Liberation – freedom lifestyle for Canadians (Digital Nomad)

Liberation – freedom lifestyle in Thailand

Liberation – freedom lifestyle for Canadians By Greg Hung

Chicvoyagetravel.com

Vancouver Challenges1.Expensive costs 2.Cold and wet weather

9 months of the year3.Vancouver is a car

city

Chicvoyagetravel.com Liberation – freedom lifestyle in Thailand


Vancouver & Canada is expensive

You don’t realize it until you move abroad


Sample Monthly living expenses (in Cdn)Vancouver• Monthly rent bachelor $930• Monthly rent 1 bed $1062• Monthly 1gb plan $70• Canada line Monthly (1zone)

$91• Car insurance (monthly) $150• Gas $160• Food $500

Chiang Mai, Thailand• Monthly rent bachelor $317• Monthly rent 1 bed $560• Monthly 1gb plan $7.47• Scooter Monthly ($94)• Food $278• Co-work space $112 Cdn


Source for Vancouver prices: http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/2015/10/12/canada-apartment-rental-average-us_n_8266594.html

High living costs drive our lifestyle• We need to make money to cover basic expenses• Little time or energy to pursue other our passions• We get trapped into the cycle of work and saving up


Go to school & get a good jobIt’s engrained in our culture


School & Work• Most likely you studied hard and went to

University to get a good degree• Maybe you got a Masters degree or technical

training to stand out• Bottom line: we to go to school to get the best

job we can to pay the expensive living costs in Canada



You got an office jobWelcome to corporate



You’re an employee



Career or Corporate• You work 9 to 5 hours for many years to build your

experience and climb the corporate ladder• Go to many meetings and spend time in your outlook

inbox• Not excited to go to work especially on Sunday night• Work on projects• Look forward to accumulating Vacation time



Weekly Lifestyle comparisonVancouver• Monday – Friday 40 min to 1.5

hour commutes in cars to work• 9am – 5pm in the office• Gym or Hobby after work• Cook Dinner at Home• Watch TV

Chiang Mai, Thailand• Monday – Friday 7 min walk or

2 min scooter ride to a co-work space or coffee shop

• 10am – 4pm (flexible) • Go to gym• Eat out lunch and dinner



Rise of the Digital NomadTime and location freedom



Digital nomads• People who travel while working with their

laptops• Entrepreneurs or free-lancers• Use low cost living locations as their home

base• Lifestyle popularized by the 4 hour work week



Digital nomad lifestyle vs CorporateCorporate• Regular hours 9am – 5pm• Most time spend in office• Working from home programs are a

benefit• Medical and Vacation Benefits• Annual Salary 40k-100k• Working towards building a career• Not thrilled to come to work• Typically look forward to weekend• Value material possession's

Digital Nomad• Flexible schedule• Typically heavy schedule during business

creation period then more flexible• Work for themselves• Work from co-work spaces abroad• Purchase travel insurance and get local

medical• Earnings vary from annual 8k to 2 million

Cdn based on experience and business• Work towards a business with digital assets • Look forward to sales• Value traveling and experiences



What led to it becoming real• 2007 4 hour work week• 2008-15 Lighter laptops & improved wifi• Maturity of the Internet’s platforms• Social Media• DM’s Podcasting & blogging about it



Travel & Work• Travel and live in a destination abroad for 1-6 months• Regular travel is a lifestyle (Location freedom)• Make new friends• Flexible Schedules (Time freedom)• Minimal possessions• Use tourist visa and go on visa runs to nearby

countries



Digital nomad profile• US, Australian, UK, Europe• More men than women (growing)• Free-lancers (web designer, seo)• Affiliate marketer, Drop-shipper, travel blogger• E-book Author• On-line Teacher



Where to do it from?• Nomadlist.com a good source• Asian countries are popular• Chiang Mai, Prague, Taiwan, Siem Riep



The lifestyleIn Chiang Mai



The Offices



My modern furnished 1 bedroom apartment Chiang Mai $634


Accommodation


Mountain view from my balcony


Accommodation


Weekly Business Networking Events


Community


Local Big neck Beer $2.98 CDN no tax or trip needed


Cheap Beer


Easy to meet like-minded friends to work & party with


Friends


Cheap Travel to nearby countries using Chiang Mai as your base


Travel


PreparationReady to make the journey



Minimize• Cell phone contracts• Provincial health care• Immunization• Sell or get rid of unpractical things



Essential tools• Unlocked smartphone• Laptop• Backpack• Paypal• Website


Some other things• Business idea• Booked your hotel for a week• Download Podcasts and Kindle books to

learn while traveling



Sign up for my Chiang Mai living guide. https://gumroad.com/l/cmaiguide#

Find me on Facebookhttps://www.facebook.com/Canadian-Digital-Nomad-in-Asia-1581987302036205/


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