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Easy RV Decor Hack for Under $2
Check out this super easy RV decor hack that cost less than $2! This RV modification was featured in Rootless Living magazine Issue #5: The RV Renovation Issue.
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How to Apply for Mexican Temporary Residency During Covid-19
This post outlines how we applied for our Mexican temporary residency visa (visa de residente temporal) during Covid-19. A temporary residency visa is for people who want to live in Mexico for longer than 6 months but less than four year. This visa can be renewed after one, two, or three years. If you have been following along with our journey, you may recall that we had plans to move to Mexico later this year. (Not familiar? You can check out our original plan in the post: What the Heck is the Plan?). Although we were unable to proceed with the first part of our plan which was traveling to…
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How to Make Money as a Snowbird
How to make money as a snowbird – this is the burning question everyone has. In How to Make Money as a Snowbird, the third blog post in our series How to Become Snowbirds by Age 30, we will be answering this critical question. No mystery, no scam – just real answers how you can make money as a snowbird and live your best life. Surprisingly, how to make money as a snowbird is simple. There are three ways we will be talking about. Make Money Option 1: Save Your Pennies The first option in how to make money as a snowbird is simple: save enough money to pay all…
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Snowbird Freedom: It’s Cheaper Than You Think
Snowbird Freedom: It’s Cheaper Than You Think is the second post in our series How to Become Snowbirds By Age 30. If you haven’t already, go back and take a look at last week’s post about finding your Perfect Home Location. Each week, our blog series will give you the tools to become snowbirds before age 30! Once you have found your perfect home location, it is time to compare the costs of living there versus where you currently live. I have created an easy to use cost comparison worksheet so you can see how much cheaper being a snowbird is. Deceptions of Society One of the biggest self-deceptions of…
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Perfect Home Location: How We Found Ours
The first post for the series How to Become Snowbirds by Age 30! Finding your perfect home location is a critical step in becoming snowbirds.
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How to Become Snowbirds by Age 30
Traditionally, snowbirds are retirees that escape northern winters and snow by migrating south for the winter. They maintain family and friends in their home town/country as they return during the summer. Traditional retirees (and therefore snowbirds) are 65+. So how does one become a snowbird before they turn 30? We are going to let you in on the secret! Over the next three months, we will be detailing EXACTLY how we transitioned from living the normal 9-5 daily grind and became snowbirds. Right now, we are just over three months out from taking off as chick snowbirds. Currently, we are ‘enjoying’ our last winter in Alberta. In three short months,…
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Important Downsizing Tips You Want to Know
Whether you are moving into a travel trailer or RV like us, into a smaller condo, or just want to take back your space, there are four important downsizing tips you want to know. In the past six years, we have had varying size homes. When we first met, we both had one bedroom. Kendall rented a room and I had a room at my Mom’s while going to school. We then upgraded to an 1100 square foot condo. Almost four years ago, we went even bigger and had a 1300 square foot townhouse, plus a full basement, plus a garage. The townhouse had three bedrooms (one of which was…
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Km 14 Centenario Restaurant: Must Try
If I had a last meal, I would make it Km 14 Centenario Restaurant in El Centenario, Mexico. Km 14 Centenario restaurant is simply one of the best places we had the pleasure of trying while visiting La Paz. It has authentic Mexican food, prepared and served by a wonderful family. Km 14 is only fifteen minutes outside of La Paz, making it perfect for the weekend or a week night out for dinner. Owned by Chef Jorge and his wife Vanessa, Km 14 offers a small but varied menu that is true to it’s roots. We loved the bright, authentic flavours and the genuine and friendly service. If you…
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Coffee Shop Talk: Batalla Cáfe
One of our first ideas when we envisioned Dashboard Drifters was traveling to different coffee shops and writing about the experience. Coffee Shop Talk is a series of blog posts that will be focused on the love of coffee and amazing coffee shops we find. We were told about Batalla while traveling in La Paz, Baja Mexico. Batalla is famous for having the best coffee. And we discovered, it’s true. I know that stating we found the best coffee in the world is dramatic. But, seriously, this coffee is amazing! They use a special roasting called honey processing. Coffee Processing Coffee has many layers: silver skin, parchment, pectin, pulp, and outer skin.…
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8 Tips for Driving in Mexico: Advice from Locals
We just spent ten days touring around Baja California, Mexico. The scenery is breathtaking, the food is delicious, and the people are friendly. Getting around though… well, driving in Mexico is another story. Here are 8 tips for driving in Mexico, with advice from locals, so you don’t break up with your partner or get too much grey hair. Check out our galley of photos from this trip! 1. Pre-Plan Your Route This may seem like an obvious tip, but it needs to be reiterated. Before we left for Mexico, we downloaded maps of the areas we were going to be in so we would have them offline. We opted not…
