Best $100 Investment For Digital Nomads And Content Creators

I am halfway through a two-week hiking trip around rural Mexico. My base camp is a small city with one grocery store and a handful of restaurants. Outside the staples (food, water, toilet paper, and soap) there aren’t a lot of shopping options.

Which is why I was especially worried when my laptop broke down at 3 AM one night.

There was nowhere to get a replacement. And, it was unlikely I’d find someone to fix the problem. At best, I’d have to take a 5-hour bus trip and overpay for whatever crummy laptop was available at the nearest Wal-Mart.

But, after calming down, I remembered something.

I’ve always kept an old Google Chromebook in my luggage.

I’ve had this backup since 2014 — now it mostly exists as a decoy in case somebody tries to steal my real computer — but I pulled the Chromebook out, plugged it in, and fired it up…

Voila!

Saved from a lengthy trip and expensive purchase.

If you plan to live abroad or work remotely, you need a second laptop.

Buying A Second Laptop Is Cheap

Trying to write an article on your phone sucks. And more complex tasks, like graphic design, are near impossible…