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8 years ago
Is there REALLY nowhere I can go?
8 years ago
I've been researching alot in the past couple of months about living abroad. I'm 43 and for the last 5 years have been making a steady livable income as freelance digital artist. I'm the stereotypical starving artist pulling in just enough to get by (a hair less than 20kUS per year) and have been wanting to move somewhere that maybe I can do more than just survive.
I lived abroad for a couple years when I was much younger but was bumming it off the radar. Much older now so I'd rather go legit :P
But it seems impossible. I'm not retired, don't have 25k to lock up in a CD as an "investor", not a student, and I don't have a college degree. I had a 20 year career as software engineer but when I started my career the universities were woefully behind and self taught coders were the norm so ... no fancy degree.
One of the wonderful benefits to what I do is it makes zero difference where I live.. but it looks there's no where I can go and it's soooo discouraging.
Are there ANY countries that I might have a hope of going toam i stuck ? :P
Many thanks to anyone with advice, tips or answers.
I lived abroad for a couple years when I was much younger but was bumming it off the radar. Much older now so I'd rather go legit :P
But it seems impossible. I'm not retired, don't have 25k to lock up in a CD as an "investor", not a student, and I don't have a college degree. I had a 20 year career as software engineer but when I started my career the universities were woefully behind and self taught coders were the norm so ... no fancy degree.
One of the wonderful benefits to what I do is it makes zero difference where I live.. but it looks there's no where I can go and it's soooo discouraging.
Are there ANY countries that I might have a hope of going toam i stuck ? :P
Many thanks to anyone with advice, tips or answers.
