Digital Nomads

Yeah no babes, the only reason I’m able to make this work as a digital nomad is bc I’ve learned how to make it work for me. I started nomading with a salary of 60k and now I make about 90k. I’m in my 20s so if you do it smart it’s very doable.

Here are my tips:

• always stay somewhere for months at a time. No longer than 3 months and no less than one month is what I do. Staying somewhere for a month is way cheaper than switching it up every week or other week. It helps you get a community down, and avoid extra travel costs. Additionally, you can buy groceries which helps you cut the costs of eating out every day. You’re gonna wanna spend money on experiences so for sure budget that in. And it isn’t as exhausting
• eat in as much as you can! Eating out will put a hole in your pocket so try learning new recipes on YouTube or buying local premade stuff at the super market
• if you’re from the USA get a travel card!! Use the card for everything but make sure to only use what you can completely pay off the next pay period. You might not have enough credit for a flight or two at first but eventually you get that money back and can use that credit towards a more expensive trip in the future or even an emergency trip
• most importantly, plan around your budget! When planning my next trip I usually go on Google flights and do the explore option to see what the cheapest next flight or destination may be. I then use that to guide my decision and do a lot of research to see which city makes the most sense for me. I also follow Scott’s cheap flights and pomelo travel which are free newsletters that go to your mail and tell you about cheap flights! They’ve helped me decide various times where to go next. I honestly can’t remember the last time I didn’t spend more than 600 for a flight (except for like emergency flights but even then I had my travel points for that! And my Europe trip but I saved up for that one and stupidly went during high season when I should’ve waited a couple of months)
• also, additional hack: there are some cities that are flight hubs. Sometimes staying there for a day can save you a ton on flight costs! Ex: if going back to the USA look at nyc and Miami prices and then see if it’s cheaper to stay there a night and then go home. Or If in Latam check bogota, Lima, or sao paolo airports

Hope these tips help!