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I’m excited to help you make your dream of moving abroad a reality! 🎉 Book a video consultation with me to get personalized guidance for your big move, or check out my super affordable, self-paced class to learn key steps and strategies for relocating abroad. Let’s make it happen!

* Consulting Information: Discover how I can help make your move abroad smoother and stress-free.

* Work With Me: I offer personalized á la carte consultations and ridiculously affordable packages to fit your needs!

* My Class: Learn step-by-step strategies to move abroad on a budget—all at your own pace!

LINKS FOR THE MOVE ABROAD SERIES, if you’re interested in moving abroad:

* Part 1—Want to move abroad? Start here!

* Part 2—Conquer your fears about moving abroad!

* Part 3—12 Minimizing Mistakes Part 1

* Part 4—12 Minimizing Mistakes Part 2

* Part 5—A Personal Case study (re: Minimizing)

* Part 6—Your Move Abroad: The Ultimate Checklist

Other Articles/Podcast Episodes:

Why Portugal Article or Podcast.

The Differences Between Portugal and the US—Part One.

The Differences Between Portugal and the US—Part Two.

The Differences Between Portugal and the US—Part Three.

First Six Months of Living Abroad

How/Why I Ended up in Portugal

Living Abroad After Two Years (where I talk about why I would choose Spain if I had to do it over again).

Archive of all my Articles and Podcast Episodes

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You can read the entire article here.

Expat on a Budget is a reader-supported publication. My newsletter/articles and podcasts are all free. Support my work, by becoming a free (or paid) subscriber.

I’m excited to help you make your dream of moving abroad a reality! 🎉 Book a video consultation with me to get personalized guidance for your big move, or check out my super affordable, self-paced class to learn key steps and strategies for relocating abroad. Let’s make it happen!

* Consulting Information: Discover how I can help make your move abroad smoother and stress-free.

* Work With Me: I offer personalized á la carte consultations and ridiculously affordable packages to fit your needs!

* My Class: Learn step-by-step strategies to move abroad on a budget—all at your own pace!

LINKS FOR THE MOVE ABROAD SERIES, if you’re interested in moving abroad:

* Part 1—Want to move abroad? Start here!

* Part 2—Conquer your fears about moving abroad!

* Part 3—12 Minimizing Mistakes Part 1

* Part 4—12 Minimizing Mistakes Part 2

* Part 5—A Personal Case study (re: Minimizing)

* Part 6—Your Move Abroad: The Ultimate Checklist

Other Articles/Podcast Episodes:

The Differences Between Portugal and the US—Part One.

The Differences Between Portugal and the US—Part Two.

The Differences Between Portugal and the US—Part Three.

First Six Months of Living Abroad

How/Why I Ended up in Portugal

Living Abroad After Two Years

Archive of all my Articles and Podcast Episodes

Thank you so much for listening! If you don’t want to become a paid subscriber (my articles and podcast are free) but enjoyed this, you can buy me a coffee below.

If you’re on a budget (as am I) please like by clicking on the heart below and share this podcast with a friend. 

Your support (in all ways) is greatly appreciated! 

You can find my old/er podcast (live your dream and how to travel full time) here on my website.

***Original podcast music by: Lucian Meisler

—Living Abroad on a Budget - Expat on a Budget - My Unknown Adventure - Kimberly Anne

You can read the entire article here.

Expat on a Budget is a reader-supported publication. My newsletter/articles and podcasts are all free. Support my work, by becoming a free (or paid) subscriber.

I’m excited to help you make your dream of moving abroad a reality! 🎉 Book a video consultation with me to get personalized guidance for your big move, or check out my super affordable, self-paced class to learn key steps and strategies for relocating abroad. Let’s make it happen!

* Consulting Information: Discover how I can help make your move abroad smoother and stress-free.

* Work With Me: I offer personalized á la carte consultations and ridiculously affordable packages to fit your needs!

* My Class: Learn step-by-step strategies to move abroad on a budget—all at your own pace!

Helpful Resources and Links:

The Differences Between Portugal and the US—Part One.

My Apartment Video — before and after!

First Six Months of Living Abroad

How/Why I Ended up in Portugal

Living Abroad After Two Years

If you’re considering moving abroad I have a series of articles to help.

Archive of all my Articles and Podcast Episodes

LINKS FOR THE MOVE ABROAD SERIES, if you’re interested in moving abroad:

* Part 1—Want to move abroad? Start here!

* Part 2—Conquer your fears about moving abroad!

* Part 3—12 Minimizing Mistakes Part 1

* Part 4—12 Minimizing Mistakes Part 2

Thank you so much for listening! If you don’t want to become a paid subscriber (my articles and podcast are free) but enjoyed this, you can buy me a coffee below.

If you’re on a budget (as am I) please like by clicking on the heart below and share this podcast with a friend. 

