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jabbott:
I was wondering of anyone who lives this life; do you have a home base?  Like a place you own or rent long term (and rent out when you're not there ;)) that you come back to? 

If so, how did you decide on where to do that?

If not, how do you move?

I'm not there yet; but I'm planning to be FI in the next decade and make the move as soon as I feel the call; I love reading the exploits of the GCC family and how they go around wherever wanderlust sends them... 

I was originally thinking about settling somewhere in Europe, but reading about being a nomad just seems to sound infinitely more fun!

Thanks for the blog, I hope to see more adventures!

gocurrycracker:
We are about 5 1/2 years into semi-nomadic living. We've never had a home base.

If we like a place, we stay. If we feel restless, we move on. Nothing is permanent, even a decision to have a home base. You can try with and without and see which feels right.

MightyInvestor:
I personally do have a home base of Colorado, but not in the sense that I've bought property--just that that is where I spend the most time and have deep family and friendship ties there.  I'm with GCC that one doesn't need to be in a huge rush to buy property, especially in places where the cost to own has shot to the moon. 

My second quasi home base is Croatia where I lived for three years and have a lot of connections as well.  I spend a lot of time there every year.  I'd probably make Croatia my permanent home base if I could do so legally.

My sense is that people tend to want to get a home base a bit more as they pass from 20s or 30s into their 40s or later.

jabbott:
This is amazing to me; I love the idea and I'm going to be seeing how I can incorporate more nomad-ness in my planning.  Thanks for the answers!

MightyInvestor:

--- Quote from: jabbott on February 01, 2018, 05:25:21 AM ---This is amazing to me; I love the idea and I'm going to be seeing how I can incorporate more nomad-ness in my planning.  Thanks for the answers!

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Jabbott,

Go for it! I definitely suggest giving a trial run (as in don't burn bridges unnecessarily) before you jump in. Pearceonearth.com is another good example of someone pulling this off.  Cheers!

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