I Have Decided To Leave The US and Here's Why!
For the last several years I have toyed with the idea of leaving the US perhaps not on a permanent basis but at bare minimum at least a year or more. In this video I discuss several reasons why I have made this decision and even though you can never fully escape "The Matrix" which is what I refer to the US as, sometimes you just need a break.
I run across a lot of people that talk about doing this but over the next 2 months I will actually make the transition as I have never been one to talk about something and then not follow through. I firmly believe that if you aren't happy where you currently are and this could pertain to anything then it is up to you to make those adjustments to do what is going to make you happy as no one is going to do it for you.
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I'm in total agreement with you.
I am doing the same thing this fall, going to the Philippines. I have spent several years there on and off.
I know the places on my short list that I want to live over there. The weather is great and not like the majority of the Philippines.
I not going to say you are wrong about the visa issue, I would like to learn more form you if what you say is true.
But what I know about the visa is they have cracked down a lot harder on expats since the new president took over.
If you are thinking of getting married, you should do it before you leave. If your girl freind is fillopina, you can get a spouse visa for a year when you come in together and show your marriage license. You won't have to leave for a year.
If you go in on a torist visa, you can get 60 day visa, and get it renewed every 30 to 60 days there after. You have to pay every time you get renewed! (thats the Philipppines)
Its reall easy to screw up on your visa and forget to get renewed, and it used to be you just paid the fine and got it renewed. Not any more! You can get black listeed real easy if you don't stay on top of it. Meaning you can't ever go back.
I'd be happy to discuss it with you privately if you want, just let me know. There is a lot to go over.
I didn't even get started on taxes. I know one guy who doesn't pay any tax to any government as he doesn't stay in any country long enough to establish residency. One of the places he stays because he has 30 VA's is the Philippines.
I'm going to go back and read some of you other post. Thanks for this one
@probizranker thank you for the great knowledge that you displayed in this post. Definitely if I have questions regarding Phillipines I will not hesitate to reach out to you as 2 minds are always better than one.
That's a bold move and I admire you for it! I've thought of doing the same thing, only I'd like to go to an island somewhere without a lot of people on it.
I don't know much about the Philippines, though I know it's considered one of the better expatriate destinations.
Even though traditional "retirement" is a good 25 years away and I hope to gosh I'm doing something on my own long before that, I subscribe to the (free) Overseas Property Alert newsletter which goes over many of the most desireable retirement destinations as well as finding and recommending some that haven't fully been discovered yet. They have articles every day detailing how to buy property in places like Colombia, Panama, Portugal, Brazil, France, Belize, etc., how to get residency, tips on things you should do if you are moving abroad, etc. It's good because it gets me thinking along those lines and starting to actually envision being able to do it someday.
And of course I also subscribe to PrivateIslandsOnline.com newsletter where I "shop" for islands every week, picking out ones that cost about the same as a New York 1 bedroom condo or a little bit more or less, trying to find ones with sources of fresh water, with 30' or more elevation, at least 10 acres, near enough to civilization in case of a health issue, etc.
There's actually a couple in the Philippines for less than $1 million. Green Bay Island is listed for $800,000 and is 15 acres: https://privateislandsonline.com/asia/philippines/green-bay-island
In any case congratulations on your decision!
@clemdane I appreciate the feedback and support and I will check out the website that you provided that has the newsletter.
This decision has been in the making for sometime and although I will miss some things about the US I will not miss much.
You and I might be on the similar wavelengths...your logic matches my logic quite a bit.
I'm not moving from the states quite yet but I am planning on minimalizing my life for sure...and I've already created my product so I can own my future.
Great video!
@reyhaynes I'm glad that you were able to view the content and that have at least given the topic some thought, I have been thinking about this for quite some time and just decided that I could continue to think about it or do something about it. However, it sounds like you are well on your way to taking those first steps which is creating your very own product that way if you decide to ever move you have that option.
Well, most recently I’ve left the UK and couldn’t be happier about it. All the best in your house moving!
@arekwolf I appreciate the support and I'm hopeful to have a similar conversation when asked by others looking to leave their home country.
I would like to get more updates about your journey! I wish you find a good place for you and your family.
Please post more when you found you ideal place!
@measbong I will definitely keep people posted on my adventures that will be coming up over the next few months.
Can't wait to see it!
@measbong awesome well stay tuned as it's coming.
@mrwalt , my buddy, I will welcome you to Bavaria Germany with a cold Bavarian beer and Nurnberger Bradwurst . At least there wont be governmental control on you investing in Bitcoin and other altcoins. Life security and peace of mind . It will be a good idea for you to see the beauties of outside world and am sure that you will love it
@charles1 if I come out to Germany which I may after being is SE Asia for about a year I will definitely hit you up as every now and then you need to switch things up a little.
Good one, your cold beer and Nurnberger bradwurst is frozen and waiting for you my buddy. I wish you success and stay safe. remember that NG Gavin is chilling in Thailand.
@charles1 awesome, yes I have chatted with Ng Gavin about coming out to Thailand already and we had agree to meet one day when this happens.
Haha I guess so because the guy is doing great there and even advertised some cheap beautiful houses..great guy indeed, extend my warm greetings to him
@charles1 yeah Ng Gavin is doing his thing which also motivated me to take action to visit Chiang Mai first prior to moving to the Philippines.
Great country with a very conservative no nonsense president. Wish you success there.
@charles1 Yeah he gets a lot of criticism but who are we here in the US to criticize anyone as our hands surely aren't clean at all.
I've been thinking the same thing for like a decade... "Freedom Movement" 😎
@stackin wow I had not idea. I thought that by living in Las Vegas you would be at home and in paradise as a young entrepreneur since everything big usually comes through Vegas at some point! No?
Yeah, so comfortable in Vegas. I'm thinking not having a house and just travel here and there ... lots of People doing that these days but who knows 😂
@stackin yeah I just sold my house last year and will be selling my car tomorrow, so I'm about to hit that road for a while and be a digital nomad and explore for a little while myself.
However, I have been to Vegas several times (about 75 times) as I used to be stationed in Barstow, CA when I was in the Marine Corps where I would visit Vegas several times a month.
That is true freedom right there. Barstow? Nice, my business partner has a house in Victorville also. If you down in Vegas, hit me up, we can talk about steem hahaha
@stackin If I'm out that way I will definitely hit you up. It will most likely be sometime next year.
I am connect and following you now, no matter what part of the world you live in.
@robertchr I appreciate that and value you following me, so I will do my best to keep delivering on the content.
I live in germany and have the same in my mind.
Upvoted and resteemed :-)
@lichtblick I'm glad that we think a lot alike and that you were able to run across this blog post.
There are a lot of things wrong in the us but its still one of if not the best places to live in the us.
@gniksivart I agree that the US has many advantages over other countries by far and is ahead of many countries. However, these things come at a steep price in the form of high taxes and other things that I will not mention on Steemit. However, again you are correct that this is still one of the better places on the planet to live, but perhaps not the best depending on your outlook on life.