29 November 2017
How I travel to Japan and Asia when I'm unemployed and have no job
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Summary
He describes seven years cycling through Japan, Korea, Taiwan, and England, funded mainly by nine months’ petrol-station savings. He attributes affordability to rent-free parental housing, minimal social spending, online income experiments, and discounted supermarket food. He reports spending roughly $4–$5 daily on food and recommends guesthouses, cooking, and using a girlfriend’s home to avoid rent.
Insight
Mobility depends on family housing, extreme frugality, and relationships treated partly as accommodation.