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"How much does traveling cost?"

Cost of living(rent, utilities, data/wifi, groceries) is $500 USD per month for most countries, $1000 for most others.


"Health care and insurance?"

Health care and insurance abroad are both pennies on the US dollar for the highest quality of medical care


"What about visas?"

You usually don't need them; when necessary, visas are almost all entirely online: a fifteen minute e-form and nominal fee offset in your first day by the drastically lower cost of living abroad.


"How do you make money while abroad?"

Any job that nets you $500+ a month works. There are almost 2 billion English students globally right now, so native English speakers have lucked into a guaranteed job on or offline.


"What qualifications do I need as an English teacher?"

Some countries and schools require a TEFL certificate or prefer candidates with an associate's degree depending on the position, but if you want to teach English, all you need is to be a fluent English speaker.



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You don't have to put your money in escrow, pay the water bill, electric bill, wifi bill, repair costs, paint the house or bedrooms, weatherproofing, maintenance fees, HOA fees, house insurance.

You can rent a private apartment/condo/house for $350 bucks a month and all of the above is included in your monhly/annual payment.

You don't have to "buy" a car, make monthly payments, pay for car insurance, register it annually, get the tags, none of those meetings at the DMV.

Public transportation, rideshares and private vehicles are available on the cheap. If you want a private vehicle, all of the above is included in your monhly payment.

You don't have to visit the most famous temple in the country, take a riverboat cruise or go scuba diving.

Take a week to watch all the marvel movies consecutively. Bake a tray of nachos the size of your oven. or take that riverboat cruise, if that sounded cool to you.

You don't have to commute to work, you don't have to wear a uniform, no team-building exercises. Find something remote(English speakers lucked out here) that pays about $500 USD a month and you can travel as long as you like in dozens of countries.

Build up passive income and gradually work less until you don't have to work at all.

There's a bunch of sedentary stuff travelers don't have to worry about! Let me know if you're curious about any of this, that girl chilling on the sofa is not me but it certainly is not not-me.

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[โ€“] Mandarbmax@lemmy.world 2 points 1 hour ago (1 children)

Very accurate instance name lol

[โ€“] bitofarambler@crazypeople.online 1 points 1 hour ago* (last edited 1 hour ago)

Haha, it took me a while to choose my instance, but it seems appropriate given the "sane person in an insane world" life many travelers live.

Why pay $1600 for rent when houses including utilities are $300? Why retire at 70 when you can retire at 30?

And why pretend most people don't think travelers are crazy?