Can we talk about swapping my apartment for house sits to avoid rent?

Six months into nomading, I was burning $1,100 a month on Airbnbs in Lisbon and it was killing me. A friend mentioned TrustedHousesitters, so I paid the $120 membership and lined up a 3-week cat sit in Porto that cost me zero dollars. Now I have a quiet spot with a kitchen and no rent, but I am stuck in one neighborhood the whole time and I miss the whole point of moving around. Some folks say house sitting ties you down, others say it is the only way to afford slow travel without going broke. Where do you all land on this, do you trade freedom for free rent or just eat the cost?

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the_vera1mo ago

Same deal here, free rent but I got so bored staying put.

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