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Why work from home when you can work anywhere? Not all who wander are lost! Digital Nomads For Dummies answers all your questions about living and working away from home, short term or long term. Become a globetrotter or just trot around your home country, with the help of experienced digital nomad Kristin Wilson. Millions of people have already embraced the lifestyle, moving around as the spirit takes them, exploring new places while holding down a job and building a fantastic career. Learn the tricks of building a nomad mindset, keeping your income flowing, creating a relocation plan, and enjoying the wonders of the world around you. * Learn what digital nomadism is and whether it's the right lifestyle for you * Uncover tips and ideas for keeping travel fun while holding down a 9-to-5 * Travel solo or with a family, internationally or within your home country * Create a plan so you can keep growing in your career, no matter where you are If you're ready to put the office life behind you and the open road in front of you, check out Digital Nomads For Dummiesand get your adventure started!
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Table of Contents
Cover
Title Page
Copyright
Introduction
About This Book
Foolish Assumptions
Icons Used in This Book
Beyond the Book
Where to Go from Here
Part 1: Getting Started as a Digital Nomad
Chapter 1: Getting a Taste of the Digital Nomad Lifestyle
Defining the Digital Nomad
Seeing Who’s Adopting the Nomad Lifestyle
Busting Common Myths and Assumptions
Deciding Whether the Digital Nomad Lifestyle Is Right for You
Chapter 2: Seeing Yourself as a Digital Nomad
Defining Your Passion and Purpose: Establishing Your Why
Envisioning Your Future as a Digital Nomad
Evaluating Solo versus Group Travel
Traveling with Kids
Discussing Your Vision with Family, Friends, and Colleagues
Facing the Fear of Failure as a Nomad
Chapter 3: Setting a Realistic Budget
Considering Expenses and Income Needs When You’re a Nomad
Calculating Your Cost of Living
Analyzing Digital Nomad Switching Costs
Creating a Digital Nomad Budget
Chapter 4: Keeping or Quitting Your Day Job
Deciding Whether You Should Keep or Quit Your Job
Approaching Your Boss About Becoming a Digital Nomad
Part 2: Making Money as a Digital Nomad
Chapter 5: Have Laptop, Will Travel (and Work, of Course)
Previewing the Routes to Becoming a Digital Nomad
Considering Popular Digital Nomad Jobs
Using Online Platforms to Find Work
Reaching Out to Real People
Chapter 6: Creating Your Own Remote Job
Turning a Traditional Job into a Remote Job
Analyzing Your Skills and Expertise
Evaluating Your Passions
Designing a New Job
Giving This Remote Thing a Try and Telling the World What You Do
Finding Your First Clients
Gathering Proof of Concept
Chapter 7: Adopting Best Practices for Success
Creating Your Work-From-Home Plan
Exploring Co-Working Spaces and Alternate Workspaces
Ensuring Smooth Cross-Border Communication
Collaborating on Remote Teams
Sourcing Contractors and Virtual Assistants
Choosing Between Remote Work Tools
Part 3: Traveling and Living Abroad as a Digital Nomad
Chapter 8: Choosing a Destination
Dreaming of the Ideal Destination
Considering Key Factors
Scoping Out Regions of the World
Deciding Where to Go and When
Chapter 9: Creating Your Digital Nomad Relocation Plan
Finding Your Travel Flow
Getting Your Finances in Order
Accounting for Taxes at Home and Abroad
Deciding What to Do with Your Stuff
Getting Your Affairs in Order
Applying for Travel Documents, Visas, and Permits
Chapter 10: Finding Housing Abroad
Checking Out the Different Housing Types
Planning Your Housing Search
Searching for Housing
Reserving and Booking Your Housing
Chapter 11: Managing Travel Logistics
Making Your Adventure a Reality
Preparing for Departure and Arrival
Downloading Digital Nomad-Friendly Travel Apps
Lining Up Essential Services in Your Destination
Part 4: Living a Full and Healthy Life as a Digital Nomad
Chapter 12: Maintaining Your Health and Wellness
Staying Healthy on the Road
Maintaining Your Physical Health
Maintaining Your Mental Health
Comparing and Contrasting Health and Medical Insurance
Navigating Healthcare Systems in Foreign Lands
Chapter 13: Finding a Productivity and Work Life Balance
Achieving Peak Productivity as a Digital Nomad
Establishing a Healthy Work-Life Balance
Chapter 14: Meeting People and Making Friends
Meeting People In Real Life
Meeting People on the Job
Becoming a Part of the Digital Nomad Community
Dating as a Digital Nomad
Staying Connected with Friends and Family
Chapter 15: Adapting to Life in a Foreign Country
Getting Settled In-Country
Riding the Cultural Adaptation Curve
Ensuring Your Personal Safety and Security
Chapter 16: Succeeding Long Term in the Digital Nomad Lifestyle
Improving Your Odds of Success
Developing Your Digital Nomad Exit Strategy
Predicting Digital Nomad Migration Patterns and the Future of Work
Part 5: The Part of Tens
Chapter 17: Ten Tips for Success as a Digital Nomad
Getting Clarity on Why You Want to Become a Digital Nomad
Having a Reliable Source of Income
Taking Action on Your Career and Personal Goals
Achieving Work-Life Balance
Traveling at a Sustainable Pace
Creating a Daily Routine
Staying Open-Minded and Maintaining a Flexible and Resilient Attitude
Integrating with New Cultures
Finding a Community and Relying on Your Support System
Being Honest with Yourself and Reflecting Regularly
Chapter 18: Avoiding Ten Common Mistakes New Digital Nomads Make
Lacking Clarity on Goals and Your Why
Planning Too Much or Not Enough
Failing to Budget Accurately
Spending Too Much Time SightSeeing and Socializing
Traveling Too Fast
Struggling to Adjust to Different Cultures
Remaining Close-Minded and Inflexible
Being Unable to Cope with Occasional Loneliness
Inconsistent Daily Habits and Routines
Putting Others’ Opinions Ahead of Your Own
Chapter 19: More Than Ten Popular Destinations for Work and Play
Argentina
Bulgaria
Canary Islands, Spain
Croatia
Indonesia
Mexico
Portugal
Thailand
Van Life
Vietnam
United Arab Emirates
United States of America
Chapter 20: Ten (or So) Digital Nomad Visas
Bahamas BEATS
Belize Work Where You Vacation
Croatia Digital Nomad Visa
Cyprus Digital Nomad Visa
Estonia Digital Nomad Visa
Greece Digital Nomad Visa
Hungary White Card
Iceland Remote Work Visa
Malta Nomad Residence Permit
Mauritius Premium Visa
Romania Digital Nomad Visa
Index
About the Author
Connect with Dummies
End User License Agreement
List of Tables
Chapter 1
TABLE 1-1 Types of Digital Nomads
Chapter 3
TABLE 3-1 Compare Costs of Living
List of Illustrations
Chapter 1
FIGURE 1-1: The demographic breakdown of digital nomads in 2021.
