Expat Forever: I Can't Afford To Go Home Anymore!

Like people ask me in the comments all Like people ask me in the comments all the time, "Are you Canadian? Are you the time, "Are you Canadian? Are you the time, "Are you Canadian? Are you American?" Buddy, I'm neither. I'm not American?" Buddy, I'm neither. I'm not American?" Buddy, I'm neither. I'm not going back. I'm an expat forever. This going back. I'm an expat forever. This going back. I'm an expat forever. This is a forever choice for me. And that's is a forever choice for me. And that's is a forever choice for me. And that's the version of the trade-off that a lot the version of the trade-off that a lot the version of the trade-off that a lot of people don't talk about, you know? of people don't talk about, you know? of people don't talk about, you know? The title of this video I can't afford The title of this video I can't afford The title of this video I can't afford to go home. I want to stay with that to go home. I want to stay with that to go home. I want to stay with that framing for a second because it's true. framing for a second because it's true. framing for a second because it's true. I can't afford two different parts to I can't afford two different parts to I can't afford two different parts to that sentence. The first is financial. that sentence. The first is financial. that sentence. The first is financial. Yeah, it's overpriced, inflation, all Yeah, it's overpriced, inflation, all Yeah, it's overpriced, inflation, all the costs at home are insane. But if I the costs at home are insane. But if I the costs at home are insane. But if I wanted to replicate the life that I had wanted to replicate the life that I had wanted to replicate the life that I had back home here, it would be easy cuz back home here, it would be easy cuz back home here, it would be easy cuz it's really affordable. If I wanted to it's really affordable. If I wanted to it's really affordable. If I wanted to replicate the life I have here, the replicate the life I have here, the replicate the life I have here, the freedom, the time, the comfort, the good freedom, the time, the comfort, the good freedom, the time, the comfort, the good food, the warmth, the community in a food, the warmth, the community in a food, the warmth, the community in a North American city, it would be North American city, it would be North American city, it would be impossible. Literally impossible. Cannot impossible. Literally impossible. Cannot impossible. Literally impossible. Cannot exist. I cannot literally afford. And exist. I cannot literally afford. And exist. I cannot literally afford. And it's the one thing that took me years to it's the one thing that took me years to it's the one thing that took me years to be honest about. I can't afford to go be honest about. I can't afford to go be honest about. I can't afford to go home because I can't afford to get back home because I can't afford to get back home because I can't afford to get back the life I have now. Not the weather, the life I have now. Not the weather, the life I have now. Not the weather, not the ease of it, not the mornings, not the ease of it, not the mornings, not the ease of it, not the mornings, not the community, not the lack of not the community, not the lack of not the community, not the lack of commute and traffic and noise and commute and traffic and noise and commute and traffic and noise and political exhaustion manufactured by political exhaustion manufactured by political exhaustion manufactured by business and the 24-hour news cycle. I business and the 24-hour news cycle. I business and the 24-hour news cycle. I can't afford to go back to the version can't afford to go back to the version can't afford to go back to the version of myself that was tired and in debt and of myself that was tired and in debt and of myself that was tired and in debt and working three jobs and freezing because working three jobs and freezing because working three jobs and freezing because I live on my own terms now.