Why I’m Most Glad I Left the USA

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  • čas přidán 29. 09. 2020
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    Why did I renounce my US citizenship? In this video, Andrew discusses American politics, recent events, America First, and why he left the US.
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  • @gvangm9334
    @gvangm9334 Před 2 lety +148

    I spent 6 years, several thousand dollars to USCIS, and 70% of my energy and mental health getting US citizenship and I regret it! I'm in research on how to renounce it and get back my Georgian citizenship. I had no idea that I should have reported to the IRS that I have some properties in Georgia and now I'm going to be taxed because of that although they haven't been purchased after becoming a US citizen. This is absolutely crazy. Only if I had all this information before becoming a citizen would be a lifesaver. This isn't the country of freedom. It is a country of paying taxes in every step you make. Even when you fart. I feel like something is suffocating me to breathe properly.

    • @zuzanazuscinova5209
      @zuzanazuscinova5209 Před 2 lety

      Only ever get a green card if you're foreign born.

    • @ricardoalejandrosaldana633
      @ricardoalejandrosaldana633 Před 2 lety +9

      So if you own property or have income and then you become a us citizen you have to pay taxes or your offshore property and income from a different country ?

    • @suzygirl1843
      @suzygirl1843 Před 2 lety +13

      Well, that's what happens when you give the power to the highest percentile. They evade taxes while you compensate.

    • @brahmaistrash.indiaisatoil5292
      @brahmaistrash.indiaisatoil5292 Před 2 lety +15

      I am from Algeria and I am a US citizen. I own 3 properties in Algeria and they never taxed me. Why would you tell them you have foreign properties? You put your foot in the mouth my friend

    • @prospectelectric2201
      @prospectelectric2201 Před 2 lety

      nOMAD CAPITALIST HAS ANOTHER VIDEO EXPLAINING THIS ISSUE

  • @williamm8069
    @williamm8069 Před 3 lety +454

    I have lived outside the US for almost 20 years and have traveled to about 50 countries and no way do I have plans of returning to the U.S. I think the U.S. peaked in the 1950s with a couple of tech bursts in the 80s, but now the competition has caught up, and now there are so many more places with more freedom, higher quality of life, and ease of living than the U.S. Beautiful painting in your office by the way.

    • @williamm8069
      @williamm8069 Před 3 lety +45

      @Andrew H Scandanavia probably has the best overall quality of life on the planet. I love living in mountainous rural areas with a lot of agriculture full of fresh air and plenty of mountain biking. It all depends on what you need to be happy.

    • @1439315
      @1439315 Před 2 lety +29

      Vacationed in Europe 3 weeks & lived in England 6 months 1994. Loved it. People were normal.

    • @Englisheasy2
      @Englisheasy2 Před 2 lety +9

      omg!!! you are kidding?? i couldnt get papers in us for 12 years!!!! i am crying every day that i cant come back to us

    • @tahiti1
      @tahiti1 Před 2 lety +12

      Great Donald impersonation 👍

    • @jonz8482
      @jonz8482 Před 2 lety +10

      @@Englisheasy2 you're not from there so stop trolling..

  • @kenturner6403
    @kenturner6403 Před 3 lety +62

    Living in Mexico since 2017. Best decision of my life.

    • @Acteaon
      @Acteaon Před 3 lety +3

      Can I ask how u did it? I go all the time.

    • @koreaboo1437
      @koreaboo1437 Před 3 lety +4

      I would love live Mexico

    • @ToxicasBeginnings
      @ToxicasBeginnings Před 18 dny

      I'm on my way. To Tepic Nayarit to stay for good. I get so much backlash at my choice to leave.
      I feel strong in my decision to go. Mexico has changed tremendously in the past 10 years. And all I see is that it has made great strides in making Mexico a better place for all the people of the country.
      I'm taking a road trip from California to my home in Mexico next month. And I'm so excited to finally be on the brink of running away from my American home.
      Viva Mexico!!!!!

  • @jgroenveld1268
    @jgroenveld1268 Před 3 lety +200

    My Mother an American married my Dad who is a New Zealander and migrated to NZ. My mother surrendered her US citizenship in 2018 with the utmost hesitation but she couldn't comprehend the need to do US tax returns when she hasn't permanently lived in the country for over 30 years. She also retained it just incase I wanted to apply for US citizenship before I turned 18 but I said no at the time. I'm proud of my American heritage but I identify as a New Zealander.

    • @mrsporty9669
      @mrsporty9669 Před 2 lety +13

      Good choice. No doubt NZ is much better country. Good luck

    • @ricardobarahona3939
      @ricardobarahona3939 Před 2 lety +4

      @A M Nah New Zealand’s WAY better. Its incredibly pathetic to cry about wearing a face mask and being a vaccinated to go to public areas.

    • @boskee
      @boskee Před 2 lety +3

      @A M Ah, an antivax cultist.

    • @boskee
      @boskee Před 2 lety +9

      @A M I know you don't trust health professionals, but those pills your psychiatrist prescribed - you need to take them or you'll slip back into your delusions. I hope you get better.

    • @DomingoDeSantaClara
      @DomingoDeSantaClara Před 2 lety +2

      @A M yes,it's just awful we have all those live people.

  • @misaventuras6995
    @misaventuras6995 Před 2 lety +43

    Hard to find people nowadays that are moderate and not 100% polarized, thanks for expressing those so needed views.

  • @girlonfire2.076
    @girlonfire2.076 Před 3 lety +84

    There are so many homeless in us cities it's unsanitary gross an third world. ..I want to leave so bad

    • @Thepuggleparty
      @Thepuggleparty Před 2 lety +5

      I’m with you 👏🏼

    • @briangbur8743
      @briangbur8743 Před 2 lety +1

      You can

    • @Dream-bebe
      @Dream-bebe Před 2 lety

      I am getting a one way ticket to Germany 🇩🇪.

