How to live a life that can both support yourself and travel?

It has been 7 months since I resigned in Shenzhen, and 7 months have passed since I lived in Dali, Yunnan. Through my experience and that of my friends, I would like to talk about how to live a sojourn life that can support yourself.

1. Discover new job opportunities while living based on your own strengths

As a former TV reporter and former new media editor-in-chief, I have been engaged in media work. During my stay, I tried to Be a self-media with your own personal IP. In the second month, I began to receive cooperation invitations from local merchants and began to earn income.

I have friends who are good at singing and found a place to sing in a bar in Dali while living there. I also have friends who are good at photography and started taking orders for shooting. Exchanging your own strengths for income is the most direct way to make money. For specific ways, you can follow Douban groups, related theme WeChat groups, etc. Job opportunities will often be posted.

2. Try to take some online jobs

If you cannot find a suitable job in the place where you are good at things you are good at, you can also pay more attention to the digital nomad remote work platform. Generally speaking, the cities you choose to live in are not first- or second-tier developed cities, and job opportunities are indeed limited, so online work can make up for this shortcoming. Those who are good at writing can submit articles online, and those who are good at English can try online English teachers, translators, etc.

Specifically, taking submissions as an example, you can search for the keywords "call for papers", "call for papers", "submission", etc. on WeChat public accounts, Xiaohongshu, Douban and other channels, and you can find more Submission channels, find out the essay submission method that suits your writing style and type and try it out.

3. Pay attention to universal and low-threshold jobs

If you just want to earn some basic living expenses, you can consider low-threshold jobs such as delivering food. For specific channels, you can pay attention to commonly used recruitment websites such as 58.com, Liepin, and Boss Direct Recruitment.

If you want to save money on rent and food, you can also consider volunteering. In Dali, B&Bs, bars, libraries and other places will recruit volunteers. You can sign up according to your own needs, and food and accommodation are included. This saves major expenses and you can just go out and play on your rest days~