It has been a great experience saving, simplifying, and chasing our dream. Along the way we’ve learned a few things and discovered a few tips that might help you do the same.
Spending
You can review all of our monthly spending reports here, or you can hop over to our new sister site that is focused exclusively on how we are spending money on this trip. It is an excellent resource for those of you actively planning a similar adventure.
Saving
We did a series of blog posts during our “extreme savings period” before leaving, and you can read all of them here. Stay tuned for a more comprehensive guide on the subject with a step-by-step recap of how we did it (including our mistakes so you can avoid them).
Simplification
By far one of the hardest things for Betsy to do. Because she struggled with it so much, you may find inspiration for your own struggles in letting go of some of the things weighing you down. Click here to read a month-long series we wrote on decluttering as well as our continuing efforts to live a simplified life here. Stay tuned for a more comprehensive guide on decluttering and simplification from a third-generation packrat.
Inspiration
Big goals come from inspiration, and we find it in a variety of ways. We don’t normally read travel books, but we love novels set in fantastic locations, where the destination is almost another character in the story. You can find our list of favorite books like this here.
Inspirational books on their own are another category. We typically like the ones that push us to do something different or better and leave us with practical ideas for chasing our dreams. You can find a selection of these books below.
People
When you connect with other amazing people, it can inspire you to reach higher and dream bigger. This is a list of people we have connected with as well virtually and in real life as well as their sites.
Friends of Married with Luggage
