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Afford Anything | Make Smart Money Choices

How I Run a Six-Figure Business and Host an Airbnb while Traveling the World -- with Natalie Sisson

Afford Anything | Make Smart Money Choices

Paula Pant | Cumulus Podcast Network

Entrepreneurship, Investing, Business

4.73.6K Ratings

🗓️ 22 January 2018

⏱️ 56 minutes

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Summary

#113: Natalie Sisson was tired of the corporate world. She wanted freedom, adventure and fulfillment. In 2008, she quit her job and co-founded a tech company -- but soon she discovered that running a company felt a lot like having a day job. Two years later, she quit her own company in order to truly strike out on her own. Since 2010, Natalie has run an online business from her laptop while traveling the globe. She's visited 70 countries, living out of a suitcase while running a lucrative six-figure business. She also owns investment real estate in Portugal and New Zealand. In this interview, Natalie and I discuss: - The four phases of entrepreneurship: The Dreamer, The Hustler, The Superhero and The Freedomist. - Why Natalie transitioned from a steady paycheck to the financially volatile life of an entrepreneur. - How Natalie coped when her bank account dwindled to her last $17. - The major family crisis that reinforced why freedom and flexibility matter more than any job. - How she bought a property in a foreign country. - How she manages an Airbnb rental property from halfway around the world. - Why a minimalist attitude towards possessions is crucial for a traveler and entrepreneur. Enjoy! Visit http://affordanything.com/episode113 for more information Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Transcript

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0:00.0

You can afford anything but not everything.

0:10.9

Every decision that you make is a trade-off against something else.

0:13.8

And that's true not just of your money but also your time, energy, focus, attention.

0:19.3

Anything in your life that is a scarce or limited resource.

0:22.8

So the questions are twofold.

0:24.7

What is most important to you?

0:26.6

And how is that going to change your day-to-day behaviors and your day-to-day actions?

0:31.7

Answering those two questions is a lifetime practice and that is what this podcast is here

0:35.2

to explore.

0:36.2

My name is Paula Pant and the host of the Afford Anything Podcast and today I have Natalie

0:41.2

Sison, the suitcase entrepreneur on the show with me.

0:46.2

Natalie left the corporate world in 2008.

0:49.4

She initially started a tech company that she co-founded but she left that in 2010 after

0:55.2

that started to feel a little bit too much like a job.

0:58.7

Since 2010 she's led a solo business that she runs from her laptop, a personal brand

1:04.9

lifestyle-based business.

1:06.8

And by virtue of running this from her laptop she's been able to work from anywhere.

1:10.6

So since 2010 she's lived out of a suitcase, running a business through her laptop and

1:15.7

she's traveled to more than 70 countries.

1:19.0

On this interview, Natalie and I chat about everything ranging from how she runs her business

1:25.0

to buying properties in countries where you don't speak the language to being an Airbnb

1:30.7

host from halfway around the world to a funny thing about paying taxes when you don't

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