One of the biggest misconception of traveling is that of cost. Most believe you need thousands of dollars pouring into your bank account each month in order to travel the world. Not only is this untrue, if you wanted to, you could travel with only a few hundred dollar a month budget. Ask Raam Dev…
After losing many of his rental properties and filing for bankruptcy through the recent housing crisis, Raam was sent on a path towards minimalism and doing things he spent his whole life putting off – traveling to India being one of them. With only $1,500 in the bank and on a strict $250 a month budget, Raam spent the next period of his life traveling throughout India, Vietnam and Nepal.
I invited him to show to talk about his travel and minimalism experiences. We discuss…
- What motivated him to travel to India, Vietnam and Nepal.
- What the exact expenses were of his $250 a month budget.
- The challenges he faced when living such a frugal lifestyle.
- The hidden benefits of living so frugally.
- Lessons he learned throughout his travels.
The Interview
About Raam Dev
Note: Taken from raamdev.com
In early 2010, I sold nearly all my possessions and left a decade-long career in the IT industry to pursue a childhood dream of traveling the world. I arrived in south India just one month shy of my 28th birthday with $1,500 to my name and one bag on my back.
The plan was to live in a foreign country for six months on a monthly budget of $250 and to give myself time to discover who I was and what I wanted from life. I had no idea how profoundly that trip would change my sense of purpose and direction.
Instead of discovering myself, I discovered an entire planet that needed my help. I met so many people who desperately needed someone who cared, someone who was willing to do whatever it took to help them. I evolved and grew as human being.
Blog: raamdev.com
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Thanks for the opportunity to do this interview, Tony! I actually had no idea it was going to be video — for some reason I just assumed you were going to strip the audio and post that, haha! It was loads of fun.
Thanks for taking the time and sitting down with me Raam. I had a great time and learned a few nuggets too. I think the video turned out great.
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