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- New York and Singapore tied for first place as the most expensive city to live in
New York and Singapore tied for first place as the most expensive city to live in
We’re kickstarting a new kind of newsletter! It’s a bimonthly 5-minute scoop of all the newest digital nomad visas, the future of remote work, building income streams, and partner perks.
We’re kickstarting a new kind of newsletter! It’s a bimonthly 5-minute scoop of all the newest digital nomad visas, the future of remote work, building income streams, and partner perks.
New York and Singapore tied for first place as the most expensive city to live in—according to the Worldwide Cost of Living Index, the average cost of living has gone up 8.1% in 2022. Tel Aviv, Israel came up in second. You can read the full report here.
Indonesia bans sex outside marriage, which applies to everyone, including foreign residents and tourists—it's a potential one-year prison term. The new law criminalizes "anyone who cohabits before marriage, performs apostasy (abandonment of religion), and insults the president or expressing views counter to the national ideology."
Entrepreneurship tourism is a new kind of travel. As shared by Ming Xia Ho (Head of Community at Draper), it’s a subset of business travel and tourism. Think of it as the global movement of business travelers towards countries, cities, ecosystems, due to favorable conditions for innovation and economic activity in the region.
Remote Work
Looking for remote opportunities? Check on these job platforms: remoteok, WeWorkRemotely, remote.co, WorkingNomads, citizenRemote, and wellfound (formerly AngelList)
Are you a freelancing marketing specialist looking for clients? Passionfruit connects startups to the best marketing specialists.
Looking to hire or to find a job? Email us.
Visa News and Resources
Here are 49 countries offering digital nomad visas, including Malta, Mexico, Portugal, Seychelles, and Croatia.
New Zealand offers working holiday visas, usually aged 18 to 30. Typical backpacker jobs in New Zealand include hospitality, tourism, ski resort work, sales, temping, and fruit picking/harvest work on farms and vineyards.
Bali is allowing tourists to live in Bali for 10 years to those with at least $130,00 USD in their bank accounts. This is an initiative to attract wealthy global citizens for long term stays.
Singapore introduced “a five-year visa for people earning at least S$30,000 ($21,445 USD) a month that allows holders to hold multiple jobs and give spouses eligibility to work,” quotes Reuters.
How You Can Hustle on the Side
💰 Make money giving advice on Superpeer. If you’re a specialist in a field, you hold valuable knowledge.
Did you get into a top tier college? Have you published your own book? Did you move to South Korea to work? Based on your expertise, you can create courses, live streams, and offer 1:1 calls to those who are willing to pay for your time and consult.
At AWW, financial independence is important to us. We view it as a way to do the things we want, including wandering to new places and doing the things that make us happy. As we witness the mass layoffs happening around the world, it’s a no-brainer to look into building up different kinds of income. We’ll share a new kind of hustle each newsletter.
Ongoing Conversations in AWW
[Singapore] Nemesis Bar has partnered with AWW to host a mixology class on Dec 10th! For only $60 SGD, learn how to make 3 different drinks and meet new friends.
[Taiwan] Learn about Alyssa Chiang’s experience working with English Teaching Volunteer Service Program for Overseas Youth. Explore the program here.
[Japan] Find month long housing in Tokyo, Japan with Oakhouse, a share house concept.
Meetup chatter is happening across the world, including Bali, Tokyo, Kuala Lumpur, and more. Make sure to join our community!
AWW Featured Businesses
Built by two sisters Karin and Carmen in San Francisco, Arden Cove is a travel bag brand that focuses on anti-theft, function, and style.
Looking for the perfect present for your furry friend? Check out Sugandh Gupta’s Linus and Co business selling handmade items.
Explore Asian American history with Katie Quan in a fun and conversational way with curriculum, stationary, and posters.
Featured Articles
Angela Yu left her corporate lawyer job to surf in Mexico, which led her to starting her own contracts firm while living a location-independent lifestyle. She believes that legal is a tool to help reach your dreams and loves working with entrepreneurs who are looking to turn their vision into reality.
From startup founders to full-time content creators to award winning writers, here is our recommended list of women who are killing it! Featured is Samantha Shank, a Midwestern adoptee living in Los Angeles and building HerHost.
Recommended: read the full resource page.
The AWW core team helps to organize workshops, webinars, and major events for AWW. If you're interested in hosting an AWW in your city, we have a couple of ideas for you (low maintenance and some that requires a bit of elbow grease). You'll need to run the event idea by us first and once you get the green light, we'll help you share the event! Not part of our Facebook community? Don’t miss out on connecting with 1,300+ members around the world. Join here.
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