Lifestyles

How to Have Everything and Promptly Lose it All

Sports cars, speed boats, off-road vehicles, houses, motorcycles, and various other toys came and went in my past life. I had a good job, a big house with a mortgage, several cars, a fancy watch and money left over. Money flowed so freely and easily, I had trouble finding dumb things to spend it on, [...]

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Pack Light for any Trip and Miss Nothing

One of the most popular requests I get is “How do you pack for so long with so little?” Much of it is a mindset which doesn’t really jive with today’s American consumerist lifestyle in the first place. That is the biggest hurdle to overcome in many of the things I talk about here. There [...]

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How to Escape your 300-Mile Circle and See the World

photo credit: byJoeLodge The package wasn’t supposed to come for another few weeks. When I saw it was addressed to me, I knew it was finally here. Another piece of the puzzle. A brick removed from the wall blocking my path. My Passport arrived. I could now go anywhere on the planet without hiding in [...]

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Technomadic Adventures in High Gear for 2011

If you follow my updates on Twitter or Facebook, you may have seen me talking about a temp “job” I am taking in March. One of the greatest advantages of working from anywhere as a Digital Nomad is that when strangely rare but fun opportunities come up, you can jump on them more easily than [...]

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What the Hell is Lifestyle Design and Why Do I Care?

There is plenty of talk among this community about the term Lifestyle Design. Popularized by Tim Ferriss in his book The Four-Hour Work Week, he talks of a “New Rich” who set up muse businesses and are able to travel for extended lengths of time in what Tim calls mini-retirements. The premise being that you [...]

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Don’t Die Waiting for Retirement to Travel the Open Road

The purpose of this site is to show possibilities for alternative lifestyles. I have talked a bit before about how I left the typical corporate workforce to start traditional businesses, then transitioned that into a mobile lifestyle which allows me to work wherever I have an internet connection. One of the lifestyles that has always [...]

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How to Save Money on Holidays by Giving Even More

photo credit: bradleygee I haven’t been a fan of the holidays for many years. The usual holiday shopping season, and even birthdays have always annoyed me. I believe we should always be trying to live in gratitude, not just make a big fuss about it for a few weeks a year. I like the spirit of [...]

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Chris Guillebeau’s Unconventional Book Tour Comes to Tampa

This weekend marked the 42nd stop on Chris Guillebeau’s Unconventional Book Tour in Tampa, Florida. I’ve mentioned this self-funded book tour before, and I hope any of you near the remaining stops are able to get to the event. It was well worth the wait. Several friends around the country told me it was worth [...]

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2 Keys to Minimalist Happiness

There were keys to the several cars in the driveway. The garage was full of tools, toys, projects, and other stuff that had keys. The house had twice as many bedrooms as there were people living in it and needed several keys. There were boats and motorcycles and other such things that came and went. All [...]

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“What Happened to Them?” Updates on 6 LiveCollarFree Stories

I wanted to give an update on some of the people previously featured on the site. Some of the things we’ve featured here have changed, and people ask me how some others are doing. While going through previous posts, I thought I’d update you on some of them here. Lemonade One of the stories we’ve [...]

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