Cost of Nomad Living in Taipei during the coronavirus

In this post, we will take a look at our past month of expenses and share what our cost of living in Taipei has been during this pandemic so far. We will also check to see how we are doing towards our new yearly budget goal for 2020 that we recently decreased from $30K to $20K. Are you ready to escape the day to day and take an early look at the cost of living in Taipei, Taiwan?

Pivoting as nomads & living on $20K a year in a time of crisis

No one saw this coming for 2020 and like many others, we had to throw our plans for the year out the window. Everyone is going through their unique challenges during this time. For us, as nomads, it’s dealing with the challenge of where to live and keeping our expenses low. Although it feels uneasy to not have a proper place to call home during this time, we do have flexibility working in our favor so we can explore a few options. We will review both our nomadic and financial plans and share how our nomadic lifestyle still gives us options even in such unprecedented times.

[Interview #011] Choosing time over money and living a FatFIRE nomadic lifestyle

Man Overseas (aka Brad) actually “retired” from work to become a full-time traveler (hence, Man Overseas). He grew up in Houston, Texas (USA) and attended Nicholls State University. We were in Chiang Mai last year when I stumbled upon Brad. My initial encounter with Brad was rather virtual and semi-random on Twitter. We quickly clicked and the next day I was invited to his great (yet super affordable) AirBnB rental in the heart of the Nimman area to record a podcast with him (FU Money, Investing & World Travel). I was really excited to have him as part of our interview series to feature someone that is living more of a FatFIRE lifestyle (versus a budget one) with a solid sense of humor, unique take on work and life philosophy and much more. And since #Covid2019 is top of mind for everyone, I wanted to know how this pandemic has been affecting his worldwide travels for him and his wife.