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Be honest. If you got all the money from your job but didn't have to go, would you still go?

I retired from the Air Force at 42 and moved to Portugal. On this walk with Lemon I answer what you asked me. How I did it, what I track, and what's actually hard about living overseas. Fitness first, because you can start with zero money. Then finances, because wages are the most taxed way to live. I weigh myself every day and write down my net worth every month. That's it. And at the end, the AI setup that does the work of my old editor, thumbnail designer and assistant for $160 a month.

Where I got it wrong, the fix is on screen with a *. The full list is in the pinned comment.

Would you still go? Tell me in the comments.

CHAPTERS
0:00 Would you still go?
2:32 Why I retired at 42
3:09 The life I didn't want
4:22 The Air Force Academy
6:25 From C-130s to fighters
8:32 Fear stops everyone
9:09 The book I couldn't write
10:20 Your most important asset
10:46 Fitness comes first
13:14 The calorie is wrong
15:13 Track your stuff
16:34 Finances and compound interest
18:01 Lemon's chihuahua standoff
18:38 The smartest airmen weren't investing
20:27 Two sides of financial freedom
22:56 My monthly net worth tracker
24:28 Wages are taxed the most
25:30 Apple, Tesla and AI
26:49 Labor's share keeps shrinking
28:42 Trading time for money
31:33 Moving to Portugal
34:14 Where will you find meaning?
37:23 Go for it
38:09 My AI setup
39:41 Turkey 2027
40:53 $160 a month
41:30 The AI channel I'd make for money
42:46 What's your meaning?
43:10 Credits

Turkey 2027 with Ross Coulthart, the trip I talk about at 39:41: https://www.alserotours.com/group-tours/lehtofiles-turkiye-ancient-mysteries-and-cosmic-connections-uap-tour-14-days
Pictures: Wikimedia Commons, public domain and Creative Commons, credited on screen. Labor share: US Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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