    • @satiricwriter
      @satiricwriter Před 2 lety +13

      To all those who wanna immagrate outta the US this year best of luck from Ireland! Find a new better life where you can.
      I saw how bad things became for you guys and I pity you citizens. You deserve a better, more finacially suitable and safer way to live your lives.
      Political parties divides your own people into fights, student loans are too much for most young adults to pay, homelessness has increased in parts of the US, housing is nowadays hard to buy for to live in
      Not to mention the taxes. The shootings in schools and small towns and people assaulting you for having an opinion that isn't theirs.
      What the Hell happened, US?

    • @CreatorHouseVlogs
      @CreatorHouseVlogs Před 2 lety +9

      Gross? They’re still people

  • @janniapalmer5975
    @janniapalmer5975 Před rokem +15

    The best part of the video was when you said “Peace of mind” that is what I’m running away from America, to run toward.

  • @boondoggle4820
    @boondoggle4820 Před 3 lety +251

    “Being a citizen of countries that are not judgmental”
    You really hit the nail on the head. That is the key thing that bothers me about the US. Not only is the government that way, but the people themselves are competing with each other to be more judgmental. There’s almost this hyper-vigilance to be judgmental and to impose your feelings and beliefs.

    • @dollarchange2917
      @dollarchange2917 Před 3 lety +5

      Society just makes everything worse

    • @bekjohansson3016
      @bekjohansson3016 Před 3 lety +10

      Your so right, I have even found myself being more judgmental in the last few years and it shocks the hello out of me. The only person we can judge is ourself and that shoudl be the same for countries.

    • @telcobilly
      @telcobilly Před 3 lety +18

      And the government is pitting one side against the other to divide us and have us fighting with each other rather than looking where the real problem is. We need to wake the heck up. When I go to the Philippines and come back to America, it's hard to deal with the attitudes here after being in such a friendly place as the Philippines.

    • @briangbur8743
      @briangbur8743 Před 2 lety +8

      Yes America has been going down hill for the last 30 years.

    • @1439315
      @1439315 Před 2 lety +2

      Oppression Special Olympics

  • @michaelashby9654
    @michaelashby9654 Před rokem +10

    2 years later, your decision seems even smarter. The US decline is accelerating.

  • @bicyclist2
    @bicyclist2 Před 3 lety +192

    I completely agree with everything you said. I had the chance to go to major cities in Europe with my girlfriend in 90'. It realy changed my perception of the US and the world. I highly recommend that everyone should leave the country at least once in their lifetime. I would do anything to get the chance to leave again. This time for good. Thanks.

    • @juda8054
      @juda8054 Před 3 lety +26

      @LLT Collection And getting universal healthcare and other safety nets that actually help all its citizens not just the rich.

    • @tjr4459
      @tjr4459 Před 3 lety +16

      Very true, you’ll tend to see the very nationalistic Americans, Make America Great Again voters who have never left the United States and don’t have a passport. And unfortunately it’s that ignorance of the rest of the world gets implemented in policies by the leaders. These folks are also shooting themselves in the foot.

    • @Music-ge8gk
      @Music-ge8gk Před 3 lety +5

      @LLT Collection Isn't obesity greater in US than these other countries who offer universal healthcare? Aren't these countries who are taxed a lot scoring the highest in happiness indices? Have you actually traveled in say Europe?

    • @Music-ge8gk
      @Music-ge8gk Před 3 lety +6

      @LLT Collection Good for you. My experience in dozens of years of travel and stay in multiple countries is a little different. If it matters, I am 'brown' and have had much lower instances of racism vs. places in US midwest where I have also studied and lived.

    • @GUITARTIME2024
      @GUITARTIME2024 Před 3 lety +3

      As someone who has visited Europe for years, and lived there awhile not too long ago, I'd say its really not so different anymore in our Internet world, and English is somewhat more common than years ago. I personally found visiting Asia to be closer to the "this is so different" feeling.

  • @Rachelleluluful
    @Rachelleluluful Před 3 lety +31

    Too expensive, too much corruption, too much gun violence!!! I’m ready to move ASAP! PS I love that painting behind you. It’s beautiful!

    • @selkoa8384
      @selkoa8384 Před 2 lety

      Move to Dubai .awesome place

    • @Shainnelle
      @Shainnelle Před 2 lety +2

      Rachelle Kebaili
      I feel the same way. I'm horrified with the racism, violence and the price of thing's.

    • @AntilleanConfederation
      @AntilleanConfederation Před 9 měsíci

      @@Shainnelleracism? Lol. Try China for extreme racism.

  • @dickielarue1451
    @dickielarue1451 Před 3 lety +39

    I left a long time...Never been happier or healthier in my entire life...Get busy living!

  • @Mr.M_I_T
    @Mr.M_I_T Před 3 lety +265

    Left in 2007 and every day that goes by it solidifies my decision.

    • @SenorJuan2023
      @SenorJuan2023 Před 3 lety +7

      Where are you now?

    • @Mr.M_I_T
      @Mr.M_I_T Před 3 lety +43

      @@SenorJuan2023 St. Maarten at the moment. I tend to rotate between the EU, Caribbean and Colombia. How about yourself?

    • @SenorJuan2023
      @SenorJuan2023 Před 3 lety +28

      @@Mr.M_I_T I'm still in the states, but will leave within 3 years. Probably nomadic for 2 years. Am considering Colombia for long term afterwards.

    • @mobileandroid5299
      @mobileandroid5299 Před 3 lety +52

      I left in 2003. Best f*cking decision I ever made. I have a HUGE client base in the USA, so I didn't want to pay taxes on those earnings. Man, what a difference. I did a grey business from 1999 to 2012 (BIG BUSINESS), but in 1993 I also started this online business. In 2003 I created my Alibaba seller account. Now people send me money X, I take the train in Hong Kong to China buy the product they want for X-Y and keep the difference. I provide such a good service. It blows the mind of the Westerners. I learned to speak Chinese & I've never been freer.... maybe next is SIngapore. Life is f*cking GREAT!