FIGURE 1-2: Number of digital nomads in the United States.
FIGURE 1-3: The myth verus the truth of being a digital nomad.
Chapter 3
FIGURE 3-1: The cost of living in Lisbon, according to Nomad List.
FIGURE 3-2: The cost of living in Buenos Aires, according to Teleport.
Chapter 4
FIGURE 4-1: Freelance versus traditional employment.
Chapter 5
FIGURE 5-1: The number of people who are in a traditional job versus an indepen...
FIGURE 5-2: Remote jobs on Google.
Chapter 6
FIGURE 6-1: Your options for different career paths as a digital nomad.
FIGURE 6-2: How to combine passion and skill for a digital nomad job.
Chapter 7
FIGURE 7-1: Coworker Global Pass.
FIGURE 7-2: What remote meetings can look like.
FIGURE 7-3: How you work with virtual coworkers.
FIGURE 7-4: Office coworkers versus remote coworkers.
Chapter 8
FIGURE 8-1: The make-up of your dream destination diagram.
FIGURE 8-2: The top ten destinations on Nomad List in May 2022.
Chapter 9
FIGURE 9-1: Find a travel pace that works for you, whatever that may be.
FIGURE 9-2: What to do with your stuff.
FIGURE 9-3: The cycle of a nomad’s home.
Chapter 10
FIGURE 10-1: Castles in different countries.
FIGURE 10-2: Shipping containers in Colombia.
FIGURE 10-3: The NYC safety score on TripIt.
FIGURE 10-4: Finding Parisian neighborhoods.
FIGURE 10-5: Blueground Pass.
FIGURE 10-6: An Anyplace property.
FIGURE 10-7: A Facebook search for Chiang Mai rental property groups.
FIGURE 10-8: Kuwait properties on JustLanded.
FIGURE 10-9: St. Lucia rentals.
Chapter 11
FIGURE 11-1: A digital nomad’s nightmares.
FIGURE 11-2: The evolution of packing.
Chapter 12
FIGURE 12-1: This is what’s included in a typical travel insurance policy.
FIGURE 12-2: This is what’s included in a typical travel medical insurance poli...
FIGURE 12-3: This is what’s typically included in an international healthcare p...
Chapter 14
FIGURE 14-1: What’s included in Nomadbase membership.
Chapter 15
FIGURE 15-1: The four stages of culture shock.
Chapter 16
FIGURE 16-1: Struggles that a digital nomad can face.
Guide
Cover
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Copyright
Table of Contents
Begin Reading
Index
About the Author
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Introduction
Humans have traveled nomadically or lived in tribes for tens of thousands of years. It wasn’t until the Industrial Revolution that people began moving to cities to work in factories. For the past 200 years, commuting to work five days per week has been the status quo. But it’s also had a cost to people’s health, wellness, and stress levels.
What if the 9-5 was never the way people were designed to live? What if it were a glitch in the timeline of human history?
The Internet has made it possible for anyone — regardless of age, race, citizenship, education, or job title — to earn an income. With that comes unlimited personal freedom, sovereignty, and earning potential. This book helps you return to your nomadic roots and reconnect with the creative, curious, and entrepreneurial side of your DNA.
Becoming a digital nomad is an opportunity to design every aspect of your life, from where you live to what you do for work to which country you pledge allegiance to.
Although the technology to telecommute has existed since the 1970s, corporate culture and societal attitudes took decades to warm up to the idea. It wasn’t until the COVID-19 pandemic of 2020 that companies, governments, and the global workforce adopted remote work en-masse.
Fortunately, there’s less resistance and fewer barriers to the digital nomad lifestyle than ever before. You can be one of the first people in history to live a location-independent, borderless lifestyle. That means expanding your worldview, pushing the limits of your comfort zone, forging deep connections with people of different cultures, and experiencing rapid growth in your career and personal life.
You can enjoy a freer, more meaningful, purpose-driven life. And even save money in the process. This book shows you how.
About This Book
If the idea of transitioning from a traditional to a nomadic lifestyle seems overwhelming, you’re not alone. Going nomadic involves potentially changing your job, home, routine, habits, and personal life all at once. It can be confusing to know where to start. But this book clarifies the way for you, guiding you step-by-step through the process of achieving and sustaining a freedom lifestyle. It helps you with the practical, tactical, and logistical side of the process, as well as how to find your community and care for your health and safety along the way.
