New video: How we work in Mexico City

You have questions. We have answers!

We've been asked many times how we work while we're in Mexico City, and in some cases why we work while we're in Mexico City. We're both writers, so we can work from anywhere. But now that we have our own place there, we've basically replicated our work from home setups in Mexico City, so it's even easier.

Key points

• We have to work. We're not retired or independently wealthy.

• We want to spend more time in Mexico City. And we would like to see the city, not just be there working.

• We're both writers. This gives us the flexibility to work from anywhere.

• The key is to find the right balance. We work normally during work days, but take short lunch walks and longer dinner walks. We also spend more time on the weekends exploring the city.

• We have duplicated our home setups for work in Mexico City. Now that we own an apartment there, we can leave PCs and other equipment in Mexico City, instead of having to carry it back and forth on each trip.

• Our kids visited for one week on the last trip. And it wasn't all that disruptive to our work schedules. They had a great vacation, and we didn't need to feel like we were shirking our responsibilities.