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Hi, I've been traveling for about 15 years and a lot of US Americans are justifiably upset to be living in their country right now.

If you have a remote job that pays over $500 USD a month, there are dozens of other countries you can be living in. If you make closer to $1000 USD a month remotely, the world is wide open.

If you don't have a remote job yet, teaching English on or offline pays at least $1600 a month for 25 hours of work a week.

You can use the extra time and money to figure out how to get closer to your dream job, dream country or chill out and watch movies or play video games.

You can also access health care, education or other basic civil amenities that may be unaffordable or inaccessible in the US, if those are a concern.

Plane tickets Sep. 2025 from the US:

Canada: $16 Colombia: $46 Panama $96 Ireland, Germany, Norway, Italy: $147-149 Japan: $209 Thailand: $221 Vietnam: $267 Taiwan; $272

Stay out of the US 11 out of 12 months(calendar year, not tax year) and you don't pay federal income tax that year.

Let me know if you have any questions.

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Haha, no. I get similar questions every time I share flight prices with Americans, though.

I think the relative geographic isolation of the US lends itself to viewing travel as less attainable than it is.

[-] Crashumbc@lemmy.world 6 points 1 day ago

Please post the actual website you're getting those prices from...

These prices are from skyscanner.com

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FAQ


are there requirements to be an ESL teacher other than being a fluent English speaker?

nope.

some countries and schools require a TEFL certificate or prefer candidates with an associate's degree depending on the position, but if you want to teach English, all you need is to be a fluent English speaker.


how can you afford to travel long-term?

The cost of living in most countries is around $500 USD a month for transportation, rent, utilities and food altogether; teaching English pays $2000 USD a month with zero qualifications or experience.

every month I taught English, I had a few extra months of my cost of living.

I taught English for about 7 years.

as long as you're making more than 500 USD a month remotely in any job, you can travel long-term.


What's the best country?

Depends on what you're looking for.

For backpacking, Japan. For natural history museums, Ireland. For food, China. For cost of living, Cambodia or India.

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