I'M TRYING LIVING AS A DIGITAL NOMAD IN BALI FOR TWO MONTHS IT'S A MIX OF PEOPLE WHO ARE KIND OF
ENTREPRENEURS AND THEN PEOPLE WHO ARE WORKING REMOTELY YEAH I DO ONLINE TUTORING BUT IT'S FOR
THE US ALONG THE WAY I'M MEETING MANY PEOPLE WHO DITCH THEIR OFFICE NINE TO FIVE TO LIVE HERE IN
PARADISE I JUST WANTED TO FULLY REMOTE YOUR LUNCH BREAK CAN BE AS LONG AS YOU WANT I DON'T WORK A
MONDAY TO FRIDAY JOB ANYMORE A BREAK FROM AMERICA AMERICA IS SO MUCH AND DARE I SAY WE'RE SAVING
MONEY IN THE PROCESS 2.50 YUMMY BANANA SMOOTHIE I HAVE EVERY DAY YOU DON'T NEED A LOT OF MONEY
AND IT'S SUCH A MYTH EVERYTHING AT A FRACTION OF PRICE I EAT EVERY DAY FOR FOUR DOLLARS OKAY HERE'S
HOW MUCH YOU'LL BE SPENDING 500 A MONTH TO WAKE UP TO THIS VIEW AND IT'S WALKING DISTANCE TO THE
BEACH FIVE DOLLARS FOR THIS BURRITO TWO DOLLARS FOR THIS FRESH JUICE SIXTY DOLLARS A MONTH TO
RENT A MOTORBIKE AND YOU WON'T SPEND A SINGLE MINUTE IN A CAR AND FOR YOUR ONE HOUR MASSAGE
THAT'LL COST YOU BETWEEN EIGHT TO TWENTY DOLLARS THE THING ABOUT BALI IS IT'S JUST REALLY EASY TO
SO WHAT IS DRIVING THIS DIGITAL NOMAD REVOLUTION THE FREEDOM OF THE FREEDOM DO WHATEVER YOU WANT
EVERY SINGLE DAY THE ABILITY TO GO ANYWHERE I WANT MOST PEOPLE HERE PRIORITIZE FREEDOM IN THEIR LIFE
EVEN MORE THAN STABILITY MY NEIGHBOR FOR THE MONTH TELLS ME SHE NEEDED A BREAK FROM THE U.S INFLATION
WITH CRIME WITH THE GOVERNMENT MILLENNIALS AND GEN Z I THINK WE'RE REALLY CATCHING ON TO ALL OF
THE BS WE'RE GONNA REACH A POINT WHERE WE'VE HAD ENOUGH BUT HOLD UP BY MOVING HERE ARE WE BOOSTING
THEIR ECONOMY I GREW UP HERE IN BALI OR IS IT SORT OF LIKE A MODERN DAY COLONIALISM WE HAVE TO MAKE
SURE THAT AS LOCAL NEWS THAT WE ARE PROTECTING OUR FUTURE ASSETS WE'RE HERE ON A TOURIST VISA
WE'RE ONLY ALLOWED TO BE DOING THIS SINCE WE'RE EARNING OUR WAGES ABROAD THROUGH OUR COMPUTER
TODAY I'M SHOWING YOU A DAY IN THE LIFE OF LIVING AS A DIGITAL NOMAD BUT I ALSO AM CURIOUS WHAT ARE
THE DOWNSIDES YOU CAN'T JUST POP RIGHT INTO NAN'S HOUSE FOR A CUP OF TEA COUSIN YOU KNOW YOU'VE GOT
FAMILY OF THE HAPPY THINGS ARE HAPPENING THEY HAVE CHILDREN BY BEING TIED TO MY COMPUTER I'M NOT AS
LIKE IN TUNE WITH LIKE THE CULTURE THE LOCALS AND ALL THESE BROKEN PEOPLE JUST END UP IN BALI AND
IT CREATES LIKE THIS ECLECTIC GROUP FITS WORK AS YOU KNOW IT IS CHANGING FAST AMERICANS HAVE MADE
