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digitalnomadsoflemmy·Work Online, Live AnywherebyNoctides

Looking for a Merchant of Record (MoR) That Supports Visa Cards

Hello everyone,

I sell some small handmade items and digital works.

I'm looking for a Merchant of Record (MoR) platform that:

  • can connect to Visa/Mastercard or a personal PayPal account

  • has a customer support channel available when needed

  • allows me to create payment links or embed payments

I've already researched most of the well-known MoR platforms, such as Paddle, LemonSqueezy, Gumroad, LiberaPay, etc., but they all require a Stripe connection, which I cannot create from my country because Stripe is not available here. Likewise, I don't know why my PayPal Business account is not working, and contacting PayPal customer support has been frustrating and difficult. They don't provide an email support channel, and every time I contact them through chat or phone, the process is inconvenient. They are also very slow and inflexible when support is needed.

I've also tried Ko-fi, Buy Me a Coffee, Payhip, Tiptopay, etc. However, they are not Merchant of Record platforms, so my real name can easily be exposed to customers.

I've been having stress trying to find an MoR solution that fits my needs and circumstances. Thank you very much if you have any useful information to share.

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digitalnomadsoflemmy·Work Online, Live AnywherebyLBP321

Remote Work (US Citizen in Mexico)

Hi all! Not sure how active this community is, but I figured I'd try. So my husband and I moved from the US to Mexico in April, and I haven't had luck in getting a remote US-based job that pays at least $1500 USD a month. I have over a year of experience in IT and over a decade in customer service. I've been mostly applying to IT jobs since that's more my passion, but I enjoy customer service as well. I feel like a lot of my applications have just been sent into the void. I'm a US citizen and I have my Mexican residency. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. :)

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digitalnomadsoflemmy·Work Online, Live AnywherebyragingHungryPanda

You can (and should) spend more time in Singapore

I just finished up a trip to Singapore and I think that if you have the time, you should totally spend more than the three days many say to stay. Here is my blog and photos on it

I recently finished a week long trip to Singapore to catch up with an old friend. When I told people that I was going there for a week, several people gave me a grimmaced look, and told me that I shouldn't stay there for longer than three days, and that I would be bored. I can safely tell you that I could have easily spent more than the week that I did, and I could happily do several weeks as a traveling nomad (especially if I was working).

https://blog.keyboardvagabond.com/michaeldileo/you-can-and-should-spend-more-time-in-singaporeOpen linkView original on piefed.keyboardvagabond.com
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digitalnomadsoflemmy·Work Online, Live AnywherebyNationProtons

How to get started as a digital nomad? Remote working from the get-go, or trying to go fully remote in an existing job?

Hey all

I've been traveling around a bit on a working holiday / gap-year to get some mind-space after a stressful software engineering job.

I'm looking to start doing some programming/analysis work again, but have no clue where to start.

I have the experience, but I don't know how to find a job that would allow me to work remotely and keep traveling from the start. My experience is quite general (mostly full-stack java programming, but more interested in open-source projects and rust programming), and I'm not very confident to fill in any senior level role.

I suppose another option would be to start in a company on-site first, and then try to ask the option to go fully remote, but I'm not sure all companies are open to that these days.

What are your thoughts?

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digitalnomadsoflemmy·Work Online, Live AnywherebyRagingHungryPanda

Relationships, Romance, and Saying Goodbye while Nomading

A common set of questions I've gotten from people about my travels are about the topics of romance and relationships while traveling, such as how relationships even work, what are people doing around romance, and how do you handle the temporary nature of everything when you're constantly moving. It is true that it can be difficult to maintain relationships when you're constantly saying goodbye. That does not, however, seem to be stopping people. I've had quite a few conversations with people about it, so I figured I can share some of them here along with some of my own observations.

Relationships, Romance, and Saying Goodbye while Nomadinghttps://blog.michaeldileo.org/relationships-romance-and-saying-goodbye-while-nomadingOpen linkView original on lemm.ee
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digitalnomadsoflemmy·Work Online, Live AnywherebyRagingHungryPanda

Device Recommendation - Anker Power Cube

I wanted to share this useful gadget. It's a power cube with 3 ac slots + 2 USBA + 1USBC with surge protection, etc. It's much more compact than what I was using before and since the cable is flexible, it effectively uses less space in the bag. I overbought and went with the 10' cable, but the 6' should be fine. You may be able to find it for less on amazon.

Device Recommendation - Anker Power Cubehttps://www.anker.com/products/a9134Open linkView original on lemm.ee
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digitalnomadsoflemmy·Work Online, Live AnywherebyRagingHungryPanda

Travel Tip - Maps (Moovit)

Google maps doesn't always have good data for transit.

Another option is the app Moovit. It's served me well in Latin America. I'm also trying out Organic Maps and OsmAnd, which are Open Maps apps, but I can't really comment on them yet.

The only catch with transit directions in apps is they'll often have bus numbers, but the buses here have signs for the neighborhoods they go through or the final stop, which makes things tricky, especially since you're trying to read the sign while the bus is moving.

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