The Failure Rate of Americans Living in Portugal Is Shocking! (or is it?)

Book a call with Kalie to plan properly so you don't run into these problems: https://calendly.com/expatseverywhere Read the whole article here: https://medium.com/a-fulcrum/i-tracked-1-247-americans-who-moved-to-portugal-68-came-home-broke-and-broken-cd0eb575e8eb Josh from ExpatsEverywhere breaks down a shocking article that says that 68% of Americans leave Portugal. Robert Thompson researched and wrote this article through Medium. Let's see why expats fail and eventually move back to the USA. 🌏 ABOUT US Hi! We’re Josh and Kalie, expats since 2009. We’ve lived in Spain, South Korea, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, and now Portugal (we know, we broke the “S” streak 😅). Follow ExpatsEverywhere for expat interviews, city breakdowns, travel tips, and more to help you live your best life abroad! 👌 USEFUL RESOURCES Take the hassle out of expat life with these trusted services. 💸 Transfer Cash Wise (formerly TransferWise): Get free transfer fees with this link. https://bit.ly/4hfN8Rh Spartan FX: Speak to a person for money transfers here. https://bit.ly/4gVdzfh 🛡️ Insurance Abroad SafetyWing: Get coverage for expat life here. https://bit.ly/3PEqV3L 👣 Learn a Language Portuguese with Carla: Learn Portuguese here. https://journey.portuguesewithcarla.com/offer-collab/?ref=7 Portuguese with Leo: Get perfect pronunciation here. https://bit.ly/4ahs4b0 📲 GET IN TOUCH Questions? Email us at info@expatseverywhere.com or explore our website. https://expatseverywhere.com Follow us Facebook: @expatseverywhere Instagram: @expatseverywhere X: @expert_expat Patreon: Support us https://www.patreon.com/c/expatseverywhere Follow Kalie's white-glove service: https://www.instagram.com/kalie_slateandkey Chapters 00:00 - Data collected shows 2 out of 3 Americans leave Portugal within the first 3 years 00:14 - Introduction (Understanding the Research) 00:54 - Who is Josh with ExpatsEverywhere? 01:20 - How this article came to my attention 02:00 - "Failure" of those moving to Portugal 02:44 - Two emotionally charged quotes 04:36 - The number that changes everything (68%) 05:15 - Who is the problem for this "high" number? 06:22 - "I feel like we got scammed" quote 07:30 - The BREAKING POINTS (1) 10:18 - Breaking Point 2 11:55 - Breaking Point 3 15:09 - Breaking Point 4 17:21 - Breaking Point 5 18:14 - Does anyone actually make this work long-term? 18:42 - Success data point 1 19:17 - Success data point 2 19:44 - Success data point 3 20:27 - Success data point 4 20:52 - