wouldn't it be a better experience, if just took 3-4 month off and visit some awesome places such as Palawan in the Philippines, than try to live a weird DN life, where you won't even interact with the locals that much, because of the odd hours and ruin you back because of no ergonomic chair and desk in the hotel/airbnb. I feel DN is just half assing, you are not Integrating in the society, but are not really travelling either. So maybe mini retirements such as, 6 months work, 3 months travelling might be better.
You are correct in your assessment of the digital nomad phenomenon.
>because of the odd hours and ruin you back because of no ergonomic chair and desk in the hotel/airbnb.
i can't speak for anyone else but i don't mind working odd hours. i mainly live in asia and work on european time zones. it suits me.
also, i rent an office in a local business centre. it costs me like half a day's pay per month. it's worth it for the quiet, clean environment, decent furniture and no worries about internet connection etc.
Name of the chick?
is google broken on your planet anon?
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I think you are “chasing the dragon” of youth. You will never feel that way again. You can still enjoy travel as you gracefully age but you do have to come to terms with the declining nature of your life. Personally I would suggest buying enough land for a hobby farm. Anything to make the passage of time feel constructive. Things that show evidence of your growth and work, not just petty consumerism. Because ultimately thats what traveling is, glorified consumerism. Your problems aren’t really about traveling, thats just your flavor of youth that you look back to. Every man gets this same syndrome from ages 30 to 40.
>Was dev in south france
>Sell my flat and my Porsche
>Buy a catamaran and travel the world
>Currently freelancer in Tahiti
The distinct advantage you have over all of the other LARPers, Losers, Sexpats, and austimos on sighsee is not the 100k but rather your travel experience.
The distinct disadvantage you have is thinking that you're going to thrive in a fucking economic disaster like Argentina or South America ingeneral. Anything is possible ofc. But there is a reason people flee shitholes when they are young. It's bc there are limited opportunities/pathways to success and ofc shitholes always want to give the opportunity to their own bugeaters first. Not some foreign feggit with a backpack.
We want to believe the grass is greener on the other side before we realize that taking a vacation to a 3rd world shithole for fun is a lot diff from living in it and trying to survive. As for work, I hope you already know tech companies have major restrictions on where you can live and work. If you think you'll just send out resumes and get a remote job making even 85k/year while living in South America lmfao good fucking luck. Also good luck freelancing on fiverr and making it. Chances are you will end up teaching English in a school or be a tutor making $1000-$1500/month max (USD).
>now for the good news
IF you find a country and a couple cities you really love then make multiple trips over the course of 3-5 years. Network with people, learn the language, learn the laws re: property, residency, business & banking, make actual friends, and continue to save while working in your home country.
This approached helped me dodge several unexpected bullets and making life changing mistakes. It also helped me realize that some places I thought I hated i actually enjoyed more after giving them another shot.
>In summation, I'd rather live in my home country doping 6-12 month contracts, buy my own health insurance, and invest my own money how i choose so I can travel whenever the fuck i want
>central europe
You won't fool me OP, i know this is Slav coping slang for Eastern Europe.