I quit my development job to drive from Alaska to Argentina - an adventure that changed my life. I poked lava with a stick, climbed a 5,897m active volcano, watched kids ride llamas to school, learned Spanish, vastly improved my photography, got into writing (and later published books).

Now it's my life, and I've since driven right around Africa, and right around Australia. I'm saving and planning for then next one now.

Take time to do the things you love, and discover the joy of slowing down to the pace of life that makes you happiest. You really don't need much money to live happily, what you really need is time to do what you want.