Don't be rich. Live rich. Presentation for Thomas Cook

Don’t be richLive rich

Nomadz.nu

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A nomadicAdventure

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THE LAST 12 months LOOKED like this:

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FLEW into South Africa

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MOVED ONTO THAILAND

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AND TRAVELLEDTO ARGENTINA

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WE SET FOOT IN 10 COUNTRIES

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Lived in A SOME DESIGNAPPART-MENTS

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DroveA VINTAGECAR

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Game watching in Kruger

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Africa Burn in the desert

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Surfing

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MAHOUT FOR A DAY

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MEDITATION RETRAITE

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WE HAD BRILLIANT FOOD OVER AND OVER AGAIN

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WE LIVED NEAR THE SEA

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All kind of custom made stuff

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saw Iguazu Falls by full moon

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went horseback riding in patagonia

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STAYED AT MOST BRILLIANT REMOTE HOTEL

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walked on a gletsjer

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Met incredible people

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Had loads of fun!

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ARE WE rich?NO!

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THE COST, YOU ASK?A normal monthly

wage

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HOW DID WE DO IT?WE KEPT ON WORKING!

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WHAT do we do ?

★ Catherine: online marketing+butikk.nu

★ Ine: web designer & photographer

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BUDGETBOUTIQUEHOTELS.net

★ Feel like staying in those splendid places we do?★ A site out of all those cheap wonderful hotels we

visited, and others. So all of you don’t have to envy us anymore.You can now stay in the same places without being rich! :)

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★ Love travelling★ Have more ‘time’.★ Wanted to do our own

projects again

WHY DID WE DO IT?

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Don’t be richLive rich

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Lifestyledesign★ Design your own life according what you want

to make out of it.★ Don’t think in the normal ‘templates’ of life. ★ Timothy Ferriss: exit 9-to-5

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Nu NOMADS★ Live on the road while working★ Location Independent

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Life HACKING★ GTD: Stop underperforming: Win ‘time’★ Achieve goals & dreams★ Time & space for personal projects★ Think out of the box: structures & money

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Mini Retirements★ Stefan Saghmeister★ Recurring sabaticals★ Travel to accomplish proper projects

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SO HOW DID WEDO IT?

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First step★ Choose destinations (gut feeling + internet available)★ Made a budget & saved money (by selling stuff +

asking 4 money instead of presents★ Started planning

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SECOND step★ Checked for hacks: accountant / grants / gap year

subsidizing / ...★ Bought cheap tickets and checked early booking★ We told our clients we were leaving & prepared them★ Made sure they had the right tools

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THIRD step★ Had a hostel / hotel / couch for first days ★ Went on the for apartments★ Got a local mobile number ★ Found locals ★ Found ourselves an office/wifi

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FOURTH step★ Lived locally★ Worked normal hours★ Spent weekend on doing fun stuff

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SO, YOU REALLY WORKED THROUGH THE

INTERNET ?

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The Future is Digital

★ In Belgium just starting, in US more mainstream

★ Especially digital jobs★ In the future more than only digital

jobs (think doctors, psychiatrists)

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Gear★ Laptop★ iPhone + Local mobile number + SIP solution

(local Belgian number is gated to our local number abroad at very affordable rates)

★ iPhone + Skype★ TelenetConnect for internet (on laptop + iphone)★ Backup disks in case of emergencies

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PRO software ★ Skype for contacting clients + screensharing★ Billings for tracking time + invoices★ Dropbox / Sugarsync / Nomadesk

for filesharing ★ Backblaze for online backupping

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Other Working Needs ★ It really helped us to have an office in Buenos Aires.

We became much more productive★ Headphones are a must ★ Good internet makes a hell of a difference, although,

not having it all the time makes you more productive

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WE TRAVELLED DIGITAL TOO...

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Tools we loved★ AirBNB.com, local craigslist & google: holy cow!★ The combo wifi/3g + Booking.com rocks! We once

arrived in Thailand from Belgium, booked a flight on low cost carrier, and immediately booked a hotel via booking.com. All in the airport...

★ Facebook & twitter: travel recommendations

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Tools We Didn’t★ KAYAK.com: although a very nice site + app.. We love

the convenience of a travel agency, and the fact you can call them. And eventually, if not on low cost carriers, they always have similar prices.

★ Lonely Planet Guides on iPad/iPhone SUCK. Better think WallPaper Guides.

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& WE LIVED DIGITAL... (but don’t we all do that a little today)

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THROUGH THE INTERNET WE STAYED IN TOUCH WITH OLD FRIENDS & MET NEW FRIENDS ON THE ROAD

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PEOPLE COULD FOLLOW US EVERY STEP ALONG THE WAY

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PERFECT TOOLS TO CONNECT WITH LOCAL PEOPLE TOO

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WE HAD OUR PRIVATE CINEMA, LIBRARY, MUSIC COLLECTION, PICTURES AT HAND ALWAYS & EVERYWHERE

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SOME AFTER THOUGHTS

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THE HARD STUFF★ You just can’t do it all. You’re not a tourist, you have a

working life and are not on vacation. Although many people think you are.

★ Tourist stuff is expensive. Very expensive.★ Starting over and over again is tiring.

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WE MADE IT!★ Came back with as much money as before (and even

a little more) ★ We are still on speaking terms with each other★ We managed to travel & to make time for several mini-

retirement sideprojects

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ANY QUESTIONS?

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★ www.nomadz.nu/lifestyledesign (EN)

★ www.nomadz.nu/traveljournal (NL)

★ www.facebook.com/nomadznu

★ www.twitter.com/nomadznu

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