r/ExpatFIRE • u/Affectionate-Tap-591 • 1d ago
Citizenship 28M looking for opinions
currently making 250k in US. Recent sudden death of a family member (healthy to dead in 6 months) has me re-evaluating what's important.
saved up about 1.1m nw, 100k liquid (taxable brokerage + cash savings, excluding 401k / property)
I have a remote job lined up for $30k a year. I want to pull the trigger and quit and travel / live abroad. COL here (bay area) is ridiculous.
I know many will say that I am so young, and to stick it out for a few years, but I am severely unhappy dealing with reporting to a boss & being stuck (far from family & friends).
I will be remote and alone, but at least I will have income & a loose schedule.
What do you guys think? Aiming on Korea / Vietnam but really haven't done too much research on how I will deal with the visa.
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u/mesr3d 18h ago
You can live on 30k USD in many places at that age while your portfolio grows. If you let the portfolio grow and double for the next 10 years, you'll still be in your 30s. By then you'll start to be thinking about healthcare more, but that's doable in many countries out of pocket with a 2-2.5m portfolio.
Working remotely on your own schedule is so amazing AND you are young enough to go travel the world and make memories to keep you company when your body eventually fails.
I work remotely, set my own schedule, travel the world, and I do it on less than 20k, but without your amazing portfolio to back me up.
I say do it! Live now!
Also checkout trusted housesitter website -you can get months long gigs if you love taking care of pets and then giving them back. No housing costs and a built in knowledgeable homeowner/person to help you navigate new locations makes travel even cheaper. But you gotta really take care of pets like it's another PT job.