Besides the money factor, something else to keep in mind is that touring day in and day out for an extended period of time can be very wearing. Some people discover that they are well suited to that lifestyle, but others discover that they like to come back to something traditionally "normal" now and then. I am one of the latter ones.

I toured for 3 months straight, and by the end of it, I longed for at least a few weeks of "normal" life. I've been living a "normal" life now for 3 months, and I'm ready to be back on the road again, but that won't happen for a little while, so meanwhile I am touring the area where I now live.

Knowing that about myself now, makes me realize that I am making the right decision with my life plans for the next 5-10 years. I will be returning to school to get my Bachelor of Education, and I'm planning to especially take courses on teaching internationally. Many different places around the world are in need of teachers, especially English teachers, so ... I might tour a while, then stop somewhere and teach a while (and sightsee while I'm there), then tour some more ... and so on. Well, that's the plan anyway, and if it works, eventually I will see the world, just not all at once.