“We are going to sell our house, buy a van, and travel the country. So can we move in with you for now?”

That’s what we each asked our parents after we made the decision that we wanted to travel full time and not be restricted to the life of the proverbial 8 to 5 job.

It started out as an idea, a goal for the future. And within about two weeks, it became a reality. The first conversation we had was “wouldn’t it be cool if…”. That planted a seed in Zack’s head and he couldn’t let go of the idea. Why can’t we do it now?

The only real reason that was stopping us was my college debt. That’s it. I already had a goal to pay it off within three years but with the thoughts of spending more time outdoors and exploring new places all the time, it just seemed too far away.

So with the three year plan out, we came up with a new, one year, plan. About two weeks after we decided we were going to do this, we listed our house and moved in with Zack’s parents in order to save more money. We talked about a few options for our timeline, but this is what we decided to do.

1. Sell the house (fingers crossed we close next week)
2. Buy a vehicle. Check. (More to come in future posts)
3. I will spend the next year focusing on paying off as much of my remaining debt as possible while Zack will focus on converting the vehicle.
4. Hit the open road