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VPN fucking up my connection. Thanks. wonder why it's only that site?

"why do you keep saying lower cost of living?"

because a lot of americans are poor and scared because they are poor.

move abroad, they aren't poor and can rapidly save money.

A lower cost of living means you have more money.

I'm...not sure I can make this simpler for you, so I hope one of those sticks.

"If you go homeless you can also have a lower cost of living."

Incorrect. You aren't living the same way, you are merely surviving which I've already pointed out in my earlier comments by specifying the easy accessibility of a lower cost of living while retaining the same or better services.

You can go homeless if you want, but that's your own playpen, not my recommendation.

"Contrary to popular belief, if you’re dead, the cost of living is zero."

How did you not know this before now?

What did you think dead people were spending money on?

What do you think centaurs are?

if you need any help, I've been helping people travel full time for as long as I stated, in stark contrast to your claim of "I've been traveling longer" followed by your claim of exploring the options of long-term travel.

unlike you, I have been traveling indefinitely for over a decade and do know what I'm talking about, and I will help you if you want help.

"I’ve been traveling longer"

if you misunderstood my comment enough that you had to look up the difference between passports and visas, then you are certainly not a traveler.

you also said when referring to long-term travel that you are still "exploring it".

you don't know what you're talking about, so don't make things up.

"You conveniently sidestep travel costs."

incorrect, I explicitly state that the travel costs are insignificant compared to the savings.

"Maybe they’re easy for you."

they are easy for most people who care to learn about them.

you clearly do not know anything about travel costs, hence yoir confusion.

you can ask questions instead of trying to attack me without a basic knowledge; it's not going to work and you're just going to end up sounding more foolish.

"I can’t believe you handwaved that away along with living expenses."

that's because you're making this about beliefs instead of the facts on the ground.

hostels are $90 a month in Cambodia right now.

what is the cost of your rent and utilities right now?

"There are serious limitations to who can rent/own in some countries"

incorrect us to rent, but if you want to buy a house, don't buy one in those six countries, there are 200 other countries.

"local banks are requires, asset transfers abroad are limited..."

none of this is correct for what I've talked about so far, so I'm not sure what you're talking about.

"by the destination countries on how much money a foreigner is allowed to hold in an account."

all of your concerns are marginal cases that I haven't explained yet.

nonetheless, you are wrong about all of them so far.

most countries do not limit how much money you can have abroad.

"can state for a fact that there are plenty of hurdles to relocating from the US to many countries."

no you cannot, because the facts defy your anxieties.

I've been traveling like this a long time, helping other people travel like this, it's very doable and in every case I've come across, easier than their life was in the states.

and again, the facts prove you wrong on their face.

US citizens can travel coun Lisa free or with visa on arrival to 186 countries.

"We are actively exploring it and it is absolutely not as simple as hopping on a plane, renting a flat, and taking in the local cuisine at the cafe on the corner. "

again, you are wrong. it is exactly that easy to start traveling, from the states especially.

if you have a passport, you can sell all of your things, jump on a plane, and start living abroad indefinitely tomorrow.

you don't have to, no one's going to make you, but for nearly every native-english speaking American or anyone making more than 500 USD per month remotely, that is an option.

"You are confusing passports and visas."

I've been traveling for 15 years, I'm not confusing passports and visas.

"I have no idea what you mean by reducing cost of living"

imagine you have to pay $800 in rent.

that $800 is your cost of living.

imagine that next month you move to a different house that costs $400 in rent.

you move there and now pay $400 per month.

that is a reduced cost of living.

"...travel expenses to/from the destination. "

travel expenses are so low as to be insignificant when compared to the amount of money you save on cost of living while traveling abroad.

foam retardants aren't effective? is the battery burning too hot?

it fucking rocks. shoot me over a message if you ever have any questions, I love talking about this stuff and have helped more than a few people start traveling full time.

whatever listicle taught you these words, you are using them incorrectly.

parroting a buzzword when you are proven wrong just makes you look wrong and ignorant.

that's a great idea, I traveled across Western and Central europe, pretty much all of asia, Australia, India, morocco, I'm in Guatemala right now.

after South America probably I should start on Africa, but the largest inhabited continent is such a massive undertaking that I haven't got to it yet.

I don't think Morocco counts, I need that sub-Saharan Safari vibe going on.

oh definitely, I've been searching for these numbers forever, I didn't really know where to ask. I think I tried Ask Lemmy once but no dice

thank you so much! it's great to know that the national distribution is so wide, even considering those statistical biases.

thank you smjarf.

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