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Which Path Leads To Van Life?

It was roughly two years ago that my wife and I started entertaining the idea of selling pretty much everything we have to live out of a van. I don't know. Maybe it's just a millennial idea and we're just caught up in the hype. But then again the idea of living a minimal lifestyle just speaks to who we really are at the core. 

We don't buy much stuff. In fact I cringe at the thought of all this mad shopping we see happening. Why? Because all this stuff can and will enslave you and you will be the next statistic to hop on the consumerism train. More than anything I just don't see the need to go buying the newest trinkets every 6 months nor do I have the desire to. 

This is just who I am at the core. To be honest my wife first mentioned the van life to me and I was hesitant to explore the idea at first. I was only hesitant because we had been looking for a new city to live in so my mind wasn't on some other living arrangement. But then I got woke to the idea after she kept presenting it to me. This was around the same time we got so excited about potentially moving to Las Vegas but then life decided to take a massive detour for the time being. 

Now don't get me wrong we still entertain the idea of packing up and heading out to Las Vegas but we have agreed on pushing to make the van life happen more than anything. It just seems that every time we save money here comes life to snatch it out of our hands for some unexpected reason. Well either that or our work situations have been in major flux in the last year and half. In general my wife and I both have solid money management skills which has not at all been the problem. 

The problem for us has been figuring out a way to acquire the money we need in order to get the van. 

Here Are Our Options, Listed By Number, For Being Financially Free In Order To Live Out Of A Van:

1. We both get jobs (Make money at a much faster rate and in a shorter time period)
2. One of us gets a job (Make money at a much slower rate in a longer time period)
3. We both run businesses (Make tons of money but takes time to get rolling)
4. One of us runs a business while the other gets a job (Still good money)
5. Wait for crypto investments to go BOOM! (This may never happen)
6. One of us gets a job while the other creates content for Steemit/Dtube (A legit possibility)
7. Both of us create content for Steemit/Dtube (Would be dope if I convinced my wife)
8. Cash out some or all of my crypto investments and purchase the van now (Can do but may not be the wisest choice considering the infancy of cryptos)




Now there's probably more options than those I just listed. My point is that we have considered these options in particular and there may be some variation of them that I have not listed. Now before I get into which option or options is the most suitable for us I want to list some other factors at play. Then from there we will match up the best route for us to take towards van life according to these factors. 



Key Factors In Determining Which Option(s) We Choose

• I am still not 100% back to full health but very close (Working 40+ hours as a wage slave will most likely reverse the progress I'm making with my health and I'd much rather build my own thing)
• My wife and I decided that at least one of us will be available to take care of our daughter (We don't want our daughter growing up with neither of us around due to work)
• I am finally using my gifts and talents unlike any other point in my life ( I feel nearly unstoppable now)
• My wife is not fond of running a business and would much rather get a job that lines up with her interests (My wife is capable of running her own business but right now she has no desire to)
• We are living with my parents (Due to my shoulder surgery last April, business failure, burnout, me working part time in the midst of all this, and my daughter being born we made a last minute decision to live with my parents in order to save money.)




Can you guess which option(s) (by number) we decided would be the best according to the factors I just listed?

I want to make this sort of a fun little game. I mean this is real life but hey let's have some fun with it. Seriously though. Think about those factors and the options I listed and tell me what number you think seems to be the best path to take and why. If you have already watched the video then you know the answer but if not then take a guess.  




We really hope this all works out so that we can accomplish our goal of living the van life. We are working hard and there seems to be a dim light at the end of the tunnel. For us it's now about embracing our path and having the patience and resolve to see it through. God willing. 

If you could accomplish one goal what would it be?



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