Life-changing money is probably a lot less than you think

Many of us are here in the hopes of early retirement, purchasing a house, being able to work a lot less, etc. How much money would it take to do that? A million dollars? Half a million?

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I left the US many years ago just to explore and I found myself never wanting to return. Part of that is due to the incredible lifestyle I'm afforded with money that could barely cover the rent in many US cities.

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There are hundreds of thousands like myself, living abroad and working only when we want to. I've met hundreds of people doing as little as teaching English 3 hours a day who own houses in foreign countries.

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Depending on where you'd like to live, many countries offer generous tourist visas, often easy to renew, and a cost of living that is a mere fraction of that in developed countries.

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I'm not a numbers guy, so I don't have statistics or any breakdown of salary and costs and whathaveyou. But I can tell you from my own experiences that your personal moon can be even more within reach if you are willing to look beyond your borders.