He now lives on a sailboat with his wife Trish. Among the things he does not have are a television, a car, a lawnmower, and a permanent physical address.

When not working on his latest book (and the binary stars of Time and Money are in harmonic alignment), Austin can be found skydiving, flying gliders, riding his motorcycle (sometimes on extremely long trips) or exploring the streets of St. Petersburg, Florida, which is where he and Trish are docked for the moment.

Although they were forced to give up most of their books when they abandoned their landbound existence, they agree that the geographical flexibility of having a floating portable home more than justifies that sacrifice, and do not rule out the possibility of becoming full-time maritime vagabonds at some point.