IT CLEAR WE DON'T WANT TO GO TO AN OFFICE TWO IN THREE AMERICANS WANT TO WORK REMOTELY FULL-TIME IN
NEW YORK ONLY HALF OF OFFICE SPACE IS BEING USED AGAIN A LOT OF EXPATS A LOT OF DIGITAL
NOMADS WILL GET A VILLA I KNOW PEOPLE SPENDING EASILY A THOUSAND DOLLARS PER MONTH HERE AND
THEY'LL BE EVEN SHARING A VILLA SO REAL ESTATE IS NOT PROBABLY AS CHEAP AS YOU MIGHT THINK THIS IS
WHERE I'M LIVING IT CAN COST BETWEEN 15 TO 20 DOLLARS A NIGHT DO YOU HAVE YOUR OWN ROOM AND
BATHROOM AND SHARED KITCHEN AREA BUT NO ONE REALLY USES THE KITCHEN SINCE THE RESTAURANT SCENE HERE
IS AMAZING I'M DOING A YOUTUBE MY YOUTUBE HELLO HOW ARE YOU GOOD HOW ABOUT YOU GOOD THE REASON I
LOVE STAYING IN A GUEST HOUSE OR HOMESTAY AS IT'S CALLED IS BECAUSE YOU HAVE AUTOMATIC COMMUNITY YOU
MEET THE NEIGHBORS YOU MEET COOL PEOPLE AND YOU ALSO LIKE HAVE REALLY COOL STAFF YOU HAVE A SHARED
SCHOOL LIKE YOU HAVE YOUR OWN SPACE BUT WHEN YOU WAKE UP YOU ALSO HAVE SOME NEIGHBORS AS WELL
NO YOU LOOK GREAT SHOOTINGS GUNS GUN CONTROL SO JUST BEING ABLE TO GET AWAY FROM EVERYTHING AND
JUST CONNECT BACK TO MYSELF I WORK STARTING AT 1 45 A.M BUT IT'S COMPLETELY WORTH IT BECAUSE
AFTER I GET DONE WORKING I GO TO BED AND THEN I WAKE UP AND I STILL HAVE MY DAY I'M STILL
NOT CONTROLLED BY WORK HOW IT IS IN AMERICA IT COSTS A DOLLAR TO GET TO WHERE I'M GOING THERE
AND BACK IS TWO DOLLARS YOU DON'T NEED A LOT OF MONEY AND IT'S SUCH A MYTH BECAUSE PEOPLE
ALWAYS SAY YOU DON'T YOU HAVE TO HAVE THIS AMOUNT OF MONEY THAT AMOUNT OF MONEY BEFORE
YOU CAN GO AND TRAVEL SOMEWHERE BUT THE MOST EXPENSIVE THING IS THE FLIGHT F45 IS A HIGH
INTENSITY INTERVAL TRAINING STUDIO YOU TAKE CLASSES I'VE BEEN A MEMBER OF THIS GYM IN
CITIES AROUND THE WORLD IN HONG KONG I PAID 350 A MONTH IN LA OR DUBAI IT WAS ABOUT 220
A MONTH BUT IN BALI IT'S ABOUT 100 A MONTH ONE OF THE HARDEST THINGS ABOUT THIS LIFESTYLE IS
NOT HAVING A CONSISTENT ROUTINE SO WHEN YOU'RE CONSTANTLY TRAVELING YOU'RE STAYING IN AIRBNBS
OR HOTELS OBVIOUSLY YOU'RE NOT GONNA HAVE YOUR GO-TO GYM YOU'RE NOT GOING TO BE COOKING MUCH
I MEAN I DO KNOW DIGITAL NOMAD WHO DO COOK A LOT THEY GET KITCHENS WHEREVER THEY GO BUT FOR ME I
DON'T I DON'T HAVE KITCHEN SO I'M ALWAYS EATING OUT ANYTIME I CAN I'LL DEFINITELY USE THE HOTEL
GYM BUT I LOVE F45 BECAUSE YOU JUST SHOW UP AND THE REST IS KIND OF WRITTEN ON THE WALL YOU JUST
DO WHATEVER WORKOUT THEY TELL YOU THE ENERGY IS REALLY GREAT YOU GET A NICE COMMUNITY AND THE
