{"id":34277,"date":"2018-10-20T16:10:48","date_gmt":"2018-10-20T14:10:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/estherjacobs.info\/?p=34277"},"modified":"2022-12-29T12:22:39","modified_gmt":"2022-12-29T11:22:39","slug":"is-digital-nomad-life-for-you","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/estherjacobs.info\/en\/blog\/is-digital-nomad-life-for-you\/","title":{"rendered":"Is digital nomad life for you?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Is digital nomad life for you?<\/h1>\n<\/div>

4 important considerations.<\/h2>\n

\"\"I have been traveling for the past 30 years, even before it was popular and digital\u2026 First as a backpacker and later as a speaker and writer I have visited more than 100 countries.\u00a0I help other entrepreneurs adapt to the location independent lifestyle, for example by pointing out the ten most common mistakes<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Living outside \u2018the system\u2019 is not always easy. I even got \u2018fired\u2019 from my home country The Netherlands for traveling too much. I lost all my rights, pension, insurance etc.<\/p>\n

On the other hand: I experience freedom like never before; officially I don\u2019t \u2018exist\u2019, I have no (housing) expenses, no obligations and don\u2019t even have to pay taxes. Being a pioneer is exciting, and especially as a speaker I always have new \u2018out-of-the-box\u2019 stories and inspiration to share.<\/p>\n

Moving around gets tiring sometimes, though. I haven\u2019t stayed longer than 6 weeks in one place in the past 10 years. After a few weeks the added value of a different place just gets too strong. So I move from tropical island to city, to nature, to city etc.<\/p>\n

When you see the typical \u2018working with my laptop on the beach\u2019 pictures from digital nomads, you may be fooled into thinking this lifestyle is a dream. Be aware: for some it is a nightmare! Four important things to consider:<\/p>\n<\/div>