In the Reverse Engineering the Remote Year post, I started talking about budget. One great way to offset the cost of travel is to consider house-sitting and pet-sitting where you agree to take care of somebody’s pet(s) and/or house in return for a free place to stay. There are several sites available for house-sitting. We…
Travelling the world is our ultimate goal, not location independence. Although it’s been a whirlwind month having achieved a job that I can do from anywhere, I started looking into which were the most logical roads to get us there, and I stumbled upon remoteyear.com. It sounded exciting: pay them $24k for the flights, for…
Often the most important factor in flying for the budget-minded traveler is the cost. We tried United’s Basic Economy option this week and thought it would be helpful to report on our findings. When you’re shopping for flights, they typically show you the least expensive first, depending on your sorting preferences. The more the airlines…
Whatever you are pursuing, keep your eyes open for possibilities because you never know what might be right in front of you if you get a little creative. Many businesses have historically had remote roles, like sales people, auditors, consultants. Those jobs were more prevalent than is obvious, but now it’s becoming more popular. With…
A good portion of the people who write and podcast about location independence tie that freedom with financial independence and/or generating a passive income which is a business idea that continues to pay long after the effort is made (like writing a book). But the idea of entrepreneurship is foreign or downright scary for some…
Remote work, as I was considering it, is the ability to answer calls, provide remote support and contribute digital content from anywhere around the world as assigned by an employer. There are a lot of resources when you’re looking for a job and even when you’re looking for location independence. Many of the ideas for…
To live in another country for a long duration, you need a work visa, a student visa, a resident visa or citizenship. Each visa for each country has different qualifications and the best thing you can do is to check the country’s website to get an idea of which suits you best and what will…
The pursuit of becoming location independent is daunting if only because there are so many options: Choosing between working for yourself or working for someone else and deciding on what that work will entail when there are so many possibilities. As you look into the various possibilities some of them tend to weed themselves out….
