One of the vague dreams that I have for my life is to own a bed and breakfast in a nice summer-y location someday. I’d like to have a place to get away to for a few months out of every year, a place where I could spend time just getting to know new people and enjoying the nature around me. I haven’t ever worked to make that happen but it’s an idea I’ve always been toying with.

A mostly-unrelated thing that I’ve been thinking about lately is how to save money on travel. I like traveling to new places as well as visiting friends and family around the nation but it’s always so expensive. In researching different budget travel ideas, I keep coming across the idea of home swaps. Researching those led me to start thinking about a similar option which is renting out a room in my place to travelers interested in coming here.

That doesn’t have a lot to do with my own travel other than increasing my income but it does have to do with my old B&B idea. I may not have a B&B but I could start to see if that’s something that I’d like to explore further by taking in guests now and seeing what the pros and cons are in action. I live in a great space with extra room and could use a new steady stream of income so maybe this is an option. I haven’t made a decision about it yet but it’s something to toy with – a creative solution to many things in my life right now and perhaps even a glimpse into my future.

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