A high-paying job, a beautiful house, and a wonderful family — Ricky Shetty had all of these. He was living the “suburban dream” in Vancouver, Canada with his wife and three kids. His was a life that many people around the world would envy. But he was missing one thing, the most important thing: happiness. “Figure out your purpose, your vision, your values, and then figure out if your life is fitting that. If it’s not, time for change.” These are Ricky’s words, and he lived them. After a careful yet brave reflection, Ricky’s family sold everything and began their journey towards being the first family to visit every country in the world. Ricky transitioned from being a corporate worker to teaching English as a second language in different countries. Along the way, he discovered blogging and other ways of making money by serving people online. Today, Ricky Shetty is the owner and the operator of RickyShetty.com, DaddyBlogger.com, and DigitalNomadMastery.com. He is also an ordained pastor, a professional speaker, a business coach, an internet marketer, a five-time Amazon Best Selling Author, and an internet conference producer. Perhaps, more importantly, Ricky Shetty has found happiness in traveling 81 countries on six continents with his wife and three children. In this episode of the Freelance Blend podcast, we bring in Ricky Shetty to talk about his family’s amazing journey in pursuing freedom and happiness through a digital nomad lifestyle. KEY TAKEAWAYS In this episode, Ricky and I talk about: ·      How Ricky started out online, including what he saw on the internet which inspired him to take the leap and support his family through it ·      The importance of knowing your values and understanding what parts of your life should take precedence over others ·      Why considering the values of your partner and your children is critical in making a digital nomad lifestyle work for your family ·      The struggles and challenges of living a digital nomad lifestyle ·      How Ricky and his wife approached the education of their children while living in different countries ·      The importance of trying out the digital nomad lifestyle for a short period of time before making a complete commitment (to see how it affects each individual family member and the family as a whole) ·      The three steps to being a digital nomad ·      The different models of making money (and saving money) while traveling ·      Practical strategies on how to make traveling more affordable ·      The importance of frugality and selling stuff that you don’t really need ·      The joys of volunteering in local causes while traveling the world ·      Why you should start a side hustle while you are still working in your day job ·      Why you should read books and what books to read ·      The best countries to visi...