Tasha Prados | Founder of Duraca Strategic | Episode #20
05/04/20 • 56 min
The Nomad on FIRE Podcast | Tasha Prados | Founder of Duraca Strategic | Episode #20 Shownotes
Guest Bio:
Tasha Prados is an entrepreneur and digital nomad who started her own marketing company, Duraca Strategic, to have the freedom to travel the world.
Links Mentioned:
- Tasha's Business Insider Article
- Duraca Strategic
- Tasha's Instagrams:
- Recommendations
Show Notes:
- Tasha welcome to the show 00:30
- How Tasha got a featured article in Business Insider 1:05
- Tasha’s Background 02:30
- Tasha's transition to entrepreneurship 07:00
- Tips for saving money before becoming a digital nomad 10:00
- Personal Finance Book and Investing Recommendations 12:30
- Importance of networking in business and as a digital nomad 15:15
- Duraca Strategic Marketing Accelerator Programs 18:00
- Enter the code: NOMADONFIRE in the application under "how you heard about the program" for $25 off!
- May 24th deadline
- Marketing tips and tips for pitching reporters for media features 22:15
- Planning and preparation for the digital nomad lifestyle 27:30
- Packing for the digital nomad lifestyle 36:20
- Tasha's Recommended Nomadic Backpack
- Bags that Eric travels with as a digital nomad
- Tasha’s experience being a digital nomad and being in Vietnam during the COVID-19 pandemic 39:30
- #1 Piece of advice for the aspiring digital nomad 54:10
- Where to reach Tasha online 55:00
Significant quotes:
- “I lived abroad for over two years in Peru so I'm no stranger to packing for being abroad but I will say that this was a totally different animal for me” 30:35
- “As much as I idealize the idea of being a minimalist, I think for me I would much rather have the things that I need to feel comfortable” 35:34
Connect with Eric and Nomad on FIRE!
- Website: https://nomadonfire.com/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nomadonfire/
The Nomad on FIRE Podcast | Tasha Prados | Founder of Duraca Strategic | Episode #20 Shownotes
Guest Bio:
Tasha Prados is an entrepreneur and digital nomad who started her own marketing company, Duraca Strategic, to have the freedom to travel the world.
Links Mentioned:
- Tasha's Business Insider Article
- Duraca Strategic
- Tasha's Instagrams:
- Recommendations
Show Notes:
- Tasha welcome to the show 00:30
- How Tasha got a featured article in Business Insider 1:05
- Tasha’s Background 02:30
- Tasha's transition to entrepreneurship 07:00
- Tips for saving money before becoming a digital nomad 10:00
- Personal Finance Book and Investing Recommendations 12:30
- Importance of networking in business and as a digital nomad 15:15
- Duraca Strategic Marketing Accelerator Programs 18:00
- Enter the code: NOMADONFIRE in the application under "how you heard about the program" for $25 off!
- May 24th deadline
- Marketing tips and tips for pitching reporters for media features 22:15
- Planning and preparation for the digital nomad lifestyle 27:30
- Packing for the digital nomad lifestyle 36:20
- Tasha's Recommended Nomadic Backpack
- Bags that Eric travels with as a digital nomad
- Tasha’s experience being a digital nomad and being in Vietnam during the COVID-19 pandemic 39:30
- #1 Piece of advice for the aspiring digital nomad 54:10
- Where to reach Tasha online 55:00
Significant quotes:
- “I lived abroad for over two years in Peru so I'm no stranger to packing for being abroad but I will say that this was a totally different animal for me” 30:35
- “As much as I idealize the idea of being a minimalist, I think for me I would much rather have the things that I need to feel comfortable” 35:34
Connect with Eric and Nomad on FIRE!
- Website: https://nomadonfire.com/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nomadonfire/
Previous Episode
Lauren and Steven | of Trip of a Lifestyle | Episode #19
The Nomad on FIRE Podcast | Lauren and Steven | of Trip of a Lifestyle | Episode #19 Shownotes
Guest Bio:
Lauren and Steven, are a couple of middle-class millennials from Florida. By making a few lifestyle tweaks soon after graduation, they managed to bank enough money to leave their full-time jobs at age 29. That buffer of cash has enabled them to do some really fun stuff, like traveling to every US National Park in 2019. Lauren and Steven have a fantastic and inspiring story. I think you'll really enjoy this episode as it has an awesome mix of travel and finance content. Semi-retired lifestyle for the win!
