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Updated · Techloy · Apr 20US Remote Workers Abroad Say Rising Costs Keep Them from Returning Home
3 articles · Updated · Techloy · Apr 20
- A growing number of American remote workers living abroad say they can't afford to return to the US due to high living and healthcare costs.
- Many digital nomads enjoy a higher standard of living overseas, citing affordable healthcare and lower expenses compared to major US cities.
- Experts warn this lifestyle can create retirement and tax challenges, leaving some without sufficient savings to return home or retire comfortably.
Priced out of America: Can digital nomads ever truly afford to come home? Is the American nomad dream creating a cost-of-living crisis in host countries? Trapped by taxes? The retirement catch-22 facing 18 million American remote workers. Are remote workers facing a 'promotion penalty' for choosing to work abroad? With US healthcare costs soaring, is global insurance the nomad's only lifeline? Which countries now offer digital nomads a direct pathway to permanent citizenship?