Personally i use a Fidility credit card for its stock/crypto buy in perks. A LOT of back packers and long term expats prefer the Chase Shapire. I do not plan on returning to America to live, so the values are not the best for me. My Old card was an AMEX, but i found out real quick even though the benefits are amazing, its hard to use it in Asia and when i can it's expensive to use
You wanna stick to Visa for sure when it comes to international acceptance. Benefits will depend on what your looking to do, travel more *Flying points*, stocks *BTC buy ins*, or even hotel benefits. Check out Gemini and type in there their what benefits you'd want and ask it to find you the top 10 cards in 2024 for it. This is something i tend to do every few years to update
@@EndlessTravels Thanks! Very helpful. I've heard Schwab checking is a go to as well because they reimburse international withdraws. I'll look into the Fidelity card. Thanks again...
Maybe, but then i wouldn't have gotten were i did. A lot of my younger time was military, uni, than engineering until i relized "Whoa this is going to be a long dead ended road"
I am currently in my first year at an international school and while new and exciting. But I am not convinced if I will stick with it long term but it's a step and specialized. I find your content helpful and inspiring me to consider future options. But I would like the sites that you are using for a US phone number and remote address as I am looking for the same.
Hey thats great to hear, our fiture isn't for say dark but the light is dim. It' def going to be an interesting next 5 to 7 years. You sound like you know your direction so your already head of most The questions you had though The phone app is on IOS called "talkatone" i pay 2 or 3 dollars a month for never changing, for me its worth it, i've had the samenumber for like 4 years For digital PO Box, US Global mail dot coooom is waht i use, it allows you to select a state and also the normal stuff like check cashing, mail forwarding ext, i paid like 110$ i think for the year. Hope it helps
I don't get something. Why cannot you just retire? You had high paying jobs at the boom of software engineering, you have real estate and stock investments, and you live in very cheap places? Is it really necessary to work, should you not be set for life already?
Great questions, it's maybe a curse or something on those lines. In my family we've always worked my first job was a paper route before i hit double digits. It's what the Rock family does, my grand father is 83 and still does house building work becuase he wants too. For me, i cannot just retire and do nothing, i'd seriously cause self harm if i let myself go that slow. I feel life is a game and im always trying to build up more and get more. So to answer your question, 100% could go back to Hawaii chill in my house and never worry again, but the follow up "Would i want too?" 100% no, maybe im mentally built different than others, or its a family curse. But i don't see myself ever slowing down, i personally see no value, fun, or benefit Not saying its wrong as many do this...Just for me, i couldn't do it Ahh the teaching, is typically for work permits and long term stay. Plus to get in to some very hard to reach remote areas in Vietnam and Thailand it required me to take in jobs. Funny enough a lot of teaching jobs i took outside main cities in Asia paid stupidly low, but the value wasn't the money for me One of my favorite memories was living with a Hmong family for 2 months in NW Vietnam in a small town North of Lau Chao that bordered China..you could litterly touch China for their back yard... Fun times
Don't be a fool, the secret to keeping SEA a paradise for yourself is to have $600,000 or more saved up from your high paying job in the EU or USA. Put the $600,000 into a safe inflation adjusted bond that earns 4% or more and you are set for life in paradise in South East Asia. The interest will be about $2,000 a month for you to live on. Any additional savings on top of the $600,000 will just be a bonus or money for a rainy day that you don't really need. Most of my broke friends can get $600,000 just by selling their over priced house in the USA. Others can get the $600,000 from their retirement account if they pay a 10% penalty.
I'm not following this logic, 600k in SE Asia is over kill to start but to sell a house and put it in the US Bonds? That's an odd move, with the massive inflation going up, Sallie Mae not being able to rebuy a BUNCH of US Bonds and many default loans from CN to America happening not to mention employment rates and .....well this goes on a long time I get your idea, sweet deal but sadly that won't fly in 2024, in the 80's , 100% Me personally i got in to Crypto and Stocks and i made that my job to the point i was able to buy new passports and live carefree This video is more of a story of how I just had a "Stupid" yet drunk idea bought a ticket and i went from that slave life mind set to free. If that is being a fool, Call me "King Fool", i'll accept it in that case :)
@@EndlessTravels Inflation adjusted treasury bond adjusts with the rise in inflation, so you are protected against inflation. You are not stuck in bonds forever, if you ever thought you want to do something else with your money a few years down the line, you can always sell your US treasury bonds and get the market rate for it in cash. Inflation adjusted treasuries bonds are the safest place for your investment money right now when the stock markets and cryptos are near an all time high and the yield curve have been inverted for over 2 years. You would be a gambler with your hard earned money to be invested in stocks and cryptos now when they are almost making record breaking valuation levels and interest yield curve are inverted for so long and so deep. The only other times in history when we had record high levels for stocks while the interest yield curve is inverted was back in 1929 and 2008.