Your support (in all ways) is greatly appreciated! 

You can find my old/er podcast (live your dream and how to travel full time) here on my website.

***Original podcast music by: Lucian Meisler

—Living Abroad on a Budget - Expat on a Budget - My Unknown Adventure - Kimberly Anne

You can read the entire article here.

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Resources Mentioned in this Podcast Episode

* My Apartment — before and after!

* First Six Months of Living Abroad

* How/Why I Ended up in Portugal

* Living Abroad After Two Years

* If you’re considering moving abroad I have a series of articles to help.

* Archive of all my Articles and Podcast Episodes

LINKS FOR THE MOVE ABROAD SERIES, if you’re interested in moving abroad:

* Part 1—Want to move abroad? Start here!

* Part 2—Conquer your fears about moving abroad!

* Part 3—12 Minimizing Mistakes Part 1

* Part 4—12 Minimizing Mistakes Part 2

Thank you so much for listening! If you don’t want to become a paid subscriber (my articles and podcast are free) but enjoyed this, you can buy me a coffee below.

If you’re on a budget (as am I) please like by clicking on the heart below and share this podcast with a friend. 

Your support (in all ways) is greatly appreciated! 

You can find my old/er podcast (live your dream and how to travel full time) here on my website.

***Original podcast music by: Lucian Meisler

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Resources Mentioned in this Podcast Episode

* Why Portugal Article

* Why I Left the US

* The Negativity Loop—Solutions for Avoiding Negative Thinking

* The Differences between Portugal and the US—part 1

* Finding Community Article and Podcast Episode

LINKS FOR THE MOVE ABROAD SERIES, if you’re interested in moving abroad:

* Part 1—Want to move abroad? Start here!

* Part 2—Conquer your fears about moving abroad!

* Part 3—12 Minimizing Mistakes Part 1

* Part 4—12 Minimizing Mistakes Part 2

Thank you so much for listening! If you don’t want to become a paid subscriber (my articles and podcast are free) but enjoyed this, you can buy me a coffee below.

If you’re on a budget (as am I) please like by clicking on the heart below and share this podcast with a friend. 

Your support (in all ways) is greatly appreciated! 

You can find my old/er podcast (live your dream and how to travel full time) here on my website.

***Original podcast music by: Lucian Meisler

—Living Abroad on a Budget - Expat on a Budget - My Unknown Adventure - Kimberly Anne

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Resources:

* You can read the entire article here.

* Thought Stopping Techniques

* Rubber Band Technique

* Reframing

* Negative Self-Talk

* Mirror work, by Louis Hay

* Hebbian Learning/Theory

Want to Listen to or Read More from Expat on a Budget? Visit my Archive!

Thank you so much for reading! If you don’t want to become a paid subscriber (my articles are free) but enjoyed this article, you can buy me a coffee below.

If you’re on a budget (as am I) please like by clicking on the heart below and share this article with a friend. 

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Resources Mentioned in the Podcast Episode and the “Ginormous Resource List” Below.

* Sentimental Item—Personal Story

* Paper Minimizing

* Why I Left the US

* The HotSpot I Have

* Project 333 by Courtney Carver

* Using Ziplocks for Toiletries Instead of a Toiletry Bag

* Craig’s List

* Next Door

The 45 Resources:

I made a handy google spreadsheet with all the resources listed below here.

Books:

* My Favorite Book: Goodbye Things by Fumio Sasaki—I got it on kindle and audible and devoured it during my bathroom purge.

* The Minimalist Home: A Room-by-Room Guide to a Decluttered, Refocused Life by Joshua Becker

* The Joy of Less: A Minimalist Guide to Declutter, Organize, and Simplify by Francine Jay

* Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less by Greg McKeown

* The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up: The Japanese Art of Decluttering and Organizing by Marie Kondo

* Digital Minimalism: Choosing a Focused Life in a Noisy World by Cal Newport

* Soulful Simplicity: How Living with Less Can Lead to So Much More by Courtney Carver

* Minimalism: Live a Meaningful Life by Joshua Fields Millburn & Ryan Nicodemus

* Minimalism for Families: Practical Minimalist Living Strategies to Simplify Your Home and Life by Zoë Kim

* The Art of Simple Living: 100 Daily Practices from a Japanese Zen Monk for a Lifetime of Calm and Joy by Shunmyo Masuno

* L'art de la Simplicité: How to Live More with Less by Dominique Loreau (in English)

* Hello Habits: A Minimalist’s Guide to a Better Life by Fumio Sasaki

*I include Amazon affiliate links for books and products. Using them is not required and does not cost you anything extra but I greatly appreciate it, if you do. It’s a (free to you) way to help support my writing.

