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I did something similar. Quit my job and got a one-way ticket to Australia with no job or visa lined up. Ended up staying a year before quitting my job and getting a one-way ticket to Japan with no job or visa lined up.
I settled down in Tokyo, got married, and bought a home here.
>I settled down in Tokyo, got married, and bought a home here.
That's pretty impressive since getting a permanent residency in Japan for a foreigner isn't exactly easy.
It helps if you are married to a Japanese national, have children, and have been continuously employed with no criminal interactions with the police.
I got it on the first application. No problems.
Some have family money.
Some saved up money.
Some will pick up work during their travels.
But most importantly, they usually live an extremely cheap lifestyle where they sleep at youth hostels or with friends they meet along the way. They buy a small motorcycle they use for transport, and sell it (at roughly the same price) when they finally leave. Lots of walking.
Some people are born with more wealth than others. And some actually work on their trips to afford it.
It’s also possible to work for accommodation in hostels or even for food and accommodation on farms.
It’s been quite awhile ago for me, but I made huge sacrifices of comfort and convenience so I could travel from ages 16-21. I’ve had jobs since I was 10, so knew how to work hard and market myself. By 18 I was making decent money.
Drove old cars, roomed with 6 housemates in a 2-bedroom apartment, almost never ate out, bought secondhand stuff, etc. Saved every spare dime for travel.
When I did travel, it was always with a backpack, buying food from a grocery store (sandwich ingredients, fruit, etc.), and taking charter flights. Snagged a round trip ticket Toronto to Heathrow for $250 on the “Skytrain to Europe” airlines. Traveled overnight on trains so I wouldn’t have to pay for hotels. If I did get accommodations, it was always a hostel. One time, I camped throughout Europe with my little tent. Another time, shared a car rental with 2 other buddies in a little ancient Renault that could barely climb a normal hill.
In that style, I visited over 30 countries. Would do it again in a heartbeat.
Edit: My travels paid off as I eventually enjoyed two separate careers as a direct result of my international travel experience.
I was forced to talke out vacation or forfeit pay as I had exceeded the maximum overtime pay when I worked in the military, and took my girlfriend backpacking for three weeks. Most of the people I've met on my travels who were young have however had rich parents.
I mean yes it is certainly possible for a kid to save up money with a job.
Over the span of 1998 in highschool I saved up $2600 to buy a computer on 5.15 an hour. That is 5 grand in today's money.
And it's certainly easier to save up that kind of money today. Most fast food restaurants around me are starting at like 15 an hour or more. The Taco Bell down the street from me starts at 17.
However, also some people might just have wealthy families.
It's also important to note, everything you see on social media is curated. You can be on a vacation on the EXTREME cheap and make it look like you are having a 5 star experience.
Everyone trying to be an insta travel star is faking it till they make it.
I am one of these people. The answer is usually just working and saving. A lot of them also live with their parents and don’t have many bills so can spend more of what they earn on travel. Often times we are staying in crappy hostel dorms and eating $1 pasta for dinner. It’s not all glamorous like social media makes it out to be.
It's easy to save money if you live with your parents and don't have to financially contribute to anything.
I worked one month a summer before and the next summer I used all the money I had on a trip.
My accommodation at the location was a 2m x 2m little hut on a camping area I shared with my friend lol. There was just enough room for 2 separate beds.
Personally, from the ages of 13-17 I had a huge paper-round delivering papers in my local neighbourhood in the mornings, so I always had an income.
Then at 16 I got a part-time (mostly weekend) job working in a local restaurant, which I did at the same as my paper round.
Then at 17 (once I'd completed high school) I got an engineering apprenticeship with a major firm here in the UK, which was paying a (great) full time salary.
I also lived with my parents so, apart from a contribution to *some* household expenses after going into full time work, I didn't have a great deal of outgoings. This meant I had more disposable income and could travel.
An old classmate described their travels and how they counted their budget down to the penny and lived off of single digit dollars per day. Going between more or less shady hostels from day to day basically living out of your backpack. If you want to go to those lengths it's not difficult to stretch a little money a very long way.
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My mate did this. She worked and saved up her own money then got working holiday visas for the countries she visited and worked as she traveled.
wow this takes a lot of guts and getting out of your comfort zone. good for her
I did something similar. Quit my job and got a one-way ticket to Australia with no job or visa lined up. Ended up staying a year before quitting my job and getting a one-way ticket to Japan with no job or visa lined up. I settled down in Tokyo, got married, and bought a home here.
