We spent $40,000 while living on a boat for a year and traveling. It was cheaper than living on land, but there were some trade-offs.

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A couple posing in front of a boat.
Elliot Schoenfeld and Jennifer Johnson lived on a boat for two years to save money.

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Photos show the USS Sequoia, the US presidential yacht once known as the 'floating White House'

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The USS Sequoia on the water.
The USS Sequoia served as the presidential yacht.

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Inside the Royal Yacht Britannia, the royal family's luxurious private cruise ship known as a 'floating palace'

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Royal Yacht Britannia
The Royal Yacht Britannia.

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A superyacht captain shares 3 things people who want to charter a luxury vessel should know

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Captain Kelly Gordon wearing a black uniform and smiling.
Captain Kelly Gordon has worked on superyachts as long as 160 feet.

Ryan Cohen Photography

I skipped college and became a boatbuilder. My friends who aren't in trade jobs envy me.

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Clémentine Mollier, wearing a hard hat and fluorescent vest, standing in front of metal construction beams.
Clémentine Mollier works at the National Museum of the Royal Navy in England.

National Museum of the Royal Navy.

See inside a 958-foot container ship, from the crew's living quarters to the massive engine room

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Cargo ship

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Harbor pilots can make $434,000 a year, face high fatality rates, and are responsible for guiding hulking cargo ships into ports

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Cargo ship
Harbor pilots are some of the highest-paid municipal employees and represent a crucial part of a shipment's journey.

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Meet a millennial DINK who's been able to buy 2 boats and a convertible: 'You couldn't ask for a better life'

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millennial DINK couple on a boat
Tiffany Wasiuk (not pictured) has been able to buy boats as a DINK.

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I went on my first solo cruise to the Caribbean and worried about getting bored on the ship. I ended up having more fun than expected.

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A selfie of the author on the Norwegian Sky.
I went on a solo cruise and loved it more than I thought I would.

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'Some people go all in and sell everything': People who've lived and sailed full-time on a boat shared how they did it

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Sunset on the open ocean with beautiful sailboat.

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