    • @Mr.M_I_T
      @Mr.M_I_T Před 3 lety +13

      @@SenorJuan2023 Cartagena and Barranquilla is my final two choices for the long term as well. I'll be making the move end of next year, spending about 6-7 months a years there. Good luck and just go for it!

  • @LPink-uk7ix
    @LPink-uk7ix Před 3 lety +148

    You said Thailand is doing well, well I am from Thailand and for 88 years people have been trying to fight for freedom for the past 88 years. The government, and the monarchy were so corrupted. Citizens were mainly poor. But looking from the outside in the eyes of the tourists, Thailand is gorgeous, it’s also the land of smiles . But Thai people has no

    • @boboneill6554
      @boboneill6554 Před 3 lety +11

      Visa regulations are burdensome.

    • @laura53ize
      @laura53ize Před 3 lety +14

      I’m so sorry to hear that I been in Thailand and I love your Country absolutely gorgeous and the people are respectful , except for the Chinese there they do t know how to behave, but any way I understand that spending dollars it’s different than working to for bahts.

    • @durbinmitchell
      @durbinmitchell Před 3 lety +9

      Just don't install a us puppet state

    • @DC-uo5hy
      @DC-uo5hy Před 3 lety +2

      I very much love Thailand and the Thai People, also the food. I really thought highly and respected King Rama IX and his wonderfull wife Queen Sirkit. Every monarch must earn the respect of the people. This is true in every country with a Monarch. I pray for the Thai people.

    • @LPink-kp1gh
      @LPink-kp1gh Před 3 lety +14

      @@DC-uo5hy Thank you for your comment for the love of Thailand.
      For the last 6-7 years Thai politic got worse due to the new king Rama X. He controls the legislative and every branch of the governments. The cruelty towards any citizens that violated section 112, which stated no one can make any comments or criticize the monarchy. Many citizens mysteriously disappeared, some escaped to other countries. Thailand is not a democracy country as it appears to the world, but no Thai citizens can say anything. The current King spent taxpayers money despite the fact that he is the most richest man in the world.
      Anyway, if you have an opportunity to go to Thailand as a tourist again, you will not experience anything like those citizens. I wish your next trip to Thailand is better than the first, have a wonderful trip .

  • @DontUputThatEvilOnMe
    @DontUputThatEvilOnMe Před 3 lety +30

    You still don’t understand the threat of China. US and other countries don’t necessarily need to bring all jobs home just stop feeding China. Companies should move to Vietnam, Indonesia, or India.

    • @davelawson2564
      @davelawson2564 Před 3 lety

      you get it . NC is pretty short sighted and dumb to think CCP china is better. Its a ccp dictatorship and taxes are not low either. And rich chinese get out like NC but dumb NC thinks Trump is wrong to criticise china !

    • @pascallaw5909
      @pascallaw5909 Před 3 lety +2

      ​@@davelawson2564 I'm Chinese (to move out to the non-US West). We don't have the kind of global taxation like the US, but we do have internal regulations that prevent our foreign currency from being brought out of the country (though it is anyway). As costs in China are going up, traditional industries are flooding to our neighbour countries, and that is following the logic of gaining more profits by lowering the costs, whether Trump wanted it or not. NC is against the US to the level where this particular nationality is not going to bring him more benefits than drawbacks, especially since he is a nomad. He couldn't justify his expatriation without criticizing the US approaches to addressing their own problems through demonizing China and controlling their own citizens in every possible way.

    • @davelawson2564
      @davelawson2564 Před 3 lety +1

      @Midnight who told you ? the nutcase xi jinping ?

    • @aidankirby8412
      @aidankirby8412 Před 3 lety +2

      China didnt Steal the Jobs. China was GIVEN The jobs from corrupt Politicians and Bankers.. They are not called nation wreckers for no reason...

    • @PortagePete
      @PortagePete Před 3 lety

      @Midnight :-0

  • @myecolife4333
    @myecolife4333 Před 3 lety +105

    I'm glad I left the USA also... I was planning and prepping to leave for years and I left many times and finally I left for good almost 12 years ago because I knew bad was coming for most of my life and I'm 54 now... Adios from the mountains of Guatemala Lake atitlan

    • @reminder4188
      @reminder4188 Před 3 lety +3

      Awesome.

    • @lephilosopheinconnu3952
      @lephilosopheinconnu3952 Před 3 lety +5

      Nice. I also want to leave my hometown. I'm ok with the country but not my hometown. I've lived sometime in the U.S. too. Right now, I'd be willing to live whether in my country or overseas just not my hometown, I have had enough with it I beleive. Greetings from Ecuador

    • @reminder4188
      @reminder4188 Před 3 lety +3

      @@lephilosopheinconnu3952 Do it.

    • @digitallhm8160
      @digitallhm8160 Před 3 lety +3

      I'm so glad that you escaped before it's too late!

    • @TANQ31
      @TANQ31 Před 3 lety +8

      While people in Guatemala move to the US lol 😆

  • @mikeh5629
    @mikeh5629 Před 9 měsíci +11

    I admire you for leaving and finding a better way. I would like to leave but I have kids and grandkids that I like being near. I’m embarrassed by our corrupt government and political system. It’s horrible what politicians and mainstream media has done in the USA.

  • @MarkWilson-ij9jd
    @MarkWilson-ij9jd Před 8 měsíci +5

    Being level headed is a difficult road in North America. I just saw this video, and am surprised that it was released three years ago, not last week. I am a carpenter in Canada, I make way less money than your regular audience (I can crack six figures, but I spend half the year in Brazil). In Canada, on the prairies, I live under snow and ice for six months, and am taxed more than people from the US. I have a highly desirable skill. I have found an ecological reserve in Brazil that is over 15,000 acres big, owned and run by a very wealthy Brazilian man who own part of a gold mine. He is an absolute joy to work with. He has no barriers between his vision and execution. I am going to develop a new way to build sustainable homes that are structurally redundant, and last for hundreds of years. This is viable because of the climate and high quality materials here. No matter how much money I have saved, within the next two years, I'm staying permanently. Rural Brazil is paradise.

