I know a lot of people with location independent income streams and am always amazed at how diverse they are. The only constant is that we all rely upon our interests and strengths and somehow manage to monetize them. Overall, I think there are seven truths you’ll need to embrace in order to develop an [...]
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How to afford an extended journey
One of the most common questions we’re asked is, “How could you afford an extended journey like yours? How much did it cost? How much would I have to save to travel long-term?” That is a hard question to answer. Trying to say how much an extended journey costs is a bit like trying to [...]
How to organize finances for extended travel
Organizing our finances for extended travel was probably one of the most difficult aspects of our journey. How can we arrange it so we have access to our money from all over the world? How can we pay our bills from Timbuktu? How do we even know how much and to whom we need to [...]
How do travel bloggers support themselves when they are old and gray?
I came upon an interesting post today – one that made me think. Okay, I get how full-time travellers support themselves. They get sponsorships, volunteer in exchange for accommodation, they teach English, work odd jobs, travel slowly, they sell photography and ebooks, make a bit of money freelancing or from their blog… but for those [...]
5 steps to location independence
I know many of my readers dream of living a location independent lifestyle. Here are five things to think about when planning to make location independence happen. Today’s guest blogger is Ryan Gibson. For many of us, the path to true happiness and a lifestyle we adore is one that allows us to live for [...]
Save more money on a cruise? Or slow travel?
If you’ve read my blog much, you’ll know that I believe travel doesn’t have to be expensive. In fact, we spent a whopping $50/day on basic day-to-day expenses for our family of four as we cycled through the Americas. That translates to about $1500 for our regular expenses, plus we budgeted an additional $500/month for [...]
How to save money on lodging while traveling the USA
Travel can be expensive or it can be cheap. It all depends on your priorities. For most people, the most expensive part of travel is getting from point A to point B. The second most expensive part is paying for a place to sleep every night, but there are plenty of ways to minimize those [...]
7 Secrets Travel Agents Don’t Want You To Know
As a former travel agent, I’ve learned a thing or three about finding the best deals. The truth is, many travel agents do have tools (and connections) to help them find the best deal anywhere. They’re also armed with industry knowledge of routes, hubs and the best supplier for each. But you know what? Many [...]
Becoming Location Independent: Where do I start?
For many dreams, having a source of income that does not revolve around physically being present in a certain place is a must, but creating that situation can be difficult. It may seem, at first glance, as an impossible task, but I believe we’re all up for reaching our own personal unreachable star. I’ve met [...]
Are You a Mileage Hoarder? It is Time to Show Your Family the World
I’m worthless when it comes to airline points. In fact, I’ve opted for a cash-back credit card rather than deal with points. But Justin, proud papa of the InACents family, knows the ins and outs of accruing those points. Here he’s got some ideas about actually using them. I am a self-proclaimed travel hacker. I [...]
Debt: The #1 Dream Killer
I hear so much about debt in this country and, truth be told, I’m puzzled. I don’t understand how anyone can put themselves into the massive amounts of consumer debt this country is known for. It seems to me that debt is the main dream killer in our country. I get that sometimes the debt [...]
How to finance long term travel (with advice from many bloggers)
How to finance long term travel? It all comes down to priorities. The other day I was talking with a friend. “I would love to travel like you do,” she said, “but there is no way I could afford it.” She was decked out in designer clothes and Coach handbag and I knew she drives [...]
Need help saving the cold hard cash you need to live your dream?
Let me guess. You want to pursue your passion and live your dream. You want to head out to travel the world or go back to university or open your own business. You want to look back on your life someday and say, “I lived life on my own terms!” But you don’t have the [...]
How we afford long term family travel
I don’t claim to be a financial guru – not even close. I won’t even claim this post will have any information that might be helpful to you in planning your own family adventure. What I will claim is that what I write here is totally honest and is how we managed to travel for [...]
How can you live your dream?
How does one go about living their dream? How do you make the decision to buck the traditional demands of society to live that dream that’s been floating around in the back of your mind? How do you go about throwing away everything you’ve been raised to want in order to make your own way [...]
A traveling lifestyle: The result of wise choices or luck?
Are we just really lucky that we can manage to travel long-term like we’re doing, or is this lifestyle the result of wise choices? I think it’s a little bit of both. As I think back upon my 50 years on this planet, I can think of many events that, ultimately, led to my being [...]
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