In the years leading up to retirement, an updated financial plan is key: Experts + MORE Jun 29th

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Stock news for investors: Groupe Dynamite and Empire Co. release earnings + MORE Jun 20th

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How to double your CPP income Apr 25th

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In the years leading up to retirement, an updated financial plan is key: Experts

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How to become a digital nomad—and not go broke

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A silver lining of the pandemic is that work has become more flexible than ever—leading more Canadians to take “workations” or relocate to other countries for weeks or months at a time. It’s more than just a change of scenery. Planned carefully, working abroad can mean seeing the world affordably.

If you’re intrigued by the idea of working very remotely, here’s what you need to know, with financial and lifestyle tips from those who have been doing it since the dawn of digital nomadism.

Living the digital nomad life: Can you take your job on the road?

Nora Dunn, a content creator and former financial planner, is a long-time nomad. In 2006, she sold everything she owned—including her busy financial planning practice in Toronto—and went travelling. Burnt out from work, she realized she was unwilling to wait until retirement to pursue her lifelong dream of travel. What if, when the time finally came, she couldn’t for some reason? “It felt like a greater cost to me than the cost of selling everything I own,” says Dunn, who shares her adventures and travel tips on her blog, The Professional Hobo…

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