The Nomad on FIRE Podcast

The Nomad on FIRE Podcast | with Joshua Biggers  | BiggersWorld and TiredofWorking.com | Episode #39 Shownotes

Guest Bio

Joshua Biggers, Creator of TiredOfWorking.com, is a digital nomad, travel blogger, and author who has visited 117 countries. He shares his captivating story of transitioning from the military to becoming a full-time travel blogger and evolving as a digital nomad and sharing his wealth of knowledge on affiliate marketing, social media engagement, and writing. 

Links Mentioned

• Tired of Working
• Mostar, Bosnia
• The Traveler’s Blueprint Podcast
• Google Fi

Show Notes

• What is Joshua's background?  00:48
• What was Joshua’s outlook on life after his accident? 02:06
• How Joshua's travel pace has changed over time and how his mindset has shifted 12:50
• Joshua shares his writing history, affiliate marketing, and education he has amassed 17:22
• What advice does Joshua have for people looking to build their following online? 23:05
• What does running his website look like? 30:40
• How did he go about building up backlinks to his website in the early days? 35:08
• What does he do for cell phone service abroad and packing? 41:24
• What is his typical travel style?  43:07
• What are some of his favorite places to travel to? 45:12
• Which languages does he feel comfortable with? 49:00
• What is a new positive habit or routine or habit that he has implemented that has been beneficial? 54:42
• Connect with Joshua 56:56
  • TiredOfWorking.com
  • BiggersWorld on YouTube
  • BiggersWorld on Twitter
  • BiggersWorld on Instagram

Significant Quotes

•  “I just decided that at the time that instead of taking orders I was going to start making my own stories. So, I bought a one-way ticket to Bangkok, Thailand and I have never looked back since.” 01:31 
• “If you are not willing to put your entire being out there, and put everything out on the line, why would an experienced digital nomad or travel blogger want to help you? Because you haven’t put in the time yet. This job is just like any other job.” 04:35
• “The main thing that people have to realize, it takes more discipline to be a travel blogger or a digital entrepreneur or a travel blogger than it did in the military than it did in most jobs I had.” 05:30 

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The Nomad on FIRE Podcast | Kristin Wilson  | Traveling with Kristin | Episode #38 Shownotes

Guest Bio

Kristin Wilson, Creator of Traveling with Kristin and Badass Digital Nomads Podcast joins me on the podcast today. Kristin is a location independent entrepreneur who as lived and worked from more than 60 countries over the last 15 years! You do not want to miss the information-packed episode. We talk about a bunch of ways that the world will change with more people working remotely!

Links Mentioned

• Badass Digital Nomads Podcast
• Digital Nomad by Tsugio Makimoto and David Manners
• Coworker Global Pass
• Deskpass
• How to Retire Early with the F.I.R.E. System (Financial Independence, Retire Early) Badass Digital Nomads Podcast
• Whole30
• Traveling with Kristin

Show Notes

• What is Kristin's background?  01:15
• What has brought Kristin to spend more time in the United States in recent times? 05:11
• Why are digital nomads coping better with the quarantine? 12:52
• What is Kristin Wilson’s definition of a digital nomad? 17:35
• What does she think the world is going to look like for digital nomads post-COVID-19? 20:52
• Kristin and I discuss how the world will change after the COVID-19 pandemic with more people working remotely. Discussion points based on her article “12 Ways the World Will Change When Everyone Works Remotely”- Kristin Wilson 29:14
• Will traditional universities lose value? 45:14
• What does the future look like for Kristin Wilson? 50:10
• Is there a recent positive routine or habit that has been beneficial in her life? 57:11
• The Meridian Clock 1:02:50
• Connect with Kristin Wilson 1:05:31 
  • travelingwithkristin.com
  • Traveling with Kristin on YouTube
  • Digital Nomad TV on YouTube
  • Badass Digital Nomads Podcast
  • https://www.instagram.com/travelingwithkristin/

Significant quotes

• “I went from being a real estate agent in Costa Rica to the owner of a fully remote online relocation company where I have helped more than 1000 people relocate to 35 different countries.” 03:31
•  “In the past two years, I have started creating content which is my number one love in life and passion through writing, audio, and video about how to achieve a location-independent lifestyle and just basically how to live life on your own terms.” 03:51 

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The Nomad on FIRE Podcast | Mitko Karshovski | of That Remote Life | Episode #37 Shownotes

Guest Bio

Mitko Karshovski, is the creator of That Remote Life, a website and podcast that focuses on the digital nomad lifestyle and location independence. Mitko and I talk about becoming a digital nomad, digital nomad finances, remote work post-COVID-19, some of our favorite digital nomad cities, traveling with a partner, and our advice for starting your own podcast. 