  • @saadiaarslanturk2850
    @saadiaarslanturk2850 Před 3 lety +45

    With so many new emerging markets, it makes sense to leave. I left last year and not regretting it.

    • @Carolinapetroska
      @Carolinapetroska Před rokem +5

      I left the Usa many years ago and don't regret it 1 second. So stressful for nothing in the end.

    • @deebee8825
      @deebee8825 Před 9 měsíci

      Where did you go? It's on the back of my mind at times.

  • @telman222
    @telman222 Před 3 lety +41

    So, I live in canada. Everytime I go to the store to buy anything, a lawnmower, a screwdriver, a TV , an electric razor, a shirt, a cell phone it's made outside of the country...usually china. We make nothing here. What we do have is homes. People from China are buying them and bidding up the prices so our kids can't afford to buy them. Do we see any problem here?

    • @pptx24
      @pptx24 Před 3 lety

      I live in Canada and I love it. It’s affordable.

    • @aidankirby8412
      @aidankirby8412 Před 3 lety +1

      Was a group of people responsible for destroying your nation and enacting these policies? Not sure but I was Expelled from 108 Schools but it was Never my Fault...

    • @panchopuskas1
      @panchopuskas1 Před 2 lety +3

      @@pptx24 - I take it you don't live in Vancouver......

  • @leoanderson7872
    @leoanderson7872 Před 3 lety +224

    Your speech and actions are of true Liberty, one that the USA supposedly utters to have but does not provide.
    To sum up what the USA is: False advertisement.

    • @lerryperry
      @lerryperry Před 3 lety +6

      who needs Paris Hilton when you can have the girl next door who is nicer and more beautiful!!

    • @mbw6785
      @mbw6785 Před 3 lety +12

      USA’s largest export is bs

    • @digitallhm8160
      @digitallhm8160 Před 3 lety +1

      So true! You can't be free in the US. Give up your citizenship and get the hell out before it's too late!

    • @leoanderson7872
      @leoanderson7872 Před 3 lety

      @TravPitt Yup, you're right, almost all (like, nearing 100%) of these major issues are coming from blue states/cities. Red have some of these issues found in blue, but the level of which they are present are.. say not exceeding 10% or 5% max.

    • @digitallhm8160
      @digitallhm8160 Před 3 lety +2

      @TravPitt The poorest states in America are ran by Republicans. So you have the freedom to have horrible school districts and high crime due to poverty in Republican ran states. 🤣😂

  • @lesliestenta3084
    @lesliestenta3084 Před 3 lety +42

    I had to leave Hawaii and a job in a hospital for 28 years. Then 3.5 years ago our brilliant politicians and fat governor cut Medicaid and healthcare severely. My hours were cut drastically and many staff were laid and fired. Our ICU was always short staffed and severely short staffed on the weekends. I quit my unstable job and my cobra payment was $600 a month FU HMSA. I retired early and moved overseas 2 years ago. The best decision I have ever made . Hawaii has become unaffordable. Total insanity the price of everything housing, utilities, damn phone bill is outrageous . It wasn’t always like that. When I tell expats from Canada and Europe how high and expensive our healthcare cost, they are shocked

    • @somchai9033
      @somchai9033 Před 3 lety +3

      Leslie Stenta just left Safeway in Hawaii Kai, $15 bacon, $9 gallon of milk etc... ridiculous.

    • @lesliestenta3084
      @lesliestenta3084 Před 3 lety +4

      @Akira S when I grew up in Hawaii 70-80’s, it was great and paradise. One job , lived in a nice townhouse and drove a brand new Celica. No financial stress. Then in the mid 80’s, 2 jobs, always stress and anxiety. We started to have a homeless problem more than 2 decades ago and it has exploded everywhere on the island. Growing up I maybe saw 1-2 homeless at Ala Moana park. The cost of living is double or triple what you pay on the mainland. I visited Colorado and kept asking are you sure it’s only $13 dollars for 2 tacos and wine, did you miss something.

    • @FJB24586
      @FJB24586 Před 10 měsíci

      Can I ask where you went? I’m also thinking of leaving the US. I’m looking at the Philippines, Mexico and Thailand. Any suggestions/info would be much appreciated.

    • @kennethflores-hv7uf
      @kennethflores-hv7uf Před 9 měsíci

      I heard from people in Kauai and service members how ridiculous the prices for everything are. Absolute bonkers

  • @esconsult1
    @esconsult1 Před 3 lety +112

    I’ve been telling people for a long time now that countries like VietnamJamaica, and Thailand are more free that the USA but no one believes me. Thanks for explaining this today Andrew.

    • @badgerden7080
      @badgerden7080 Před 3 lety +25

      Very true. America is only free for the rich.

    • @sandman3881
      @sandman3881 Před 3 lety +19

      You’re an idiot - ever heard of the yellow and red shirts in Thailand?
      In Thailand you are killed for insulting the king. Give us a break. You’re brainwashed by the left.. who ironically want to enslave you more.

    • @skillfuldabest
      @skillfuldabest Před 3 lety +25

      @Ericson Smith I lived in Thailand for 4 years and I’m currently in Vietnam and have been since March. You don’t know what you’re talking about. You can’t even own land in those countries lol

    • @esconsult1
      @esconsult1 Před 3 lety +30

      skillfuldabest ugh you people keep thinking of freedom on the macro level. You think of governments and laws. You’re not thinking of the freedom to do what you want in your own home. Paint whatever color you want. Less local business regulations. How to school and raise your child. No Damned Karen’s. It’s not about Trump or Biden or dems or Republicans. It’s about what you can do. This is why Americans are enslaved now. We focus on the political horse race and not on getting our own house right. We never think or accept the fact that maybe, just maybe we should go where we are individually treated best

    • @esconsult1
      @esconsult1 Před 3 lety +3

      skillfuldabest I think you should go home then since it’s so bad there.

