074: Zero-Cost Lodging: How to Travel the World Rent-Free – Nora Dunn
Nora Dunn from The Professional Hobo is originally from Toronto, Canada. In 2007 she sold her financial planning practice, got rid of all of her belongings in order to free herself up for the adventure of a lifetime, and has been travelling the world full-time since then.
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WHAT WE DISCUSSED IN THIS INTERVIEW:
- Nora Dunn and The Professional Hobo: Experimented with remote work forms including volunteerism, freelance writing, teaching, tutoring, and online business
- By 2008: Crafted a career earning enough on the road to eliminate reliance on savings, found ways to live inexpensively (e.g., $1,718 for a year’s accommodation in 2012)
- Digital Nomad: Over 50% of the workforce may become digital nomads, working remotely from home instead of commuting to an office
- The Professional Hobo: Discussed 5 ways to travel the world and live for free: Hospitality Exchange, Volunteering, WWOOFing (World Wide Opportunities on Organic Farms), Living on Boats, House Sitting
- Tips and Strategies: Nora Dunn shares insights from her experiences, offering guides on inexpensive travel and living, valuable for solo travellers or families
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CONCLUSION
This was an easy-going, fun and interesting episode with Nora Dunn from The Professional Hobo. I learned a ton during our talk and I know you will too. If you’ve always thought that being a digital nomad was the life for you, and learning how to pay nothing for accommodations and travel the world rent-free sounds exciting, then don’t miss this episode.
About The Host, Mikkel Thorup
Mikkel Thorup; the host of The Expat Money Show, has 20+ years in continual travel around the world, visiting more than 100 countries including Colombia, North Korea, Zimbabwe and Iran.
His goal now is to help Expats just like you to generate additional streams of income, eliminate your tax bill, and take advantage of offshore structures so you can travel the world freely and never have to worry about money again.
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What a pleasure to have chatted with you, Mikkel! I hope everybody here finds it equally fun. 🙂
The pleasure is all mine Nora, thank you so much for sharing your wealth of knowledge and helping people to regain freedom in their lives
Hi, do you happen to have a transcript of this?
No I don’t sorry, feel free to make your own transcript as long as its just for personal use and will not be published anywhere. I would also suggest picking up Nora’s book on the topic, you will find the link in the show notes above