Turn Your Full-Time Travel Dream Into a Real Plan | The Dream You Can Live: Part 2

This video is Part 2 of our Dream You Can Live series — where we turn the idea of full-time travel into something real and doable. In this episode, we break down the practical steps we took to make full-time nomad life work — from downsizing and shutting down our U.S. life, to residency/taxes, documents, banking, phones, and the travel apps we rely on every day. 👉 Missed Part 1? That’s where we share why we chose this life and how we made the leap: https://youtu.be/EVp3Q6LQZzE ✅ In this episode we cover: • How we got rid of almost everything we owned • How we shut down our life in the U.S. and made the leap • Setting up residency (and why it matters for taxes) • Travel documents + important admin systems • Banking + accessing money while traveling internationally • Cell phones, eSIMs, and staying connected • Our essential apps for full-time travel life 💳 Credit card points note (important): We’ll share resources that helped us — but always use very recent information, because points/benefits change constantly. We no longer recommend Chase Sapphire Reserve due to high fees and changing points values and benefits. Travel Freely App (FREE): Travel Freely is a free app that helps you track your credit cards without entering your credit card numbers, and it also includes tutorials on getting started with credit card points. 📱 Apps we recommend for travel life: • Units Plus • Google Translate • Airalo eSIM • TripIt • TravelSpend 📱 Airalo eSIM discount (code): Use code KATHER7119 for $3 off your first Airalo purchase — and we also receive $3 Airalo credit. Thanks for supporting our channel! ⸻ 🏨 Booking.com (affiliate link): https://tidd.ly/4pP7Bk7 Booking.com affiliate link: If you book through our link, we may earn a commission at no extra cost to you. Thank you for supporting our channel! 🎟️ Tours & experiences (Viator affiliate link): https://tidd.ly/3KcOZM7 Viator affiliate link: If you book through our link, we may earn a commission at no extra cost to you. Thank you for supporting our channel! 🎬We Tried Living on a Cruise Ship — Here’s What Nobody Tells You https://youtu.be/gpAJOmqp9K8 🧳 Travel insurance suitable for full-time travel life: https://safetywing.com/signup?product=nomad-insurance&callbackUrl=%2Fdashboard%2Fnomad-insurance%2Fpurchase&referralToken=d8c89fc7-e9aa-4799-a272-1cb1b0b2674e SafetyWing referral link: If you sign up using our link, you’ll get $20 credit toward your first Nomad Insurance Essentials subscription, and we’ll also receive $20 credit. Thank you for supporting our channel! 📚 Books we recommend for building a full-time travel life: Your Keys Our Home (Debbie & Michael Campbell) https://amzn.to/45bSbif Two Carry-Ons and a Plan (Chris Englert) https://amzn.to/4sJK1aX Amazon affiliate links: If you purchase through these links, we may earn a small commission at no extra cost to you. Thank you for supporting our channel! 🎬 Watch Part 3 next: How to Find Full-Time Travel Community & Resources https://youtu.be/-jMPM1TQAsA (Subscribe if it's not released yet & hit the notification bell!) ▶️ Watch our “The Dream You Can Live” playlist here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLaKrCcu1wb9MTv7SNbHkyxxyQJI-vXOPQ ⸻ ☕👍 If you’ve enjoyed this free content, please feel free to buy us a coffee (or a glass of wine) ❤️ https://buymeacoffee.com/TasteLifeWithUs Social Links: We split our content between Cruise Through Retirement (ships, itineraries, and cruise experience) and Taste Life With Us (ports, food, and daily life), so watching both gives you the full picture of what our full-time life looks like on land and at sea. ▶️ Cruise Through Retirement (YouTube): https://www.youtube.com/@CruiseThroughRetirement ▶️ Taste Life With Us (YouTube): https://www.youtube.com/@TasteLifeWithUs 📍 Follow us on Instagram: • Cruise Through Retirement: https://www.instagram.com/Cruise_Through_Retirement • Taste Life With Us: https://www.instagram.com/Taste_Life_With_Us 📍 Follow us on Facebook: • Cruise Through Retirement: https://www.facebook.com/CruiseThroughRetirement • Taste Life With Us: https://www.facebook.com/TasteLifeWU ⸻ #slowtravel #FullTimeTravel #InternationalTravel #HiddenGemTravel #BudgetTravel #SaveMoneyTravel #NomadLife #NomadLifestyle #LivingTheDream #RetirementTravel #RetirementPlanning #RetireEarly #FullTimeTravelLife #TasteLifeWithUs #CruiseThroughRetirement #YourKeysAreHome #TwoCarryOnsAndAPlan