You can use this book as a chronological guide to becoming a digital nomad and as a resource to refer to throughout life. It’s suitable for beginner and experienced nomads. Regardless of where you’re starting your journey, you can read through from the beginning or skip to the section that you want help with today.
Foolish Assumptions
Call me crazy, but if you picked up this book, I assume that you feel like there’s more to life than what you’ve been told. The world’s a big place, and you want to see more of it. Whether you’ve had to wait until you’re retired to start traveling, you don’t want to wait any longer, or you’re ready for a change of scenery. I also assume that:
You’re experienced with using basic technology such as smartphones, computers, and the Internet.
You’re curious about the benefits of living a nomadic lifestyle and how you can lower your cost of living while enhancing your quality of life.
You want to be able to choose how you spend your time and where you live your life from now on.
Beyond that, one of these four categories might describe you:
You haven’t entered the workforce yet, but you know what you
don’t
want to do, and that’s work a standard job.
You already work remotely or work from home, and you figure you can do that from anywhere. You want to travel more often, but you also want to know what to expect and make sure you’re checking everything off your to-do list (in the right order).
You work in a traditional job and you’re looking for a career change that will give you more freedom, flexibility, and fulfillment. You’re curious about what you can do to work online and how you can make this location-independence thing happen.
You’re retired or retiring soon and you’re ready for a change in lifestyle (potentially in a different country).
Icons Used in This Book
Throughout this book, you’ll find four different icons highlighting pretty important information.
This icon highlights helpful information from experienced nomads that make your journey easier.
Read this part twice for timeless takeaways and important info. Pay close attention to the concepts listed by this icon.
This icon brings important info to your attention, some of which can protect your health, wealth, and safety. Don’t skip any of these.
You’ll also find sidebars throughout the book, which include stories or info related to the topics in each chapter. It’s not necessary to read these, but you might learn something interesting, unique, or new.
Beyond the Book
Besides all the great info, tips, and step-by-step guides you’ll find in this book, there’s more waiting for you online. Check out www.travelingwithkristin.com/dummies for extra resources, including checklists, packing lists, budget templates, and a departure/arrival itinerary.
There’s also a cheat sheet with additional topics. Search www.dummies.com for “Digital Nomads For Dummies cheat sheet” to find it.
Where to Go from Here
Now that you have the lay of the land, it’s time to start your journey!
Beginner nomads can read this book cover to cover and find value in each section.
Remote jobseekers should pay special attention to
Chapters 5
and
6
.
If you have a remote job or source of online income and you’re ready to travel, you can skip to
Part 3
on traveling and living abroad.
If you already have experience as a nomad,
Part 4
helps you sustain the lifestyle long term.
Part 1
Getting Started as a Digital Nomad
IN THIS PART …
Get familiar with the digital nomad lifestyle.
Choose your path to becoming a digital nomad.
Calculate the cost of being a digital nomad.
Overcome fears and hesitations.
Decide whether to keep or quit your current job.
Chapter 1
Getting a Taste of the Digital Nomad Lifestyle
IN THIS CHAPTER
Defining what a digital nomad is
Discovering more about who digital nomads are
Busting digital nomad stereotypes
Figuring out if the digital nomad lifestyle is for you
“Man started out as nomadic, it may be the most natural state for human beings.”
— CRAIG O. MCCAW, QUOTED IN THE BOOK, DIGITAL NOMAD
In 1997, a full decade before Apple released the first-generation iPhone, Digital Nomad was published. In it, authors Tsugio Makimoto, a former Sony executive, and David Manners, editor at the UK’s Electronics Weekly, prophesized the future of work with impeccable accuracy.
“Technology does not cause change but it amplifies change. Early in the next millennium it will deliver the capability to live and work on the move.
People will be able to ask themselves, ‘Am I a nomad or a settler?’ For the first time in 10,000 years that choice will become a mainstream life-style option. That is the message of DIGITAL NOMAD.”
It was more than 20 years before the predictions in Digital Nomad came true. But the term has since stuck. It’s a fitting way to describe someone who can roam the world with a remote office in their pocket. Portable technology, affordable travel, and lightning-fast Internet networks have transformed life as we know it — and opened limitless ways to live.
The idea of being a digital nomad —someone who can live and work from anywhere — resonates for a reason. It’s the ultimate form of personal freedom,a way to blend what you do for work with where you want to live and the types of experiences you want to have. It’s never been possible before and the world will never be the same again.
While I believe that anyone can become a digital nomad, breaking free from the status quo is hard. There’s a steep learning curve as location independence is a new concept. Before “taking the leap” from a traditional lifestyle to a nomadic one, you want to know what to expect.
In this chapter, I help you get started in the digital nomad lifestyle. You get familiar with the many paths to becoming a digital nomad, as well as the pros, cons, and costs. I also introduce you to the different interpretations of location independence, debunk common misconceptions, and explain how digital nomads make money.
If the idea of becoming a digital nomad seems like a pipe dream to you, this chapter shows that digital nomads are just like everyone else. And you can be one too.
ALL HAIL THE MICROCHIP
Digital Nomad was inspired by the concept of Moore’s Law. In 1965, Intel co-founder, Gordon Moore, calculated that the number of transistors on a microchip doubled about every two years as the cost of the technology dropped in half. At the time, the only commercially available computer on the market was the DDP-116. It operated on slot cards rather than microchips, weighed 500 pounds, and cost about $260,000 when adjusted for inflation today. Not very practical for a nomadic lifestyle!
