Why give up everything and to travel - the worst advice that only you can give

Turn into eternal wanderer, and go to meet adventure, send to hell with a boring job and start life with a clean slate... Feeds social networks every day tell us that travel - the best way out of any situation. Chelsea Fagan (Chelsea Fagan), author of the blog The Financial Diet, prepared pretty tough, but honest article, which explains why you should not believe the beautiful pictures and inspirational quotes.

I have an online friend, the life that I've been in social networks a little more than two years. Sweet, smart and versatile girl, she keeps a blog and odd jobs. Recently I decided to go to graduate school. In Europe. By specialty, which for many reasons will not help in getting a good job. I think she understands everything perfectly, because it speaks of it as an opportunity to learn new things and expand their horizons, and not as a preparation for the future career. Everything is fine, because it has the opportunity to lead such a free lifestyle. She sees no problems in being one of those who are always on the go, simply for the sake of learning to acquire new knowledge and loves long conversations over a good meal.

My friend's well-to-family, so she can count, if not on the entire contents, then at least to support sufficient for a serene life. In the genetic lottery that girl pulled the winning ticket, and it makes no sense to blame it in the possession of the freedom given by birth.

But what should be reproached, it is in relation to their capabilities. And not just her - the young people who do not need to worry about creating financial well-being, a very popular idea. Yes, we are of the need to travel. Movement around the world are now considered almost a moral obligation, binding to forget the banality type of money. My friend will post beautiful pictures with surface inspiring tsitatkami: "Drop everything and hit the road, thank you from the hated work and enjoy the beauty of the world, while you are young and free. " This ambition porn, teasing the viewer images of life that he will never be, and forced to because of this feel like a failure.

For the representatives of steel travel wealthy classes way to praise myself for that, strictly speaking, can make anyone who has money.

The trip for the trip - it is not an achievement, the fact of the transaction, does not guarantee that you will become more educated and a fine sense of the people.

Anyone who has the privilege (yes, it is a privilege) actively travel around the world in his youth, is no better than the rest. He was not wiser or more worthy peer, who was forced to stay at home and to plow in full for the hope of ever getting a job, which the traveler would have taken for granted. This wealth of competition and opportunities, where tips are not sweating about the money just pour salt on the wound obviously the loser.

I could afford to travel to different countries, and, even earned its own, it is still a direct result of a number of privileges. My family belongs to the middle class, so you can not worry about the order to provide financial support to the close. On the contrary, in the case of difficulties, they would come to the rescue. Millions of people do not and that, traveling is simply not available to them - too little money and a lot of responsibility. Therefore, I am eternally grateful for even the modest trip.

I understand (in part thanks to the experience of traveling around the world), that the presence or absence of the opportunity to travel absolutely nothing said about the man. Just some have more commitments and less income.

Someone has to endure unloved work, because you need to take care of the family, someone he pays for his education, someone goes step by step to financial freedom. This does not mean that they are less willing to learn new things than avid travelers.

They can not go on a journey by the call of the soul, but develop and learn in an environment that offers them life. Learn to work hard, to postpone pleasure until later and do a little better. Yes, this is not the trip hitchhiking in Eastern Europe, but who is to say that such a life worse tempers character?

"Do not worry about the money", "Drop everything and follow their dreams" - like cheering maxims reveal profound misunderstanding of the meaning of the word "worry". Indulgent traveler has in mind that we should not take money too much space in my life. He seems like an incredibly important experience you prefer petty buck. But in fact, worry about money - to realize it: have no choice but to make them a priority. Do not work or you want to spend thousands on a trip to Southeast Asia to find the true self - find yourself on the street. If someone thinks that the majority of people on this issue really have a choice, it shows offensive naivety.

Each of us are forced to pave the way for the notorious financial independence. Perhaps you're in luck: traveling, do what you want, and try new things, because he knows that if something similar will help and support. There is no reason to be ashamed or feel guilty, unless due to unproductive and futility of this way of life.

But he who thinks his way is the only true to attain enlightenment and inspires others to behave the same way - a real scoundrel.

Most of inspirational quotes is suitable only the few lucky enough to meet all of their basic needs. And if you need money, God forbid, follow these tips. Hang around South America for fun and getting regular education is very interesting, but what will be the result? Souvenir key chain and an even bigger mess in my life.