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How Shopify Changed My Life: The First 1,000,000 in Sales

May 5, 2018 by The Runaway Guide Leave a Comment

Life is something remarkable. One day you’re a homeless vagabond sitting up against a building getting pooped on simultaneously by two birds. The next day you’re on the 119th floor of the Ritz Carlton Hong Kong eating petit fours. It’s been almost 20 months since I made my first sale on Shopify. There’s not a […]

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How To Start A Travel Blog & Make Real Money

November 14, 2017 by The Runaway Guide 28 Comments

Can you actually make money with a sports, fashion, food, travel or any kind of blog? Most people either don’t believe it’s possible or feel that they lack the confidence, computer skills, and writing ability to begin. In the beginning, I had held a similar skepticism, and complete lack of confidence. But today, I’m making enough money through this blog to […]

Filed Under: Possibilities, Work Abroad Tagged: Location Independence, work abroad

How Traveling Got Me Into College

July 9, 2015 by The Runaway Guide 2 Comments

Everyone always says that going traveling will help you find your purpose. They exclaim that adapting to new environments builds confidence. They claim that the entire experience becomes an asset that you can draw upon for the rest of your life. Honestly, I couldn’t agree more. It was because of an understanding of my privileged position in the […]

Filed Under: Possibilities Tagged: health, Leif, spirit

5 Ways Travelers Can Make Money Online

October 31, 2014 by The Runaway Guide 8 Comments

From Korea to Guatemala I saw them. They always looked so clever clicking away on their laptops. “So you actually make enough money online to travel?” I would ask, squinting with incredulity. “Yea, it’s really not too hard once you get the hang of it,” they would reply, taunting me and my dumpster diving ways. […]

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8 Ways To Run Away & Travel The World

August 28, 2014 by The Runaway Guide 18 Comments

Running away towards the unknown to start a new life can be bowel churning. But anything worth doing in life usually is. You don’t have to do it the way I did. You don’t have to run away with nothing but a backpack and with no idea of where to go. In fact I wouldn’t really recommend […]

Filed Under: Possibilities Tagged: adventure, runaway retreats, work abroad

How To Run Away In High School

August 27, 2014 by The Runaway Guide 4 Comments

When I was 15 and a Sophomore in high school, I wanted out. I didn’t have many friends and I always felt like a goofy outcast. I just couldn’t visualize any future in my small New York suburb high school. And I always thought to myself, “I never signed up for this, so why the hell am […]

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A Guide To Street Performing & Making Money On The Road

August 3, 2014 by The Runaway Guide Leave a Comment

I raise the Harmonica to my lips. My palms are so sweaty the harp nearly slides out. My eyes survey the potential audience, a few old ladies meandering by and a homeless guy on an adjacent bench. I can see all the notes and my brain knows exactly how to play them. I exhale into the […]

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How To Teach English Abroad

July 23, 2014 by The Runaway Guide 4 Comments

You’re stuck, in need of change, and looking for any way out. You don’t want to go back to school or put in another monotonous year at work. You want to travel and experience life in a new land. But rent and living has left you so broke you can’t even splurge on a can […]

Filed Under: Possibilities, Work Abroad Tagged: japan, korea, thailand, work abroad

Ultimate Guide To Studying Abroad In Japan

March 26, 2014 by The Runaway Guide 2 Comments

The princess is ready to depart, the country peasants are buzzing with excitement, and I am all too conscious of the sweat streaming down my face. But it just can’t be helped (shikata ga nai ne!). All the responsibilities that come with my new appointment as one of the Damiyo’s trusted samurai plague my consciousness. […]

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Business For Backpackers: Drugs, Jewelry, & Fruit

May 28, 2012 by The Runaway Guide 5 Comments

One of the greatest things about backpacking around the world is that it grants one perspective. It is this perspective, that only a foreigner can posses, that enables those with entrepreneurial eyes to identify potentially lucrative niches. In other words, backpackers are continually aware of things such as price disparities between neighboring countries, or how […]

Filed Under: Possibilities, Work Abroad Tagged: business, Leif, work abroad

Runaway Backpacker Jobs

September 16, 2011 by The Runaway Guide 67 Comments

Most people believe that in order to work abroad, one must first obtain an expensive work visa. While this is true for most types of professional employment abroad, rarely is it necessary for backpacker jobs. Backpacker jobs are off the record cash in hand jobs, and can be found just about everywhere. While some backpacker […]

Filed Under: Budget Travel, Possibilities Tagged: guides, japan, work abroad

How To Work On A Luxury Yacht

July 31, 2011 by The Runaway Guide 69 Comments

concept yacht of the future

There are few jobs as ideal for the long-term budget backpacker or runaway than working aboard a private luxury yacht. If you are lucky enough to become a crewmember aboard one of these glamorous behemoths, you can expect an adventure like no other. However, finding work aboard a private yacht is no easy endeavor and […]

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When I was 16 I ran away from home and traveled the world with nothing but the clothes on my back. Over 10 years later and I'm still "on the run," surviving in style, thriving off adventure, searching for that elusive road to enlightenment, and cultivating the life of travel that I want to live. More...

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