MUSIC IS OFTEN REALLY GOOD TOO AND MOTIVATES YOU ANOTHER POPULAR GYM HERE IS CALLED BODY FACTORY
THIS PLACE IS NOT CHEAP IN FACT IT WILL COST YOU 260 DOLLARS A MONTH THAT'S MORE THAN I USED TO
PAY FOR EQUINOX IN NEW YORK CITY BUT WITH A POOL LIKE THIS AND A COOL AREA TO MEET NEW PEOPLE YOU
CAN SEE WHY MANY ARE WILLING TO SPLURGE I ALSO JOINED THIS SPA IT'S ABOUT NINETY DOLLARS PER
MONTH SO I THINK OF IT AS ABOUT THREE DOLLARS PER DAY YOU CAN USE THE JACUZZI SAUNA AND STEAM HERE
IS WHERE I MEET THIS AMERICAN WHO DOES VIDEO EDITING FOR VARIOUS CLIENTS BREATHE THROUGH IT
ACTUALLY ONLY BEEN A DIGITAL NOMAD FOR A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME ACTUALLY I HAVE
A GOOD RECOMMENDATION A PLATFORM LIKE UPWORK OR FIVERR IT'S SUPER EASY TO SCALE AS YOU GET
BETTER BUT YOU CAN VERY QUICKLY GET A JOB THAT IS LOW PAYING BUT AT A LOW EXPERIENCE LEVEL AND THEN
YOU CAN SLOWLY CHEER YOUR WAY UP WHICH IS WHAT I DID SO IT'S LIKE A GREAT WAY TO INSTANTLY GET
THE VALIDATION THAT YOU CAN GET PAID MY MORNING ROUTINE USUALLY INVOLVES F45 AND THEN ABOUT 20
MINUTES AT THE AMMO SPA I EVEN SHOWER THERE THEN HOP ON MY BIKE AND HEAD TO A CO-WORKING
SPACE CALLED B WORK I PAY 233 DOLLARS PER MONTH TO WORK FROM HERE FOR MY YOUTUBE FOR MY YOUTUBE
HI GUYS MANY PEOPLE CHOOSE TO WORK FROM CAFES INSTEAD BUT I LIKE HAVING AN ENVIRONMENT WHERE
IT'S JUST EASY TO SIT AT A DESK WITH GOOD WI-FI AND GOOD COMMUNITY HERE THEY EVEN OFFER STANDING
DESKS AND MONITORS TOO HONESTLY BEING A DIGITAL NOMAD FEELS LIKE YOU'RE PART OF LIKE THE SAME
PEOPLE THAT LIKE WENT TO THE MOON LET'S JUST DO THIS BIG EXPERIMENT AND SEE WHAT HAPPENS COOL
THING ABOUT A CO-WORKING SPACE IS YES EVEN THOUGH YOU HAVE TO PAY FOR IT THEY HAVE A LOT OF EVENTS
WHERE THEY DO LEARNINGS THEY DO PRESENTATIONS SO YOU CAN LEARN STUFF AND THEN A LOT OF TIMES YOU
MEET MORE PEOPLE THERE SO YOU BUILD OUT YOUR COMMUNITY WHAT DO YOU LIKE ABOUT BEING UH IN
THIS LIFESTYLE LIKE A DIGITAL NOMAD LIFESTYLE I THINK THE FREEDOM IS THE BEST PART ABOUT IT I
COULD I DON'T WORK A MONDAY TO FRIDAY JOB ANYMORE I CAN DECIDE WHATEVER I WANT TO DO WHENEVER I WANT
TO DO WHAT IS A DOWNSIDE DOWNSIDE IS UH THERE'S ALWAYS SOMETHING HAPPENING SO IT'S KIND OF HARD
TO FOCUS SOMETIMES YOU GET TO CHOOSE THE ENERGY THAT YOU WANT TO BE AROUND INSTEAD OF BEING CLOSE
TO BEING AN ENERGY OF PEOPLE THAT YOU DON'T I THINK IT TAKES A REALLY LONG TIME TO GET YOURSELF
