Comments on: Getting Rid of All Your Stuff to Travel Full Time – Excuse #3

By: Cherie Ve Ard

Cherie Ve Ard — Fri, 03 Dec 2010 21:42:17 +0000

Welcome, Cheryl! So glad you found us.. definitely let us know when/if you start a blog. We love watching others embark on these freeing lifestyles. All our best to you.

By: Cheryl

Cheryl — Fri, 03 Dec 2010 19:35:18 +0000

I am so glad that I found your site. I have spent the last two years imagining such a lifestyle, and I have finally found the courage to make the leap. I have found a job that I can perform from anywhere in the world, and I have spent some time learning about blogging.

I just completed a major purging session, and you are so right about how freeing the process can be. It also allowed me to accept some hard truths about my spending and budgeting habits. Thank you for your contributions, and I hope to have more to share with you in the future.

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How to Handle Excuse #12: Overwhelm | Tales from Technomadia — Thu, 18 Nov 2010 18:00:42 +0000

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By: Cherie Ve Ard

Cherie Ve Ard — Thu, 12 Aug 2010 05:25:56 +0000

Thank you so much for this awesome comment.. it touched me deeply.

By: megan

megan — Wed, 04 Aug 2010 04:28:32 +0000

Thanks so much for creating this blog. My partner and I are starting to plan our own nomadic journey. We live a stationary life in San Francicso.

Everything I’ve read, so far, resonates so loud and clear. It may sound a bit silly but…This is EXACTLY what I’ve been needing to read from a smart, clear headed, adventurous woman having a great time on the road. I’m making my way through your post….You’ve kept my faith in the possibility.
Safe travels!

By: Answers to Common Excuses not to Travel Full-Time « Tales from Technomadia

Answers to Common Excuses not to Travel Full-Time « Tales from Technomadia — Thu, 21 May 2009 07:56:42 +0000

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By: Susan

Susan — Tue, 12 May 2009 17:30:46 +0000

I am guilty of letting my closet get out of control and second the practice of thrift store shopping (plus it is fun, good for the environment and helps others when you donate the clothes back!)

Another thing that helps is taking the time to find (and spending the money if necessary) basics that fit really well and are perfect for you. So much in our closets fall into the category of “these will look great when…”

I’m enjoying this series, great information!

By: Katie

Katie — Wed, 22 Apr 2009 06:47:28 +0000

I agree! I used to be quite the pack rat, keeping many sentimental things like tons of books, ticket stubs, even boxes of rocks from places I’d traveled! I got good at de-cluttering but now have slacked off some. Puc is pretty bad about pack-ratting too but I’m working on it.
I am not attached to much – I don’t have hard feeling when I imagine the time to liquidate most things in our home to be able to start our own nomadic adventure. I know I will store some things, either at a friend/relative’s house or in a tiny storage unit – things that are not replaceable or digitizable like some family heirlooms. Really, there’s almost nothing I wouldn’t mind getting rid of, and that makes me happy.

By: Chessie

Chessie — Tue, 21 Apr 2009 21:55:55 +0000

One of my mantras “If I can’t carry it on my motorcycle, I don’t need it.”

I got rid of my “stuff” about three years ago, and I haven’t looked back yet!

Excellent work on this story…I will refer it to others often!

By: Jaime Cobb

Jaime Cobb — Tue, 21 Apr 2009 19:09:42 +0000

eee, I’m gonna print that out so I can save it with my stuff!

Hee Hee! Seriously those are great suggestions.

We just cleared out the sheds at my home and office. Then gave stuff to friends, or freecycled what we could. And tossed the stuff we couldn’t give away.

By: Chris Dunphy

Chris Dunphy — Tue, 21 Apr 2009 18:45:18 +0000

Cherie has an incredible knack for selling things. Even once I was nomadic, I was still carting around all sorts of extra stuff that I didn’t really need but which was too valuable to give away. I actually had THREE laptops with me in my small little trailer!

With Cherie’s help, I was able to turn a lot of that excess baggage into cash.

It is nice to have less.

– Chris

By: Melanie@TravelsWithTwo

Melanie@TravelsWithTwo — Tue, 21 Apr 2009 17:08:44 +0000

Hallelujah for the House Cooling Party concept!

We’d agree that there’s nothing more rewarding than giving stuff away…than maybe selling it. In a move that was almost criminally simple, I recently made about $1000 on Craiglist by selling things I hadn’t laid eyes on in a year — and haven’t missed for even one minute. I enjoy regularly purges of our closets and kitchen and call charity services that will pick up from our home. This way, we always know what we’re really using and wearing. Simplifies life…and packing for trips!