I sold my apartment, my car and quit my job to live in an RV that cost $40,000

• Lee Jeyes left his job as Walmart’s head of innovation after almost 17 years.
• He said he was scared of getting older and looking back on his life with regrets.
• Jeyes sold his condo and most of his belongings to start a new life traveling and working in an RV.

This is an as-told-to essay based on an interview with Lee Jeyes, a 32-year-old from Toronto who left his job at Walmart after almost 17 years to live and work in an RV. The following has been edited for length and clarity.

In February, I left my job at Walmart as its head of corporate innovation after almost 17 years at the company.