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When Jen Barnett and Brett Andrews started seriously thinking of leaving the U.S., they had a few parameters for their new home. "We say we have red state money — we don't have blue state money," Barnett, 52, tells CNBC Make It. In 2022, they visited Merida, the capital city of the Yucatan state in Mexico, and fell in love. They pay themselves a combined salary of $3,000 per month, "which is close to the average salary in Merida and covers our needs," Barnett says. Here's how some of the costs stack up between Alabama and Mexico.
Persons: Jen Barnett, Brett Andrews, Barnett, Andrews Organizations: U.S, CNBC Locations: Birmingham , Alabama, America, Merida, Yucatan, Mexico, Alabama
Barnett says the amount of research she and Andrews poured into their relocation project prompted them to start their own travel company, Expatsi, to help other Americans explore their options to move abroad. Launching a travel company for American expatsBarnett and Andrews went back to basics to figure out what city to live in. In March 2024, Barnett and Andrews led a group of 30 Americans around Portugal for 10 days and Spain for 12 on their inaugural Expatsi scouting trip. Americans who dream of moving abroad are getting help from travel companies like Expatsi, which offers scouting trips to international cities. So far, Expatsi travelers have mostly been women ranging in age from 22 to 80 with a cluster around 40 to 65, Barnett says.
Persons: Brett Andrews, Jen Barnett, Barnett, Andrews, expats Barnett, We've, Roe, Wade, Expatsi, Expatsi's, Joe Biden, Donald Trump Organizations: U.S ., U.S, Portugal, CNBC, Google Locations: Alabama, Mexico, Birmingham , Alabama, Canada, Vancouver, U.S, Cigna, Portugal, Spain, France, Italy
She recently went on a 10-day scouting trip in Portugal with the travel group Expatsi. McGowan was part of the inaugural trip from Expatsi, a company that helps Americans move abroad through community groups and weeks-long guided scouting tours. The choose-your-own-stay model can help foster a stronger sense of community among the travel group. Expatsi hosted 30 Americans for a 10-day trip to Portugal and 12-day trip to Spain in May. She says she's still friends with some of the people she met while on the scouting trip while exploring on her own and thrift shopping — her hobby and side hustle.
Persons: Ikiah McGowan, McGowan, Joe Biden, Donald Trump, It's, Jen Barnett, Expatsi, Masha Sutherlin, she's, I've, She'd, that's, Barnett, Austin Organizations: CNBC, Google, Black Locations: Austin, Portugal, Expatsi, Spain, U.S, Malta, Guatemala, Colombia, Tiktok, Deel, Lisbon
Two Gen Xers who moved to Austria from the US said they had more freedom and fewer anxieties. But after some thought, the 53-year-old decided to move up his retirement plans and relocate to his wife's home country of Austria. Many Americans are moving to Austria recently for employment opportunities and to improve their quality of life. Austria also ranks in the top 10 globally for safety, healthcare, and infrastructure, which Barnett said was "super rare." "I don't have any interest in leaving Austria," Valentine said.
Persons: Xers, Michael Valentine, he's, Valentine, Jen Barnett, Barnett, Austria's, it's, Michael Valentine Valentine, acclimated, workweek, Lewis, Rick Lewis Rick Lewis Organizations: Service, US, University of Innsbruck Locations: Austria, Europe, Vienna, Innsbruck, Wall, Silicon, Michigan, Linz, America, Innsbruck Valentine, Italy, Croatia, Detroit, China, Ohio, Austrian, South Korea, Switzerland, Russia, Bahamas, Africa
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