@@EndlessTravels He's right. 600K in a safe income-generating bond (US Treasury) and you're set for life in SEA. I know many who could do it with $400k.
First, the term "digital nomad" is a dirty word, as it's pushed by people who sell ebooks and other trash to teach people how to become a DN. Most of these people don't make much of a living. And it's a dead-end venture. The digital nomad movement has always been a scam from day 1. Second, you claim to be an engineer but I'm quite sure this is not so. Please tell me what kind of engineer and where you went to university.
Dirty word? I got some dirty word and it doesn't invovle the term Nomad. Are we aware of this word? ANyways nothing wrong with a good ebook if it is providing value to someone and improving their lives or mind set. Engineer, i finished as a computer Engineer at Univesrity of Washington, out in Seattle. Luckly got out of there before it turned into what it is today. But like most students i studied Computer engineering for software and management, but ended up doing chemical engineer on micro processors. And now i do none of it and travel and do digital work. It's wild how much and how fast our live can change compared to our parents isn't it? My mother or father would have never imaged making such changes and as many in a life time.
@@EndlessTravels Seems odd. Chemical engineers don't do anything with microprocessors. And the digital nomad movement is a total lie and scam. Hope you find what you're looking for.
WOw, you seem angry. You come on here attacking my degree not understanding what a checmial engineer is. You think they just make windex? Your aware a microprocessor is a LOT more than metal right? And a digital nomad is a movement? You also aware NOMAD itself is over a 3000 year old term, the digital aspect is just moving off of what our parents used to do being statationary.. Im not really sure your take, you seem to hate me or want to judge me with a lack of understanding of what an engineer is and are Anti-Freedom. Best of luck to ya,
May have mentioned somewhere, but what kind of engineer ? Working (like a slave/dog) the best decades of your life so you can enjoy whatever years left (when you are old & ill health) just terrible !!
Oh i did long ago in another video, i should have here. I went to Uni for Computer Engineering, a step up after a Microsoft guy told me while interning that "Software development" degrees are a dead future, as Engineers replace them. At my last job though i worked as a Chemical Engineer in a micro processor company
What credit card do you recommend? Just curious - lots of good ones, but not all are great for international purchases...
Personally i use a Fidility credit card for its stock/crypto buy in perks. A LOT of back packers and long term expats prefer the Chase Shapire. I do not plan on returning to America to live, so the values are not the best for me.
My Old card was an AMEX, but i found out real quick even though the benefits are amazing, its hard to use it in Asia and when i can it's expensive to use
You wanna stick to Visa for sure when it comes to international acceptance. Benefits will depend on what your looking to do, travel more *Flying points*, stocks *BTC buy ins*, or even hotel benefits. Check out Gemini and type in there their what benefits you'd want and ask it to find you the top 10 cards in 2024 for it.
This is something i tend to do every few years to update
@@EndlessTravels Thanks! Very helpful. I've heard Schwab checking is a go to as well because they reimburse international withdraws. I'll look into the Fidelity card. Thanks again...
You mentioned the phone number service. Was it talk a phone or something?
It's called "Talkatone"
I am not sure if its on android but for iphone it does good for me no issues over the years.
Probably should have done it earlier in life.
Maybe, but then i wouldn't have gotten were i did. A lot of my younger time was military, uni, than engineering until i relized "Whoa this is going to be a long dead ended road"
I am currently in my first year at an international school and while new and exciting. But I am not convinced if I will stick with it long term but it's a step and specialized. I find your content helpful and inspiring me to consider future options.
But I would like the sites that you are using for a US phone number and remote address as I am looking for the same.
Hey thats great to hear, our fiture isn't for say dark but the light is dim. It' def going to be an interesting next 5 to 7 years.
You sound like you know your direction so your already head of most
The questions you had though
The phone app is on IOS called "talkatone" i pay 2 or 3 dollars a month for never changing, for me its worth it, i've had the samenumber for like 4 years
For digital PO Box, US Global mail dot coooom is waht i use, it allows you to select a state and also the normal stuff like check cashing, mail forwarding ext, i paid like 110$ i think for the year.
Hope it helps
Great video
I don't get something. Why cannot you just retire? You had high paying jobs at the boom of software engineering, you have real estate and stock investments, and you live in very cheap places? Is it really necessary to work, should you not be set for life already?
Great questions, it's maybe a curse or something on those lines. In my family we've always worked my first job was a paper route before i hit double digits. It's what the Rock family does, my grand father is 83 and still does house building work becuase he wants too.
For me, i cannot just retire and do nothing, i'd seriously cause self harm if i let myself go that slow. I feel life is a game and im always trying to build up more and get more.
So to answer your question, 100% could go back to Hawaii chill in my house and never worry again, but the follow up "Would i want too?"