Links Mentioned:
- Lauren and Steven's blog Trip Of A Lifestyle
- Their Hawaii honeymoon: https://www.tripofalifestyle.com/money/zero-dollar-hawaii-honeymoon/
- Why/how they bought their house for cash (lots of peace of mind, but they lost out significantly by not having that money in index funds): https://www.tripofalifestyle.com/money/paying-cash-for-a-house-at-age-25/
- National Parks trip: https://www.tripofalifestyle.com/destinations/how-we-visited-every-national-park/
- Cost of their National Parks trip: https://www.tripofalifestyle.com/money/our-cost-to-see-every-national-park/
- Their van and how they converted it: https://www.tripofalifestyle.com/gear-and-tips/cheap-travel-with-nissan-nv200-camper-van/
Show Notes:
- Lauren and Steven’s background and their six-month honeymoon! 00:40
- The importance of avoiding lifestyle inflation 07:35
- Lauren and Steven discuss the next stage in their journey 09:00
- Traveling to all of the US National Parks 16:00
- Working part-time during the National Parks road trip 20:30
- Their investment strategy 24:30
- Lauren and Steven discuss their philosophy behind travel hacking 27:10
- The semi-retired lifestyle 31:00
- Tips for finding remote, part-time work and working with employers to structure that setup 34:30
- Trip of a Lifestyle 45:00
- Future Travel Plans 49:30
- Connect with Lauren and Steven 52:15
- https://www.facebook.com/TripOfALifestyle/
- https://www.instagram.com/tripofalifestyle/
- https://twitter.com/toalifestyle
Significant quotes:
- “Why are we really going this fast and this hard anymore, we're almost there, we're definitely more than halfway there”13:35
- “We're not tapping our portfolio, we're actually adding to the portfolio and it feels like were basically retired” 30:30
- “I think if you’re that close you should just start enjoying your life more” 31:45
Connect with Eric and Nomad on FIRE!
- Website: https://nomadonfire.com/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ericthenomadonFIRE/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nomadonfire/
Next Episode
Financial Independence and Slow Travel with Mr. Nomad Numbers | Episode #21
The Nomad on FIRE Podcast | Mr. Nomad Numbers | Episode #21 Shownotes
Guest Bio:
Mr. Nomad Numbers and his wife sold most of their possessions, moved out of San Francisco, and quit their well paid & comfortable jobs to slow travel the world... indefinitely. They’ve learned a lot about what it takes to design a life that was true to themselves (and not to what society told them) so they started their blog NomadNumbers.com to inspire others to do the same and achieve their ideal lifestyle.
In this episode, Mr. Nomad Numbers talks about how he got involved in the FIRE movement, the financial independence lifestyle, the strategies that he has learned along the way to balance finances, his relationship, their life goals, their health, and how to build and strengthen a community of like-minded people along the way.
Links Mentioned:
- Mr. Money Mustache
- Mad Fientist Podcast
- JL Collins - The Stocks Series + The Simple Path to Wealth Book
- Millennial Revolution
- Go Curry Cracker
- Wait But Why article
- Monk chat in Chiang Mai
- Nomad Numbers origin story
- Nomad Numbers Nomadic Interview Series
- Nomad Numbers COVID-19 Info
Show Notes:
- Mr. Nomad Numbers welcome to the podcast. 00:30
- Mr. NN shares his background 01:26
- The FIRE Movement and pursuing financial independence. 02:28
- Mr. NN discusses his investment strategy 03:22
- Mr. NN explains the transition of leaving his job and the why behind it 05:13
- Mrs. Nomad Numbers transition into the slow travel lifestyle 10:35
- Advice for partners traveling together 11:55
- How do financial independence and a slow-travel lifestyle combine and provide benefits? 14:35
- He discusses his strategy for picking a place to travel 19:13
- Mr. Nomad Numbers discusses being nomadic during the COVID-19 pandemic 24:00
- Finding a like-minded community while traveling 30:08
- Balancing between returning to places vs. seeing new areas? 33:10
- New Positive Habit 35:10
- A perfect day for Mr. NN 36:50
- What does nomadnumbers.com provide its visitors? 38:20
- Connect with Mr. Nomad Numbers 39:20
Significant quotes:
- “The big adjustment for us was to go from being in the regular 9 am-5 pm. So, seeing each other maybe 2-3 hours max a day during the weekdays and a bit more during the weekends to 24-7.” 11:57
Connect with Eric and Nomad on FIRE!
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