Tip 6: Design Your Exit Strategy Before Hitting the Road
You never know what can happen---especially during a global pandemic.
When I first started planning for full-time travel, an exit strategy was the farthest thing from my mind. I just wanted to get out there. I could worry about everything else later. Sometimes, this strategy works. However, the pandemic forced me to reconsider.
How the Pandemic Shaped My Choices
During the early stages of the pandemic, governments around the world struggled to figure out what to do about full-time travelers. Jet-setters were struggling to get home from foreign countries. Campgrounds were closed to RVers. Even truck drivers couldn’t figure out where to sleep at night.
So, when quite a few other full-time travelers were pulling off the road and calling it quits, I was about to start my journey. This compelled me to find feasible answers to the following questions:
If my business fails and I run out of money, what are my options for making a living?
If America shuts down again, which state and locality will I hunker down in?
If I have to go back to Georgia in a rush, where do I leave the RV and how do I ensure Shadow (my adventure kitty) comes with me?
If I lose the RV, what are my travel options?
If I decide RVing is not for me, what are my fall-back options?
Why You Should Always Have an Exit Strategy
During my travels, I’ve come across many people who were about to quit for varying reasons:
Many of them ran out of money.
Several became ill.
Some wanted to return home to new grandbabies.
A few had tired of the nomadic lifestyle.
Others had family emergencies to tend to.
Quite a few of these people had nowhere to go. Will you?
QUESTION: If you find yourself in these or any other situations that require you to give up a life of travel, what will you do?
LESSON: Ensure you know the answer to that question before you hit the road full-time.
Small Change To Posting Frequency
To make room for other creative projects, I’ve decided to reduce my posting frequency. I’ll be sharing posts for subscribers every other week, with an email for paid subscribers in-between. So, paid subscribers will continue to receive weekly emails on Wednesdays.
If you are a paid subscriber, you’ll receive another email next Wednesday detailing what my exit strategy was when I started and what it is now. Otherwise, see you in two weeks!
— Alexis Chateau