100% no, maybe im mentally built different than others, or its a family curse. But i don't see myself ever slowing down, i personally see no value, fun, or benefit
Not saying its wrong as many do this...Just for me, i couldn't do it
Ahh the teaching, is typically for work permits and long term stay. Plus to get in to some very hard to reach remote areas in Vietnam and Thailand it required me to take in jobs. Funny enough a lot of teaching jobs i took outside main cities in Asia paid stupidly low, but the value wasn't the money for me
One of my favorite memories was living with a Hmong family for 2 months in NW Vietnam in a small town North of Lau Chao that bordered China..you could litterly touch China for their back yard...
Fun times
Don't be a fool, the secret to keeping SEA a paradise for yourself is to have $600,000 or more saved up from your high paying job in the EU or USA. Put the $600,000 into a safe inflation adjusted bond that earns 4% or more and you are set for life in paradise in South East Asia. The interest will be about $2,000 a month for you to live on. Any additional savings on top of the $600,000 will just be a bonus or money for a rainy day that you don't really need. Most of my broke friends can get $600,000 just by selling their over priced house in the USA. Others can get the $600,000 from their retirement account if they pay a 10% penalty.
I'm not following this logic, 600k in SE Asia is over kill to start but to sell a house and put it in the US Bonds? That's an odd move, with the massive inflation going up, Sallie Mae not being able to rebuy a BUNCH of US Bonds and many default loans from CN to America happening not to mention employment rates and .....well this goes on a long time
I get your idea, sweet deal but sadly that won't fly in 2024, in the 80's , 100%
Me personally i got in to Crypto and Stocks and i made that my job to the point i was able to buy new passports and live carefree
This video is more of a story of how I just had a "Stupid" yet drunk idea bought a ticket and i went from that slave life mind set to free.
If that is being a fool, Call me "King Fool", i'll accept it in that case :)
false. if youre making 2-5k per month. you can live pretty comfortably in SE Asia. If youre making 10k a month then you can live abundantly over there
@@EndlessTravels Inflation adjusted treasury bond adjusts with the rise in inflation, so you are protected against inflation. You are not stuck in bonds forever, if you ever thought you want to do something else with your money a few years down the line, you can always sell your US treasury bonds and get the market rate for it in cash. Inflation adjusted treasuries bonds are the safest place for your investment money right now when the stock markets and cryptos are near an all time high and the yield curve have been inverted for over 2 years. You would be a gambler with your hard earned money to be invested in stocks and cryptos now when they are almost making record breaking valuation levels and interest yield curve are inverted for so long and so deep. The only other times in history when we had record high levels for stocks while the interest yield curve is inverted was back in 1929 and 2008.
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@@EndlessTravels He's right. 600K in a safe income-generating bond (US Treasury) and you're set for life in SEA. I know many who could do it with $400k.
First, the term "digital nomad" is a dirty word, as it's pushed by people who sell ebooks and other trash to teach people how to become a DN. Most of these people don't make much of a living. And it's a dead-end venture. The digital nomad movement has always been a scam from day 1. Second, you claim to be an engineer but I'm quite sure this is not so. Please tell me what kind of engineer and where you went to university.
Dirty word? I got some dirty word and it doesn't invovle the term Nomad. Are we aware of this word? ANyways nothing wrong with a good ebook if it is providing value to someone and improving their lives or mind set. Engineer, i finished as a computer Engineer at Univesrity of Washington, out in Seattle. Luckly got out of there before it turned into what it is today.
But like most students i studied Computer engineering for software and management, but ended up doing chemical engineer on micro processors.
And now i do none of it and travel and do digital work.
It's wild how much and how fast our live can change compared to our parents isn't it? My mother or father would have never imaged making such changes and as many in a life time.
@@EndlessTravels Seems odd. Chemical engineers don't do anything with microprocessors. And the digital nomad movement is a total lie and scam. Hope you find what you're looking for.
WOw, you seem angry. You come on here attacking my degree not understanding what a checmial engineer is. You think they just make windex? Your aware a microprocessor is a LOT more than metal right?
And a digital nomad is a movement? You also aware NOMAD itself is over a 3000 year old term, the digital aspect is just moving off of what our parents used to do being statationary..
Im not really sure your take, you seem to hate me or want to judge me with a lack of understanding of what an engineer is and are Anti-Freedom.
Best of luck to ya,
Did you sneak in plandemicDid you sneak in plandemic?? Haha
I did none of such..how dare you :) :)
May have mentioned somewhere, but what kind of engineer ? Working (like a slave/dog) the best decades of your life so you can enjoy whatever years left (when you are old & ill health) just terrible !!
Oh i did long ago in another video, i should have here. I went to Uni for Computer Engineering, a step up after a Microsoft guy told me while interning that "Software development" degrees are a dead future, as Engineers replace them.
At my last job though i worked as a Chemical Engineer in a micro processor company