I like this - the idea has a Mr. Money Mustache vibe to it. His blog is great, if you haven't seen it already.
My question for you is how do you manage healthcare costs?
My question for you is how do you manage healthcare costs?
I live in UK so healthcare is free here. Many years ago I had some mental health problems and the NHS here literally saved my life. I am so grateful for that. I also have a private medical plan that covers myself and my partner but it only costs about £1k a year, and I only have that because it can potentially reduce waiting times. I am considering just doing without it though.
I know you pay for it in other taxes and what not, but... for comparison, we're paying more than half that per month, and it doesn't cover any expenses until we spend $10k in a year. We are in a really crazy situation here.
It doesn't cover tourists anymore in theory. They'd treat and then bill you but you could probably go home and not pay.
You might have problems getting residence
I don't know how easy it is to do what you describe but some people evidently do it. I imagine if you're an EU citizen you can come right in but if you're non EU you might have some more difficulty.