A Sailboat Or A Savings Plan?

So many decisions!

Photo by Author. Muriwai beach with a storm brewing.

For those of you who may not know, as a teen, I lived on a sailboat with my mother:

I Chose The Nomadic Life Before I Turned 18

Now, more than 10 years later, I want to take the journey on as my own.

Living the life of freedom, nomadism, and being on the water feels like a delightful way to spend my days on this earth.

Is it a crazy decision? Honestly, no part of me feels like it would be crazy. I’ve lived on a boat, I know what I can and can’t handle, and I know what I like.

Let’s start by remembering everything I didn’t like about boat life:

• Diesel makes me queasy. The smell of it is terrible, and I’m extra sensitive now.
• The bathroom situation is traumatic. Was it just on the boat that I was on, or is that on every boat? Unsure. To be candid, toilet paper can clog the pipes, so we would put the toilet paper in a rubbish bag, and the smell alone was enough to make me never want to step foot on a boat again.
• Sailing itself wasn’t fun. Seeing your destination and…