brip blap - Latest Comments in how to be a location independent family, part 3

Re: how to be a location independent family, part 3

Lea — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 11:34:11 -0000

Hi Steve - nice series of posts with some thoughtful questions.

Your point about health care is a good one - and we travel with a fairly comprehensive travel/medical insurance plan which provides for private emergency/short term health care on location. We're looking into worldwide private health care (not just travel insurance-based cover) as we speak - and it's definitely something we've factored into the budget.

As to the costs & quality of living - they will of course largely depend on where you choose to go. For example, where we are currently (South Africa), we have a far higher standard of living for about half the cost we'd pay for it in the UK/US so it works out very cost effectively - with kids, the foods here are 'normal' and not especially 'foreign' so acclimatisation wouldn't be too much of an issue.

Doing what we do with kids is something we've talked about - and we think is logistically possible (no kids on the horizon for us for a while though!)...it just demands a little more planning and prob a bit less of the get-up-and-go flexibility you have whilst travelling without kids.

Anyway - just wanted to say "hi"!!

Re: how to be a location independent family, part 3

Sara - pension comparison — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 16:02:51 -0000

They say that you need 3 weeks to completely relax - most work places won't allow that much time off.

Re: how to be a location independent family, part 3

coral Snake — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 15:34:28 -0000

yeah , i think its much better if you just take one great vacation each year , modest is best after all :P

Re: how to be a location independent family, part 3

Writer's Coin — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 07:47:05 -0000

This is one of those things I'll think about a lot, daydream about, but never actually do. Too much stuff that would cause me to stress out and not enjoy the process. I did some of this when I was younger (as we all did, I'm sure), so at least I don't feel like I "missed my chance." I do love to hear stories of people that manage to do it.