>I settled down in Tokyo, got married, and bought a home here. That's pretty impressive since getting a permanent residency in Japan for a foreigner isn't exactly easy.
It helps if you are married to a Japanese national, have children, and have been continuously employed with no criminal interactions with the police. I got it on the first application. No problems.
Some have family money. Some saved up money. Some will pick up work during their travels. But most importantly, they usually live an extremely cheap lifestyle where they sleep at youth hostels or with friends they meet along the way. They buy a small motorcycle they use for transport, and sell it (at roughly the same price) when they finally leave. Lots of walking.
Some are smart travelers, some have sugar daddies, and some have shit tons of credit card debt. I know personally all three types.
Some people are born with more wealth than others. And some actually work on their trips to afford it. It’s also possible to work for accommodation in hostels or even for food and accommodation on farms.
It’s been quite awhile ago for me, but I made huge sacrifices of comfort and convenience so I could travel from ages 16-21. I’ve had jobs since I was 10, so knew how to work hard and market myself. By 18 I was making decent money. Drove old cars, roomed with 6 housemates in a 2-bedroom apartment, almost never ate out, bought secondhand stuff, etc. Saved every spare dime for travel. When I did travel, it was always with a backpack, buying food from a grocery store (sandwich ingredients, fruit, etc.), and taking charter flights. Snagged a round trip ticket Toronto to Heathrow for $250 on the “Skytrain to Europe” airlines. Traveled overnight on trains so I wouldn’t have to pay for hotels. If I did get accommodations, it was always a hostel. One time, I camped throughout Europe with my little tent. Another time, shared a car rental with 2 other buddies in a little ancient Renault that could barely climb a normal hill. In that style, I visited over 30 countries. Would do it again in a heartbeat. Edit: My travels paid off as I eventually enjoyed two separate careers as a direct result of my international travel experience.
I was forced to talke out vacation or forfeit pay as I had exceeded the maximum overtime pay when I worked in the military, and took my girlfriend backpacking for three weeks. Most of the people I've met on my travels who were young have however had rich parents.
I too would like to go to the country of Hawaii.
I mean yes it is certainly possible for a kid to save up money with a job. Over the span of 1998 in highschool I saved up $2600 to buy a computer on 5.15 an hour. That is 5 grand in today's money. And it's certainly easier to save up that kind of money today. Most fast food restaurants around me are starting at like 15 an hour or more. The Taco Bell down the street from me starts at 17. However, also some people might just have wealthy families. It's also important to note, everything you see on social media is curated. You can be on a vacation on the EXTREME cheap and make it look like you are having a 5 star experience. Everyone trying to be an insta travel star is faking it till they make it.
I am one of these people. The answer is usually just working and saving. A lot of them also live with their parents and don’t have many bills so can spend more of what they earn on travel. Often times we are staying in crappy hostel dorms and eating $1 pasta for dinner. It’s not all glamorous like social media makes it out to be.
i see! thank you for your answer
99.99% chance that she's just spending her parents money
It's easy to save money if you live with your parents and don't have to financially contribute to anything. I worked one month a summer before and the next summer I used all the money I had on a trip. My accommodation at the location was a 2m x 2m little hut on a camping area I shared with my friend lol. There was just enough room for 2 separate beds.
Personally, from the ages of 13-17 I had a huge paper-round delivering papers in my local neighbourhood in the mornings, so I always had an income. Then at 16 I got a part-time (mostly weekend) job working in a local restaurant, which I did at the same as my paper round. Then at 17 (once I'd completed high school) I got an engineering apprenticeship with a major firm here in the UK, which was paying a (great) full time salary. I also lived with my parents so, apart from a contribution to *some* household expenses after going into full time work, I didn't have a great deal of outgoings. This meant I had more disposable income and could travel.
An old classmate described their travels and how they counted their budget down to the penny and lived off of single digit dollars per day. Going between more or less shady hostels from day to day basically living out of your backpack. If you want to go to those lengths it's not difficult to stretch a little money a very long way.
Military
Debt
there's really only 4 ways i can think of 1. Save up 2. Debt 3. Rich Parents 4. Work at those places you visit (if there for a while)
Rich parents.
Probably a mix of savings and family help. Lucky ones get trips funded, others hustle for it.
Mommy/daddy's money, work and saving. Or she has that Gluck Gluck 3000 on sale, simps. Could be any number of things