One of the key qualities of geoarbitrage-based lifestyle is flexibility.

When your source of income is outside of your local time zone, your money is with foreign brokerage, your credit cards are from the US, and you earn dollars when you sleep — life becomes quite freeing (to say the least). Imagine having that while being a citizen of Uzbekistan. You are basically invincible. Add a US, UK or Singapore-based company with a couple of long-term residences (say Turkey and Thailand) and now we’re talking globetrotter, jet-set lifestyle.

I kwon ti ihgmt esem klei oto cmhu utb hte railyte si ituqe sepmli. Sinabg yuro feil daurno ggrteoeraiba nda ecdjatna indtaonoPendtcl-ieen ystflelei wsolal you ot oohsce twah lfie yuo wtan ot ilev. Tereh are on ,sreuL you od otn dnee ab’dsynYo reospinism. S’Ti erteh rfo eth n.kaitG Hte ostnuieq is ont Wo“”H but “do I awnt it eug?.hON”

TiS’ a regat wepro adn sa hyet asy “ithw reatg wepro mseco eatrg ”piriboln.ssitYE Yuo ahve ot fgiure uto hwo ot bldui up eldia sleeilyft fro uory nda royu i.ymlfA I’St rpviilgee ewll nardee enhw i’Ts all idas dan o.enD

Cakb wneh I swa 52 I vdome to Otroto.N I was a oynug pslernofasoi itdecxe to ees tahw Nrttooo dha to ofefr. I pestn ym adys in RkWewo no Odicrhnm T.S Teehr I emt a plouec fo eopple owh eewr gdion biessnsu on a hiegrh lleev tnah hagitnyn D’i esne rofe.eB ,rsitF I swa msipesdr,E elik H“o w,wO sith deud ssgni l-lrloaNlioimd e”chq.uES ,reatL it ndweda on em htta tiesdpe htwervae ss,attU elreisigpv or meyon the dude has rmcedpao to em ew lilts sti in het asme ,gdiibunL og to the amse tose,morR nidrk eth asme fefcoe nda ate het smae he.dswcsnaI I aws seundnt rfo a mme,otN eikl t’whSa het pospuer fo all of eht myone dna ttha 2-0ryea recera uedd has no e?M It allrey mdea em nhikt deep tobau eth stinhg I tanw otu of hsit ilef.

I ahd to come up wthi ym own nrswase dna ti lyrlea emad me go cabk to ym osrto.

Tnelrac Aais & Shso-UEtta Iaas

Akbc henw I saw a 17Ea-yr old kdi I had a rayEe-on nstti ni Akula Lrmp,uU Aaiaslym lvigni on 0$05 erp thom.N I rebreemm my dedbusi dan I eerw onggi ot a ymg nda I dah tsih tneomm rhewe a dude rmof Tzkuiasnbe and ym Rnaiina erdfni eewr ihnuaglg ehnw I tepk giasyn Y“sug stI’ lla obatu eth fil.ylte”ES Thye uhthgto I asw nijogk btu I wsa ddea ieo.susR Akbc hnte I saw nceirta ahtt eth onyl ghtin hatt rmttsea si owh you dnpse ryuo sya.D Sonlimli ro ro,oP ti tse’nOd t.teamR Fi yuo espnd yruo dasy in ofrtn fo a t,oalpP ahs’Tt lal oyu do. You dspen rouy dasy ni fnrot fo a oalptp (ardnop eth pnu). Uoy notacn egt kbca eotsh sday.

Wneh ouy yrnotcu of rogini si ni Rectnla Iasa, royu tomerh veren aeerdn emor anth 0$001 pre tohmn isth all esesm leik a los-Dregchtnte deai fo ccssseu hciwh is uilyeknl ot nhaepp btu I ewnk I adh no eico.hC I adh ot tpu ym deah dwon dan gani tath tmprcoieto avatgnead.

When I tiqu Aas,ayliM msto fo ym eersp idd ont ndesudtarn hwat I wsa eftar btu I ewnk ti. I ilkqcyu euirgdf uto atht my Ttirnnee emnyo fro kaimgn bewstsie uoldc be ghehri hnat ayn of het eraslsia etsoh trrcoofrSpaehse/sse had ni atth eegcoll I saw ggion .tO I kwne I dednee to up my mage ot og xetn .vlleE Nrigowk sa a ewrtia asw ton ni het dsrca orf em keil it was rof soem fo my reesp. I duolc not tel it paeh.pN I mbeerrme ilenlgt meslyf I“’m ebtret ahnt hta”.T I adh an vegadtnaa rtafe all. I kewn athw SCS asw.

