Had a call with a retired nomad who lived in a van for 12 years

He told me he stopped chasing internet speeds after year 3 and just started picking places based on good bakeries. Says he saved about $800 a month after he quit worrying about coworking spaces. Anybody else find that the constant hunt for fast WiFi actually takes away from the travel part?

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morgan_king366d ago

12 years of bad bread sounds rough though.

nelson.vera6d ago

Is it just me or does chasing WiFi totally kill the whole point of being on the road? I read this blog once where a guy said he spent more time looking for signal than actually exploring the towns he was in. Honestly, swapping fast internet for fresh bread sounds like a way better deal.

blakestone6d ago

Flip it around and think about how much time you'd waste without it. I get the whole "live in the moment" thing (trust me, I do) but having some internet access means you can look up the best bakery in town instead of wandering around for an hour. That fresh bread you're talking about? You might miss it completely without a quick search. Plus, maps and weather apps keep you from getting stuck in a rainstorm or lost on some random dirt road. The whole "unplugged romanticism" thing sounds nice in theory, but in practice it's a lot of wasted time and missed opportunities.