  • @ants-in-my-eyesjohnson1271
    @ants-in-my-eyesjohnson1271 Před 3 lety +107

    I still live in the US and regret not leaving sooner. It's too bad I didn't know any better before I got wrapped up in University debt.

    • @ants-in-my-eyesjohnson1271
      @ants-in-my-eyesjohnson1271 Před 3 lety +3

      @nazsmith You're about 8 yrs too late with that info, buddy!! I understand it now that it's too late 😂😂

    • @danavram8437
      @danavram8437 Před 3 lety +2

      Where are you headed to? Asking because I live in Europe, and at least in the Software Engineering field the US looks attractive :)

    • @eugenechin2863
      @eugenechin2863 Před 3 lety +3

      @Brett Steinmann Would your debt trap, i mean university debt be waived if you became a citizen of another country?

    • @ants-in-my-eyesjohnson1271
      @ants-in-my-eyesjohnson1271 Před 3 lety +4

      @@eugenechin2863 Not in the US. The US won't allow me to expatriate until all debts have been settled.

    • @ants-in-my-eyesjohnson1271
      @ants-in-my-eyesjohnson1271 Před 3 lety

      @@danavram8437 I have no particular destination in mind. I'd for sure spend some of the year in the Philippines since my wife (and me) has family there. sure Mexico, Costa Rica, Thailand, and Vietnam all look nice, but I'd like to explore a little bit to figure it out. I'd like to check out eastern Europe and South America more.... maybe even Africa. Sorry for the late reply, I only just saw your comment.

  • @ManxMotorcycles
    @ManxMotorcycles Před 3 lety +16

    Spot on!

  • @unTLDR
    @unTLDR Před 3 lety +25

    Thanks Andrew! Your views on rewarding success with the due regard of allowing it to grow to what the market believes is worthy is something I really appreciate. You're always on point!

  • @igottheshaft
    @igottheshaft Před 3 lety +24

    I am really digging the color grading of your new videos. Well done Andrew.

  • @mogatdula
    @mogatdula Před 3 lety +16

    I left two years ago, I couldn't be happier. Even if I ran out of money I am happier no longer being there

  • @udokalu2019
    @udokalu2019 Před 3 lety +196

    "It is not my problem anymore"... you killed the accent :)

  • @createyourreality1111
    @createyourreality1111 Před 3 lety +3

    Thank you for your information. I just discovered your channel and I'm learning a great deal.

  • @cchoi108
    @cchoi108 Před 2 lety +8

    Andrew you are speaking to so many people on both sides of the aisle. Thank you.

  • @FunkyBruja
    @FunkyBruja Před 3 lety +8

    Love the painting behind you. Great information. Thank you!

  • @gurfatehsingh4328
    @gurfatehsingh4328 Před 3 lety +530

    Your impersonation of Trump's diction is awesome! You could make some extra money...

  • @vcoonrod
    @vcoonrod Před 3 lety +4

    Interesting and timely report. I feel the same way.

  • @my0.02cents
    @my0.02cents Před 3 lety +90

    There is an entire movement of african americans who have had enough and for the sake of their families, their mental health and so on. Many are leaving for Asia and Africa. Places where they are welcome. The nomad capitalist nailed it. Go where you are treated best.

    • @my0.02cents
      @my0.02cents Před 3 lety +10

      @Jessica Smith your right. Then it died. Then the president of Ghana revived it. It was called the year of return. A few celebs attended. That being said Asia is vast. India and China are out of the question. Being black dual kenyan and canadian national i only go where im treated best. I will tell you this know thy self and you shall know the secrets of the universe. I wish you all the very best of luck. As we strive to quite this stupid system. I wish you freedom in your endeavors.

    • @yukyukyuk1335
      @yukyukyuk1335 Před 3 lety +26

      Not sure Asia welcomes black Americans, but for sure Mother Africa needs them and all they can offer.

    • @my0.02cents
      @my0.02cents Před 3 lety +8

      @@yukyukyuk1335 it depends which part. Japan is far better for african americans than America. India has a very serious caste problem. Chinese attitudes 😒. Alot of Asian youth i have observed LoVE black culture. HipHop is bar none the most dominant genre in music globally.With respect to your comment on African coming back to Africa they are welcome home anyday. Afterall they are victims of a wicked system. Dont gou ever forget that.

    • @yukyukyuk1335
      @yukyukyuk1335 Před 3 lety +9

      @@my0.02cents Interesting about Japan. And you are right: Go where you are treated best. I left the US many years ago and now live in an African Muslim country, and have never been treated better. I simply love the people. Black Americans who decide to leave have my admiration and respect, for indeed the treatment meted them even in recent history has been horrific. So many whites dismiss the fact.

    • @toady7741
      @toady7741 Před 3 lety +1

      That's the crux of the whole matter: Blacks leaving America to get away from Whites; White to escape from Blacks

  • @higherresolution4490
    @higherresolution4490 Před 3 lety +8

    Excellent discussion. This one really put things in persepctive. Many thanks!

  • @brendanscully5787
    @brendanscully5787 Před 3 lety +59

    Its the West - many regulators see easy money taking it off people who work hard. "If we run out of cash, we will just raise more taxes."

  • @dgilvani
    @dgilvani Před 3 lety +3

    Nicely put. So true these words you speak.

  • @pickledbeaker5916
    @pickledbeaker5916 Před 3 lety +48

    My father left the US over 60 years ago but still retrained his citizenship.
    The last years he had to run around like a headless chicken in his 80's trying to comply with all the new crazy regulatory requirements coming out of the US...

    • @deecarlson3375
      @deecarlson3375 Před 3 lety +27

      Dont tell me, he needed to do his taxes for the last 60 years? The US is disgusting when it comes to fleecing those that who haven't even lived here for years! As though they are rightfully entitled to money earned overseas! It's disgusting!