But Makimoto and Manners foresaw that increasingly faster, cheaper, and smaller computers with more memory and storage would change the way humans lived and worked. Whereas the first integrated circuit was made up of a single transistor, Apple’s 2022 M1 Ultra chip has 114 billion transistors, making it the most powerful personal computer chip in the world at the time of writing this book. It would be hard to imagine life without microchips today, as they are used in almost all forms of technology and electronic devices, from smartphones to spreadsheets, video games, cars, banking, weather forecasting, navigation, medical equipment, and more.
Defining the Digital Nomad
“Digital nomads defy a single definition.”
— MBO PARTNERS
Digital nomads are hard to define because, as you find out in this book, they come in all shapes and sizes. At a basic level, a digital nomad is someone who can work from anywhere using the Internet or other technology. Not all nomads work, however. Some live on income from pensions, investments, and other recurring revenue streams they can access remotely.
Digital technology has all but erased borders for business and communication. Just as a remote company doesn’t have a physical office or central headquarters, a digital nomad doesn’t necessarily have a fixed place of residence. Your home can be wherever you are (or wherever you find Wi-Fi).
Digital nomads can work from anywhere with an Internet connection, and often do. In my years as a nomad, I’ve worked from the beaches of Bali, the rainforests of Central America, and on a cruise ship floating across the equator. The world has been my remote office for more than fifteen years, and it can be yours, too. Whether you want to work from an Airbnb or an RV, technology makes it possible. You’re only limited by your imagination, and perhaps cellular data networks.
Digital nomads have all types of different jobs. They can work for themselves or someone else. They can work part time, full time, or on a contract basis. They can even stop working if they develop ways to live off automated or passive income streams.
Digital nomads can include:
Home-based remote workers who can technically live anywhere but choose to remain in one city or country.
Partially nomadic people who keep a home base and travel part time.
Fully nomadic people who don’t have a fixed address. They may have sold everything they own or keep a storage unit and travel year round or without an end date.
Temporary nomads who are fully or partially nomadic sometimes and static sometimes. Some folks also live like nomads for a few months or years before returning to a traditional lifestyle.
Table 1-1 goes into detail about the different types of digital nomads.
TABLE 1-1 Types of Digital Nomads
Type of Nomad
Description
Remote Employees
People who work remotely on a salary for a company or organization.
Online Freelancers
Self-employed, independent contractors who offer services on an hourly, per-project, or other basis.
Online Business Owners
Entrepreneurs, startup founders, and anyone who runs a virtual business of any size.
Influencers and Content Creators
People who earn a living through social media, publishing online content, and leveraging their personal brand.
Passive Income Entrepreneurs & Investors
People who have achieved financial freedom through investment income or automated income streams.
A NOMAD BY MANY NAMES
The term, digital nomad, has become a buzzword. But, as with gender or sexual orientation, digital nomads can choose to identify with another term or kick labels to the curb altogether. Other ways to self-identify under the digital nomad umbrella include:
Digital FreelancerDigital EntrepreneurExpat (or Techpat)Location-Independent ProfessionalNomadic ProfessionalOnline Entrepreneur or SolopreneurOnline ProfessionalPerpetual TravelerProfessional WandererRemote EmployeeRemote WorkerTechnomadWandering ProfessionalThese are just a few examples of the many ways that people choose to describe their lifestyles.
Remoteness is a sliding scale. Just as there are hybrid organizations, there are also hybrid nomads. You can combine different types of jobs and income streams to create a lifestyle that suits you. Chapters 5 and 6 give more examples.
Seeing Who’s Adopting the Nomad Lifestyle
In this section, I dig deeper into digital nomad demographics. You find out where digital nomads are from, what they do for work, how old they are, and how much they earn. An overview of the U.S. digital nomad population is shown in Figure 1-1. Do you see yourself represented here?
Source: MBO Partners, The Digital Nomad Search Continues, September 2021
FIGURE 1-1: The demographic breakdown of digital nomads in 2021.
Generations: Z, Millennials, X, Baby Boomers
You might think that a digital nomad lifestyle is more suited to younger generations, but research shows that people of all ages dabble in digital nomadism. One Facebook groups study calculated the average age of digital nomads to be 40 years old, with the oldest nomad in the study being 72.
In 2021, Millennials made up the largest segment of digital nomads, with 44 percent, followed by Gen X, Gen Z, and Baby Boomers.
Although only 12 percent of digital nomads were Baby Boomers in 2021, according to MBO and FlexJobs, they made up a third of the population two years earlier. Researchers believe this decrease was temporarily attributed to COVID-19 concerns in high-risk groups.
People from many parts of the world
Although most of the data on digital nomad demographics comes from U.S.-based research, the digital nomad population is global. A survey of English-speaking nomads in Facebook groups recognized nomads from at least 39 countries. In a 2018 Fiverr survey of Anywhere Workers, 57 percent of respondents were from the United States, with the rest representing countries such as Kenya, Myanmar, Slovakia, Canada, Colombia, Romania, Venezuela, Indonesia, Australia, India, and the Philippines.
To estimate how many digital nomads there are worldwide, it’s assumed that a certain percent of independent contractors and remote workers alike will experiment with a nomadic lifestyle at times.
In the most comprehensive report on digital nomads to date, MBO Partners found that 15.5 million Americans (or 10 percent of the U.S. workforce) described themselves as digital nomads. The number of U.S. digital nomads increased by 20 percent during 2019–2021, as the world adopted remote work on a mass scale.
