It’s not like I was trying to live a location independent lifestyle. It just sort of happened, and I certainly wasn’t expecting it.
I left my home city of Boston, with a one-way ticket, for what was intended to be a three-to-six month trip up the east coast of Australia. I had nothing more than a college degree and a savings account with a couple thousand dollars in it.
Let me clarify something: This was not a well-thought out plan.
I hadn’t really anticipated how everything was going play out, but being the impulsive “never-plan-anything-in-advance” type of person that I am, I decided I was going to do it anyway. I mean, what could possibly go wrong?
And, as it turns out, absolutely nothing.
OK, well, plenty went wrong. But in the long run, many countries and many years later, I look back and realize that, on a grand scale, nothing ever went awry.
I’m still here, I’m still traveling, and I’m living a location independent lifestyle without ever having meant to do it.
Living a location independent lifestyle isn’t about having a steady career that you can do from anywhere. It’s not about having a laptop and running your business online, or being a freelance writer or a blogger. Many people believe this is the only way to make money from anywhere in the world.
The fact is, that’s far from the truth.
Great tips!
Great tips. Great way of looking at things.
Thanks, Laura. The fact is, we’re all good at SOMETHING. So why not take advantage of it and see the world at the same time!?
That’s for the reinforcement, I needed that right about now. Already sold all my possessions except for what goes in my backpack. 11 days until I fly out one-way. All that’s left now is to sell my truck. I’m in about the same situation financially too, really hoping that she fetchs a decent price. This is going to be interesting LOL 🙂
That’s awesome! Derek, you’re going to have a spectacular time! I was in the same situation as you, and the last thing to go was my car. You’re in for a real treat! Let me know if there’s anything I can do to help!
Want to buy a truck? 😉
Inspiring post Jeremy. Sometimes people need a little push to be brave and I think you deliver that here!
That’s all it takes! Sure, there’s some uncertainty along the way, but a little bit of braveness can go a long, long way!
Congratulations on achieving this lifestyle! It’s awesome.
Did you work in non-enlgish speaking countries as well? If so, what was your experience? Is it harder to get job as foreigner not knowing local language (I’d guess that’s the case)? How do you communicate with customers if you don’t know their language?
Thanks, Bart! Working in a country where you don’t speak the language can be very difficult, so you have to learn some basic vocabulary. Otherwise, there’s just a lot of pointing and grunting, which oftentimes works just as well 😉
I love this post. Can’t wait to start experiencing all these things myself. Also, love the blog! Especially since I’m doing the visa in Aus come July so I find a lot of what you post incredibly helpful/pertinent. So, thanks!
Have a great time, and feel free to get in touch if you need any questions!
Sounds really awesome 😉
I’m wondering about one thing though – how do your employers react to your constant changes in employment?
If they know it’s seasonal work, they don’t mind. If they don’t like it, then I find another employer who’s okay with it 🙂
Impressive post.Love reading your post.Thanks for the post.Keep sharing.
Thank you for these insightful tips and the encouraging!