After Your First Big Startup Success, What’s Next? (2014)

I never had a traditional education and I work with a lot of CS grads and people with great educations. Personally when I was college age I just wasn't a good student, I didn't appreciate it and I wanted to work.

Recently I went back to school for a class as part of a career change and I loved it. The idea that someone was there every day to provide me knowledge was exciting and filled me with energy. I went to school, then head home and care for the family, and when everyone was asleep hit the books and it was the most fun I had in a long time... maybe decades.

I'd love to go do that again.

I don't need nice cars, yachts, mansions or expensive friends. I want to be able to rent in a reasonably pleasant place, and then have the rest of my life to pursue what keeps me interested. Maybe I'll find that terribly dull and will need the rush of putting all the chips in every single day, but probably now. I know people who can't wait to start company #n+1 as soon as they exit, but that's never resonated with me.

Maybe my ambitions are embarrassingly timid, but being able to buy myself full access to my one non-renewable resource seems like a fantastic outcome.

My cell phone would live on my dining room table as much as possible, my laptop would only be opened once per day; it takes all kinds but I couldn't imagine making "fuck you money" and choosing to stay in the rat race.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tai-Pan_(novel)

I saw people who sold their company for millions and still working hard every day just because they like what they do.

I also saw someone who made millions and now he travel all day long, diving in exotic places and didn't work for more then 3 years

Then become a full-time RVer and visit all 49 states you can drive to in an RV. There are a few nomad friendly domicile states South Dakota, Texas, and Florida that let people get their driver license and registration using a mail forwarder without having to own any property. Plus would force you to into minimalism, being organized and not having a cluttered place since less space to work with.

I remember when I was a little kid we used to go on family road trips, but haven't been anywhere really in like the last 7 years other than a short 3 day trip to the smokies which I enjoyed but wish was longer. Just something about being away from home and seeing different places just excites me for some reason. So I think to get rich from a startup or building up enough passive income to be a nomad I'd be probably the happiest ever. So much to explore and do around the world!

It makes me sad knowing that many people can't afford to travel, too busy working. Some people haven't even seen their own city or state fully really outside of their small city. I was reading in the US people get an average 10 days a year of vacation and many end up using them for other things. Apparently, after working 25 years at the same company you only get an extra 5 more. Then only about 36% of Americans even have a passport, however if you are limited to how much vacations plenty of touristy areas to visit in the US much closer, and probably less stress since the same language and culture too.

I was watching a travel vlog where someone went to China to visit the great wall and it seems like even getting a Taxi and other daily tasks is a challenge due to the language barrier, however there's stuff like Google translate that might help... Then you also have to put your political and religious views aside too.

However there's world cruises that spend like half a year sailing but costs as much as a new car per person. So maybe more organized travel but doubt most people could afford it both money and time wise but sounds like a fun dream! I seen one has a excursions to the great wall, so don't have to worry about getting a taxi and stuff. In some of the ports of call they dock overnight too. I seen one that circumnavigates the globe as a world cruise package, but costly and then probably some places need Visas and stuff but would be a once in a lifetime adventure! Then I'm a picky eater, so probably familiar food back on the ship so you don't have to starve. Take a short flight to Miami and come back half a year later seeing a bunch of the world without flying or packing and unpacking over and over as going from hotel to hotel. Hopefully someday as a huge dream of mine.

CNN has a article that has many valid points about why Americans don't travel abroad. http://www.cnn.com/2011/TRAVEL/02/04/americans.travel.domest...