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Jesse M. Holmes

Neat! Thanks for sharing, especially the accountant bit!

We plan to launch in 2023. I joined a community called Fulltime Families last year, and I'll be keeping my membership up until the big day because there is just so much to learn! There are people in this community that do it with AirBnB like you. One of the other benefits is the private small groups in the community, such as the one for IT Professionals.

Starlink will be in full swing by then, so hopefully we'll be more connected than ever so that we can be more disconnected than ever. Wrap your mind around that!

One of the things you said really stood out to me, and that was your comment about DC rent. In Annapolis we are are shelling out $3,700 a month between childcare and rent, and I didn't know how well that would prepare me for places like Norway which famously costs you about $25-35 dollars for fish and chips and a pint. Cool, we do that, too!

It comes up a lot in the group, because there is someone experiencing the digital nomad life at every level from financially independent to the most frugal families you've ever met. The first question I asked was whether or not I was ridiculous for wanting a 5th wheel for the three of us when there are people cramming 12 into a vintage Airstream, and I found that it's all about what is comfortable for you. It set me at ease. This is going to be our home for a few years while we are roadschooling/unschooling, after all.

Oh, and national parks are high on our list, too. 😄 I want to fill out one of the passports.