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Liberation – freedom lifestyle in Thailand
Liberation – freedom lifestyle for Canadians By Greg Hung
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Vancouver Challenges1.Expensive costs 2.Cold and wet weather
9 months of the year3.Vancouver is a car
city
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Liberation – freedom lifestyle in Thailand
Vancouver & Canada is expensive
You don’t realize it until you move abroad
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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
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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
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Go to school & get a good jobIt’s engrained in our culture
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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
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Liberation – freedom lifestyle in Thailand
You got an office jobWelcome to corporate
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Liberation – freedom lifestyle in Thailand
You’re an employee
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Liberation – freedom lifestyle in Thailand
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
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Liberation – freedom lifestyle in Thailand
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
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Liberation – freedom lifestyle in Thailand
Rise of the Digital NomadTime and location freedom
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Liberation – freedom lifestyle in Thailand
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
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Liberation – freedom lifestyle in Thailand
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
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Liberation – freedom lifestyle in Thailand
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
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Liberation – freedom lifestyle in Thailand
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
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Liberation – freedom lifestyle in Thailand
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
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Liberation – freedom lifestyle in Thailand
Where to do it from?• Nomadlist.com a good source• Asian countries are popular• Chiang Mai, Prague, Taiwan, Siem Riep
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Liberation – freedom lifestyle in Thailand
The lifestyleIn Chiang Mai
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Liberation – freedom lifestyle in Thailand
The Offices
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Liberation – freedom lifestyle in Thailand
My modern furnished 1 bedroom apartment Chiang Mai $634
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Accommodation
Liberation – freedom lifestyle in Thailand
Mountain view from my balcony
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Accommodation
Liberation – freedom lifestyle in Thailand
Weekly Business Networking Events
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Community
Liberation – freedom lifestyle in Thailand
Local Big neck Beer $2.98 CDN no tax or trip needed
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Cheap Beer
Liberation – freedom lifestyle in Thailand
Easy to meet like-minded friends to work & party with
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Friends
Liberation – freedom lifestyle in Thailand
Cheap Travel to nearby countries using Chiang Mai as your base
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Travel
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PreparationReady to make the journey
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Minimize• Cell phone contracts• Provincial health care• Immunization• Sell or get rid of unpractical things
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Liberation – freedom lifestyle in Thailand
Essential tools• Unlocked smartphone• Laptop• Backpack• Paypal• Website
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Some other things• Business idea• Booked your hotel for a week• Download Podcasts and Kindle books to
learn while traveling
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Liberation – freedom lifestyle in Thailand
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Find me on Facebookhttps://www.facebook.com/Canadian-Digital-Nomad-in-Asia-1581987302036205/
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