YouTubers and Videos:

* Before Extreme Minimalism Tour (apartment before and after)

* Minimalist Apartment: Nate O’Brien

* Getting rid of Paper Clutter

* Anja—Extreme Minimalism : This is my favorite minimalist person on YT

* A Day in the Life of a Minimalist—Matt D’Avella

* Ashlynne Eaten—Minimalist Morning Routine

* Break the Twitch—Anthony Ongaro

* A Small Wardrobe—Patricia Mycyk

* The Minimal Mom

* Zero Waste Home—Bea Johnson (one of my favorite’s)

Websites:

* The Minimalists: I really like Josh and Ryan. Reading their website, adopting their minimalist games and challenges and listening to their podcast really helped me on my journey. 

Here are my favorite links from the Minimalists:

* Our 21 day Journey into Minimalism

* Start with the Easy Sh$t

* The 30 Day Minimalist Game

* Need, Want, Like

* What is my Outcome?

* Five Questions to Ask Yourself Before Buying’

Other Websites:

* Be More with Less

* Exile Lifestyle

* Leo Babauta, Zen Habits

* RV Chickadee

* MnmList

* Goodbye Things: Fumio Sasaki’s Blog

* Becoming Minimalist

* No Sidebar

* Miss Minimalist

Podcasts:

* The Declutter Hub

* The Tortoise Podcast 

* The Minimalist Vegan Podcast

* The Minimalists

* The Art of Decluttering

Google Sheet with all the links above in one place!

LINKS FOR THE ENTIRE MOVE ABROAD SERIES:

* Part 1—Want to move abroad? Start here!

* Part 2—Conquer your fears about moving abroad!

* Part 3—12 Minimizing Mistakes Part 1

* Part 4—12 Minimizing Mistakes Part 2

Thank you so much for reading! If you don’t want to become a paid subscriber (my articles are free) but enjoyed this article, you can buy me a coffee below.

If you’re on a budget (as am I) please like by clicking on the heart below and share this article with a friend. 

Your support (in all ways) is greatly appreciated! 

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***Original podcast music by: Lucian Meisler

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Resources

* Part 1 in the Move Abroad Series: Podcast, Article

* Part 1 in Minimizing 12 Mistakes and Solutions: Podcast or Article

* Learning a New Language: Article or Podcast

* What is Aphantasia?

* Article and Podcast Archive

* Main Substack Page for Expat on a Budget

* You can find my old/er podcast (live your dream and how to travel full time) here on my website.

* Original podcast music by: Lucian Meisler

Thank you so much being a part of this adventure! If you don’t want to become a paid subscriber (all my articles remain free) but enjoyed this podcast, you can buy me a coffee here or simply share this podcast with a friend. Your support (in all ways) is greatly appreciated! 

If you’re on a budget (as am I) please like by clicking on the heart below and share this article with a friend. 

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Resources

Meetup.com - in your area for tours, hiking groups, cooking groups, language groups, cycling groups, etc. (Plug in your hobbies and interests).

Airbnb Experiences: I only use these when traveling.

Internations (a meet up group specifically for expats): I’ve never been to one of their meet-ups but I’ve heard great things.

Tours:

(meetup, sandeman, freetoursbyfoot, guruwalk) - I’ve personally only used meetup and sandeman.

Facebook Groups: 

Girl Gone International (different cities and regions).

She Hit Refresh

Search for “Expat” + whatever country or city you’re in. 

Search for your city + your interests: for example I belong to a vegan group in my area and have made a lot of wonderful friends that way!

Search for digital nomad + the city you’re in!

Youtube/Instagram Expat Groups:

For example the couple who started “Expats Everywhere” has a meetup here once a month. 

Classes:

language classes, sports classes, your local climbing gym, surfing, ceramics, etc. — search for some of these on google maps.

If you’re on a budget (as am I) please like by clicking on the heart below and share this article with a friend. 

Your support (in all ways) is greatly appreciated! 

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Original podcast music by: Lucian Meisler

—Living Abroad on a Budget - Expat on a Budget - My Unknown Adventure - Kimberly Anne

You can read the full article here.

Minimizing is one of the steps you will be embarking on in your living abroad adventure. While I currently have two full modules with over ten lessons dedicated to this in my upcoming class, I wanted to help you move forward right now.

This article ended up being longer than I had anticipated so I’m breaking it up into two articles. I came up with twelve common mistakes people often make when they start this process and in this article we’ll cover the first six.

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Links:

* Part 1 in Series: Podcast, Article

* Article and Podcast Archive

* Main Substack Page for Expat on a Budget

* You can find my old/er podcast (live your dream and how to travel full time) here on my website.

* Original podcast music by: Lucian Meisler

Thank you so much being a part of this adventure! If you don’t want to become a paid subscriber (all my articles remain free) but enjoyed this podcast, you can buy me a coffee here or simply share this podcast with a friend. Your support (in all ways) is greatly appreciated! 

©Living Abroad on a Budget - Expat on a Budget - My Unknown Adventure - Kimberly Anne