TO A SPACE WHERE YOU DON'T HAVE TO WORK NINE TO FIVE IT TOOK ME LIKE A YEAR BECAUSE I THINK IT'S
ALL TO DO WITH UPBRINGING ON WHAT WE'RE TOLD AS CHILDREN HAVE TO WORK HARD BE IN A SYSTEM BE IN
A NINE TO FIVE TO BRING HOME THE BREAD I THINK IT'S A VERY OUTDATED THOUGHT PROCESS I SPEND
THE MORNING WORKING AND TAKING SOME CALLS IN THE PHONE BOOTHS AFTER A FEW HOURS I GO FOR A LUNCH
NEARBY WITH THOMAS WHOM I MET HERE AT NEW YORK JUST A FEW WEEKS AGO HE'S ORIGINALLY FROM OREGON
OKAY NO THIS IS LIKE UH FIVE DOLLARS KIND OF A LOT ACTUALLY THE PROBLEM IS SOME ITEMS IN BALI
ARE QUITE EXPENSIVE LIKE SUNSCREEN ANYTHING THAT GETS IMPORTED YOU GO TO THE GROCERY STORE START
THINKING YOU'RE GONNA BUY PASTA OR SOMETHING YOU'RE LIKE WHOA THAT'S EXPENSIVE YOU GOTTA
KNOW WHAT YOU'RE DOING CURLY YOU GOT TO KNOW WHAT YOU'RE DOING OR YOU'RE GONNA PAY THE TAURUS PRICE
JUST CHEAPER CO-WORKING OPTIONS YOU DON'T EVEN HAVE TO GET TO WORKING DUDE THE FIRST COUPLE YEARS
I WAS HERE JUST WORK FOR THE CAFE BALI IS CHEAPER THAN LIKE LA OR NEW YORK OR PORTLAND OR SEATTLE
THE PROBLEM IS THAT LIKE EVERYONE THINKS IT'S SO CHEAP SO THEY COME HERE EXPECTING TO PAY LIKE 25
CENTS FOR A COFFEE YOU GOT TO GO TO VIETNAM I HATE THE TERM BECAUSE IT'S ALL NOMAD I HATE IT
SO BAD IT'S AWFUL DUDE MOST PEOPLE NOT REAL UH BECAUSE LIKE IT'S A WEIRD MIX OF PEOPLE WHO ARE
KIND OF ENTREPRENEURS AND THEN PEOPLE WHO ARE LIKE KIND OF WORKING REMOTELY AND THEN PEOPLE
WHO ARE JUST CALLING THEMSELVES DIGITAL NOMAD BUT REALLY ALL IT MEANS IS THAT LIKE THEY'RE TRAVELING
WITH A LAPTOP AND IT'S LIKE ALL RIGHT DUDE YOU'RE ON YOU'RE ON REDDIT FIVE HOURS A DAY LIKE I THINK
THAT WHAT A LOT OF PEOPLE DO IF THEY'RE NOT HAPPY IN LIFE IS THEY CHANGE THEIR LOCATION I'VE SEEN
IT DOES NOT JUST BALI PEOPLE SAY LIKE OH THEY'RE LIVING IN L.A AND THEY'RE LIKE I'M GONNA MOVE TO
NEW YORK AND IT'S LIKE DUDE YOU'RE NOT HAPPY LIKE YOU HAVE TO FIND HAPPINESS FOR YOURSELF
YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN LIKE MAYBE YOU'RE NOT HAPPY WITH YOUR WORK YOU'RE NOT HAPPY WITH YOUR FRIENDS
OR YOURSELF OR YOUR COMMUNITY OR WHATEVER AND THEN THEY'RE LIKE AND THEY MOVED TO BALI THEY
THINK IT'S GONNA FIX EVERYTHING ACTUALLY IT'S ESPECIALLY TRUE FOR BALI BECAUSE PEOPLE THINK
IT'S LIKE THIS PLACE OF HEALING AND LIKE MAGICAL WHATEVER YOU STILL HAVE TO WORK AFTER LUNCH IT'S
