Cheap living abroad

Each year I do an updated article on the cheapest places to live in the world, something I’ve been doing for more than a decade now. It’s not that there are drastic changes from year to year, so I’m leaving last year’s version up if you want to see that rundown (linked at the end), …

As a destination for expatriates looking to live abroad for less, Thailand has a lot going for it. There’s just been one major obstacle: it has traditionally been tough to legally live in Thailand on a long-term basis. This post originally went up in 2017 and the rules have changed at least 20 times since. …

Just as in November of 2016, there were reports that Canada’s immigration site crashed again last week as it became clear that the angry orange one had enough votes to occupy the White House, this time as a twice-impeached convicted felon even. Since it’s clear my countrymen enjoy electing someone more unhinged and less qualified …

I haven’t talked about this much on here, but I’m the editor of the Nomadico weekly newsletter on Substack.  It has grown from nothing when we launched it in 2022 to a round-up that serves 11,500 readers (so far) and actually makes a decent profit from advertisers. If you’re a remote worker who likes to …

Since I first started traveling a few decades ago, I’ve had the great experience of living abroad in three different countries. I enjoyed the first two experiences, but they weren’t made to last. I really enjoy living abroad in Mexico though, even though a whole lot of people don’t get it.  When I lived in …