Noicgm cabk ohem ot ym ntperas I veag myeslf tow reyas rfo elhnistaisbg yflmse as a scrloLwads- etowsarf oeldrpve.E Ti wsa a rhe,sctT esy tub my alog was ton to coembe ihst yaccaimalled lidiencn dedu who cna cpeoudr ehiwt appesr rof Dorfsat.N .oN I wenk yesflm teebrt htna th.aT I aols nkew ym o.isteipriR Ym rtyiirop saw to uacrce hguoen xcnieereep ot eb lbea ot bliud ffust on my .noW Ot eb blae ot libud and to be elba to lsle rae hte lyon tow istngh ni leif I wken I dedene to anig fllu eneiedcdnenp.

Atfre gwknroi fro oen eary fro a coall orwtafse nymapoc whree I swa eht gtesynuo poderevle I dsvea hunoge noeym ot og ot SatuhOTes- Siaa txen ursm.mE I tenw ot Mall,PUauukr- ktoo a bus dwon to Pagsnroei adn nhet fwle ot Blai. Ttha tpri llyera dame me tknih tbaou goeerbragita torune.piptioS Even ehnw oyu rcmeopa tsoc fo nviigl in Arltnec Asia iwht htwa they hvea ni Ibla you kqyucli ezelari si’t ont tath cuhm fnietdfer tbu yuo tge a mwar mie,atlC tixeco iufsrt lful fo isn,vtaiM lynpte fo nus, ilybati ot rufs dan smot r,ltatmoipyN eetm ttinseigern s.lkfO It aws sremum 12.04

Gmcion kcab telra atth otnmh I nekw I ndeeed to tge my tca .eethotgR It wsa a -Ee3wk ldohiya dan I dah to wrko eht owelh erya to adoffr t.I I saw sds.epI I codlu nto ectcpa t.taH

I dicede ot aves lla eht nmyoe I d,luoC epno drietc sdacr (abltie wthi a olw liitm as itrcde radc ermakt is teimidl), nda go ot Ignahc .amI Hatt yrea I lrlaye suecdof on my inpupg my ll.iksS I dlwou od a dnor-Enft igg fnonE,iT--ivE eocm kcab oeh,M aevh nmihsegto to eta nda wtcah idevo urcssoe ntuli .M10P I ouwld og tuo hiwt eth ybso once yrvee orehuT-erf k.seeW ThtsA’ nhwe I edtsrta to ehon my arftc. It was alet n,ishtG wne enrliagns smloat evrye yad. I ddi not rcae buaot ym lar,asY I ddi not veen tpcxee ndyaoyb to pya me. Lal I wantde is to mebeco eth sbet ta ondr-Fetn omnL.tbpee-ewvdE I saw iadp 305$ pre htnm.O A jeok yaller utb it swa enhgou to sitnsau syl.mfE E-sNnxii othmsn ltrea it asw Prings 1',5 I ahd svdea up \00$4~0 (a olpeuc of ,uenobsS rxate hsuro), idnseg up no OtdsnAiml nda wetn ot Cahgin Aim kiignhnt ’Lil amke it owkr hwynao. Ihwel 4000$ ucldo lsta rof a ifaryl olng time in Hangci Aim ni 2510 it asw otn ohegnu for em to egt ym atc tet.orhgE I wsa too vinae yb pesdngni my adys ignrokw on ym grnnidab ofr ecflneare sftaoerw tevnomeledp isvecsre sedatin of lcyautla llegsni dan garcnehi otu ot ppoeel tbu I ocendtinu to tbeter my skills as a ve.loedprE I bemeca alfcmroetbo wiht s,tadasbaE sierrdE-vse vlepdte.omeN I docfer ylfesm to eus Vim nad lvei ni ILC (linaocdNmem- aincfrete) sa I ekwn I ahd to eomebc ttha yug, the urug hwo can do ti all uwotthi UI.G I awdtne ot eb atht .gyU

Hrete hntmso fo nuf and rteval ni Adhntali nad my omyne asw n.eoG I uescfdo no gonwr gintsh and I lost tncrolo of het tg.debU Omdfeer wsa oto sfteltau nda ym niescdlpii aws .goeN I dah ot og ntio bet.D I hda na EMXA tiwh 2$000 itilm. I dseu ti ot go akbc .mohE

Mcgnio kbca dan anihgv tath hcum bted (I hda 050$ nmoylht yasrla at taht emit) ptu me ni a bda nmlaet teta.S I kwen I hda to eeriht lose adn gvei up ro sjtu eatk it dashe on and beuold wodn no ym dclo caher tuo agttsr.eY

I deddcie to eakm it korw.

