I have always wanted to go to Patagonia. I’m 41, single, female. I have a high-stress job that has given me an insane amount of decision fatigue so the thought of trying to coordinate it on my own feels overwhelming. I want to go this year and I’ve heard November is a good time to go. Can anyone give me suggestions or input on groups I can go with, how to do this trip on my own??
I just paid off my house and I did it all on my own! My family didn’t have any money to help along the way and I wanted to build a life that looked different than that. I am single, paid for my college all on my own, I bought my own vehicles myself…I truly did this without any help at all. I have worked my tail off to get here and I’m finally 100% debt free. My home might be tiny and my car has some higher mileage but it’s reliable and they are all mine.
A few years ago, I had a family member call me poor because I chose to live modestly. This was someone who had parent help to pay for college and vehicles. My journey is so drastically different but it just makes me that much prouder that *I* did this. I made different choices (buying a smaller house, driving cars into the ground, staying in jobs longer than I wanted and working more than I wanted), but it paid off. I now have options that almost nobody else my age (especially those living on their own) won’t have.
I struggled with missing out on opportunity cost along the way (“I should have gotten a bigger house, I would have had more equity,” “If I invested I would have more,” but the truth for me is that I can optimize all day long but the thing I wanted more than anything was options and now I have them. I never have to be a slave to anyone again.
Live like no one else so you can live like no one else. Celebrating the truth of that in this moment and excited to see what comes next. 🎉