Welcome to Latitude Shift: Helping You Design a Life You Don’t Need a Vacation From

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What if the life you’ve always wanted isn’t something you retire into—but something you can step into now? ✨

At Latitude Shift, we help individuals, couples, and families make bold lifestyle transitions—into travel sabbaticals, remote living, and mobile freedom—without losing their sense of purpose, financial stability, or connection. Whether it’s a season of sailing, full-time RV life, or an extended backpacking trip, we believe these experiences can be more than just a break. They can be transformational. 🌍


Why We Started Latitude Shift

We’re Nate and Lisa—partners in life, parents, and adventurers who’ve spent years living and working from the road, the sea, and the spaces in between. We’ve backpacked across continents, lived full-time in an RV, and sailed to over 23 countries with our two kids aboard.

Alongside the adventures, we’ve also done the grind of long commutes and long hours. We’ve built meaningful careers—as a lifelong educator and a software executive. We’ve always been focused on weaving “mini-retirements” into our life, and when close family experienced health setbacks, we wanted to act on our dream to live for today without sacrificing tomorrow. We know what it takes to balance freedom and responsibility, wanderlust and long-term planning. And we know how hard it is to make the leap from “maybe someday” to actually setting your plans in motion.

That’s why we created Latitude Shift.


Who It’s For

Latitude Shift is for anyone standing at the edge of a big change. Maybe you’re…

  • 🌱 Dreaming of taking a sabbatical, but unsure where to start
  • 🔥 Learning about the FIRE (Financial Independence, Retire Early) movement
  • 💻 Planning a shift to remote work and life on the move
  • ⏳ Ready to untangle from the 9–5, but want to do it responsibly
  • 📋 In the thick of preparation, wondering if you’re missing something
  • 🧭 Already on your journey, but feeling like it’s harder than it should be

Wherever you are in the process, we meet you there—with experience-backed advice, coaching, and tools to keep you moving forward.


What We Offer

Our services are built around three core stages of your journey:

🌟 Dream & Decide – Clarify your goals, align with your partner or family, and build a realistic vision for your time away.
🚀 Prep & Launch – From safety and systems to finances and mindset, we help you build a strong foundation before you go.
🌊 Live the Shift – Ongoing support while you’re out there living it—whether that means navigating stress, staying connected, or just making sure it’s still fun.

We don’t just help you leave—we help you make the most of it.


Stories, Strategies, and Lessons from Life Beyond the Blueprint ✍️

This blog will be a space for stories, strategies, and insights—everything from planning tools and lifestyle breakdowns to personal reflections on what it means to choose freedom in a world that doesn’t always encourage it.

Whether you’re just starting to ask what if, or already preparing to cast off the lines—we’re glad you’re here.

Let’s make your Latitude Shift.


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