    • @Temboz
      @Temboz Před 3 lety +18

      If I ever left the US for good am not declaring jack to the US Goverment why should I...the idea of double taxation is disgusting....there is no way the US is coming after all those US citizens around the world even with all its resources...I personally know a person that left the USA for good 19 years ago(Retained his US Citizenship he was Naturalized) but had citizenship in another country and he NEVER paid or Declared anything to the USA with what he earned overseas and he earned very good money...IRS and FATCA can go to hell with their BS regulations.

    • @landonbarretto4933
      @landonbarretto4933 Před 11 měsíci

      @@deecarlson3375 Yes, he did. And file a document called an FBAR that discloses foreign bank accounts with the highest balance in a given year of each account.

    • @alphachow
      @alphachow Před 8 měsíci

      Worst thing is the entity demanding taxation is not even owned by the government and the real owners don't live in the US. Is such a blatant scam and they keep getting away with it because people are docile and full of fear.

  • @HasturYellowSign
    @HasturYellowSign Před 3 lety +1

    Thank you so much for these videos. Hope to see you this May

  • @wallyfong3972
    @wallyfong3972 Před 3 lety +3

    Well said! Keep on the good work!

  • @TITOFROG1
    @TITOFROG1 Před 3 lety +6

    I agree with everything you said. How I wish I was younger to do some of the things you're doing. It's too late for me now and will tell my kids and younger friends. Wish you much luck and happiness. Thanks and love it when you said with the right diction: Not my problem now.

  • @DC-uo5hy
    @DC-uo5hy Před 3 lety +39

    It is true, my best friend and his American wife wanted to do business with an English Bank and set up a trust. Because she was from the USA the bank declined their business.

  • @noamwolfson935
    @noamwolfson935 Před 3 lety +1

    Very good point and video Andrew, thank you

  • @rockyalvarez520
    @rockyalvarez520 Před 3 lety +58

    I really envy your freedom. I will never have the freedom to leave America as I'm still enslaved by poverty here. But I am happy for you and pleased every time I hear of someone who made it out and is now free. There was a time when I loved it was proud to be American now I am is a shamed and disgusted by what we have become My freedom will now come when I leave this world ... I'm so tired so very tired of all the BS! Take care and good luck to you.

    • @SuperLucylola
      @SuperLucylola Před 3 lety +7

      you cant give up

    • @ntl9974
      @ntl9974 Před 2 lety +4

      You don't give up brother, I won't either

    • @JG-zt3cg
      @JG-zt3cg Před 2 lety +4

      What are you talking about bro. Yes, things might be bad but there are opportunities everywhere to make money and a good life for yourself. Don't give up. Life is precious.

    • @RahsRant
      @RahsRant Před 2 lety +1

      Keep your head up bro!

    • @jamesmurag863
      @jamesmurag863 Před rokem

      You can't be American and talking about poverty unless you are not doing well health wise. Purpose to work and invest in the countries you guys call shithole and you will transform your future

  • @lvkd4072
    @lvkd4072 Před 2 lety +6

    You are sharing the sentiment that I see and feel a lot - lack of freedom and lack of safety in the US. Also Andrew this video in particular helped explain a lot of questions that I had. Thank you

  • @user-nd9re8vr6l
    @user-nd9re8vr6l Před 2 lety +42

    The taxation in the US is oppressive, I’m working on moving out of the US next year.

    • @vickVIDEOs3682
      @vickVIDEOs3682 Před rokem +1

      Entire Europe has socialist way uf living - not a lot of people have real estate, low income & high taxes. Socialism is a costly system because of taxation for hard working people.
      Because they must support lazy people who don't want to work a lot

    • @Stephen-lx9nm
      @Stephen-lx9nm Před rokem

      ​@@vickVIDEOs3682 Come to California 😂

  • @CTN404
    @CTN404 Před 2 lety +5

    People who work hard… but who really works that hard in the US. Most people just happened to be born into wealth or just know the right person to get in the right positions, or happen to be talented in a field that’s high paying and in demand. People who work hard may work hard for their whole lives and die without really accomplishing anything.

  • @GUITARTIME2024
    @GUITARTIME2024 Před 3 lety +32

    People, unless you are making crazy money abroad and have really really thought about it, do NOT give up American citizenship, if you have it. There are various ways, also fully legal, to lessen your US income tax while living abroad.

    • @jamesmurag863
      @jamesmurag863 Před rokem

      Why not, some realize the American promise is an illusion and move on

    • @GUITARTIME2024
      @GUITARTIME2024 Před rokem

      @@jamesmurag863 because its ridiculous. Unless there are massive financial reasons due to taxes, why give it up.

    • @jamesmurag863
      @jamesmurag863 Před rokem +4

      @@GUITARTIME2024 Not all are content with fanning the embers of disfunction forever. It takes living out of the country to realize America is nothing but PR

    • @coupleofbeers31
      @coupleofbeers31 Před rokem +7

      Yeah I am looking to live abroad too but will not be giving up my AC. You never know what is going to happen elsewhere in the World. Look what's happening in Ukraine now. I am looking to leave the US primarily for a better society with less materialism, crime, and drugs. I also would like universal healthcare and more days off from work. This is not because I am lazy but because I want to work to live, not live to work. Life is way more enjoyable and the people are way more friendly and spiritual in many other countries. Americans are uptight robots. Not all, but most.

    • @ISO21DIN
      @ISO21DIN Před 11 měsíci

      Please americans stay in your country, don't spread your shit culture around the world.

  • @thestonemaster81
    @thestonemaster81 Před 3 lety +4

    You brought up some good points. I think it will not get better now.

  • @imageadvisorsinternational7935

    Excellent information as usual!

  • @pu89ck
    @pu89ck Před 3 lety +1

    Great information, thank you.

  • @td4611
    @td4611 Před 2 lety +40

    As soon as my grandkids get older, I’m out of the US. Gun violence, racism and the political issues are the major drivers.