Links Mentioned

• That Remote Life Podcast
• Joe Rogan Experience #1309 - Naval Ravikant
• That Remote Life Podcast The REAL Cost of Living as a Digital Nomad
• Profit First by Mike Michalowicz
• I Will Teach You to Be Rich by Ramit Sethi 
• The Profit First Framework- The Money Lab Podcast
• TRL 073: Top 8 Digital Nomad Homebases (Cities) to Live for 3 Years

Show Notes

• What is Mitko Karshovski’s background?  01:07
• Where did he start to earn an income online? 05:26
• What are his thoughts on post COVD-19 remote work? 10:32
• What type of financial automation does Mitko Karshovski have set up? 18:31
• Which digital nomad hotspots does Mitko recommend? 23:32
• Freedom is an amazing thing but it can make life harder with so many options to choose from 35:14
• Did he travel by himself or with his fiance? 37:06
• How did he get involved in podcasting? 45:15
• What are his top three pieces of advice for starting a podcast? 49:07
• What is a great beneficial habit or routine that has had a positive effect on his life? 52:29
• Connect with Mitko Karshovski 44:38 
  • thatremotelife.com 
  • instagram.com/mitkoka

Significant quotes

• “I think the other trends that are aligned with this that are just getting started that are going to get even bigger are sort of these one-man businesses, these one-man consultancy agencies.” 11:45
•  “The internet creates one behemoth and a long tail of small competitors. So, you have an Amazon that is basically this boy in e-commerce and you have a gazillion other small brands that are in e-commerce that serve a very niche purpose.” 11:59 

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The Nomad on FIRE Podcast | Samantha Burmeister  | of 9 to 5 Nomad | Episode #36 Shownotes

Guest Bio
Samantha Burmeister is a financially-independent, digital nomad and the creator of 9 to 5 Nomad. We talk about her transition from the corporate world to the digital nomad lifestyle, finances, how she budgets on the road, tips for finding remote work, building community while traveling, and her experiences in various countries. 

Links Mentioned

• 9 to 5 Nomad
• How to Travel the World on $50 a Day by Matt Kepnes
• Wifi Tribe
• Remote Year, work, and travel program for digital nomads. If you want more information on Remote Year, check out my Remote Year Review
• That Remote Life Podcast The REAL Cost of Living as a Digital Nomad 
• WHY GOING ON A SOLO ROAD TRIP IS SELF-CARE

Show Notes

• Samantha shares her background story 00:55
• What was her draw to live the nomadic life?  01:32
• What field was Samantha working in and how was her transition into the digital nomad lifestyle? 04:26
• Did she have a target number for how much money she wanted to accumulate before leaving her job? 06:36
• What does she do to earn a living now? 08:55
• What advice does Samantha have for people looking to work remotely? 11:30
• Samantha talks about her budget and current spending rate 14:06
• Samantha talks about traveling to 52 countries and handling COVID-19 24:38
• What does Samantha's typical travel style look like? 30:24
• Which types of workspaces does she like to work out of? 33:39
• Samantha shares her tips for finding and building community 34:44
• What is the mission behind 9 to 5 Nomad.com? 40:55
• What is a new routine or habit that has been beneficial to her life? 43:20
• Connect with Samantha 44:38 
  • www.9to5nomad.com 
  • instagram.com/9to5nomad

Significant quotes

• “Once I started working, I vowed to never be the person that left PTO on the table. I purposely took a job near the Boston Airport so that I had easy access to all sorts of different countries. I could jet off on a Friday night if I wanted to.” 03:02
•  “Now I am a copywriter. When I quit my job I reached out to a few people that I really respected and said, you know me, you know my work ethic, you know my skills. You are also entrepreneurs and you know my goals. So, based on that, introduce me to people.” 08:55 

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The Nomad on FIRE Podcast | Omar Mo | of Nomadables | Episode #35 Shownotes

Guest Bio

I'm joined today by a fellow digital nomad podcaster, Omar Mo. Omar does UI Design/Content Strategist/Performance Coach, he's the author of the upcoming Nomadic Notebook and the creator of The Nomadic Executive Podcast. We talk about getting started as a digital nomad, freelancing, travel tips, social media management and so much more!

