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    Tired Of Long Winters? Here's How To Live In The Tropics Next Year

    You hate the long cold winters right. If you start now, you could just be working from a hammock in a tropical destination next winter.

    1. Figure Out What You Love To Do

    The beauty of living in this day and age is you can translate your dreams into a job, business or career. Even better, most of the work can be done online in any given career. As businesses transform to paperless and focus on online ventures, almost all your passions can be done while sitting in a hammock.

    2. Take An Online Course

    Instead of completely walking away from your life right now without money in the bank, continue to work while you take an online course. Reputable sites offering education that is high in demand like Simplilearn can fund the exciting life you're striving for. When you're ready to take the plunge and head off to the tropics, you'll have money in the bank and a suitable career that is inline with your travel dreams.

    3. Even Better, Take a Course That Counts

    While keeping your career passions in mind, try to take a course that will maximize your ability take make good money. For example, business and technology courses are a good investment because of the demand for data scientists, online project management, or online analytics. Due to the high demand, there are boundless opportunities and good money to be made.

    4. Find the Ideal Country for Hammock Living

    In the spirit of letting your hard earned dollars stretch further, there are tropical locations that aren't going to cost too much. Some locations around the world even structure their expat services around helping online workers succeed. This is especially true of places like Thailand as well as Colombia or the Dominican Republic. You can meet like-minded people and gain a network of friends and potential business partners.

    5. Network Your Skills and Start Your Digital Nomad Life

    Before you quick your job completely and sell all your belongings, start a blog, get on an online job platform and let everyone know about your skill. Doing a little online marketing about yourself is going to help you hit the ground running. Take a few jobs on and get a good reputation. This will alleviate any financial stress you feel when you take the leap from office desk to hammock.