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36-year-old American Army vet moved to Vietnam, lives on $4,000 a month: You can ‘focus on what makes you happy’ here
Markeiz Ryan, 36, had a pretty good childhood growing up in Maryland, but the 2008 financial crisis changed things. “It wiped my mother’s job away and it really made things tough for us around the time I graduated high school,” Ryan tells CNBC Make It. “I didn’t have much of a financial security blanket to […]
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From NYC to Cape Town and Shanghai: The 10 best cities for Gen Z to live in, according to them
In August, Time Out released its annual ranking of the word’s best cities, which includes the top cities for food, culture, and nightlife. For the first year, Time Out included the 10 best cities for for Gen Z to live in, according to them. The survey of over 18,500 people from around the world and […]
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41-year-old American lives on $3,633 a month in France: ‘I wish I had the courage to move sooner’
When Adriel Sanders first visited Paris in 2017, she immediately felt at home, she says. “It instantly clicked. I was like, ‘This is your home. This is where you’re supposed to be in the world and this is where you will always be. I knew I had to move to Paris,” Sanders tells CNBC Make […]
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29-year-old American left NYC and moved to Istanbul where he started a tourism company that brought in $100,000 last year
In 2017, Doug Barnard, a college student at the time, took a trip to India with his mom. The experience was so impactful that it eventually inspired him to become a full-time traveler—a path he didn’t know was possible for him. “Going to India was an eye-opening experience for me. It was the first time […]
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35-year-old American left the U.S. for China, spends $568/month: ‘I’m living large’
In 2019, just after her 30th birthday, Aleese Lightyear left a career in reality TV production behind to teach English as a second language in China. At the time, Lightyear was earning around $100,000 a year, working eight months out of the year. “I was living check to check, which sucked. My last few years […]
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16 abandoned places around the world that have become must-see tourist attractions
Abandoned places can be creepy, but fascinating. These spaces, whether an old high school, a rundown house, or a shipwreck, can deliver a thrill, but also a peek into the past. And there are some unique sites around the world that give visitors an unforgettable experience. From Italy to Australia to Curaçao, some of the […]
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35-year-old American moved to Chengdu and lives on $30,000 a year: ‘[It’s] poverty in America, but in China I’m living large’
In her late 20s, Aleese Lightyear worked in reality TV production and lived in New York City, which she thought was her dream. “At the height of my career in New York, I was probably making $100,000 a year [and] working eight months out of the year, which on paper sounds great, but New York […]
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Look inside: Couple bought a chateau in France for $835,000, spent over $300,000 turning it into a bed and breakfast
After years of living in San Francisco, California natives Malana Moberg, 59, and Roland Salvato, 64, were ready for a change. Salvato had spent approximately 30 years working as a project manager, while Moberg worked as a marketing consultant. After a stint running their own company, The RoMa Group, they decided to the countryside to […]
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West Virginia, Baltimore, Tulsa: 7 U.S. states, cities and towns that will pay you to move there
Whether you’re making a move to escape the high costs of a big city or just wanting a fresh start in a new place — why not get paid? There are many states, cities and towns across the United States that offer financial incentives to move there. It’s something that Evan Hock, co-founder and COO […]
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36-year-old travels the world in a Toyota Tacoma: After 3 years on the road, this is her No. 1 takeaway
In 2015, Ashley Kaye’s father died and she inherited her childhood home in Waterford, Wisconsin. At the time, she was 27 years old, working in corporate healthcare and transitioning to a consulting job, where she worked 80 to 100 hours a week. “I worked from home, so I just walked from my bedroom to my […]
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