Quarantined Abroad: COVID’s Impact on Nomads & Full-Time Travelers

05/08/20 • 53 min

#17: Stuck in Cambodia and quarantined in Australia - these are the stories of two nomads who were abroad when Coronavirus became a global health pandemic. I checked back in with Alicia Walter from The Passport Couple (Episode 8) and Michelle from Frugality and Freedom (Episode 6), who were both previously interviewed on the podcast. Alicia and her boyfriend Nate, full time travel bloggers who had left to Southeast Asia just 2 months earlier, decided to stay in Cambodia when the Coronavirus started to spread. Michelle, a semi-retired nomad working a temporary contract in events management, made the decision to leave New Zealand and head back to her home base in Australia to wait out the virus.

We chat about:

What factored into their decisions to return home or shelter-in-place
The financial impacts of the COVID crisis on travelers
How they’re staying safe and healthy while abroad
What 14-day post-travel quarantine looks like

If you are curious about how Coronavirus is affecting full-time travelers and nomads, take a listen to this episode. If you enjoy it, please subscribe and share with a friend. Also, leave us a rating and review on Apple Podcasts, I’d really appreciate it.

**Check out our previous episode with Michelle from Frugality and Freedom, Episode 6. **

**Check out our previous episode with Alicia Walter from The Passport Couple, Episode 8. **

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We chat about:

What factored into their decisions to return home or shelter-in-place
The financial impacts of the COVID crisis on travelers
How they’re staying safe and healthy while abroad
What 14-day post-travel quarantine looks like

**Check out our previous episode with Michelle from Frugality and Freedom, Episode 6. **

**Check out our previous episode with Alicia Walter from The Passport Couple, Episode 8. **

Need someone to talk with about recent changes in your finances due to COVID19? Connect with Becky on a free 10-minute coaching call and discuss how she can help.

For more information, visit the show notes at https://www.twentyfree.co/episode17/

Previous Episode

Retiring Early in a Recession with A Purple Life

#16: Should you give up on early retirement? A Purple Life was planning to retire later this year at the age of 30, with a portfolio of $500,000. All of a sudden, there is a global pandemic and economic downturn, and her portfolio is not likely to reach half a million this year. Purple shares whether she is still planning to retire early, and how her plans might change to adjust for this new reality. We also have a bonus discussion where she shares work from home tips, since she’s been working from home for 3 and a half years.

We chat about:

What this worst case scenario means for early retirement
How to incorporate flexibility into your early retirement plans
Dealing with market volatility near retirement
Managing sequence of returns risk with a cash cushion
BONUS: Tips for working from home!

If you are wondering if early retirement is still realistic, take a listen to this episode. If you enjoy it, please subscribe and share with a friend. Also, leave us a rating and review on Apple Podcasts, I’d really appreciate it.

**Check out our previous episode with A Purple Life, Episode 3. **

Need someone to talk with about recent changes in your finances due to COVID19? Connect with Becky on a free 10-minute coaching call and discuss how she can help.

For more information, visit the show notes at https://www.twentyfree.co/episode16/

Next Episode

Retire Early to Travel the Globe with Stephanie & Gillian from Our Freedom Years

#18: Getting stuck in Italy during the coronavirus is not what this couple expected when they retired early in October 2019 and set off to slow travel Europe. Stephanie and Gillian from Our Freedom years moved from Canada to Singapore and lived as expats for 6 years. During this time, they created a budget, ran the numbers and realized they could retire early within 2 years! They retired early (in their 30s/40s), sold everything they owned, and traveled with their two suitcases, two backpacks, and two little dogs around Europe until the pandemic hit. They were in Italy at the time, and ended up not being able to leave due to closed borders and country-wide lockdown, so they hunkered down in Lake Como for a month before returning to Canada.

We talk about:

How they retired early without having a budget for 99% of their lives
The good money habits you need to have to retire early
What traveling is like with two little dogs
How to get a career abroad & become an expat
What slow travel in early retirement looks like
What it was like being stuck in Italy during the height of Coronavirus outbreak there

If you want to learn about how becoming an expat can accelerate your timeline to early retirement, take a listen to this episode. If you enjoy it, please subscribe and share with a friend. Also, leave us a rating and review on Apple Podcasts, I’d really appreciate it.

Need someone to talk with about recent changes in your finances due to COVID19? Connect with Becky on a free 10-minute coaching call and discuss how she can help.

For more information, visit the show notes at https://www.twentyfree.co/episode18/