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The Nomad on FIRE Podcast | Mr. Nomad Numbers | of Nomad Numbers| Episode #42 Shownotes
Guest Bio
Mr. Nomad Numbers is the creator of NomadNumbers.com he and his wife are financially independent and slow travel around the world. Mr. Nomad Numbers was previously on the show back in May 2020, if you missed it check it out Financial Independence and Slow Travel with Mr. Nomad Numbers | Episode #21. Mr. Nomad Numbers shares his experience traveling to Taiwan and living there during the COVID-19 pandemic and about the Taiwan Gold Card for Digital Nomads!
Links Mentioned
- Financial Independence and Slow Travel with Mr. Nomad Numbers | Episode #21
- How to get a multi-year resident visa in Taiwan: the Taiwan Employment Gold Card – Part I: Online application by Mr. Nomad Numbers
- How to get multi-year resident status in Taiwan through the Taiwan Employment Gold Card – Part II: Spouse application by Mr. Nomad Numbers
Show Notes
- Mr. Nomad Numbers talks about what he has been up to this year during COVID-19? 01:27
- What has it been like traveling in Taiwan? 05:09
- The cost of living in Taiwan is cheaper than Japan and Mr. Nomad Numbers and his wife collectively spend about $1500-$1600 a month 11:18
- What do co-working spaces look like in Taiwan for digital nomads? 13:54
- Mr. Nomad Numbers talks about the Taiwan Employment Gold Card and residency situations. 17:34
- How much does it cost to file for the Taiwan Employment Gold Card? 26:20
- What does the future look like for him and his wife? 27:14
- Connect with Mr. Nomad Nomads 31:08
Significant quotes
- “We came to Taiwan, did our two-week quarantine. Once we were free to come out of our apartments, life here has been pretty much normal. Of course we are still wearing masks in public transportation.” 02:06
- “Taiwan, as your listeners may know, has had pretty much no case of COVID for the past few months.. There has been a couple of cases at the beginning of the pandemic.” 02:32
- “Taiwan has 487 (COVID-19) cases as of August 22nd, and among all of those cases there was only seven deaths.” 02:57
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Mr. Nomad Numbers says
Hi Eric. Thank you very much for having me again on your podcast! I hope this 2nd episode is as resourceful as the first one and I am looking forward to connecting with anyone in your audience that wants to know more about Taiwan, the Taiwan Gold Card, or slow travel in general!