Clever Way To Travel Cheap While Building Your Business

Charly Stoever is 35, runs a coaching business earning ~$60K/year, and hasn’t paid rent in over 18 months.

The secret?

🐶 Full-time pet sitting…

I need my own space, but I hate living alone. I love the companionship of animals.

Charly signed up on TrustedHousesitters and started booking back-to-back sits. One week, two weeks, sometimes six months. All in exchange for free housing.

In 2025, Charly visited 10 countries – including watching a “bougie orange cat” in downtown Paris 👀

It was unpaid, but it was still worth it because I got to save thousands of dollars on an Airbnb.

With $0 going to rent, Charly spends just $2,000 to $3,000/month total 👇

Not having to pay tens of thousands of dollars in rent a year has allowed me to put my retirement savings into overdrive.

On a take-home under $45K, Charly invested $13,500 last year 🤑

TrustedHousesitters membership starts at $129/year. Rover is free if you want paid gigs too.

If you’re building a business remotely and rent is eating your runway, this could be worth a look 🤔

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