The United States wasn’t the only country with people working from home, of course. In 2021, China’s flexible work population reached 200 million people. The government has since released a five-year “Digital Economy Development Plan,” encouraging citizens to seek Internet-based employment. Currently, only 11 million Chinese identify as digital nomads. But if 10 percent of the Chinese workforce went nomadic, that would be 140 million people!
Other countries have taken similar measures to encourage remote work. In 2019, Costa Rican president, Carlos Alvarado, passed a work-from-home law regulating telecommuting for the first time. The following year, Chile’s government passed a Distance Working and Teleworking law. And in 2021, Ireland passed the Right to Request Remote Work Bill in an effort to normalize flexible working in Irish society.
Governments from Angola to Belgium and beyond have passed or announced some form of remote working legislation for their citizens. That’s on top of the 40 plus countries offering remote work and digital nomad visas for foreigners. The more remote work is regulated throughout the world, the more companies will adapt to such legislation, freeing millions of people from the office in the process.
Meandering men and wandering women
The reported male to female ratio of digital nomads has varied widely over the years. In the Anywhere Workers study, 63 percent of respondents were men and 37 percent were women. However, FlexJobs estimates that 70 percent of digital nomads are women. And the 2021 survey among digital nomad Facebook groups uncovered an even split of 49.81 percent females and 50.19 percent males.
Folks at every career stage
Digital nomads span all generations, industries, backgrounds, and careers. From the present day and beyond, many high school and college grads will never step foot into an office. They may be the first generation to start their careers as nomadic workers from day one.
The digital nomad lifestyle doesn’t discriminate, however. Plenty of people transition to digital nomadism mid-career or in retirement.
Employees from an assortment of industries
Nomads come in an array of fields. The one thing nomads have in common is that they can do their jobs online or earn an online income. The rest is up to you! Some of the most common industries where you’ll find nomads include (according to MBO Partners):
19% Information Technology
10% Creative Fields
9% Education and Training
8% Coaching and Consulting
8% Research
8% Sales, Marketing, and Public Relations
8% Accounting and Finance
30% Other Fields
The have-lots-of-money, the have-some-money, and the have-little-money sets
Because digital nomads represent a diversified mix of the global population, their income is as varied as their job titles.
Although Fiverr found that more than half of “Anywhere Workers” were freelancers in 2018, the ratio of salaried to self-employed nomads is evening out. MBO’s research suggests that the number of salaried nomads tripled between 2019 and 2021, with many remote employees being “high earners.” 44 percent reported earning at least $75,000.
Previously, Fiverr’s Anywhere Workers study found that 57 percent of nomads earned less than $50,000 per year, with 10 percent earning $100,000 or more. That number could be on the rise, though. FlexJobs asserts that 18 percent of nomads make six figures or more, with 22 percent making between $50–100,000.
Remote working women tend to earn less than men, though, with more than one study finding that “the gender pay gap has no borders” (Fiver’s Anywhere Workers study).
Either way, there’s no limit on how much money you can make in the digital nomad lifestyle, especially when you combine multiple income streams. You can also save a lot, too. Many remote workers engage in geo-arbitrage, earning a high income while living in rural areas or developing countries with a low cost of living.
Fortunately, freedom doesn’t have to cost a lot. 21 percent of nomads earn less than $25,000 per year, per MBO Partners. But regardless of how much money digital nomads make, 85 percent are happy at work and 79 percent are satisfied with their income. It just goes to show that money doesn’t necessarily buy happiness — so long as it buys the ability to travel!
Why roam?
A better question might be, “why not?” Being a digital nomad gives you ultimate freedom and flexibility. Not only do you decide where you live and what you do for work, but you also control how you spend your time. What you do each day is up to you, without a boss looking over your shoulder and telling you what to do.
Being a digital nomad gives you options. You can change your mind at any moment about where to travel, when to settle down, and which country to pledge your citizenship to. There are few restrictions on the digital nomad lifestyle other than how you want to live and what you can afford.
Why now?
There’s never been a better time to become a digital nomad because there’s never been another time in history when it was possible.
In 1997, Makimoto and Manners said that digital nomadism can go mainstream “when three things change: attitudes, technology, and communications.”
The previous barriers to becoming a digital nomad — clunky technology, expensive communication, and corporate resistance to telecommuting — have all but disappeared.
In 1997, it wouldn’t have been so practical to travel with a desktop computer. Most businesses weren’t online yet and Internet speeds hovered around 30Kpbs. But in 2022 and beyond, laptops have shrunk to the size of smartphones. Fiber optic Internet speeds and 5G networks are plentiful. And many people don’t need a computer to work at all if they have a device with an Internet connection.
Attitudes toward remote work are also changing for the better. The COVID-19 pandemic forced the mainstream adoption of remote work overnight. Many companies since have announced permanent remote work or work-from home policies. As a result, the number of digital nomads tripled between 2019 and 2021, as shown in Figure 1-2.
Source: MBO Partners, The Digital Nomad Search Continues, September 2021
FIGURE 1-2: Number of digital nomads in the United States.
THE HISTORY OF TELECOMMUTING AND REMOTE WORK
Humans have been working from home or in nomadic tribes since the beginning of recorded history. Over time, the workplace shifted from homes to farms to marketplaces and international trade. The Industrial Age was a turning point, however. The number of cities jumped from fewer than 1,000 in 1800 to more than 34,000 by 1950, attracting jobseekers by the masses.
Technological Age of the 1970s brought a shift from factory work to knowledge work, paving the way for the digital nomads of the future.
