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241 Selling Our Home To Travel The World

As part of adopting a minimalist lifestyle and becoming expats, we sold everything that would not fit into one suitcase each. The biggest part of our downsizing was selling our apartment and all the furniture in it. This episode is about the practical and psychological lessons from selling the flat, getting rid of all our stuff, and changing from being homeowners to travelling renters.

Show Notes:

Home Inventory App (mac)Episode 217— Panama: Our Adventure BeginsOther Episodes on MinimalismJob Free  by Jake Desyllas
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Special Announcement: My Latest Book Is Free Right Now

My latest book is free on Amazon for a few days only. The book is called Job Free: Four Ways to Quit the Rat Race and Achieve Financial Freedom on Your Terms.

Please take the opportunity to download your free copy now. If you have friends who want to quit the rat race, tell them to get their hands on a copy too, while it's still free.

You don't need a kindle to read the ebook, you can use Amazon's free Kindle app which is available on most platforms and devices. To get your free copy, ignore the Kindle Unlimited button and instead click on "buy now" for $0. That should give you the ebook free of charge. (Amazon makes this process a little confusing because they are always trying to promote Kindle Unlimited.)

I hope you enjoy the book. If you read it and love it, please help me out by leaving me a review on Amazon. I recommend that you sign up to my email list to make sure you hear about future offers.

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I'm giving away my book for free

I am giving away my latest book Job Free: Four Ways to Quit the Rat Race and Achieve Financial Freedom on Your Terms for free on Amazon for the next few days only. Please download your free copy now, while the giveaway lasts.

240 Freedom Lovin' Interview— Job Free

Back in January, I had a fun chat with Kevin Koskella on the Freedom Lovin podcast. Kevin and I spoke about the ideas in my book, Job Free, as well as life in Panama, entrepreneurship, and the permanent portfolio. Here's a recording of the interview.

Show Notes:

Freedom Lovin PodcastJob Free by Jake Desyllas (now in paperback and kindle)

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239 Minimalism And Clothes

Preparing for a life of travel involved getting rid of anything that I could not take with me in one suitcase. One big source of clutter to address was clothes. My clothes took up a lot of space, yet I hardly ever wore many of them. As part of my extreme decluttering, I got rid of every item of clothing beyond a minimal set that would fit with my one-suitcase plan. The process included making an inventory, deciding what to keep or get rid of, and selling or giving away a huge amount of clothes. Whether you plan to travel or not, this episode will give you some food for thought about changing your approach to clothes.

Show Notes:
Previous Episodes on MinimalismHome Inventory App (Mac)Job Free by Jake DesyllasListen to Episode 239

238 Zero Data

This week’s episode is about how I implemented Zero Data: having all my data in the cloud. This has been an essential part of adopting a digital nomad lifestyle but is also relevant for anyone who wants a more minimalist, clutter-free life.

I digitised any kind of data that could be digitised, such as music, movies, photos, books, and documents. Once digital, I moved all my data into cloud storage of one kind or another. Then I got rid of all data clutter that was part of my stuff. I got rid of all my CDs, DVDs, Photos, spare computers, etc. Now all my data lives in the cloud.

In the episode, I explain how I implemented a zero data system, and I outline some of the key issues to address. These include privacy (encryption), backup, redundancy, and sync vs archive.

Show Notes:
Article: Zero Data: Thoughts About Sync, Storage, and BackupTVL Episodes on minimalismGoing Paperless Part 1 and Part 2Cloud Music: iTunes Match, Apple Music, Spotify, Google Play MusicCloud Movies: Netflix, iTunesCloud Storage: Dropbox, Google Drive, iCloudCloud Books: Calibre E-Book ManagementCloud Notes: EvernoteEncryption: SpiderOak, Boxcryptor, FileVaultBackup: Crashplan, Backblaze, Time Machine, SuperDuper
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237 The Tech Of Permanent Travel (Sovryn Tech Interview)

I had a lot of fun talking with Brian Sovryn on the Sovryn Tech Podcast. In this episode, we discuss my lifestyle of perpetual travel and minimalism, and the technology that makes it possible.

Show Notes:

Sovryn Tech Episode 165Fujitsu ScanSnap S1300i Mobile Document ScannerCalibre E-Book ManagementEvernoteVoiceDreamAirBnBUberGoogle TranslateKeyboard MaestroMac Power Users PodcastTripAdvisor Offline GuidesTripItBecoming An Entrepreneur by Jake DesyllasJob Free by Jake Desyllas

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236 The Free State Project: Interview With Stephanie and Brian

The Free State Project is a social experiment encouraging 20,000 people interested in "liberty in our lifetime" to move together to New Hampshire. The idea is to create an intentional community of like-minded people who are interested in personal and political liberty. By concentrating people with similar values in one place, the aim is to have a greater impact on the local culture and thereby generate more freedom. In this episode, I interview Stephanie Murphy and Brian Sovryn—two members of the Free State Project— about their experiences in New Hampshire as part of this community.

Show Notes:

The Free State ProjectJob Free paperback editionStephanie Murphy VoiceSovryn Tech PodcastPorcfest Festival
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235 A Better World Starts With A Clean Bedroom (School Sucks Interview)

In this week's episode, Brett Veinotte from the School Sucks Podcast and Jake Desyllas from The Voluntary Life discuss the process of upgrading and maintaining positive habits. Topic covered include:

Habits may seem trivial, but the are the most important part of a productivity systemTwo approaches to change: slow and steady vs. New Year's resolutionTriggers for activating habits vs. friction against habitsHow do we do it? morning routine, 7 Weeks (Android app), Jake uses Way of Life (iOS)No matter what else is going on, do the simple things; even though these seemingly minor habits are the first thing that fall by the wayside when we're really busyJake: "Habits dramatically reduce the amount of willpower and brainpower required to get things done. Once you have implemented a habit and can do it on autopilot, you conserve willpower and brainpower, helping you get more done."Willpower is a scarce resource; it degrades decision to decisionIdentifying resources beyond willpowerJake: "Habits are easiest to adopt when they are simple to understand, when you minimize any friction at the start of the action, when there are clear environmental triggers that tell your unconscious to start the habit, and when you have feedback (rewards) for completion."Show Notes:School Sucks PodcastWillpower by Roy BaumeisterThe Power of Habit by Charles DuhiggManage Your Day-to-Day by Jocelyn GleiJob Free by Jake DesyllasAl Switzler Ted Talk
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234 Radical Personal Finance Interview— Job Free

This week's episode comes from Joshua Sheats, host of the Radical Personal Finance podcast:

"Most of us in the Radical Personal Finance community are pursuing our own financial independence. And most of us want to get there as quickly as possible. But, most of us only have one idea of one way to get there. Did you know there are a bunch of different ways to go job-free and gain financial freedom? I'm excited to bring you my interview with Jake Desyllas, author of "Job Free: Four Ways to Quit the Rat Race and Achieve Financial Freedom on Your Terms.""

Show Notes:
Job Free by Jake Desyllas
Radical Personal Finance Podcast


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