Living as a Digital Nomad for 8 Years on $2,000 a Month

What does long-term digital nomad life really feel like once the novelty wears off? In this interview, I talk with Alexis Steinkamp, a digital nomad, travel blogger, and author who has been living and traveling full-time for the past 8 years on a budget of around $2,000 per month. Rather than focusing on destinations or hacks, this conversation is about the human side of nomadic life — how traveling long-term changes your relationship with possessions, friendships, and emotional stability over time. Alexis shares what surprised her most, what’s been harder than expected, what’s been better, and why this lifestyle may be far more accessible than many people assume. This interview is intended to give an honest, grounded look at living nomadically without hype or extremes. 🎙️ Interview Guest Alexis Steinkamp Digital Nomad • Travel Blogger • Author 📺 YouTube: @freerangechick007 📸 Instagram: @free_range_chick_ 📝 Blog: freerangechickblog.wordpress.com 📚 Book: Thrifty Girl Kicks Your Financial Butt: Get a Grip on Your Finances Without Dying of Boredom (Alexis is also the author of this personal finance book, published prior to her nomadic journey.) 📌 About This Channel This channel features long-form interviews with U.S. expats and digital nomads who have chosen to build lives outside of the United States. These conversations focus on emotional reality, practical considerations, and lived experience — not influencers or highlight reels. 🔔 Follow / Subscribe If you enjoyed this conversation, consider subscribing for more interviews like this. 📺 YouTube: @adaminalbania 📸 Instagram: @adaminalbania 🎵 TikTok: @adaminalbania 🔍 Keywords / SEO digital nomad interview, leaving the US, expat life, long term travel, living abroad on a budget, nomad lifestyle reality, digital nomad finances, minimalist travel, emotional side of nomad life, slow travel, US expats abroad Help me keep the lights on at: https://buymeacoffee.com/adaminalbania