Remote work isn’t just a trend anymore—it’s a movement. According to Buffer’s 2023 State of Remote Work report, a staggering 98 percent of remote workers say they’d like to keep the lifestyle for the rest of their careers I’m seven years in myself, typing these words from a breezy Hanoi café, and I can confirm: … Read more

Picture this: You’re sitting in a bustling cafe in Bangkok, squeezed between a group of chatty tourists and a local business meeting that’s getting increasingly animated. Your “office” for the day is a wobbly table that barely fits your laptop, and the barista keeps calling out drink orders like he’s announcing a boxing match. Sound … Read more

I used to think that once I swapped my cubicle for a hammock, productivity would soar. Picture it: surf at sunrise, a smoothie bowl by eight, client calls wrapped by noon, and a long afternoon writing session beside some turquoise infinity pool. Reality looked a little different. Ever tried uploading a 200-meg file on Balinese … Read more

Launching an online business feels a bit like sprinting onto a runway and hoping a plane appears beneath your feet before you run out of asphalt. I’ve been there — refreshing Shopify dashboards at 2 a.m., wondering why traffic is up but revenue is flat, tinkering with ad copy because someone on Reddit swore a single emoji … Read more

I still remember the moment my office badge tapped red instead of green. It was 8:07 a.m. on a drizzly Tuesday, and I’d shown up seven minutes “late.” Seven minutes felt small—until I realized I’d spent the better part of my twenties measuring life in tiny, manager-approved increments. That morning it hit me: if I … Read more

Let’s get this out of the way: no, you don’t need to be rich to live a location-independent lifestyle. I’m not saying money isn’t important — it is. But the idea that you need a six-figure income or some mysterious trust fund to pack your bag and go is just plain wrong. I went nomadic … Read more