Welcome to The 50+ Nomad!

Your go-to resource for funding your travels, exploring the world, and living your best years yet!

Hey I’m Jo 👋

After 15 years of (semi) nomadic living across 45+ countries, while building 6 & 7 figure online businesses on the road, I've realised that adventure has no age limit, and our best years are still ahead of us!

In this free newsletter, I share:

• Smart ways to fund your travels after 50, without building a startup or working 24/7

• Practical mindset shifts to help you get out of your own way and build a life of freedom, connection, and meaning

• Tips for sustainable, joyful, and purpose-led nomadic living

• Real stories from the road (the fun, the frustrating, the slightly unfiltered)

Plus the occasional unsolicited musing on ageing, starting over, and living life like you mean it.

My Story: From the UK to the World

It all began in 2010 when we left the UK with our 4-year-old daughter under our arm to pursue a nomadic lifestyle and start our online adventure. Within a year, we’d generated over six figures online and were splitting time between Cyprus, the UK, and Australia (read my full story here).

Eventually, we needed a more stable base for our daughter's education, so we chose Phuket, Thailand, having travelled and stayed there many times before. Yet we continued to explore extensively, visiting 45+ countries while simultaneously building multiple successful online businesses and a 7-figure Amazon FBA business which we sold in 2020.

Now in my 50s, our nomadic adventures have reignited as our daughter has graduated and is blazing her own trail. The world is wide open again, and this time with decades of wisdom, financial freedom, and zero school schedules to hold us back.

I'm passionate about sharing our journey & inspiring other 50+ freedom seekers to create sustainable, joy-filled travel lifestyles without the pressure, overwhelm, or tech-obsession that dominates the younger nomad scene.

This is our time: to explore more deeply, connect more authentically, and create a life of freedom on our own terms.

No more waiting for "someday", that someday is NOW.

What You'll Find Here

Daily dispatches on:

• 🌍 Travelling the world after 50 — the magic, the mess, and the lessons from life on the road with my (frequently grumpy) husband Rhett

• ✈️ Funding freedom — building portable income, side hustles, and laptop-friendly businesses that actually work

• 🧭 Ageing disgracefully — refusing the script that says it’s time to wind down, settle, or play it safe

• 💪 Backing yourself — because nobody’s coming to give you permission, and the best years don’t build themselves

Why This Matters

The travel world is obsessed with 20-somethings hunched over laptops in Bali or posting yoga pics by waterfalls.

But what about us? The ones with wisdom, experience, and a different pace?

We want:

• Comfort and curiosity

• Freedom with purpose

• Projects we enjoy, not pressure to perform

• Connection: to people, places, and ourselves

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Want to Go Deeper? Upgrade for More Support

When you’re ready to take action and start building your nomadic lifestyle, you can upgrade to unlock:

🔥 Paid Membership

$100/year or $10/month

You’ll get everything in free plus;

• ✅ Full access to The Backpack: every guide, course, template, and tool I’ve created (worth $500+ and growing monthly)

• ✅ Monthly live call for goal-setting, accountability, and asking me anything!

• ✅ Private Member Only Chat - a private community where you can ask questions, share wins, get suppport and stay inspired!

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✨ The Full Monty

$199/year

Everything in Free & Paid, plus:

• ✅ a 1:1 annual coaching call with me, a detailed business and life audit. Limited spots.

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Join Your Fellow 50+ Travelers

Whether you're just dreaming of the nomad life, planning your first big adventure, or already on the road, you've found your people.

Ready to start your journey? Subscribe today and let’s start designing your 50+ nomadic lifestyle together!

"Adventure Never Retires" - Jo Barnes (aka The 50+ Nomad)