I know Josh has discussed multiple times on his streams that it's a good idea to escape the US. I assume that is not a controversial position to take here, but the question remains: how? There are a limited number of skills and jobs one can get that would allow them to move anywhere and work completely independent of the country they are in. I think Josh is in a unique position where he has really created something amazing (KF) and is just getting fucked over by Payment Processors and Banks; if the comptroller's regulation is enacted properly and everything goes according to plan (fingers crossed) he is in a very good position to make money long term, plus he has the skills he developed over years of keeping this place up with countries pointing nuclear artillery at it.
Any of you here have any plans on ways to effectively escape America and still continue to make money? My current profession (traditional engineering) does not lend itself well to travel. Any ideas would be appreciated.
There are a number of potential options. Coding, yes. Anything online requiring freelance.
I know of a few individuals who finance their international lifestyle by being teleworking truck dispatches, but that requires a little experience. The entry to that field is 9-11 emergency dispatch, which has a very low bar of entry and good pay and benefits. Soul destroying work.
They're are a number of potential jobs in the western world that are seasonal and also have a pay rate that would enable international travel in the off season. Anything in northern oil fields, a number of pretty good agricultural jobs, wildfire or land management agency seasonal technical work (range technicians, biologists). Also to consider is any job that pays reasonably well and is self directed, so that yearly sabaticals visiting potential locations can be undertaken.
Another thing to take into consideration is that with modest savings and learning a hands-on skillset, you can very quickly establish an upper middle class lifestyle in a third world shithole by starting a business funded with your first world job. The actual value of your total assets would decrease, but quality of life may increase. Depends on the location. Many countries have provisions for visa extensions for those starting business, and a citizenship path for those with a investment threshold.
Or just commit massive credit fraud, ditch out with all of it in Monero, and larp as Mcfee.
Do it the old fashioned way and join the French Foreign Legion.
They've been trying to cut back on western applicants for a good long time now, especially if they do not speak any French. For some reason I remember reading that a lot of Mongolians are joining.
