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A Digest of Urban Survival Resources
"Liberation is not
deliverance."
-- Victor Hugo
-- Victor Hugo
Apparently, more than one in three Americans
would consider packing up and moving to another country, according to a recent
poll of more than 2,000 people.
For millennials (those aged 18-34), that
number jumps to an incredible 55%.
The most common reasons given for considering
a move abroad were a better quality of life, a lower cost of living, and having
new experiences.
Ironic, isn't it… after all, weren’t those the
reasons people came to the U.S.?
But of course, times change. Not always for
the better.
You don’t have to look far to justify the
pessimism about life in America today:
- We have a National Security Agency
that spies on and records every email you send and every Web page you
visit
- The nation’s police forces have
been militarized, conducting more than 80,000 paramilitary raids every
year
- Thanks to the 4,500-plus federal crimes and more than 400,000 rules and regulations, daily life itself has been criminalized -- which is why it’s been estimated the average American commits three felonies a day without knowing it.
- The US has dropped to 13th place in terms of Economic Freedom
Things aren’t much rosier in the economic
realm, either.
Sure, if you work for a Silicon Valley
startup, life is probably pretty good… but for just about everyone else, it’s
ever more challenging to make ends meet.
We live in an “extraction” economy.
“Washington’s empire,” former Reagan Treasury aide Paul Craig
Roberts explains, “extracts resources from the American people for the benefit
of the few powerful interest groups that rule America.”
Think bank bailouts, the military-industrial complex, Big
Pharma, Big Agra…
Put all of this together and it’s no wonder people are
contemplating getting out of Dodge.
There’s certainly no shortage of greener pastures.
This is something our friends at International Living have
been doing for over 30 years now: showing people that they really can live a
more free, relaxed, and healthy life where their dollars go further.
For more than a quarter century 50,000 Americans, mostly retired
US military, have been living in Costa Rica where the cost of living a very
nice lifestyle has averaged less than $35K annually including top notch medical
services and maid service [and great fishing].
They even publish their own newspaper [I once subscribed to it for over
a year].
You just have to expand your horizons beyond the borders of the
U.S…Perhaps you might want to consider becoming a perpetual tourist as more
Americans have. The USA has become an
expensive place to live and this lifestyle might be just the ‘ticket.’
Your New
Jet-Set Life on Less Than $1,800 a Month
- Take
advantage of flexible flight searches. Sites like Adioso.com let you
find the cheapest fares by searching all flights for an entire region,
continent, or even the world. A quick search for one-way tickets from New
York to anywhere in South America in May 2015 turns up ticket prices as
low as $186 to Colombia, $202 to Panama, and $207 to Aruba. With these
prices (assuming one international flight every couple months, plus some
smaller trips and overland travel), a couple could easily keep to a $400
monthly transportation budget
- Housesit
for free accommodations. On sites like TrustedHousesitters.com
and MindMyHouse.com,
you can find free accommodations all over the world in exchange for taking
care of someone’s home
- Stay
longer and save. Not only will staying in one place for a week or longer
enrich your experience and save money on transportation, but many
apartment rentals and hotels offer weekly or monthly discounts. A quick
search for monthly pricing in Ecuador and Panama on Airbnb.com shows a
variety of nicely furnished apartments priced under $600 per month. Secure
house sitting assignments for half your travels and use long-stay
discounts on the rest and your monthly housing budget could be as low as
$300 (just $3,600 per year)
- Get on an expat health plan. Companies like International Medical Group (IMG) offer worldwide-coverage health plans that start at just $1,500 for the year. With a monthly budget of $400 for transportation and $300 for housing, all that’s left to factor in is food, supplies, and fun. Monthly groceries can easily be covered in places like Mexico for under $300. You could eat out several times per week and treat yourself to coffees and snacks along the way for $400 per month. The rest of your budget should go toward whatever you find fun -- be it museums, theater, wine tastings, wilderness treks, or yoga on the beach
Thanks to Laissez Faire Letter for many of these
resources!
Other Ways to Save a Buck or Two
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3 Ways to Lower a Food Bill
Like most people, recent times have made me take a long, hard look at my food bill. After all, it's the one expense I have complete control over month after month. I started with just looking at my receipts and figuring out what was costing me the most and questioning it. From that experience, comes my top three ways to lower the grocery bill.
Like most people, recent times have made me take a long, hard look at my food bill. After all, it's the one expense I have complete control over month after month. I started with just looking at my receipts and figuring out what was costing me the most and questioning it. From that experience, comes my top three ways to lower the grocery bill.
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