1760–1840: 1st Industrial Revolution (coal)
1870–1914: 2nd Industrial Revolution (gas)
1969–1999: 3rd Industrial Revolution (electronics and nuclear energy)
2000–Today: 4th Industrial Revolution (Internet and renewable energy)
In 1976, a NASA engineer named Jack Nilles released a book called The Telecommunications-Transportation Tradeoff, suggesting telecommuting as a new way of life. But, despite the logical arguments for remote work, employers were resistant to change. Organizations such as HP and IBM tested flexible work policies in the 1980s–90s, only to retract them in the early 2000s.
Of course, the Internet era changed everything. In 1997, Digital Nomad came out, predicting the return to a nomadic lifestyle. In 2007, Tim Ferriss’s The Four-Hour Work Week became a digital nomad “bible.” And In 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic finally tipped the global scales toward remote work.
The World Economic Forum attributes remote work as “one of the biggest drivers in the workplace,” while IHRM thinks that it will have a bigger impact on the way we live than artificial intelligence.
Although working from anywhere has been possible since the 1970s, it’s finally become the new normal. The digital nomad revolution may be a bit late to its own party. But either way, it’s arrived.
If one in three independent workers becomes a digital nomad, there could be 1 billion nomads on the planet by 2035, according to the founder of Nomad List. 90 percent of remote workers say they’ll never go back to an office. You can be one of them.
Flexible work is now a workplace demand rather than a perk. This reality has emboldened millions of people to quit or change their jobs between 2020-2022, a period which is known as the Great Resignation or Great Reshuffling.
Travel is also faster and more affordable than ever before. The first transatlantic flight between New York and France cost $375 in 1939 — nearly $7,500 when accounting for inflation. Today, you can fly the same route for as little as $200 one way.
The future is bright for digital nomads. Internet speeds and coverage will continue to increase. More than half the global workforce will be working independently or remotely. And the number of apps, products, services, support networks, visa programs, and tools for digital nomads will continue to increase.
So, get excited. Because there’s never been a better time to make your digital nomad dream a reality. If you’re reading this book, you were born at the luckiest time in history.
Busting Common Myths and Assumptions
If you’ve always pictured digital nomads as twenty-something-year-old tech workers, you wouldn’t be alone. There are plenty of stereotypes about digital nomads, but that doesn’t mean they’re true. Figure 1-3 gives you a look at how everyone else percieves the digital nomad lifestyle versus the reality of the digital nomad lifestyle. The following sections bust a few of them!
Source: Giang Cao / Very Nomad Problems
FIGURE 1-3: The myth verus the truth of being a digital nomad.
Nomading isn’t a job
For most people, being a digital nomad isn’t a job in itself. It’s simply a way to describe the freedom to be able to work and travel on the go.
Some digital nomad bloggers and influencers make their nomadic lifestyles part of their personal brands, but they are in the minority.
You don’t have to apply to become a digital nomad. The only person you need permission from is you (and maybe your boss).
Age is just a number
You’re never too young or old to become a digital nomad. As long as you can earn income from anywhere, you can do it. Retirees can live as digital nomads just as much as high school grads. Want to bring your kids with you? They can be nomads, too.
There aren’t many statistics on how many digital nomads there are worldwide. (After all, digital nomads are hard to track down!) The earlier section “Seeing Who’s Adopting the Nomad Lifestyle” has more on digital nomad demographics, which span across all generations.
The good news for you is that there aren’t any age limits to becoming a digital nomad. You’re never too early or late to start your location-independent lifestyle.
No tech skills necessary
Some folks assume that you need coding skills or a computer science degree to be a digital nomad, but that’s not the case. In 2018, a FlexJobs survey found that the average digital nomad was a female Gen Xer working in education or administration.
The top ten careers reported that year were in:
Writing
Education and Training
Administration
Customer Service
Arts & Creative
Computers and IT
Consulting
Data Entry
Marketing
Project Management
Most remote jobs sites also have a category specifically for non-tech jobs, while remote employers place high value on non-technical skills such as writing and communication. You can discover where to find remote jobs in Chapter 5.
Nomads aren’t backpackers
Although most nomads tote laptop bags around, they aren’t backpackers. Backpackers are people who travel on a long-term holiday, funded with their savings. On the contrary, digital nomads work or earn money while they travel. (You can still be a “digital nomad backpacker” if you want, though.)
Nomads aren’t travel bloggers
Many digital nomads have blogged about their travels, but chances are, travel blogging isn’t how they pay the bills. Even full-time travel bloggers are known to combine multiple revenue streams to make a living. Although digital nomads may travel often, few make blogging their job. If writing is your gig, see Chapter 5 for how to find remote opportunities.
Nomads aren’t tourists, either
From the looks of your Instagram feed, it may seem like nomads are always lounging on the beach or posing in front of a temple. While that’s certainly the case some of the time, most digital nomads work more than they sightsee. MBO estimates that 71 percent of digital nomads work full time and 29 percent work part time or seasonally.
When I was a freshman in college, I told my guidance counselor that I wanted a job that would let me work from a café in Italy. “That’s not a job,” he said, “that sounds like a vacation.” He was wrong! Digital nomads just weren’t a thing yet.
Nomads aren’t always traveling
If a digital nomad stops traveling, is he still a nomad?
Although digital nomads are defined by their ability to roam into perpetuity, that doesn’t mean you have to Always Be Traveling.
As a digital nomad, you can choose when you want to travel, where, and for how long. You can also decide when to stop. So long as you can support yourself with a remote income, you can remain location independent forever. Eventually, digital nomads will probably just be considered regular people, because working from anywhere will be part of the status quo.
In that sense, identifying as a digital nomad is a mindset. There’s no generally agreed-upon definition on how far, often, or wide digital nomads must travel each year to maintain their “status.”