    • @worldobserver3515
      @worldobserver3515 Před 2 lety +4

      Gun violence, racism? Get real.

    • @babyamom2004
      @babyamom2004 Před 2 lety

      You must watch a lot of CNN. The things you mentioned are the least of the issues, what really is the problems is the growing government control and taxation, inflation and debt, totalitarianism and leftist propaganda.

  • @digitallhm8160
    @digitallhm8160 Před 3 lety +4

    So great that you got out before it was too late!

  • @rsairras
    @rsairras Před 3 lety +1

    Great analysis Andrew!

  • @screamotrucker
    @screamotrucker Před 3 lety +7

    In my bookmarks I have a best of all time.... I don't put many videos here this one made it ! Thank you for ongoing constructive insight

  • @ericeverson5956
    @ericeverson5956 Před 3 lety +6

    Peace of mind is a commodity that is very dear in these troubled times.

  • @henrikg7661
    @henrikg7661 Před 3 lety +17

    Agree 100%

  • @dennistaylor6342
    @dennistaylor6342 Před 3 lety

    I really appreciate your insight

  • @checkthemikecrophone9050

    This is so inspiring thanks for posting this

  • @olivernjoku3110
    @olivernjoku3110 Před 2 lety +37

    I love the smartness and the freedom of mind of this Guy... Instead of juging foreign countries he seeks global opportunities and cooperation... An example to follow.

  • @jackjones3657
    @jackjones3657 Před 3 lety +33

    Sadly America has changed a lot for the worse, particularly in the last 30-40 years. The reasons for this seem numerous but the fact is government entities ballooning in size and intruding in all aspects of people's lives are a huge factor.

    • @Englisheasy2
      @Englisheasy2 Před 2 lety

      Because they let in all trash from the world. By false asylum cases!!!

  • @katherinemitchell3774
    @katherinemitchell3774 Před 3 lety

    Loved this !!!

  • @blroy1018
    @blroy1018 Před 2 lety +1

    Thank you for your insight. But. The print/painting in the background. I found that piece fascinating. And, it worked so well with everything in the background.

  • @Testruecast
    @Testruecast Před 3 lety +3

    Andrew. Thanks. Useful view as always. Where are you Now?
    That city looks nice.

  • @blairhelsing630
    @blairhelsing630 Před rokem

    Thanks for this video. Useful perspective for my current thinking about the rest of my life.

  • @kbab3333
    @kbab3333 Před 3 lety

    Great segment !!!

  • @chrislanejones
    @chrislanejones Před 3 lety +5

    Wow 457 comments in three days... Keep it up Team Nomad. This channel has grown a lot of the last few years.

  • @TheLibran1
    @TheLibran1 Před 3 lety +16

    I love America too much, but I understand and respect your choice.
    If you didn't live here at all but still beholden, one could hardly fault you for it!

  • @donaldsawyer2618
    @donaldsawyer2618 Před 3 lety +25

    I agree with dude. People are followers. Why do you need to pick a side when we basically all want the same thing? be a leader and think for yourself.

  • @strider5453
    @strider5453 Před 3 lety +6

    I've been an expat for more than 40 years. My bank in the USA, where I receive my SSI and a corporate pension, is closing my account because I no longer have a address or phone number in the USA. I now receive my pensions directly to my bank in SEA and am closing my USA account today.

    • @nhmooytis7058
      @nhmooytis7058 Před 3 lety +1

      Get a DIRECT EXPRESS card for direct deposit of your SS.

  • @britishchickinusa
    @britishchickinusa Před 3 lety +15

    Im going back to the uk after wasting 60 years of my life in the usa. well actuall minus 6 that we lived in the azores. i was a kid so i had no choice but now that im an adult. i want to go back home. ill take my chances... i know i wont have a megamansion, i wont be able to afford one like here in usa but my life will be richer in so many aspects and i cant wait. i will live in a small town adjacent to a major city so we an have the luxury of a decent hospital but other than that. a plain little bungalow even a fixer upper with a bit of garden and im good... im selling every freggin gthing i have. all of it. gone. im sick of being bogged down by things and im miserable here. so yeah im outta bhere bye bye usa

    • @8d4o0c4
      @8d4o0c4 Před 3 lety +2

      Isn't going from the US to the UK rather like going from the frying pan to the fire? I mean, home is home, but...

    • @Pablorodriguezam
      @Pablorodriguezam Před 2 lety

      Hello! How did you move to the Azores? I've been wanting to move there since my ancestors are from there

    • @8d4o0c4
      @8d4o0c4 Před 2 lety

      @@DragonM29204 Excellent point, and very well presented. Thanks for the insight.

    • @Carolinapetroska
      @Carolinapetroska Před rokem +1

      I wasted many years too. The more you stay, the more you hate that country ! I just regret having spent so much energy thinking it was worth it. I am so glad I left before becoming too old because you get old quickly in the Usa with all the unnecessary stress...

  • @jamesbernard4566
    @jamesbernard4566 Před 3 lety +60

    What shall it profit a man if he gain the whole world and lose his soul

    • @atomtopa
      @atomtopa Před 3 lety +2

      The vanity crew are here.

    • @plumeria66
      @plumeria66 Před 3 lety +7

      You can’t lose your soul. You are your soul. You can definitely lose your moral compass though.

    • @bueler4950
      @bueler4950 Před 3 lety +5

      @@plumeria66 In context it means you will Lose your soul into hell. But you are right, in the sense that you are your soul. So it means you will lose yourselfInto hell, and there's no way to separate yourself from your soul, So there you will be forever

    • @471CDA
      @471CDA Před 3 lety +5

      So God isn't in other countries? Believers can and do serve in many places whether they are well off or not. The fact that the U.S. is becoming more difficult to live in and people may want something different and or better is not a bad idea. Maybe some of us will be able to serve freely as we don't have so much burdensome Gov't regulations to worry about. God bless.

