The Location Independent Lifestyle Guide

You want to be able to live and work wherever you choose. Whether that’s from the comfort of your own home, an exotic beach in a far away place or from the coffee shop down the road. You want to be location independent.

The problem is that you’re not sure how or where to get started. Maybe you already run your own business – or perhaps you’re still in a job – but either way, you know something’s not quite right and you’d like to make a change.

Don’t you sometimes wish you had a blueprint? A guide which showed you what to do, when to do it and how to do it? That’s what you’ll get when you get the LIP Lifestyle Guide…

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What Is The LIP Lifestyle Guide?

The Location Independent (LIP) Lifestyle Guide is an ebook which reveals exactly what you need to consider to become location independent.

Here is what you'll find out in both editions of the LIP Lifestyle Guide:

  • How we got started & the main motivations for becoming location independent
  • The types of businesses that allow you to earn a living from anywhere in the world
  • The questions you should ask yourself before deciding whether this lifestyle is for you
  • The main challenges you may face when creating & living a location independent lifestyle
  • How to “go nomadic” – including the practical preparations before & after you leave your home
  • The essential tools to keep your business running smoothly
  • The biggest mistakes we’ve made since being location independent & nomadic
  • How to plan for contingencies & create your own “mission abort” plan
  • The recommended tools, resources & step-by-step processes you need to create your own location independent life
  • Both editions of the LIP Lifestyle Guide have been responsible for inspiring and enabling many people to become location independent themselves.

The contents of each edition of the LIP Lifestyle Guide differs slightly (see below for more details & which one's more suitable for you

Here's what you'll find in each edition of the Guide...

In The 1st Edition:

Chapter 1: Where It Started

Chapter 2: Deciding To Become LIPs

Chapter 3: How We Decided Where To Go

Chapter 4: Making The First Move

Chapter 5: Highlights So Far

Chapter 6: Why Not You?

Chapter 7: Lessons Learned

Chapter 8: Getting Started

Chapter 9: The Realities Of The LIP Lifestyle

Chapter 10: Finances & Money

Chapter 11: Choosing A LIP Location

Chapter 12: Running A LIP Business

Chapter 13: Leaving Your Home Country

Chapter 14: Planning For Contingencies

Chapter 15: Arriving In Style

Chapter 16: LIPs on Location

Chapter 17: LIP Appendices

In The 2nd Edition

Chapter 1: Where It Started - Our Story

Chapter 2: Designing Our Life

Chapter 3: The First Year Of Nomadic Life & Lessons Learned

Chapter 4: What's The Location Independent Lifestyle Really Like?

Chapter 5: Designing Your Life

Chapter 6: Are You Ready To Get Started?

Chapter 7: Finances & Money

Chapter 8: A Location Independent Business

Chapter 9: Going Nomadic

Chapter 10: Leaving Your Home

Chapter 11: Planning For Contingencies

Chapter 12: On Location

Chapter 13: What Are You Waiting For?

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Questions & Answers

What are the differences between the two editions?

The 1st edition of the book was written towards the end of 2007, after we’d been location independent and on the road for around 6 months. We were still very much in learning mode and wrote the book to share exactly what we’d been through and were going through for others wanting to do the same.

The 2nd edition of the book was created in mid-2009, after we’d been location independent for over 2 years. Much of the core content is similar but has been updated, refined and streamlined to reflect our greater experience and knowledge.

What does the 1st edition have that the 2nd doesn’t?

Here's what the 1st edition has:

  • 214 pages, portrait layout (1 column), page size 108mm (w) x 175mm (h).
  • A more traditional paperback “book” design & layout.
  • More of our personal story, experiences and thought processes – which may be more suited to you if you’re right at the beginning of your journey.
  • Summary information for the first few places we visited (includes Panama, Buenos Aires, Toronto & Grenada).
  • Appendices section with our initial packing lists, more detailed cost of living information.
  • An approach perhaps more suited to you, if you’re unsure whether the lifestyle is for you and you want a better insight into our motivations and experiences throughout the process.

What does the 2nd edition have that the 1st doesn’t?

Here's what the 2nd edition has:

  • 80 pages, landscape layout (2 columns), page size 250mm (w) x 200mm (h).
  • A more formatted ebook “book” layout designed for better screen reading.
  • Fewer of our personal thought processes and a greater emphasis on “how to” information – which may be more suited to to you if you are further along in their own journey & thought processes.
  • Updated information based on our additional 18 months more experience.
  • A streamlined & revised chapter structure.
  • Improved and streamlined processes and resource recommendations.
  • An approach perhaps more suited to you, if you’ve already decided that location independence is for you and you want a practical, logical, process-driven approach to creating it.

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Who Created The LIP Lifestyle Guides?

The Location Independent Lifestyle Guides were created by the original Location Independent Professionals, Lea & Jonathan Woodward. With the LIP Lifestyle Guides, you'll have direct access to their extensive experience, knowledge and "best of" resources for creating and living a location independent lifestyle.

Lea Woodward
Lea Woodward

Lea is the founder of LocationIndependent.com and and is well-known in many communities as the expert on a location independent lifestyle and running a business on the move.

Since leaving the UK in 2007, she has created a number of successful location independent businesses and, together with Jonathan, run them from places such as Panama, Buenos Aires, Grenada, South Africa and Thailand. Her background as a global management consultant combined with her experience of running multiple small businesses while on the road has enabled her to create this comprehensive guide for anybody who wants to learn how to live and work from anywhere they choose.

Jonathan Woodward
Jonathan Woodward

Jonathan is a Graphic Design pro with 12 years experience under his belt and is also the mastermind behind the Location Independent branding. As an illustrator, graphic designer and web designer, he brings technical, creative and marketing know-how to the table.

Having run a number of small businesses on the road with Lea since becoming location independent in 2007, Jonathan has a wealth of knowledge about remaining creative, working with clients and coping with the nomadic lifestyle which has enabled him to co-create the LIP Lifestyle Guides with Lea.