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Am I the only one who thinks this is a load whiny written pseudo viral advertising for that guys 'oh so different' co working space?
I mean I pretty much resonated with all of this right until the last paragraph, where it suddenly turns into some catchy written ad for Microhaus - an experimental incubator for people who dream bigger than the rest
You must be new to the internet then ;)
On the 100$ Thailand thing that a lot of people have been asking here:
It will be hard to live off that little. I know for some Thai people this is their salary, but they live there, have families that support them, speak the local language, have built their own hut, are connected in the village, etc.
Even 500$ isn't that much for a tourist, but it's doable.
It is not unusual for them to charge 2, 5 or even 10 times the price for a foreigner, compared to what a local Thai person pays for any given good or service. Your only way around this is either learn Thai yourself, or have a friendly local help you get some deals. My best bet would be find someone on Couchsurfing.org willing to help you.
I once met a swiss girl while travelling through South East Asia, she was working in the north of Thailand in some project, teaching children English. She said to me that they were also in need of a IT teacher. That's several years ago now and I haven't been keeping track what she's up to. The point is, she told me that in the time living and working there, she hardly spent ANY money at all, being a lot with locals, living with the school, learning Thai, starting to get fair deals on food and such, etc. If that's something you want to contemplate, the organization she is part of is: http://www.baandoi.org
Thanks for posting this. I sometimes feel similarly, even though I don't have a co-founder. But basically I have the same issues and fears.
I'm afraid people here are right about the weed. I drink an unhealthy amount of beer (1-2 liters) every day to help me relax. I know it's fucking up my head in the long run and it would be better to get off it for a while to clear my head, but every night after a long day, even if it wasn't as productive as I'd like (actually especially if it wasn't) I go fck this sht, I need a beer!
I'm still in the process of launching my first product, living on savings, so I too feel like being in a financial stranglehold - either this works out or I'll have to go into prostitution or something, because just as you say, there is no freaking way I can go back to a 9 to 5 programmer job, taking order from some boss or clients or even just getting up every morning to show up at some office and stay there all day.
I envy people who already have achieved financial freedom with their businesses, there is so much in life I would want to do (go scuba diving as an example), but I feel quite penniless and very limited. A horrible feeling that makes me feel depressed every other day.
Sometimes I'd just like to "break out" but I wouldn't know where to?! I already quit my job to work for myself and be my own boss. I guess this struggle is just the price I'm paying for the freedom that is hopefully to come...
Anyway man, stay strong, you're not alone.