multicolorKnight

How to make less money?

https://lemmy.world/post/33047027

How to make less money? - Lemmy.World

I have been reading Hickman’s Hinterlands [https://shagbark.substack.com/p/how-to-live-on-432-a-month-in-america] and am intrigued with the idea of trying to escape American Money Culture by moving to someplace relatively cheap and obscure. This is not (IMO) some post-apocalypse, hunter gatherer lifestyle, just going to some neglected place with a lower cost of living. The trick is, how to take advantage of it? Still need some money. How does one make a reliable, lower income without either demeaning yourself or constantly worrying about how to pay the bills? The local economies in these places are not too lucrative - that’s why they are cheap. One can publish online as Hickman does, but I can’t write that well. Selling crafts might be an option. Any other ideas?

Jul 16, 2025 at 12:44pmWeb
Show threadbalderdashJul 16, 2025

Find remote work. Even better if freelance. Save up money for travel expenses and emergencies. Travel the world while sending in your work digitally. If you’re an American citizen, you’ll still have to pay taxes even though you’re not living in the states (“land of the free” btw).

If you’re asking what type of work you should do, it depends on your skills and interests. Computer programming, graphic design, technical writing, etc. If you’re not already established in a lucrative area that supports remote work then you have some years of work before you can make the move. Plan accordingly in the meantime.

Show threadnyloJul 16, 2025
on the off chance it applies to you, the FEIE rules state that if you spend 330 days out of a 12 consecutive month period of time, you don’t have to pay taxes on the money you made during that time
Foreign earned income exclusion – Physical presence test | Internal Revenue Service

You meet the physical presence test if you are physically present in a foreign country or countries 330 full days during a period of 12 consecutive months.

Show threadCheradenineJul 16, 2025
Define “some” money. If your needs are actually basic, roof over your head, food, like that, then there are many places you can go.
Show threadPandantic [they/them]Jul 16, 2025
Idk what’s up with the downvotes, but I think people should read the whole article/blog post before they downvote. This dude’s living car-less, which at least should excite some of you.