CHAPTER 2 Digital Nomad Nation: Rise of a Borderless Generation What Is a Digital Nomad? . “We are torn between a nostalgia for the familiar and an urge for the foreign and strange. As often as not, we are homesick most for the places we have never known.” — Carson McCullers “Identity is not found, … Read more
CHAPTER 1 Digital Nomad Nation: Rise of a Borderless Generation Why Are Digital Nomads Everywhere? “I was not born for one corner. The whole world is my native land.” — Seneca “Not all who wander are lost—some are escaping what they were never meant to be.” — DNN In 2017, two decades after Tsugio Makimoto … Read more
PART 1 The Individual Experience Rise of the Digital Nomad In a world that is increasingly restrictive on time, money, and freedom, digital nomadism is a last resort to escape suffocating societal constructs. Digital nomadism presents an opportunity to break free, trading in daily life for a journey to satisfy the natural urge … Read more
PROLOGUE Digital Nomad Nation: Rise of a Borderless Generation At the close of the 20th century, Tsugio Makimoto, a technologist, and David Manners, a business writer with a penchant for tech, predicted the rise of a new persona that would lead to a sociological shift with global impacts. According to the authors, the convergence of … Read more
Most people would love to achieve financial independence, but this lofty goal, with large “FI numbers” and pots of cash to save, often feels out of reach on average salaries. Many of those same people often dream of a life abroad, perhaps on a slow tropical island or steeped in an exotic and metropolitan city, … Read more
If you’re an aspiring nomad, expat, or FIRE follower who wants to find a good visa or residency option to live abroad long-term in your country of choice, the internet does not make it easy for you. You get listicles that confuse tourist visas with residency, half-translated government pages, and “ultimate guides” that quietly ignore … Read more
A complete guide to the 4% rule, your FI number, 25x, and crafting a FIRE plan. Most people are taught a simple financial script for their lives: go to school, work for 40–45 years, spend as you go, and retire at 65…if you’re lucky. Then, in retirement, if everything goes right, you may get 10–15 … Read more
Digital Nomad Nation is the definitive digital nomad book of the last 25 years, capturing the rise of the individual digital nomad, the rise of the digital nomad movement, and the rise of the first digital nation born of the internet. If you have a coupon for a free download, click here to get your … Read more
A helpful guide to Buenos Aires’ many free outdoor calisthenics stations, exercise stations, and outdoor gyms.