Shape Your Life to Shape Your Body
CONTRIBUTED BY RONI NOONE OF SKINNYMINNYMEDIA When her weight hit 200lbs, Roni finally had enough. She vowed to stop feeling sorry for herself, to stop her lifetime of yo-yo dieting, and to […]
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Move to Spain – Our Family Dream Come True
CONTRIBUTED BY HEIDI AND ALAN WAGONER OF WAGONERS ABROAD Do you dream of living right on the Mediterranean? Of strolling along the beach every day? Of becoming fluent in Spanish? […]
Six Years as a Nomadic Photographer
INTERVIEW WITH GARY ARNDT OF EVERYTHING-EVERYWHERE Gary considered doing his PhD. Then he changed his mind. Instead, he sold his house in 2007 to travel the world. He started out […]
How to Cross Paths with Opportunity
INTERVIEW WITH KIM DINAN OF SO MANY PLACES Kim knows something important: that opportunity finds you when you put yourself out there. It likes to sweep in and rescue you when you have […]
Around the World in 14 Months: Our Extended Honeymoon
INTERVIEW WITH MIKE AND TARA SHUBBUCK of TwoTravelaholics.com Why honeymoon for just a couple of weeks when you can do it for 14 months and see many of the places […]
Earn a Living by Pursuing your Bucket List
CONTRIBUTED BY LESLEY CARTER of Bucket List Publications How would you like to earn a living by pursuing your Bucket List? That’s what Lesley Carter of Bucket List Publications decided […]
Perform Global Random Acts of Kindness
CONTRIBUTED BY EXPLORAMUM & EXPLORASON This inspiring Australian mom and son duo are travelling the world, helping the needy as they go. Aged 51, Exploramum decided that NOW is the […]
Unexpected Challenges on the Road to Financial Independence
WRITTEN BY AKAISHA KADERLI of RetireEarlyLifestyle.com Everyone thought they were crazy. But, with all of their possessions sold, there was no going back. Gulf War or not, Akaisha had to get on that […]
Start the Business that Sets you on Fire
INTERVIEW WITH JOHN LEE DUMAS of EntrepreneurOnFire.com John Lee Dumas is taking the podcasting world by storm! But it wasn’t always this way. It took John almost 31 years to […]
How Two Penniless Hippies are Creating Serendipity Farm
WRITTEN BY FRAN AND STEVE PIMBLETT of Serendipity Farm Fran and Steve are finding imaginative ways to turn four acres of inherited, inhospitable land in Tasmania into a thriving garden of […]
Open a Tool Library in Your Community
INTERVIEW WITH RYAN DYMENT of TorontoToolLibrary.com Why buy expensive tools when you can rent them as easily as borrowing a library book? Ryan and his team at the Institute for […]
How We Prepared for Financial Independence and World Travel
WRITTEN BY AKAISHA KADERLI of RetireEarlyLifestyle.com Retirement expert, Akaisha, details the internal struggle of selling absolutely everything they owned, only to find their plans scuppered by the start of the […]
Become a Fashion Designer without Sewing a Stitch
WRITTEN BY ROCHELLE ALLEN It took Rochelle almost 40 years to discover her passion. Now that she knows what it is, she’s going for it! Despite two pregnancies and lack […]
Build a Life of Harmony in Bali
CONTRIBUTED BY KADEK ANIS Anis lost her father at the age of four, was abandoned by her mother from age 10-14, and became widowed by the age of 30. Despite […]
Open a Yoga Retreat on a Thai Island
CONTRIBUTED BY TERESA KENNARD Open a yoga retreat on a tiny Thai island? It’s the stuff dreams are made of! This couple has actually made it happen. Find out how… […]
From Drugs & Depression to Passionate Personal Trainer
WRITTEN BY TRINA CHICKLOSKI OF ENVY FITNESS Trina has fought back against drugs and depression to find her right path in life – and has turned it all around! She’s transformed […]
How and Why we Retired at 38
WRITTEN BY AKAISHA KADERLI OF RetireEarlyLifestyle.com This incredibly inspiring couple has done what most of us only dream about because it’s widely considered impossible. They retired at age 38! That […]
Two Brothers Challenge How we Stay Around the World
CONTRIBUTED BY NICO SCHNEIDER OF STAYDU When most people are happy to travel within the bounds of what’s available, these two twenty-something brothers from Germany are on a mission to […]
Stay for Free (or…) in 140+ Countries
INTERVIEW WITH NICO SCHNEIDER OF STAYDU Welcome to a new website that’s tapping into what might just be the future of ‘real’ travel. It’s still early days, but this new contender […]
How and Why I Quit my Job and Started a Contracting Company
CONTRIBUTED BY ANONYMOUS When you’re frustrated by low pay and unresponsive managers, quitting your job and becoming destitute is one option. But it’s not the smart option. The smart option […]
Move to Qatar – Our Family Adventure
CONTRIBUTED BY JAMIE When lots of families with two young children are working hard to keep a comfortable, manageable routine, this inspiring family has instead opted to throw off the […]
Listen to your Wake-up Call
WRITTEN BY BETSY AND WARREN TALBOT OF MARRIED WITH LUGGAGE We are a recovering, 40-something, Type-A couple who learned that living large is not necessarily living well. We did all […]
Teach Your Way Around the World
WRITTEN BY BETH CARROLL Teaching in certain countries can leave you feeling drained and beaten down by the system. If you’re unhappy, consider going international. It’s easy to do and […]
Become a Dive Instructor in Thailand
CONTRIBUTED BY DAN KELSO (via personal interview) How do you become a Divemaster / Instructor in Thailand? What’s the best location in Thailand for doing this? What are the pay and working […]
Sell Your House and Travel the World
WRITTEN BY CAROL VANDERWILP of the TRAVELLING MUDSKIPPERS What do you do when you have a house that’s anchoring you down and limiting the quality of your life? This brave 40-something couple from Canada […]
Start an Internet Business
WRITTEN BY KRISTA BEAUVAIS Tired of the 9 to 5? Looking to find a solution that will replace or extend your income? This inspiring and passionate guy, Yaro Starak, is positively […]
Earn Well on a Working Holiday in Sydney
CONTRIBUTED BY DAN KELSO (via personal interview in Thailand) Maybe you want to travel the world but don’t have the money. You might want to consider a working holiday in Sydney to […]
WWOOF (safely) in Sicily
WRITTEN BY KRISTA BEAUVAIS What’s it like to WWOOF on an organic farm in Sicily? (What is WWOOFing anyway?) Does it always go the way you expect? What happens when it […]
Afford to Stay Home & Raise your Family
WRITTEN BY JENNIFER VEYSEY MILLER When a professional woman decides to start a family, she may find herself wanting to leave full-time employment for a period of time. But how do […]
Buy your Dream House in France
WRITTEN BY NICOLE ERASMUS OF MAISON BERNIS Buying a huge country home (like a ‘château’ or ‘maison de maître’) and moving to France to start a new life is truly the stuff dreams […]
Tent New Zealand
WRITTEN BY KRISTA BEAUVAIS Most people choose to hire a campervan when they travel New Zealand. Not this couple. They chose a tent! Two months later, here’s their story, including a […]
Teach English in South Korea
WRITTEN BY KRISTA BEAUVAIS What is it like to teach English in South Korea for a year? What is it like to live in a country whose language you can’t even […]
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