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 is I can't The title of this video is I can't The title of this video is I can't afford to go home. I want to stay with afford to go home. I want to stay with afford to go home. I want to stay with that framing for a second because it's that framing for a second because it's that framing for a second because it's true. I can't afford two different parts true. I can't afford two different parts true. I can't afford two different parts to that sentence. The first is to that sentence. The first is to that sentence. The first is financial. Yeah, it's overpriced, financial. Yeah, it's overpriced, financial. Yeah, it's overpriced, inflation, all the costs at home are inflation, all the costs at home are inflation, all the costs at home are insane. But if I wanted to replicate the insane. But if I wanted to replicate the insane. But if I wanted to replicate the life that I had back home here, it would life that I had back home here, it would life that I had back home here, it would be easy cuz it's really affordable. If I be easy cuz it's really affordable. If I be easy cuz it's really affordable. If I wanted to replicate the life I have wanted to replicate the life I have wanted to replicate the life I have here, the freedom, the time, the here, the freedom, the time, the here, the freedom, the time, the comfort, the good food, the warmth, the comfort, the good food, the warmth, the comfort, the good food, the warmth, the community in a North American city, it community in a North American city, it community in a North American city, it would be impossible. Literally would be impossible. Literally would be impossible. Literally impossible. Cannot exist. I cannot impossible. Cannot exist. I cannot impossible. Cannot exist. I cannot literally afford. And it's the one thing literally afford. And it's the one thing literally afford. And it's the one thing that took me years to be honest about. I that took me years to be honest about. I that took me years to be honest about. I can't afford to go home because I can't can't afford to go home because I can't can't afford to go home because I can't afford to get back to life I have now. afford to get back to life I have now. afford to get back to life I have now. Not the weather, not the ease of it, not Not the weather, not the ease of it, not Not the weather, not the ease of it, not the mornings, not the community, not the the mornings, not the community, not the the mornings, not the community, not the lack of commute and traffic and noise lack of commute and traffic and noise lack of commute and traffic and noise and political exhaustion manufactured by and political exhaustion manufactured by and 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.