Are you ready to embark on your journey as a digital nomad or expat? This can be very exciting but also overwhelming. Change your address, sell your shit, get a visa etc. do you really need another list of things to do? Not really, but these are some very helpful hacks that I’ve learned since living abroad. One thing that can definitely damper your journey is having issues accessing your money. Imagine being in Thailand and you cannot access your cash?! What would you do? How will you handle getting parasites abroad?

Well there are ways to make sure that doesn’t happen.

These easy hacks can keep you from a huge headache on the road.

Here are 8 things to know before you go.

1. Open a Charles Schwab account to get refunds on your ATM fees.

2. Get a PayPal business debit card.

3. Keep extra passport photos on you for visa runs.

4. Keep $100.00 USD on you at all times.

5. Sign up for a Google Voice number

6. Download WhatsApp

7. Stock up on skincare products

8. Get traveler’s insurance

9. Keep activated charcoal and Wormz Be Gone on you at all times.