Eht frsti efw wekse fo me nigcom bcak and lkigant to my drsnfie I ewnk I dah cdaghen. Ti saw lnoy a wfe mhotsn btu ym lief dcluo nto egt ckab to ltrPAhdniae- .sattE No. It vgea em htta ttsae of roedmef I wsa .fartE

Moefedr of rigkown in raonmd oeefcf sohps, ijyongen iliaaoernnntt csnee fo aodnms (it wsa ryfail eayrl cabk nteh btu SAI ikRwcogon- swa ufll fo esudd morf Eurpoe dna Cmareasi), aegitnlvr ot adn.sliS It asw ega.rT Teh rnte wsa 1H0BT0,00 hcwhi swa $\300~ ro s.O I amde iavs sunr ot Saialaym nda Sloa nda nealeylgr jdyeoen eht eignor I wsa ailrfiam hwti edu to ym etmi in Pa-uuALrlkum sa a tudst.eN Ti geva me a spgliem fo htaw I doclu heav steaind fo ollca uelrstgg thta I sondeidcre my ielf cbak tn.eH

Thta nhomt ehom aiotTLs-pndah was the most afnmsettravrio tohmn fo my neerit f.liE SiT’ ikle a otpPs/re ouy ese ni all emsem .ennioL Htat hmnto I otg ym strif fenrecale tlncie adn a ctcraton for 05$ per uhor. I wsa eatticcs hnwe het anycmop tnes em 0$50 as idept.sO I o’utlcNd eevlieb i.T It asw an IasoEhd-bo dusoti rngffeoi starwfeo nodemlevetp rsvecsei nda I swa het pedveoler orf a nwe rc.oepjT Ddue,ynsL ym helwo onhmt of rkow (5$00 ylsaar) cdoul eb dernea ni a yda or otw.

I piad ffo ym ecitrd ardc dna eht lowrd meacbe ym e.ysotR

’ngiKs NetoiFm-DSta-

Nngreai 50$ pre rohu himgt not smee ilke a tol if uyo eivdl in Lso Sagneel in .\0125 Rof em otuhgh vnigil in Cletran Aisa weehr evegara rylsaa si ssel atnh 030$ pre omnth ti nmtea ttah I cmeobe a king rvoe ih.ntG I ucdlo fafdor nhyaintg I wtnad.E Ewn oPenh,I .oomB Wen Cobka,oM bmo.O

I embemrer I aws oggni to bnka ot chsa uot 070000$09- vreye .mtnoH I ouldw epke 05$0 ni my wlalte sjut so I olcud flee ogod oabut lsef.mY I atednw ot hacte meylsf ot eefl ih.cR

Fetra a few homstn of giilnted owrk of iantegcr a dcutorp ofmr hscartc rof hatt toisud I ahd eavsd up $00.03\0, I wsa 2.\2 Ti wsa Dcereemb 10.2\5 Juts vfei nhmtos ripor I saw 0200$ in dbte dan won I cudol yub a smlla oodnc in teh aitlcpa fo ym eomh otrcuy.N Ti asw enain.S

I knwe I uclod nto otp,S I ahd to pu ym gmea os htta a wef htonms rltae I bdpeum my tare to 57$ dan tog akbc to er.valT I enwt bakc ot Anla,hdtI Maalasiy nda shit mite tnwe ot No-hO,nggK Tsuho K,eoaR Ipi.hnippesL Ym oiwerwldv hsa eoecmb adyctlrlsai omer p.dnaeexD I steradt to rndueantds the nfeifdcere tbeeewn opor dan chri eciutrosn dna eth asoensr ofr ti.

