I Should Be Alright

I Should Be Alright

The truth is... I mean the fact is... I retired from my gig on December 16, 2016. That was the beginning of Freedom Year. My plan was to hang around Asia, maybe do a little traveling and maybe even build a relationship with someone I met in February of 2016. As for the latter, we are building a relationship, albeit a platonic one, which will likely last longer, be less stressful on both of us and yield me my first ebook... maybe.

What I've realized is; I brought too much stuff to be as mobile as your standard backpacker. I have items I am not using, yet I don't want to get rid of them. I don't care for being constantly on the move always either looking for a place to live or a way to leave. I'm not interested in amassing a long list of countries or cities I've visited. There is no bucket list; I do what I do and if it's a worthwhile experience it will be remembered.

There's only one new country I visited so far this trip and I think I've spent the most time here... in Thailand. For the reasons most people come here and sometimes stay; affordability and hospitality. But, I don't think I want to live here... not just yet. There are some other places to check out.

From this side of the world I still keep up with the gloom and doom reports about the impending economic collapse, or correction, of the US economy and the western banking system. It affects me because a lot of my assets are in "dollars."  There are some that aren't, but we never really know what fortune volatility and chaos brings... or opportunities.

The middle-class is not a group I am economically a part of. One of the few benefits (of my personality and world view) I've got going for me, (in my own humble opinion) is the "un-need" for lack of a better word, for stuff and the "artificial" benefits, such as status, prestige and envy that comes with it. This detachment has allowed me to divert compensation into other vehicles of interest, like survival and motion.

Yet, on this journey I still find myself with too much stuff.

Anyway, getting back on track; a steady diet of economic gloom and doom has got me wondering if I could even afford to live in the United States if I wanted to, or needed to. However, and the past is no guarantee of the future... I've been lucky throughout my life. The stars (timing) seem to have aligned in my favor and I've been able to supplement luck with some timely strategies, alliances and a rather agreeable personality. And one more item, personal health, strength and energy. This goes a long way, and something too many people overlook, ignore or take for granted.

But that's a post for another time.

If all elements (& elementals) continue as they have for the past half century, I should actually be alright; and that's pretty much all I'm asking for.