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If you’re a type A planner like me, once you decide on something, you want to get started right away, moving full steam ahead to make it happen.
Once we figured out (here, and updated here) how we could achieve our dreams of traveling and having location independence, I started building my businesses so Jeremy could quit his job and we could move forward with our plans.
While we are moving forward, it doesn’t feel like we’re moving full steam ahead yet. Some days it feels like a crawl.
In fact, we won’t be hitting the road for at least two more years. Why such a long wait?
Well, here’s three reasons why we’re not hitting the road full-time tomorrow.
- We have some debt that needs to be paid off before we hit the road. We’re not going into the next stage of our life weighed down with debt.
- My businesses haven’t yet brought in enough money to warrant Jeremy quitting his job.
- The adoption process will most likely be the biggest holdup, as well as the biggest wildcard. We haven’t started the paperwork yet since we want to pay off some more debt first. The process is expensive and we want to pay as we go, which will be harder if we’re still paying off debt. Waiting a bit also gives me more time to get my businesses closer to where I want them to be (ie, there’s less stress to do ALL THE THINGS right now). Once the paperwork is started, the process could take a year, or it could take two years. And we will need to hang around in our sticks and bricks home for at least a few months after bringing the child home before we uproot everyone and hit the road.
Because these are things that will provide the foundation for a fun family adventure and make said adventure possible, I’m ok with the delay, as long as the delay doesn’t go on for too long.
I’ve heard stories of free spirits who decide to hit the road and within a few weeks they’ve sold everything, bought an RV, and are on the road. Sometimes they know what they’ll do to earn money, sometimes they don’t. They fly by the seat of their pants. For a Type A planner like me, that is just not an option, though I do admire those who are able to do this without a nervous breakdown.
Which are you: planner or seat-of-the-pantser?
Did you know you can rent an RV or travel trailer to try out before you purchase one of your own? Skip the big corporate rental companies and rent from someone local. Look on RVShare or Outdoorsy to find a rig that will work for you.
