Length3h 47m
About this audiobook
Can an ordinary American build a safe, comfortable life outside the United States for less than $2,500 a month?
This book does not promise you can do it anywhere. It shows you how to work out where you can, and how to build that life step by step.
One American living alone at home spends $4,066.17 a month — the Bureau of Labor Statistics one-person consumer unit for 2024. A year in Da Nang, priced the same way and with every forced visa exit paid for, comes to $2,014.88. A year in Tbilisi comes to $2,250.56. Both include the apartment, the food, the utilities, a health insurance allocation, one trip home and the visa.
Audiobook details
GenreTravel, Business and Economics
Length3 hrs 47 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateSep 2, 2026
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1CHAPTER ONE. THE $2,500 QUESTION.
2CHAPTER TWO. EXPAT VERSUS NOMAD.
3CHAPTER THREE. ARE YOU BUILT FOR THIS?
4CHAPTER FOUR. BUILD YOUR $2,500 NUMBER.
5CHAPTER FIVE. THE EXPENSES PEOPLE FORGET.
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6CHAPTER SIX. STEP ONE. QUALIFY. YOUR RUNWAY.
7CHAPTER SEVEN. THE COUNTRY FILTER.
8CHAPTER EIGHT. STEP TWO. SHORTLIST. THE $2,500 SHORTLIST.
9CHAPTER NINE. CITY BEATS COUNTRY.
10CHAPTER TEN. START AT HOME.
11CHAPTER ELEVEN. THE FIRST THIRTY DAYS.
12CHAPTER TWELVE. FINDING HOUSING.
13CHAPTER THIRTEEN. BANKING AND MONEY.
14CHAPTER FOURTEEN. STEP THREE. VERIFY. TOURIST, VISA, RESIDENCY.
15CHAPTER FIFTEEN. TAXES.
16CHAPTER SIXTEEN. HEALTHCARE.
17CHAPTER SEVENTEEN. HOW TO TRAVEL WITHOUT GOING BROKE.
18CHAPTER EIGHTEEN. BUILD A NOMAD LOOP.
19CHAPTER NINETEEN. BUILDING A HOME ABROAD.
20CHAPTER TWENTY. WHAT YOU KEEP IN AMERICA.
21CHAPTER TWENTY ONE. THE FAILURE MODES.
22CHAPTER TWENTY TWO. YOUR EXIT PLAN.
23CHAPTER TWENTY THREE. STEP FOUR. TEST.
24CHAPTER TWENTY FOUR. STEP FIVE. COMMIT.
25APPENDIX A. CAN I AFFORD TO LEAVE?
26APPENDIX B. MY $2,500 MONTHLY BUDGET
27APPENDIX C. COUNTRY COMPARISON SCORECARD
28APPENDIX D. CITY COMPARISON SCORECARD
29APPENDIX E. NINETY DAY TRIAL BUDGET
30APPENDIX F. VISA RESEARCH SHEET
31APPENDIX G. HEALTHCARE CHECKLIST
32APPENDIX H. DEPARTURE CHECKLIST
33APPENDIX I. WHAT I AM KEEPING, SELLING, STORING
34APPENDIX J. EMERGENCY EXIT PLAN
35APPENDIX K. ACTUAL MONTHLY SPENDING TRACKER
36APPENDIX L. STAY OR MOVE SCORECARD
37APPENDIX M. THE SOURCES
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