I get so much done when I travel

I really should travel more often. I get so much done on trains and planes. Not so much automobiles….maybe if I had a driver.

I really love traveling, but I miss my girlfriend now when I travel, and since she can’t usually come with me (on business trips) that isn’t so fun. Other than that though, I love travel.

Sometimes I wish I didn’t have an apartment to pay for each month. I could take what I pay in rent and really travel around cheaply for just about the same price. I could probably spend two months in a cheaper country (Thailand or Argentina) and still end up just about even including airfare. Crazy.

Settle down or go more mobile?

I’m so torn between liking the stability of being “settled” and longing for the adventure of travel and a mobile lifestyle. I can pretty much work from anywhere now and still manage my one employee in Seattle. It’s very tempting. After pretty much having my head down for the last two years working like crazy in one spot, the idea of a new locations is very desirable. I always get new ideas and new inspiration when I travel as well.

But, travel costs money. And I’m trying to limit all of my expenditures as much as possible so I can try and clear my liabilities as quickly as possible. It’s always a trade off, and sometimes a difficult balance. Do I invest in myself a bit in hopes that I make back that investment 10 times. Or do I take cash and pay down say more of what I owe my mother now. She is in no rush for me to pay her back, but I’d like to develop a 3-5 year repayment plan of the remaining 138K I owe. I think this is doable.