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Travel Blogger Karen Akpan Shares How She Journeyed From Debt to Economic Freedom

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Karen Akpan, known as @themomtrotter across social media, started her blog in 2017 to document and share budget travel hacks for people. Then, in 2019, she lost her job. Their family had previously traveled in an RV, so she knew it was something she enjoyed. A few months later, they were on the road living in it.

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Travel Blogger Karen Akpan Shares How She Journeyed From Debt to Economic Freedom

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Karen Akpan, known as @themomtrotter across social media, started her blog in 2017 to document and share budget travel hacks for people. Then, in 2019, she lost her job. Their family had previously traveled in an RV, so she knew it was something she enjoyed. A few months later, they were on the road living in it.

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6 Tips for Being a Responsible Digital Nomad

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“I always believed that nomadism was going to become mainstream one day,” says Mita Carriman, a six-year digital nomad and founder and CEO of digital nomad travel club Adventurely. “I million in 2019. Responsible travel ultimately comes down to being socially, economically and environmentally aware when you travel.”

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Backstage Capital Is Funding Startups by Underestimated Entrepreneurs

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Christie Pitts, Backstage Capital’s general partner, talks about the early days of the Los Angeles-based company and how she got involved: Working in the music industry, Hamilton learned about startups and networked with investors and entrepreneurs.

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Armchair Digital Nomads Hitting the Road

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For example, in 2019,  57.1   More traditional employees are becoming digital nomads : In 2019, most digital nomads (almost 60%) were independent workers (freelancers, gig workers, self-employed, etc.).  million Americans said they would (16.1 These numbers dwarf the 7.3

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This Is How You Can Get Better at Reading People

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According to a 2019 DISC® Assessment validation study , 9% of the population is in this quadrant. According to the 2019 DISC® Assessment validation study, about 28% of the population falls in this quadrant. According to the 2019 DISC® Assessment validation study, about 32% of the population is in the “S” quadrant.

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American Express on The Rise of the Digital Nomad

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American Express recently released its annual Global Travel Trends report.   said that the freedom and flexibility of being able to live and work while traveling the globe is more appealing now than it was prior to the pandemic." million in 2019 to 10.9   And that interest is playing out in the numbers. 

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