You don’t have to leave your home country (or even your home town) to become a digital nomad. According to MBO, 52 percent of digital nomads plan to stay domestic rather than travel overseas.
Traveling is more affordable than you think
At first glance, the digital nomad lifestyle might appear expensive. After all, going on vacation certainly gets pricey. But many people end up saving money when they go remote, by lowering their average cost of living, buying less stuff, and potentially decreasing their tax burdern. Find out how to calculate your digital nomad budget and cost of living in Chapter 3.
Deciding Whether the Digital Nomad Lifestyle Is Right for You
I believe that the digital nomad lifestyle can be right for everyone. After all, who doesn’t want the ability to do what they want, when they want? A better question might be to ask yourself how nomadic you want to be and for how long.
Becoming a digital nomad doesn’t need to be an extreme decision where you quit your job, sell your stuff, and book a ticket to Bali the same day. Your version of location independence can follow one of the examples in this book, or it can be something you design.
But, for now, here are some of the pros and cons to help you decide.
Exploring the potential benefits
Becoming a digital nomad could be the best thing since sliced bread. These are some of the benefits:
Community:
Imagine if your friendship circle included thousands of people from 200 countries — that’s possible when you travel the world.
Cost savings:
Digital nomads can save money in many ways, such as lowering their cost of living and increasing their savings rate through geo-arbitrage, buying fewer material things, and changing their tax base.
Creativity and innovation:
Immersing yourself in new cultures and places is a good way to gain inspiration in your work. Researchers have found a correlation between travel and increased innovation.
Earning potential:
Many digital nomads use their newfound freedom, flexibility, and time to build multiple income streams. Many salaried digital nomads are high earners, while freelancers can earn more working for themselves than for an employer.
Family:
Tim Urban, of the website Wait But Why, calculates that by the time you turn 18, you’ve already used up 98 percent of your time spent with family. But when you’re a digital nomad, you don’t have to wait until the holidays to see your loved ones. You can visit them anytime! Nomad parents can also spend more time with their children when traveling together and doing homeschool or remote learning.
Freedom:
As mentioned, freedom of all shapes and sizes is the top reason people want to become digital nomads. You have micro freedoms, such as how to spend every minute of the day. And you have macro freedoms, such as changing your country of residence, taxation, or citizenship.
Fulfillment:
Digital nomads are happy campers! According to MBO, 85 percent of digital nomads report being happy and satisfied in their lifestyles. Up to 90 percent say they will never go back to a traditional office job.
Fun:
Being a digital nomad is really fun. Whatever you like to do, you can do more of it when you live a digital nomad lifestyle.
Health and wellness:
With more time and control over your workplace, schedule, and environment, you can make healthier choices as a digital nomad. Eliminating your commute also reduces stress and increases well-being.
Network:
Digital nomads have more opportunities to meet people from different cultures, backgrounds, and industries compared to when they worked in one place.
Productivity and focus:
Researchers agree that remote workers suffer from fewer distractions compared to working in an office.
Time:
Digital nomads can save up to 3,000 hours per year that were previously spent on commuting, meetings, office distractions, and household chores.
Travel:
Undoubtedly, one of the biggest draws of the digital nomad lifestyle is being able to travel. Imagine being able to work with a view of the Eiffel Tower. That’s possible when you can work from anywhere!
Recognizing the potential drawbacks
Every decision in life has pros and cons. (Even eating cupcakes.) For all the benefits of a location-independent lifestyle, there are some downsides:
Burnout:
Although the majority of digital nomads are happy and satisfied with their lifestyles, remote work and travel burnout is still a thing. If burnout is a concern for you, check out
Chapter 12
on health and wellness.
Dating and relationships:
Living nomadically can complicate relationships, whether you’re single and dating or living with your significant other. Friendships and partnerships at home may suffer the longer you’re away. And, although you may meet more people while traveling, you might not see them again.
Chapter 14
has more on dating and making friends as a digital nomad.
Being unsettled:
Not having a fixed home can wear on you over time. If you’re planning to be a temporary nomad, this isn’t much of a concern. But many long-term nomads eventually find somewhere to settle so they have more stability and community.
Loneliness:
Everyone experiences loneliness sometimes, whether you’re a nomad or not. But traveling alone and working alone can make you feel even lonelier at times. In a Fiverr study, 30 percent of respondents said lack of community and human connection were their biggest struggles. If loneliness is a concern for you, check out
Chapter 12
for tips on how to cope.
Productivity and motivation:
Many digital nomads are self-motivated, with only 7 percent of “anywhere workers” citing motivation as a challenge. However, it’s still a factor, especially when combined with occasional loneliness and isolation from working alone.
Risk of failure:
Failing in business in a foreign place can be a scary prospect, especially if you don’t know the culture well or have a local support system. It’s important to keep a stash of emergency savings in case you end up between jobs or need to cut your adventure short and fly home.
Uncertainty:
Uncertainty is the flipside of the excitement and the adventure of a nomadic lifestyle. There’s a fine line between living outside of your comfort zone and living in anxiety. Manage uncertainty by being as prepared and organized as possible.
Chapter 11
on travel logistics helps you with that.
HOW I BECAME A DIGITAL NOMAD
I stumbled into the digital nomad lifestyle when I got the opportunity to study abroad in Costa Rica during college. I fell in love with the idea of living overseas and immersing myself in a different culture. After graduating from university, all I wanted to do was travel. So, I moved back to Costa Rica.
I planned to return to the United States eventually to resume my “real life” in Corporate America. But fortunately, technology caught up with my wanderlust.