Links Mentioned

• The Nomadic Executive Podcast
• https://www.tiktok.com/@nomadables?source=h5_m
• Upwork
• Fiverr
• Google FI for US digital nomads

Show Notes 

• Omar Mo shares his background story 01:14
• What was it like meeting a romantic partner on the road and living together? 09:51
• What advice does he have for anyone wanting to get started with freelancing? 16:00
• Omar talks about Nomadables and other ways he is earning money 21:45
• Travel Roundtable
  • What is his overall travel style? 24:58
  • How does Omar go about packing his things when he travels abroad? 30:32
  • What does he do for phone and internet? 34:29
    • I highly recommend Google FI for US digital nomads.
  • Does Omar use co-working spaces? 37:36
  • https://www.selina.com/colombia/medellin/
  • https://www.connco.co/en
  • https://www.dojobali.org/
• How does Omar stay on task? 44:44
• What final advice would Omar Mo give to beginner digital nomads? 49:21
• Connect with Omar 51:38 
  • Email: [email protected]
  • instagram.com/nomadables
  • The Nomadic Executive Podcast

Significant quotes 

•  “It started with me getting a physical job. So, in Australia, the jobs they have are construction work, and they pay really well, and they are starter jobs, so anyone from any country can get on right away. It paid $25 an hour, which is really nice.” 02:54 
• “Action is the underlying key. Right? But that action can’t just be like throwing stuff at a wall and hoping it sticks.” 16:20 

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The Nomad on FIRE Podcast | The Digital Nomad Lifestyle and Solo Female Travel with Christina DiSalvo | of Wanderlusting Hippie | Episode #34 Shownotes

Please note that is episode was recorded at the beginning of 2020 before the COVID-19 pandemic.

Guest Bio

Christina DiSalvo is a Travel Marketer and the Creator of Wanderlusting Hippie, a blog that focuses on traveling, self-awareness, energy, and understanding yourself. Christina and I talk about her experiences as a digital nomad, solo female travel, finding work/life balance, finding community and so much more!

Links Mentioned

• Wanderlusting Hippie
• Christina and I met at the Nomad Summit in January of 2020 in Chiang Mai, Thailand put on by Johnny FD 
  • F.I.R.E. for Digital Nomads, Financial Independence Retire Early: Johnny FD - Nomad Summit CM2020
• https://www.facebook.com/groups/GirlsLOVETravel/
• Front Loaded Work- Mad Fientist
• Headspace
• InsightTimer

Show Notes

• How did Christina end up in Thailand? 01:12
• How did Christina get involved in traveling marketing? 01:45
• What is the mission behind Wanderlusting Hippie? 02:56
• What was Christina’s plan when she got into the digital nomad life? 05:34
• What are her tips for solo female travelers? 06:42
• How has she gone about creating community when she is traveling and finding a consistent routine? 07:42
• Freedom is what Christina loves the most about the digital nomad life 10:12
• What does her work/life balance and financial balance look like? 11:23
• Take the steps that you can, where you are at now 18:18
• How did Wanderlusting Hippie get started and what does the future look like? 20:00
• What does a perfect day look like? 27:40
• What is a habit or routine that has helped Christina in her business or her life? 29:52
• What would Christina like people to get out of this podcast the most today? 33:03
• Connect with Christina 33:42 
  • Wanderlusting Hippie
  • instagram.com/wanderlustinghippie

Significant Quotes

•  “I did it to kind of encourage other people to let them know that it is ok to travel alone, because that is the biggest thing, especially as a female, that is difficult.” 03:12 
• “I do have my life down to two suitcases and a big bag right now. So, I think that is a lot compared to people that have homes, and cars, and storage units. I can say I have my life in a few bags.” 04:40
• “Don’t be afraid, and take the first step.” 33:03 

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The Nomad on FIRE Podcast | Denis Hiller | of NoFace Records | Episode #33 Shownotes

Guest Bio

Denis Hiller is the Co-Founder and Label Manager at NoFace Records, a 100% remote, electronic music record label. Denis and I talk about his travel journey, his business experiences leading up to NoFace Records, investing in the Dominican Republic, managing a fully distributed team, real estate investing, and so much more!