BACK TO WORK FOR A FEW MORE HOURS LATER I HAVE A COFFEE WITH SOPHIA A LOCAL ENTREPRENEUR I ASKED
HER WHAT IT'S BEEN LIKE TO SEE BALI BECOME SO POPULAR OVER THE LAST 10 YEARS THEY HAVE
A LOT MORE ACCESS I GUESS TO AT LEAST NATIONAL MARKET WHICH IS REALLY BEAUTIFUL AND I AM VERY
PROUD OF HOW THE BOLOGNESE CULTURE HAS STAYED SO MUCH INTACT AND MY ONLY HOPE IS THAT THOSE
WHO CONTINUE TO COME TO VISIT THE ISLAND OR YOU KNOW WHETHER THAT'S FOR A SHORT TIME OF A
LONG TIME TO PAY RESPECT TO THAT SHE SEES THE BENEFIT TO THE ECONOMY AND TO THE PEOPLE BUT
SHE ALSO HAS HER CONCERNS PEOPLE LIKE THE RICE FARMERS HAVE OPPORTUNITIES THAT THEY WOULDN'T
HAVE BEFORE THEIR LAND TO BECOME MUCH MORE VALUABLE BUT I THINK THE MAJOR COMMON ENDS
THAT WE HAVE TO MAKE SURE THAT AS LOCAL NEWS THAT WE ARE PROTECTING OUR FUTURE ASSETS FOR
LEE YEARS TO COME OBVIOUS THE DIFFERENCE IN A PONDERS ESCAPE YOU'VE HAD I THINK THAT JUST
NUMBER ONE IS WE JUST HAVE TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT BECAUSE IT WAS A BEER IF PEOPLE WERE FROM THERE
UM AND THERE'S A GAP I HOPE IT CLOSES UP AT NIGHT I END THE DAY GOING OUT TO DINNER WITH FRIENDS
WHILE ON AVERAGE I SPEND FIVE TO TEN DOLLARS A NIGHT FOR DINNER ONCE IN A WHILE WE'LL GO TO
TRENDY NICE RESTAURANTS THIS COSTS US AROUND 35 EACH WHICH IS A LOT FOR BALI BUT IF YOU WANTED
TO GO SOMEWHERE SIMILAR LIKE THIS IN LOS ANGELES YOU'D BE TALKING WELL OVER 100 PER PERSON WHILE
MOST NIGHTS I'LL DO SOMETHING CHILL LIKE JUST RELAX AT THE POOL TONIGHT WE'RE GOING OUT TO BEACH
BARS WE MEET SOME FRIENDS AND FRIENDS OF FRIENDS MOST OF WHOM I'VE MET IN THE PAST FEW WEEKS
FOREIGN
A LOT OF FRIENDS COME OUT AND VISIT ME THEY'RE LIKE WOW I WANT TO MOVE HERE THAT WOULD BE REALLY
COOL BUT LIKE THEY'RE A LITTLE BIT TOO ESTABLISHED WHERE THEY ARE WITH LIKE WORK AND FRIENDS AND
MAYBE A PET CALL ME CLICHE BUT IT'S BECOME ONE OF MY FAVORITE PLACES ON EARTH AND IT'S NOT JUST
BECAUSE YOU CAN GET A MASSAGE FOR TEN DOLLARS OR EAT DELICIOUS CRAZY LOCAL FRESH HEALTHY FOOD BUT
I THINK I LOVE IT THE MOST FOR THE PEOPLE THAT IT ATTRACTS I'M STILL NOT CONTROLLED BY WORK HOW IT
IS PEOPLE WHO VALUE FREEDOM OVER STABILITY PEOPLE WHO ARE NOT OKAY WITH THE STATUS QUO OF WORKING A
NINE-TO-FIVE JOB AND LIVING FOR THE WEEKENDS IT'S THE LOCALS THAT TEACH ME ABOUT BEING GRATEFUL
BEING PRESENT AND SOME OF THE MANY FOREIGNERS HERE WHO INSPIRE ME TO LIVE A LIFE WITH NO REGRETS