it’s cheaper to travel around the world and stay in a mix of hostels/long term stay airbnbs/share houses than it would be to rent a place by myself in a MCOL area while paying for a car.
heck, I'd do that in my own country (Canada), but none of that stuff is cheaper than renting. So not only can I not afford to move out into my own 1 bedroom studio apartment, I can't afford to live in hostels or whatever.
I'm not sure what it would cost to travel around the world doing that -- probably less than renting a shitty apartment in Canada, but I do not have a remote job I could count on to fund my travels.
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