Beach Commute - Digital Nomad Experts

Is it dangerous to live as a digital nomad? One of the biggest fears about becoming a digital nomad (and traveling in general) is personal safety. There are a lot of factors that factor into that question that Jeff and Marisa break down in this episode. To make things easier, they came up with a list of nine of the safest locations they have lived in as digital nomads. In order to qualify for this...

This episode is jam-packed with the latest data on the world of digital nomads! Who are they? Where are they from? What is their education level? What are their jobs? All answered backed with the latest data. In this episode, Jeff and Marisa talk about Total numbers of digital nomads The number of digital nomads worldwide and within the United States. The current growth rate of people becoming dig...

The idea of living and traveling around the world sounds like a dream to most people. As Jeff and Marisa explain, it very much can be for the majority of digital nomads. There are many, many pros to the lifestyle. Just the once-in-a-lifetime experiences alone are reason enough for becoming a digital nomad! But, as Jeff and Marisa pride themselves on giving realistic, candid information about the r...

If you search online for "top digital nomad jobs" you're going to find a lot of misinformation. Don't trust these lists! Jeff and Marisa have been digital nomads for a combined 10+ years and have a community of 1,000+ people. With their deep experience in the digital nomad community, they put together a list of the 7 most common high paying jobs they have seen in their travels. H...

In this podcast episode, hosts Marissa and Jeff dive into the hotly debated topic of slow versus fast travel for digital nomads. What are the benefits to fast travel? What ere the benefits to slow travel? Are there any drawbacks you need to be aware of when deciding the duration of your travel? Jeff and Marisa reveal the realistic pros and cons to both styles of travel. They also discuss specific...

Remote job boards are a mirage, full stop. With the thousands of "remote jobs" listed daily, you might think that your opportunities for getting a remote job are limitless. But it's 100% fool's gold. Once you start applying for jobs, you'll see that just finding legitimate listings is a job unto itself. For starters, over half of job listings online are fake. Yeah, you read t...

Otherworldly: Relating to an imaginary or spiritual world. One of the many, many benefits of being a digital nomad is that you sometimes end up in places that look like a completely different planet. These are places where you have to pinch yourself, because you're looking at landscapes that you have only seen in movies, or your dreams. These locations aren't often the places where people...

Managing money is one of the biggest fears people have before becoming a digital nomad. Jeff, Marisa and Diego get budgeting-related questions from listeners on a weekly basis. Will it cost me more money to become a digital nomad? Do I need to save money before becoming a digital nomad? How do I budget as a digital nomad? How do taxes work as a digital nomad? How do I invest as a digital nomad? Wh...

People of all ages are embracing the digital nomad lifestyle around the world. But perhaps the biggest hurdle to kicking off this lifestyle is getting a fully remote job that lets you travel the world while you work. And there may be subtle biases during the hiring process that you need to be aware of.  Legally, hiring managers are not allowed to discriminate against any applicant based on age. Bu...

Welcome to another round of "Your top 6 digital nomad questions answered!" Beach Commute gets A LOT of correspondence from you, their amazing audience. Listeners write in all the time asking awesome questions about what life is like as a digital nomad, how to get remote jobs, logistics of travel, cultural experiences, etc. Jeff and Marisa save these questions to a document (without readi...

Announcement alert! We are launching a new the improved Digital Nomad Jobs Daily solution designed to get YOU a digital nomad job and traveling the world as quickly as possible. For the past four years we've listened to you and everything you had to say about your experiences trying to find fully remote jobs. Here's what you said: Job boards are a nightmare . Listings are often not fully r...

There are THOUSANDS of "remote" job listings listed on the web every day. Go hop on LinkedIn and see for yourself...there are more opportunities to investigate than you have time. But despite the seemingly endless opportunities to get a job that (supposedly) would let you become a digital nomad, people are still struggling to do so. But why? We will give you a hint: What you're seein...