    • @BlowmeRoger
      @BlowmeRoger Před 3 lety +3

      There is no god damned soul, there is being a fool and hanging around a bad situation for some crippling patriotic notion.

  • @omordomo9685
    @omordomo9685 Před 3 lety +2

    I am really glad you came, you know the rules, you know the game...

  • @info.hardbodies5914
    @info.hardbodies5914 Před 2 lety +1

    The thing that makes this video so Cool! (1) The message shared was nice and welcomed (2) The Artwork in the background was tooo Nice and (3) Imitating Donald Trumps voice...LOL was awesome.

  • @fightclubhn3608
    @fightclubhn3608 Před 3 lety +12

    "It is not my problem anymore" jajajaja Everyday Mood.

  • @TacticalCaveman997
    @TacticalCaveman997 Před 3 lety +4

    I don't think I could ever leave my home. Very interesting perspective you have though, you're certainly free to choose where you live.

  • @clarencethomas9088
    @clarencethomas9088 Před 3 lety +1

    Great video.

  • @amandatkids854
    @amandatkids854 Před 3 lety +2

    Great content and guidance, thank you! And oh yes, great impersonation!

  • @bikelife4808
    @bikelife4808 Před 3 lety +18

    You are the man I appreciate you and the time you take to teach us amazing can't believe your advice is free I will be in contact soon

  • @roymartin619
    @roymartin619 Před 3 lety +35

    During Bloomberg’s recent CZcams interview with Ray Dalio (titled “Dalio on Impact of Deficits, Election, U.S.-China Tensions”), in response to a question about how an investor might prepare for possible chaos resulting from the current U.S. election process, Dalio said, “The most important thing is to know how to diversify well.” Interestingly, he went on to emphasize the importance of diversifying “by country.”

  • @glonoxglobalist3859
    @glonoxglobalist3859 Před 3 lety +1

    Great Video!

  • @sethldunn
    @sethldunn Před 3 lety

    Glad to find you here. Saw you on an interview recently.

  • @Dan-ck5xs
    @Dan-ck5xs Před 3 lety +11

    wow, I love that painting behind you.

  • @generalx5220
    @generalx5220 Před 3 lety +10

    When im in the states everyones so tense and nerve wrecking. Up in canada, people are so chill. The whole ecosystem is just so much more draining in the US. Not a great place to be in.

    • @kingzuzu9225
      @kingzuzu9225 Před 2 lety

      My experience in Canada as well it was a relaxed vacation. The locals were very chill amiable and receptive. The states can be polarizing, hectic and stressful. Cancel culture and PC took the fun out of the U.S

    • @landonbarretto4933
      @landonbarretto4933 Před 11 měsíci

      People in Canada are much less stressed. Partly because they don't expect to be shot.

  • @GabrielEddy
    @GabrielEddy Před 8 měsíci +2

    3 years later, you now look like a genius

  • @onelifepassport
    @onelifepassport Před 3 lety +6

    Been following you for a while ever since I became a digital nomad 3 years ago. I did the foreign income exclusion option the last couple years which worked well.
    I made a terrible mistake moving back to the states from Thailand the beginning of the year because of covid... smh... And been trapped here since so I will have to pay full taxes next year. I'm beginning to almost make over 100k per year which will eventually make me have to pay taxes if I make over 103k.
    say if I made 200k and I filed for the foreign income exclusion I would have to pay a percentage from the 97k right? And how can I bypass this? Can I just get a residence in Nicaragua or Panama, costa rica, or Puerto Rico? The thing that sucks about Puerto Rico is i dont want to be in that country for 183 days.
    I like to travel around every few months to a different country. Is panama the best option? Will their residence program help me to not pay taxes in the states?

    • @noamwolfson935
      @noamwolfson935 Před 3 lety +2

      I think that you first need another passport. Then a low or 0% residency can help you pay no or low taxes. Consult a professional to be sure

    • @onelifepassport
      @onelifepassport Před 3 lety +1

      @@noamwolfson935 yeah man i definitely have to do alot more research. Thanks bro!

  • @ardeenroydiamante
    @ardeenroydiamante Před 3 lety +9

    But that's the thing though, everywhere globalisation is under retrenchment. Many countries cannot continue with the program.

  • @samuelhartsock1177
    @samuelhartsock1177 Před 3 lety

    Hi Andrew! Love the artwork! Nice job on the video. Very informative!

  • @bigredtlc1828
    @bigredtlc1828 Před 3 lety +1

    Thank you. Great video.

  • @mojavevibepremiummexicanbl4510

    Andrew, I give you a 9.5 /10 on your Donald Trump impression 😂

  • @michaelkaufman9625
    @michaelkaufman9625 Před 3 lety +38

    You're a catalyst for inspiring me and others to venture forward, thank you Andrew

  • @j.p.7298
    @j.p.7298 Před 3 lety +1

    Very good points, sir.

  • @thefilipinojoe
    @thefilipinojoe Před 3 lety +1

    Awesome 👍😎👍 I think you hit it 🎯

  • @marinangelov
    @marinangelov Před 3 lety +7

    Same here! I’m not subject to any US regulations anymore!!!

  • @rboddington
    @rboddington Před 3 lety +14

    I'm guessing you quickly decided that going to Canada was not a good idea.

    • @Carolinapetroska
      @Carolinapetroska Před rokem

      There is nothing worthwhile in Canada and the government has become xenophobic....

  • @oneeleven9832
    @oneeleven9832 Před 3 lety +2

    Well said Sir 👏👏

  • @polievets1
    @polievets1 Před 9 měsíci

    All great points Thanks !

  • @stephen5147
    @stephen5147 Před 3 lety +10

    You have an upside-down outlook on some things. Speaking of uncertainty, Malaysia could start a wealth tax tomorrow.

  • @deshonmiller5573
    @deshonmiller5573 Před 3 lety +4

    Now you on point this is what must Americans think that still living in and it's actually not everything has actually changed and I think most people have not woke up to it going to change for the better but it's not. This message is so on time. 🤑