Bold moves to fund your travel dreams
For women in particular there can be a lot of emotions around letting go of expectations of what our life should look like and the people we feel responsible for, and allowing ourselves the freedom to prioritise ourselves for once.
If you’ve got big travel dreams, it might be time to shift your mindset and make some bold moves to fund them, financially, practically and emotionally too.
Let go of the ‘normal life’ narrative
For a long time, women were told that their goals in life should be to have children, raise a family and build a clean and happy home. Then it became about having it all – essentially doubling our workload whilst packaging it as freedom. What we’re seeing now is a backlash to this idea, with more and more women realising that the fact that we can have it all, doesn’t mean we should feel we have to do it all.
Success does not always equal a mortgage, kids and a career and taking time out to travel is not something to feel guilty about. Life is open to edits – if you’re feeling the need for change, for something bigger, it’s okay to explore that and create your own version of ‘normal’.
Unlock money that’s already yours
A lot of us are already sitting on assets that could be funding our travel dreams. Start small by looking at all the stuff you own that isn’t serving you – clothes, shoes, handbags, furniture – anything at all that isn’t useful or bringing you joy could be sold for the travel fund.
When you’re comfortable with this, expand your mind to consider bigger assets like your home. For short-term travel, you could make money from your home through Airbnb or by renting it for six months at a time. If you long to let go of commitments and travel indefinitely, renting it long-term or selling up could be an option.
If you’d like to get on the road as quickly as possible, you might consider selling your home to cash house buyers like We Buy Any Home. They’ll send you a free cash offer in minutes, get your cash to you in as little as a week, and the best bit is that you get to set a completion date to suit you.
Plan lightly, leap bravely
We all want to find that ‘perfect moment’ to make a big decision, but the reality is that there simply isn’t. If you wait until everything is just so, chances are that you’ll be waiting forever. Instead, trust that if you want it badly enough, you’ll make it work no matter the circumstances. You’ve heard of ready, aim, fire – maybe it’s time to switch your mindset to ready, fire, aim.
