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There are said to be three base driving forces in humans – food, reproduction and fear. Advertise with any of these three, and you speak to something so primal in humans, that they have viral power. Keeping safe is motivated by fear – it’s what kept our ancestors living long enough to pass their [...]

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One of the advantages of a stationary life, is a local knowledge of things and services around you.  You know where your favorite dentist, doctor, hair dresser, grocery stores, restaurants, vets, bank branches, mechanics and more are.  You know what produce is in season in August, and where the best pizza is. There’s a certain [...]

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When folks start thinking about transitioning their lives to become fully mobile, everything involved with that transition can be quite overwhelming. And that overwhelm can easily become an excuse that keeps you from moving forward towards your goal.

There’s so many things that have to come together, such as:

securing a mobile friendly income [...]

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No matter how you look at it, healthcare, and specifically health insurance, is a headache.

Despite this being one of the most substantial excuses that hold people back from a nomadic life, I’ve been holding off on posting about this topic for a couple of reasons.

For one, it took me nearly two years to [...]

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Mail. Bills. Taxes. Banking. Voting. How does one handle all of these logistical things when you don’t have a physical fixed home address?

It’s amazing how many mundane details in life are dependent upon having an address. When contemplating becoming intentionally homeless and embarking on a life of travel, trying to muddle through all of [...]

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Relationships. Romance. Partnership. Marriage. Sex. Companionship.

To many, those things are just as essential to life as water or oxygen.

What sort of impact will living a nomadic life have on your current relationships? Or on your prospects for finding one?

Today I am returning to fleshing out my ‘Answers to Common Excuses Not [...]

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Us humans are social creatures, and we tend form and value communities of like minded people.

Whether it be via hobbies, spirituality, family, friends, special interests, sports, school, work, volunteerism, or what not – when you live in a stationary place, you tend to form connections with people around you that become important to you, [...]

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I’m a cat person, and always have been.

When Chris and I set out for our first seven month trial run of traveling together in 2007, we decided that my cat Alma was not meant to be a traveling cat. Alma never enjoyed car trips (or Hurricane evacuations!), and it just didn’t seem right to [...]

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This part of our growing series of our answers to the common excuses that folks give us for not getting out there and living the full time traveling lifestyle they want.  You can catch the full series, which currently includes Jobs & Careers, Affording It, Stuff and Family.

An ever increasing number of people [...]

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Family, biological or intentional, are a mighty important part of life – whether you are focused on staying connected to them, or sometimes trying to stay as far from them as possible. And we often hear that placing a focus on family is a reason that people don’t travel as much as they would otherwise like.

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No Excuses: Go Nomadic eBook
What's holding you back from full time travel? Our 'pay as you wish' eBook addresses the common excuses. Jobs, Money, Family, Logistics, Healthcare, Pets, etc.
State Lines app
Some things change as you cross the line - State Lines tracks over 45 US state laws & regulations that affect travelers. Available for iPhone, WebOS, WinMo. Designed by Technomadia!
Coverage? app
Coverage provides an at-a-glance "universal" data coverage map by interactively overlaying major nationwide USA cellular providers. iPhone/iPad Designed by Technomadia