{"id":5274,"date":"2026-10-20T11:01:04","date_gmt":"2026-10-20T11:01:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bangbizarre.com\/index.php\/2026\/10\/20\/family-sell-everything-to-travel-the-world-on-30-a-day\/"},"modified":"2026-10-20T11:01:05","modified_gmt":"2026-10-20T11:01:05","slug":"family-sell-everything-to-travel-the-world-on-30-a-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bangbizarre.com\/index.php\/2026\/10\/20\/family-sell-everything-to-travel-the-world-on-30-a-day\/","title":{"rendered":"Family &#039;sell everything&#039; to travel the world on \u00a330 a day"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>2026-10-20 11:01:03<\/b><br \/>\n<BR>A couple have revealed how they sold almost everything they owned and swapped their Herefordshire home for a life travelling the world with their two young children.<BR><br \/>\nRuth and Steven Rowe bought a one-way ticket to Sri Lanka in 2023 after deciding they wanted more time with their children before they started nursery and school.<BR><br \/>\nThe family, who now travel with just two suitcases, have visited 17 countries, including Costa Rica, Guatemala, Ecuador and Indonesia.<BR><br \/>\nThey spend around four weeks at a time in Airbnbs and say they have saved roughly \u00a312,000 a year compared with their former life in the UK.<BR><br \/>\nRuth, 34, and Steven, 35, had been renting a barn conversion in Eardisley, Herefordshire, but decided to take the plunge after having their two children, Aurora, four, and Atlas, three, during the Covid pandemic.<BR><br \/>\nAs quoted by the Mirror, Ruth said: \u201cWe sold pretty much everything we owned, which was an exhilarating experience &#8211; we mainly sold it through Facebook Marketplace and car boot sales. So our car, our furniture, everything but a couple of memory boxes with some of the children&#8217;s things inside and a few clothes.\u201d<BR><br \/>\nThe family initially left with two large suitcases, a smaller case, a stroller and some toys. They have since reduced their belongings to just two suitcases.<BR><br \/>\nRuth added: \u201cPossessions don&#8217;t make you happy, life experiences do. We bought a one-way ticket to Sri Lanka not knowing if or when we were coming back and we haven&#8217;t stopped since.\u201d<BR><br \/>\nThe children are being world-schooled, with lessons built around their surroundings.<BR><br \/>\nThey have picked up Spanish in Latin America, learned about volcanoes while hiking in Peru and practised counting with different currencies.<BR><br \/>\nRuth explained: \u201cWe give them no screen time at all, which I think has taught them patience on their travels and to be more creative when they are bored sitting on a bus.\u201d<BR><br \/>\nShe said the children\u2019s confidence had grown and that they were now happy talking to people of all ages.<BR><br \/>\nThe family currently spends around \u00a32,000 a month, while Steven runs his online coaching business remotely.<BR><br \/>\nThey have spent the past five months travelling around India and plan to visit another 10 European countries next year in a campervan.<BR><br \/>\nRuth said: \u201cIt wasn&#8217;t a case of we hated the UK &#8211; we just love the world.\u201d<BR><br \/>\nThe family have no plans to return permanently for now, with Ruth admitting she only misses friends, family and British chocolate.<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/bangbizarre.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"> Visit Bang Bizarre (main website) <\/a><br \/>\n<br \/><script src=\"https:\/\/geo.dailymotion.com\/player\/xtbac.js\" data-video=\"\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>2026-10-20 11:01:03 A couple have revealed how they sold almost everything they owned and swapped their Herefordshire home for a life travelling the world with their two young children. 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