Links Mentioned

• NoFace Records
  • Send your demos to: [email protected]
• Nomad Capitalist
• Rich Dad Poor Dad by Robert T. Kiyosaki
• Atomic Habits by James Clear

Show Notes

• Denis Hiller welcome to the show! 00:58
• How is NoFace Records different from traditional record labels? 03:47
• Investment is what has gotten NoFace Records to where they are today 07:12
  • Investing in Cabarete, Dominican Republic and building a coworking space
• Denis's personal travel journey 15:21
• What did Denis learn from his past business that didn’t work out? 20:28
• How has it been running a distributed team? 22:52
• How did COVID-19 affect the business? 27:30
• What is Denis’s approach to real estate? 34:30
• What is a new recent positive habit or routine that has had a great impact on Denis’s life? 42:15

“It’s remarkable what you can build if you just don’t stop.

It’s remarkable the business you can build if you don’t stop working.

It’s remarkable the body you can build if you don’t stop training.

It’s remarkable the knowledge you can build if you don’t stop learning.” -James Clear

• What is one piece of advice that Denis Hiller would like people to take away? 44:04
• Connect with Denis Hiller 46:08 
  • nofacerecords.com
  • [email protected]

Significant Quotes

•  “We have a community of 40,000 if you can believe it, 40,000 electronic producers, artists, and listeners of electronic music.” 01:18 
• “Our team not only listens to the music (50-200 submitted songs per day), but we take the time to reply to every single person who hits us up.” 02:52
•  “We say, we don’t want to lock you into an agreement. We want you to have total freedom, run your careers. For example, if you have a song and we like your song, we will only sign your song.” 04:49 

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The Nomad on FIRE Podcast | Ali and Alison | of All Options Considered | Episode #32 Shownotes

Guest Bio

Ali and Alison, are the founders of the blog All Options Considered. They're financially independent and live a full-time travel lifestyle. We talk about FIRE (Financial Independence Retire Early), making small incremental financial improvements, what prompted their traveling, the places they have been to, how they have incorporated housesitting into their travel strategy, and so much more!

Links Mentioned

• All Options Considered
• Becoming Housesitters
• TrustedHousesitters
• The Simple Path to Wealth by J L Collins
• That Chautauqua Retreat Really Got Me Thinking

Show Notes

• Ali and Alison share their background 01:22
• They talk about adding housesitting to their travel habits  05:04
• How did they find the FIRE community? 11:08
• Why choose the slow-travel lifestyle combined with financial independence aka FIRE Nomad Lifestyle? 20:02
• What are some of the places that they have traveled to? 24:00
• What do their future travel plans look like? 30:30
• What does their packing strategy look like? 38:30
• Why did they start All Options Considered? 43:43
• What is a new recent positive habit or routine that has had a great impact on their life? 48:39
• Connect with Ali and Alison 54:15
  • All Options Considered
  • instagram.com/alloptionsconsidered

Significant Quotes

• “Why are we, nomads? I think it is partly because we were workaholics and we were not good vacationers. We really didn’t take many vacations when we were working and just didn’t seem to be very good at that work/life balance.” 01:36 
• “When we finally figured out that we had reached our fire number in 2017, we had the travel bug. Following and finding a bunch of other nomads like the Millennial Revolution and then also finding people like the Senior Nomads, we asked each other, why don’t we do that?” 02:45

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The Nomad on FIRE Podcast | Bonnie Truax | Owner of 43 Blue Doors | Episode #31 Shownotes

Guest Bio

Bonnie and her husband Trinity reached FIRE in 2016, sold all of their possessions, and now live the slow travel lifestyle exploring amazing places all over the world! Bonnie blogs at 43BlueDoors where she teaches others how to do the same. Bonnie and I talk about what led her and Trinity to leave their corporate jobs, life on the road, their experiences throughout South America, living in a bus in Australia and so much more! 

