SafetyWing, World Nomads, Genki, Heymondo, IMG, Seven Corners, Trawick, Tokio Marine, and Blue Cross Blue Shield compared In the life of a nomad, freely wandering abroad from place to place can be both exciting and intimidating. Living without the normal safety net of home, without friends or family to call on when you’re sick, or … Read more
Your home country plan stops covering you once you live abroad. These 13 insurers and one broker sell annual plans built for expats, and each section links to the provider and to the page where you request a quote. Most home country health plans stop covering you once you move abroad full time, and travel … Read more
You could keep closer to 100% of what you earn if you live abroad, and plan your new home and financial situation correctly. These 31 destinations let foreign tax residents skip the bill on overseas income, but the passive income rules, and how your favorite destinations tax, might surprise you. The Bottom Line(s) Up Front … Read more
(Click here to jump straight to the list of the best eSIMs for global travel) On my first backpacking trip abroad, to Argentina, the experience was pure analog bliss. After a hand-wavy “just go” experience at immigration, a cheap taxi took me directly to my hostel where a friendly local pulled out a paper map … Read more
Invest in the global stock markets to amplify the power of your georarbitrage opportunities with FIRE financial philosophies Most expats import the assumption that owning a home equals success. Abroad, the rules change. The smarter play is to fund maximum freedom from the best opportunity available, then use those returns to capitalize on the structural … Read more
Healthcare costs can destroy your early retirement plans faster than a market crash. If you’ve built a location-independent life and are using that mobility to live cheaper and better in Southeast Asia, Latin America, or southern Europe, you’ve likely already arbitraged your housing, your daily expenses, and probably your tax situation. But most nomads, flexpats, … Read more
That dentist appointment you’ve been avoiding because it costs $3,200 in Seattle? It’s $450 in Mexico City, with the same materials, better service, and a bilingual specialist trained in California. Medical tourism isn’t some sketchy underground movement anymore. It’s a legitimate, rapidly growing industry where millions of people cross borders each year to get everything … Read more
When I initially left home to travel the world, every place felt perfect. Every place felt interesting and satisfying. Likely because every place was new, and at the beginning of my journey, novelty and scintillation were the only payoffs I needed from travel. These days, nine years later, whether as a nomad working on the … Read more
with lower cost living and higher quality lives… Picture Andre. A young American man from California. At 35 years old, he knew himself well. He knew his love for wine and a delicious steak. He knew that time outside, whether walking between tall pines on hiking trails, or between ancient buildings and centuries old architecture, … Read more
Many of the cheapest cities to live in the world not only deliver low prices, but high quality of life and value as well, if you know where to look. In this report, we’ll share the best cities around the world to live on a budget of $1,000, $1,500, or $2,000 monthly while maintaining a … Read more