If you want a crystal clear checklist for how to be immediately productive on a digital nomad trip, this is the podcast for you. How do you get set up to work as a digital nomad when you get to a new destination? How do you make sure you have solid wifi? What technology do you need to invest in to be a productive digital nomad? How do you ensure that you have an effective workspace in your new des...

Possibly the biggest benefit of being a digital nomad is the opportunity to go on once-in-a-lifetime weekend trips, every week. Digital nomads typically spend their Monday through Fridays working a semi-regular work schedule. Outside work hours people will often go on mini-adventures: Finding hot new restaurants, hiking, going on tours, etc. On the weekends digital nomads often go on BIG adventure...

Many of the digital nomad job suggestions you see on the web in listicles and articles don't reflect reality! If you Google "digital nomad jobs" for inspiration and recommendations, you'll likely run into the same group of careers over and over again... Jeff and Marisa can tell you is that they often don't reflect reality. In this episode Jeff and Marisa go through the top &q...

Join us as we take a look back at the best and worst moments of our 2023 travels As 2023 comes to a close, Jeff, Marisa and Diego share their travel experiences over the past year. Listen in as they talk about the highs, lows, adventures, surprises, and hilarious situations that can only come about from living in this crazy world as digital nomads. These three pride themselves on being absolutely...

Contrary to many people's beliefs, becoming a digital nomad often makes your cost of living more affordable rather than more expensive. The reason being is that the majority of major digital nomad destinations have a relatively low cost of living. As a matter of fact, it's one of the biggest criteria when digital nomads choose their destinations. In this episode, Jeff, Marisa and Diego sel...

Can you still become a digital nomad if you have a pet at home? Who will care for your cat or dog? Do you have to give up on your dreams of travel for the sake of your furry one? Fortunately, the answer is a resounding no! Many, many digital nomads have pets and still manage to travel the world while working. Sure, it's a little bit more difficult logistically, but totally possible. Jeff and M...

Interested in becoming a digital nomad to escape the winter for beaches, warm weather and beautiful sunsets? This is the episode for you! Marisa claims that we potentially need to "go inwards" and experience winter "like a bear". While that may be true, most digital nomads do a yearly migration from the northern hemisphere to the southern hemisphere in search of warmer climates...

Which questions do YOU have about being being a digital nomad? Jeff and Marisa get questions from you on a daily basis. Instead of responding to questions individually, they gather all the questions the audience sends in and ask each other each of them without preparation. So you get raw, unfiltered advice and perspectives on life as a digital nomad, remote jobs, productivity, making money, and tr...

Return to office (RTO) mandates are here, and the reasons for implementing them are either poor, or outright lies. You're being told that RTO is to "increase productivity" and "foster a sense of community", when they just finished bragging about how effective, flexible and communicative teams had been mid-pandemic. Some even bragged about how much more efficient their teams...

You have to get from point A to point B, and you want to do it as cheaply as possible...because it feels terrible to get a bad deal on a flight. Almost as equally as it feels great to get a good deal on a flight. It almost feels like you won a game. And it really is like winning a game, because how many other purchases can you think of where the cost of the purchase can range so wildly? Jeff and M...

What's the first job you think of when I ask "what's the most common digital nomad job?" Most people would think "Instagram influencer" or "Travel blogger." Right? Turns out this this is rarely accurate. Jeff and Marisa pulled the latest digital nomad statistics, job salaries, and first-hand data from their 1k+ digital nomad network to come up with the top sev...

Does anybody actually enjoy learning things the hard way? Do you ever wish there was an encyclopedia of mistakes to avoid before you make them? With over 14 combined years of regular travel, Jeff and Marisa have made almost every mistake in the digital nomad travel book. And that's a huge benefit for you, because with this episode you'll learn about all the real-world screwups that people...

What are the top destinations you have in mind when you think about traveling as a digital nomad? Most people think of the classic hotspots like Medellin, Bali, Mexico City and Thailand. And those are hotspots for a great reason: They are excellent locations to live as a digital nomad. But this is a big world, and there are way, way more places that satisfy the needs of digital nomads. Basically,...