I did it!

[danftm]

I quit my job and bought a one way ticket to Granada, Spain.
From there I am meeting a friend and we are heading north east until we get to Ostrava, Czech Republic, where we are staying for 3 month.

This will be the best summer ever!

[liam75005]

Congratulations ! Awesome !

How long were you in your job for ? How did you set up the mini retirement ? Do you plan on working there ?

Great stuff, I ll be in Granada in a month and half too.

[danftm]

Ive gone from job to job and never enjoyed any of them. I was in my last job for a little over a year. My friend currently lives in Granada but is moving back to england in September. He asked me to come join him for the summer because he's having an awesome time. I always thought of millions of excuses not to but eventually I just though the hell with it. I'll just go with it.

I have been trading currencies recently and I'm getting quite good at it. So hopefully I can turn that into a little income while I'm in Czech Republic.

[Filipok]

One guy i know lives in Thailand and makes a living trading currencies. Too risky for me though. Anyway, good luck.

[kamakiri]

I have been trading currencies recently and I'm getting quite good at it.

Be careful there. That is not a muse, and it is labor intensive to keep up. Heck if we could be right 51% of the time, we could all be billionaires on Wall Street.

[danftm]

Be careful there. That is not a muse, and it is labor intensive to keep up. Heck if we could be right 51% of the time, we could all be billionaires on Wall Street.

Cheers for the warning. I am well aware of the risks that come with trading currencies. However, if I have learned one thing in Tim's book its that life is about enjoyment.
I enjoy trading currencies. I enjoy the adrenalline rush that comes with it. But most importantly, I enjoy the profits.

If you have good money management then there is no reason why anyone cant succeed in FOREX trading. All you need is a good system and a good head. If you trade with your mind and not your heart then you will do alright.
Heck everyone will have losing trades, but if you control your losses and make up for them in your wininng trades then your laughing come the end of the month.

Someone once told me something quite wise.
They compared trading currencies to the casino industry. You can go down two paths. The 1st path is you are the gambler, you think that the market will go a certain way just through gut instinct.

However, the 2nd path is you can be the casino. You trade with your head, you trade with probability, you trade with good money management. If you do this then you will always win. The casino pays out occasionally but at the end of the day, they always win beacuse they have more money coming in than they do going out.

I know you didnt ask for my opinions on FOREX, but I just thought I would share my views. To me, FOREX is a hobby. One day I hope I will be able to find my muse. But for now, I will keep learning this crazy world of FOREX and who knows, maybe this will turn into something great.

[Dwight]

How long have you been trading currencies?

[timwhistle]

Congratulations on making the leap!

[CallMeAl82]

Perhaps incorporating what you know about currency exchange? Create and sell a program, market yourself ala Tim's 4HWW suggestions, and ta-da! I get 15%, haha.

[mschatz]

Congrats Dan. I hope you will let everyone know how your travels go.