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☆ 5 in-demand freelance jobs you can do from home—some pay over $200 an hour
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-14 | by ( Morgan Smith | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

To help freelancers find the best opportunities, Freelancer.com has identified five in-demand freelance jobs, based on more than 250,000 listings posted on its database between January and March 2024. ProgrammingAverage hourly rate: $2502. eCommerce development and managementAverage hourly rate: $2503. This has sparked demand for other freelance services related to running an e-commerce site, Siseles points out, including user interface design and copywriting. Freelance jobs may last for part of a day, a week, a month, a year or even longer — and while some jobs are priced hourly, others might have a fixed project rate. To find out where the jobs are and list your own services, consider creating a profile on Upwork, Freelancer.com, Fiverr, TaskRabbit or a different website advertising freelance jobs.

Persons: —, Yoav Hornung, Freelancer.com, Sebastián Siseles Organizations: CNBC, MBO Partners Locations: U.S, Upwork

☆ Labor Department's new independent contractor rule could help workers recover lost wages—here's how
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-23 | by ( Gili Malinsky | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Independent workers make up about 45% of the U.S. workforce, according to a 2023 report by MBO Partners, a platform dedicated to their needs. That's more than 72 million Americans altogether, with nearly 30 million of them working independently full-time. This misclassification could lead to a loss in income, ineligibility for state and federal unemployment systems and so on. Nearly 10% of independent contractors make less than $7.25 per hour, according to the National Employment Law Project. A new rule change under the Fair Labor Standards Act, set to take effect on March 11, is aimed at curbing this misclassification.

Persons: Sally Dworak, Fisher, Samantha Sanders Organizations: MBO Partners, National Employment Law, Economic, Institute, Fair Labor Locations: NELP

☆ The top places for digital nomads are miles from the hottest Zoomtowns. Cities in the Midwest and West have an advantage on rents, restaurants, and transportation.
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-14 | by ( Al Yoon | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Midwestern cities were prominent in Zumper's list of best places for digital nomads. Zumper also took transportation, restaurant, and entertainment offerings into account. In 2021, the number of these digital nomads rose 42%, topping 10 million, MBO partners, a self-employment tech provider, found. It based its findings on myriad factors including short-term rental prices, ease of access to airports and other transportation, restaurant and entertainment offerings, air and WiFi quality. The cost of a short-term rental held the most weight in the ranking.

Persons: —, Zumper, It's Organizations: Service, Nomads Locations: Placer.ai, Austin , Texas, Florida, Columbus , Ohio, Kansas City , Missouri, Chicago, Detroit , Michigan

☆ A writer who moved from Pennsylvania to Belize for a cheap and laid-back life said it's saved her money but the newfound peace of mind is priceless
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-10 | by ( Alcynna Lloyd | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Cristina Johnson moved from Pennsylvania to Belize in 2015. Johnson said living in the small Central American nation improved her finances and quality of life. Cristina Johnson moved to Belize in 2015. Courtesy of Cristina Johnson. Courtesy of Cristina Johnson.

☆ A digital nomad discovers the downside of remote work: no locals want to hang out with her
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-25 | by ( Jordan Pandy | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

The digital nomad community has grown in tandem with the rise of remote work. Tayler GillThe Digital Nomad Village was established in February 2021 by the Regional Government of Madeira through Startup Madeira. "By the time we got there, the Digital Nomad Village was already pretty established," Gill told Insider. "Their whole thing was to build a community and foster that community for digital nomads coming in." It's easy for the village's digital nomads to socialize with each otherPonta do Sol's Digital Nomad Village isn't just a perch in the sun for folks with laptops.

☆ Don't want to return to the office? Here's how to work remotely indefinitely, according to a digital nomad
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-04 | by ( Jessica Dickler | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

"The nature of work is shifting for a lot more people," said Sophia Bera Daigle, CEO and founder of Gen Y Planning, a financial planning firm for millennials. watch nowEven before the pandemic, Bera Daigle, a certified financial planner and a member of CNBC's Advisor Council, knew that the daily grind wasn't for her. After working at traditional financial planning firms since 2007, she quit to become a location-independent entrepreneur. Pad your retirement plan. (Although brokerage accounts don't have the same tax benefits as a workplace retirement plan, there are no income or contribution limits or restrictions on when funds can be withdrawn.)

