Expat Class – upcoming class info!!

To help you move abroad on a budget!!

I’m currently creating a class that I’m super excited about. 

I want to help people who want to move abroad, do it. Maybe you’re unhappy in your home country or maybe you’re ready for a change, or maybe you can’t afford to keep living where you are. For me, it was all three. No matter your reason or reasons, each one is valid!

I’ve always been a figurative cheerleader. I’m not the person who will tell you that you can’t do something. I’m the person who will cheer you on, lead you down the path of achievement and empower you along the way.

While the class is mainly focused on becoming an expat/living abroad, I also touch on living as a digital nomad or vanlifer. And with all three, the one constant is: doing it on a budget. 

I’ve done all three, and accomplished each one mostly by myself. I didn’t hire a relocation company, though if that’s your route, I support that too. I didn’t have the budget for it. So instead I learned through sweat and tears plus a few unfortunate accidents that did produce some blood as well. 😬

It’s my goal to help others have a smoother ride than I did. I made a lot of costly mistakes that were also time consuming. But I also conducted a lot of research over the past several years. And if you’ve read any of my other resource heavy articles like language learning or Greece; you’ll know I do my due diligence!

This class is specifically designed to empower you and help you narrow down your options so you can make the best choice for your move.

The focus is to get you on your way by helping you through the first steps. Some of the content is thought provoking and other parts cover actionable steps. It’s a blueprint of exactly what I did in order to get into a van, live as a digital nomad and ultimately move from the US to Portugal.

The modules include:

Module 1: Your Decision (Mindset) which covers your fears, how to manage naysayers in your life, and a deep dive into your dreams of the future.

Module 2: Figuring out where to go. This covers places you can live for under $2,000 a month and others you can live for under $1,000 a month. This module also covers the practicalities of what to do with your phone, your bank accounts, wifi/hot spots and more.

Module 3: Finances and budgeting. While it’s sometimes uncomfortable to look at this piece, it’s important to get a handle on your finances in order to get where you want to go. While I do provide a lot of resources for ways to earn abroad/remotely as well as work/live exchanges, this is not the focus of this class.

Module 4: Minimizing which is self-explanatory but we go in-depth here. I will walk you through the easiest, most painless way to get this done and we’ll look at your options of storage vs. getting rid of it all. I provide you with ways to make all of this easier for you. We cover packing, whether to get that storage unit or not, and discuss options for having your items shipped to your new country.  

In each of these modules I delve into the psychology of each topic, a little bit of science, people’s emotions (yours and those around you) as well as all the practical information you’ll need to move forward on the next steps of your adventure.

This class isn’t focused on visas though I do provide resources. It’s not funneling you to my relocation company. I don’t have one but can provide recommendations if that’s the way you want to go. It’s a stand alone class to help you get off the couch and on your way!

It’s scheduled to release at the end of October and I will be offering a super discounted early bird special in September which includes lifetime access for the main content and all future modules. There will be at least two more stand-alone modules: vanlife and digital nomading.

After the class launches I’ll raise the price, and offer separate tiers. Tier one is the class only. Tier two includes the class and a one-on-one consultation with me. Tier three will include the one-on-one consultation and 4-6 weeks of weekly (live and recorded) hour long zoom Q&A’s.

However, none of this is “set in stone” and I’d love to hear from YOU about what you’d like to see in the upcoming class! Please let me know your thoughts here!

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