Does Living Abroad Stretch Your Dollars?

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How much can you stretch your dollars outside the U.S.?

You want to retire in a place that’s LGBTQ-friendly? Yet, most LGBTQ-friendly cities in the US are ridiculously expensive. What if you retire abroad? Here’s how you can stretch your dollars further! Meanwhile, grab your free copy of the 5 Building Blocks of a Happy Gay Life.

Hear Brent and Michael’s digital nomad story:

Stretch your dollars in these LGBTQ friendly cities abroad

Brent Hartinger and Michael Jensen are a longtime gay couple who sold their house in Seattle in 2017 to travel the world as digital nomads. Both Brent and Michael work as novelists, and they write about their travels at Brent and Michael Are Going Places. Their experiences as gay nomads have also been featured on CBS Sunday Morning, LGBTQ Nation and in The New York Times.

On this episode of Queer Money®, Brent and Michael join us to offer advice for queer folks who want to retire abroad, explaining how they spend much less traveling the world than they did living in Seattle. They address the logistics of being a digital nomad, offering insight on managing your taxes, securing health insurance and navigating the visa application process from country to country. Listen in to understand how travel has given Brent and Michael an appreciation for other cultures and find out if becoming a digital nomad or expat living abroad is a good fit for you!

“If you’re going to consider moving abroad, you do need to make a mind shift, and you do need to stop thinking American standards are the end-all and be-all.” -Michael Jensen Click To Tweet

Topics covered on stretching your dollars

Brent and Michael’s criticism of the materialistic American lifestyle
Brent and Michael’s advice for queer folks who want to retire in an LGBTQ-friendly city abroad
Brent and Michael’s experience as a gay couple in conservative countries around the world
How Brent and Michael spend much less traveling the world than they did living in Seattle
Why Brent and Michael work with an accountant who specializes in digital nomads to manage their taxes
The value in joining Facebook groups for digital nomads or expats
Why Brent and Michael keep an ACA policy in the US and buy travel medical insurance
Examples of how healthcare costs are much lower in the rest of the world than in the US
Brent and Michael’s insight on how the visa application process varies from country to country
The language barrier associated with travel (and why English speakers don’t have to worry about it)
How travel has given Brent and Michael an appreciation for other cultures and a better perspective of just how privileged they are
Why Brent and Michael plan to be gay nomads for a very long time