The Path to Permanent Travel & Minimalism with Jake Desyllas

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Do you want to travel permanently? Are you wondering what to do with your stuff? Are you considering selling all your stuff?

On this episode of the podcast, Jake Desyllas from The Voluntary Life shares what it was like to sell everything and move to Panama. Jake shares how he sold a business, an apartment, and all of his clothing and stuff, except one bag. If you’re feeling stressed at the thought of that, you are not alone!

Jake shares what it has been like to live with less, and what the path to permanent travel has been like, including what has been done and what still needs to be done. He tells us what life has been like in Panama, and the pros and cons to life on the road.

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Show Notes for this Episode…

  • Traveling long term with storage units
  • Selling stuff and becoming minimalists
  • Travel helps you to realize that you don’t need all of the stuff you have
  • What being Job Free is all about
  • Extreme savings
  • There are ways to live without stuff
  • You find value in things that aren’t stuff
  • Saving for long-term travel
  • Meeting emotional needs through buying things
  • Living outside of your comfort zone
  • What it’s like to expatriate from your home country
  • The downsides of living abroad
  • And much more… Here’s the episode!

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