After working in real estate in Costa Rica, I started a relocation company to help people move abroad. For the first year or so, I worked from my home office in Costa Rica’s Central Valley. Eventually, I realized that I could technically work from anywhere. So in January of 2013, I sold my car, put my stuff in storage, and bid adieu (or, adios, rather) to my apartment. I set off on a one-way trip around the world with no end date.
I’ve worked online and lived nomadically ever since. As my perspective and worldview widened, so did my career opportunities and online income streams. After experimenting with different business models, I now earn a living through writing, content creation, consulting, affiliate marketing, digital products, and online courses, to name a few. In total, I’ve traveled to 60 countries in the past 20 years, many of them as a digital nomad.
Although I have many years of nomadic experience now, I started my journey like many others — without a passport or any work experience to speak of. I worked different jobs as a lifeguard, surf instructor, waitress, and real estate agent before starting my first online business. I published more than 200 videos before making a dollar on YouTube. And I took short vacations with family and friends to nearby destinations throughout the United States, Mexico, and the Caribbean before going overseas. Over the years, I gradually increased my confidence with solo travel and entrepreneurship, expanding my comfort zone and travel radius along the way.
Chapter 2
Seeing Yourself as a Digital Nomad
IN THIS CHAPTER
Defining your purpose for becoming a digital nomad
Envisioning your future as a digital nomad
Choosing who to travel with
Discussing your decision with family and friends
Facing the possibility of failure (and overcoming it)
“This is the only way [to live], we say; but there are as many ways as there can be drawn radii from one centre.” When people ask me how to become a digital nomad, I always say there are as many paths to location independence as there are people in the world. Your journey to becoming a digital nomad is uniquely yours. But taking the first step is often the hardest part.
This chapter helps you start designing your life as a digital nomad. You uncover your why, blast through any blocks that could be holding you back, and begin to see that this lifestyle can be a reality for you.
At the end, I also help you decide whether to travel solo or in a group and give suggestions for talking about your plans with others.
Defining Your Passion and Purpose: Establishing Your Why
A digital nomad lifestyle includes many benefits, which you can read about in Chapter 1. But your reasons for becoming a digital nomad are unique to you. This section helps you figure out what’s motivating you. The reasons may be different than you think!
Whatever your goals are in life, your why informs your how. Why do you want to become a digital nomad? Do you want to work less? Have more freedom and control over your time? Meet new people? See the world? Burn your tongue on a dish of authentic pad thai?
Answering this question helps you clarify your next steps and stay on track toward your goal.
Why is becoming a digital nomad important to you?
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What about [your answer for #1] is important to you?
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What about [your answer for #2] is important to you?
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What about [your answer for #3] is important to you?
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What about [your answer for #4] is important to you?
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Compare your seventh answer with your first answer. How are they different?
Things are not always what they seem. This exercise is designed to help you peel back the layers of why you think you want to become a digital nomad and reveal a deeper motivation.
When I do this exercise with my clients or in workshops, they’re always pleasantly surprised with what they discover. A desire for more freedom could mean you want to spend more quality time with your kids. Wanting to learn a new language may reveal how important it is for you to connect with people from different cultures.
Your why for becoming a digital nomad may change over time. When I first started traveling, my main motivation was surfing. I only traveled or lived in places where I could surf. But eventually, my priorities changed. When I became a full-time digital nomad in 2013, I had different goals. I was newly single, growing my online business, and wanting to circle the globe as a solo traveler.
Take this exercise one step further:
What are some of the ways your life would change for the better if you had the freedom to live, work, and travel anywhere?
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What will happen if you don’t take action? What regrets will you have 20 years from now?
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“Technology … can create the ultimate ‘couch potato’, someone who never leaves the living-room sofa, or the ultimate nomad, someone who is forever on the move. All that the technology will do is provide the choices. Humans will decide which they want to make.”
— MAKIMOTO AND MANNERS, DIGITAL NOMAD
Envisioning Your Future as a Digital Nomad
The brain loves a plan, and few things are more enjoyable than designing a fulfilling and rewarding life for yourself.
In this section, I explain the differences between the types of nomadic lifestyles. This is your opportunity to brainstorm what your digital nomad life would be like. As you read through, make a note of which type of nomad resonates with you.
Full-time nomads
Full-time digital nomads are people without a permanent home base. Some are always on the move, changing locations every day, week, or month. Others are slower travelers who stay in one place for a few months at a time. What they all have in common is that their home is wherever they are. Some people become full-time nomads forever, while others want to experience a nomadic lifestyle temporarily. MBO Partners found that 54 percent of digital nomads want to stay nomadic for two to three years, while 46 percent plan to discontinue the lifestyle. However, among those who decide to take a pause from the peripatetic life, many want to go nomadic again in the future.
The benefit of being a full-time digital nomad is that it’s a lot of fun. You can travel for as long as you want (or as long as your passport allows). And when you travel as a tourist, there’s less paperwork. You don’t have to worry about applying for long-term visas, residency permits, or changing your tax base if you’re just passing through.
Being all-in as a nomad has its downsides, however. Traveling takes time, money, and energy. The more resources you invest in travel, the less you have for work, hobbies, and your personal life. And the more often you change locations, the harder it is to adapt to the local culture, stay productive at work, and form long-term relationships. Traveling full time can also get expensive and feel lonely after a while.
Part-time nomads
Being a part-time nomad is a hybrid option where you work remotely but you keep a home base. Part-time nomads may work at home for a while, take time off to travel, and repeat. While others may elect to bring their work with them wherever they go. Some part-time nomads could