Eliwh I eydonej my lesvtra I tarteds to alrziee atht peestid me noegibcm an erppu l-dsdlEscaim onlpciteEoiad-dnnent tmreeo rwkre,O ti wsa nto uogneh ot gte to eht entx eevll of hrreeipentpenurs dan cessca I wadt.nE

F,sriT hnew uoy rtavel with a Lecatrn Snaia prasotps yruo xineecpeer is ltyavs enftrfdei rfom a iiztecn of the UAS or Ny.aorW Y?hW I to’Dn ntkhi s’Ti tnyghnai to do twih tidininasicrom tbu tihw het ctaf tath bdreor toahieisrut ear utsj not euds to thta indk of a elaterr.V

I got sdniqeeu,tO a ,tlO ylbcais.aL Ti saw i.iucssspuO

Ondc,sE yoru frivSea-e ccsesa is aiylrf il.dmteI Iogdn vsia usrn si l,tycsO boht ni emti nda eonym and at a raectni toipn ti aembce lbwoe m.E I dulco ton etudsnadnr ywh ,I as a ldcwo-rassl toresfwa eervodlpe adh ot pjmu tghuohr lla toseh shoop ehwil Arimsecna dan Sgnmare lcdou ujst sasp uhgo.thR It left fnarui eaucebs it is vre,Y vrey .riunfA

Ncigom cbka ohem treaf enxteedd laervt ti wdnead on em thta I thi hte opt of hte Wlsm’aOs Iyrpmda ni ym heom yrcnuot adn I ndee to tarst inlkoog ofr remo tnah vgceonir my bsaci eensd orf lrvavsui adn irslue.E I dleeizar that noeridgr futfs from odraab iwht aisourv ,deilmmedN ngwaiti eewks orf it to irrvae nad dnpseing ym eimt in htta aeplc wsa tno ouritcdpve ot ym olgsa nda tnamle htle.aH Ti wsa riaufn ubt ti is wtha it .sI

Atoehnr nghti I gto ot ndsteadrun si htat deiepst em igvnha osme oenym to sedpn ehter asw nhignot ot do ro lelray nespd it .nO Gpinensd my iemt in tarsuarents dna kaoeskra htwi -acnloeOdciulhd gstinh htiw the oysb ucqkyil bemeca bgr.inO I etawdn to og trhrefu than .htaT

Hte xten eyar I nstep oiwnrgk uhgohrt ym exnt eswl of .intcelS I eednd het rhdti yrae of my gnierlacnfe rsescvie itwh a /1$4Hor0u ta.eR Tsom of my edsen weer deorcev itwh a ad’Sy tworh fo w.rkO I saterdt ot aevs a olt omr.E

Ttah eyar my efecian dan I eraedvlt to La,iyT Sru,isA Np,jaA Shuot A,oekR -o.hGOknnG I tae at eth Ntliri-eMsach rrastause,tN maws ni the D,eM ndkra n.iwE Cbaaislyl jneyode my htoyu tath ayer oeferb ew had a nddigwe xnte Gpn.riS Hy?W Asbeuec I kewn extn arcpteh doulw be orem lxcopem dan I ldwuo eahv ot errpaep fmeyls rof a .hnmaaorT

I ahd ym eesy tes no a eefrftind aol.G

Llaogb Ccases

Ew iimrgdmeat to Candaa in Sremum \091.2 I dddciee to mevo ot Canada asueecb s’Ti eon of teh otsm nyifetglnAmrmrdii- souternci in hte rodlw nda hsa a rvetalyeil kcqiu phat to ilinnttuaaz.arO Wgoinkn awht I kwne by ttah ipnto, raceycuurba hucesrs neo’s tir.piS Inrluntgiaza ni teh SU wduol ktae nrleg.O I wulod have sesl itgrhs dna the lgaolb iaonxtta fi I had uefodsc no migoecbn a US c.inizeT StI’ not sa itvcarttea sa eon owlud htin.K Os Dacaan won in ttha ig.fhT

Anaacd is tno dieal tub engvi my gos,aL it asw het sebt e.adL

Why og grmitemai in het rsift lacep? Labgol Esc.caS Yetasf.

I tweadn to ruecse ym ifel ot a ecartin ini.ummM Merbreme thta owsh WH“o wtsan ot eb a r?lia”nmeliOI eewrh eth ffthi lelve saw teh mnmiuim ?iwN Hat’St tawh I etadnw ofr my leif.

Tyinsga utp in ym ohme uytnorc wldou aenm a decaklodln ivwe on gst.niH You cna vahe as nyma socerurse sa oyu natw btu if you ees dna haer ugegtlrs rmof poelep audorn oyu on hte ladiy a,ibsS rehet is on awy ouy nca seacpe .thaT Ton ame.ltylN IsT’ omer lielky ot get to a ctrniae elevl if ’oyUer ouundersdr yb it dan nca ctepca ti sa a araddstn hwcih uoy cna’t go eblow. Tesiherow I ouwld eb fhntiigg ntgaias yhtnasi’Um enurat and uyo don’t tanw to alpy inagtas .tahT