Cruise to Key West, Cuba, and Port Canaveral

[Ultralight]

...spiritual aspects of simple living.

This alone is a legitimate form of simple living.

[Ultralight]

And... for the record... I will likely not take another international trip for 12+ months.

[frugal-one]

I am comparing him to ejchase (different thread).

In the past UL's extensive international travels whilst he has significant debts have led some here to question his commitment to simple living as most define it.

Jealous?

[Yppej]

No, I do not like air travel, do not have a passport, and have set myself a goal of traveling closer to home.

If someone dies before they pay back their massive Federally subsidized student loans, do I as a taxpayer take some of the hit?

[Ultralight]

No, I do not like air travel, do not have a passport, and have set myself a goal of traveling closer to home.

If someone dies before they pay back their massive Federally subsidized student loans, do I as a taxpayer take some of the hit?

I don't like air travel either, but I still do it. I really, really dislike travel by car.

I think that you do take the hit. Why?

[Yppej]

If you spend your money traveling rather than repaying your loans, am I on the hook if something happens to you? Or are they private loans?

[Ultralight]

If you spend your money traveling rather than repaying your loans, am I on the hook if something happens to you? Or are they private loans?

The taxpayers cover it if I end up six feet in a hole. Why do you ask? My loans are all public.

[Yppej]

I am a taxpayer.

[Ultralight]

I am a taxpayer.

Dude! Me too! This is so cool. What are the odds?!

[Yppej]

Extensive? I have been to 11 nations.

The average American has been to 3 nations. 29% of US citizens have never been out of the country.