How I live in comfort on a thousand dollars a month.
Don't believe me? Then you haven't been to the right places. If you live in the Canada or Japan you'll know how high the cost of living is and $1,000 does not pay for very much.
But that's an distorted situation. Living on planet earth does not have to be expensive. In most countries a thousand dollars a month gets you all you need and not just at subsistence level.
For some inspiration about which places this applies to take a look at
http://www.27ways.ca/country_list.htm It's a complete listing of the countries of the
world. Although there are obviously some which aren't suitable, you'll see that the choice of possible locations is huge.
By making a list of the items you need to pay for every month at home and then repeating the same for other countries you will see how it is that I'm telling you that you don't need much money to live well. I did this for a comparison between
living in London, UK or living in San Miguel Allende, Mexico.
Taking into consideration accommodation, food, transport, entertainment the cost of living in London is 12 times more expensive San Miguel. Not only that, but most people would say that the quality of life there is better too.
So why struggle to make enough to live in a country that is too expensive? Even on a low income by western standards you have many options.
Read my article
http://www.27ways.ca/why_work_retire_now.htm
Robert Seviour grew up in the UK and has lived in six other countries.
He is a writer and seminar presenter on business topics (see http://www.seviourbooks.com) and living abroad. Read other articles by him at http://www.27ways.ca