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A weekly newsletter with four quick bites, edited by Tim Leffel, author of\u00a0A Better Life for Half the Price<\/em><\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0The World\u2019s Cheapest Destinations<\/em>. See\u00a0past editions here,<\/a>\u00a0where your like-minded friends can subscribe and join you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Your USA Escape Pod<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The USA is facing four years of dark times ahead and we know what\u2019s coming since democracy barely endured that mayhem once, emerging battered and swaying on the ropes. I\u2019m very thankful I said goodbye to the USA for good the last time this happened and have residency abroad. If you\u2019d like to take advantage of a still-strong U.S. passport and join the hundreds of thousands who did the same, I wrote the book on how to do it right. A Better Life for Half the Price<\/a> <\/em>is on Amazon in <\/em>paperback and audiobook in its second edition. E-book and upgraded consultation packages here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A Nod to History<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Since I\u2019ve just been sightseeing in Berlin, Prague, and Hungary, it\u2019s top of mind for me that relatively few countries have more than a few generations of happy calm before something awful hits them again. It\u2019s good to study some history to get perspective when things are looking bleak on the current timeline. If you don\u2019t want to face a dry textbook or class, it can be much more entertaining to read a good biography or a well-researched historical fiction book. Or find a good limited series on TV, like the Shogun<\/em> one that deserved the heap of awards it won. (Find that book<\/a> or Tai-Pan<\/a><\/em> here.) Then make \u201cThis too shall pass\u201d your new meditation mantra.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Transportation Passes in European Cities<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The two of us are in Budapest for two weeks, so we went ahead and purchased a monthly transportation pass for getting around on the metro, trams, and buses. It set us back a whopping US$23.86, a no-brainer since it was less than twice the amount of a 72-hour pass. A monthly one is almost the exact same price in Prague or Sofia, 40 euros in Lisbon or Barcelona. (For comparison\u2019s sake, the same thing will cost you $132 in New York City.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Quitting Before Cubicles<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

In more bad news for bosses fond of looking over employees\u2019 shoulders, a majority of workers surveyed said they\u2019d rather quit than commute to an office again<\/a>. In this recent report from Flexjobs, 57 percent of remote workers surveyed said they would “absolutely” look for a new job if they were not allowed to continue working remotely, while another 35 percent said they know someone who has quit or is planning to quit after a RTO mandate.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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