☆ Being a digital nomad isn't just for singles. Here's how families make it work
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-01 | by ( Chris Dwyer | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

To many, the lifestyle of a "digital nomad" is an aspirational one — you can live anywhere in the world, visa permitting, with your laptop as your office. But one factor deters many from the lifestyle: kids. He added that now more resources exist to help people learn about the digital nomad lifestyle, thanks to its growing popularity. Elledge-Penner family: 20 countriesThe beautiful Indonesian island of Bali, famed for its laidback lifestyle, is a popular destination for digital nomads. Penner said the key to making the lifestyle work for them is "connecting with people" and not approaching places "as a travel highlight hit list."

☆ A couple who moved from the US to Costa Rica and saves $1,500 a month thinks more Americans should move abroad
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-27 | by ( Alcynna Lloyd | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Zach Gerth recently moved to Costa Rica, a small country in Central America with many English speakers. Zach Gerth and Anna Sosdian's Costa Rican home. Courtesy of Zach Gerth. Courtesy of Zach Gerth. Courtesy of Zach Gerth.

☆ How to live a digital nomad life in 2023, from 3 people who did it save money and see the world
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-28 | by ( Jacob Zinkula | Jason Lalljee | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Nearly 17 million Americans describe themselves as digital nomads. Insider previously spoke with three people who have embraced the digital nomad lifestyle. Nearly 17 million Americans describe themselves as digital nomads, a 9% increase from 2021 and 131% from 2019, according to a MBO Partners' 2022 State of Independence study of more than 6,000 US adults, including 901 current digital nomads. Driving this trend is the growth of remote work, which has provided many workers the flexibility to work outside their homes. The digital nomad life isn't without its challenges, but Insider previously spoke with three people who are making it work for them.

☆ A 29-year-old part-time remote worker living abroad and making $4,000 a month explains how she finds work and affords her lifestyle
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-25 | by ( Jacob Zinkula | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

She is among a growing number of digital nomads, or remote workers who travel for weeks, months, or — in Checchi's case — "for the foreseeable future." Driving this trend is the growing flexibility of remote work, a longing to see the world, and the desire to cut costs. As of June, over 25 countries had introduced digital-nomad visa programs aimed at luring remote workers and their wallets. The challenges of a nomadic lifeWhen she's not traveling, Checchi has a home base in Tel Aviv, which she chose in part for its accessibility to both Europe and Asia. While Tel Aviv can be quite an expensive place to live, Checchi pays $871 per month to rent an apartment with a couple.

☆ Tech CEO says he was hit with up to $30,000 in surprise taxes and fees after a software engineer worked remotely in California and Texas without telling the company
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-11 | by ( Aaron Mok | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Tech startup GravyWork racked up an estimated $500,000 in costs due to a surprise from a remote worker, WSJ reported. CEO Alex Atwood didn't register his business in California and Texas, where an employee spent time working. Some workers take advantage of remote work policies by lying to their bosses and co-workers about their location. As a result, Atwood said that his company racked up between $20,000 and $30,000 in taxes, registration fees and penalties in surprise bills. A Berlin-based remote worker even went so far as to set up a personal computer with a VPN so the company can't track his location.

☆ How a digital nomad mom of 2 used 'geo-arbitrage' to save thousands on food and childcare while working from multiple countries
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-23 | by ( Jacob Zinkula | Jason Lalljee | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Lona Alia and her husband are digital nomads, working remotely while traveling the world with their children. They save money this way through "geo-arbitrage," living in lower-cost countries while earning a US salary. Expenses like food and childcare are much cheaper in the countries she visits than in the US, Alia said. Nearly 17 million Americans describe themselves as digital nomads, a 9% increase from 2021 and 131% from 2019, MBO Partners' 2022 State of Independence study found from a survey of more than 6,000 US adults, including 901 current digital nomads. Alia says the geo-arbitrage of living in lower-cost countries has allowed her family to save "so much money."

☆ A 32-year-old CMO took advantage of his company's work-from-anywhere policy to spend 3 months in Spain. Here's what his days are like.
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-07 | by ( Dan Latu | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

His employer, Enablix, has a work-from-anywhere policy and he received support from his manager. Ziech-Lopez and his family are considering a permanent stay after their initial three months. Luckily, Ziech-Lopez works for Enablix, an Atlanta-based marketing-software firm that has a work-from-anywhere policy. While leaping into the unknown can be daunting, one person's journey can shed light on what a work-from-anywhere policy looks like on the ground. The green space in Madrid, Ziech-Lopez said, is striking.

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