Links Mentioned

• 43BlueDoors
• The 4-Hour Workweek
• Remote Year, work, and travel program for digital nomads mentioned in the episode. If you want more information on Remote Year, I wrote a Remote Year Review
• Life in a Bus
• Life in a bus Youtube video

Show Notes

• Bonnie shares her background 01:02
• How did they structure their savings and investments?  04:56
• What was Bonnie and Trinity’s idea of retirement like and their transition into the remote lifestyle? 07:58
• Bonnie and Trinity's travel journey and the benefits of slow-travel 10:54
• What types of accommodations have they had? 13:40
• How have their travel explorations in South America been? 16:40
• Where were they when COVID-19 hit? 19:10
• Bonnie talks about living in a bus 21:50
• Slow travel lifestyle rapid-fire questions 26:00
  • Cell phone- Bonnie relied on Wifi throughout Latin America and is using a pre-paid plan in Australia
    • I highly recommend Google FI for US digital nomads.
  • Meals- Trinity is an excellent cook, so they mostly cook meals at home
  • Tips for finding community
  • What does a typical day look like?
• Budget and expense tracking 35:45
• What is something that she has learned about herself living this travel lifestyle? 37:37
• What advice would she give someone pursuing this lifestyle? 40:40
• Bonnie talks about 43BlueDoors 42:00
• What is a new recent positive habit or routine that has had a great impact on her life? 44:45
• Connect with Bonnie 45:57 
  • 43bluedoors.com 
  • facebook.com/43BlueDoors
  • instagram.com/43bluedoors
  • twitter.com/43bluedoors

Significant quotes

•  “Money doesn’t mean as much as a lot of people think it does because we were just fine without it.” 01:17 
• “We have been traveling. We retired in 2016 and we sold everything at that point because we knew we wanted to travel. We did backpacking for the first couple of years” 04:09 

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The Nomad on FIRE Podcast | Isaac Ehlers | From the Peace Corps to the Digital Nomad Lifestyle | Episode #30 Shownotes

Please note that is episode was recorded at the end of 2019 before the COVID-19 pandemic.

Guest Bio
Isaac Ehlers spent two years with the Peace Corps on the Colombian coast. Isaac and I talk all about his Peace Corps experience, his travel journey, spending time in Columbia, learning Spanish, the digital nomad lifestyle, and so much more!

Links Mentioned

• Peace Corps
• Semester at Sea
• Butty Bidet
• Remote Year, work, and travel program for digital nomads that Issac and I met through. If you want more information on Remote Year, I wrote a Remote Year Review

Show Notes

• Isaac shares his background story. 01:14
• What was his Peace Corp experience like? 04:06
• What is next for Isaac Ehlers? 06:24
• What is it about the digital nomad lifestyle that he loves? 07:54
• Isaac talks about some of the downsides of the remote lifestyle. 09:44
• How does he define where ‘home’ is? 12:06
• He talks about Semester At Sea and being inspired to travel by his mom 13:19
• There are so many different ways to live 16:38
• What are some must-dos that people should do when traveling? 17:20
• Figure out a way to make your digital nomad lifestyle work 22:17
• Isaac is looking into dropshipping and building out the infrastructure. 25:54
• What does a perfect day look like for Isaac Ehlers? 27:48
• Have a plan, goals, and structure for your days abroad 30:07
• What types of cost savings has he experienced? 31:20
• What are some take-aways that Isaac has experienced so far? 33:40
• Connect with Isaac Ehlers
  • linkedin.com/in/isaac-ehlers 
  • buttybidet.com
  • instagram.com/isaacehlers
  • isaaccolombia.wordpress.com

Significant Quotes 

•  “The importance of being adaptable, understanding that there is, so many ways to live. Your happiness is more of your decision.” 04:22 
•  “I have been out of the states now for about 29 months and I did go home twice. But you definitely miss family. If you are fortunate you can have friends and family come and visit you.” 09:49 

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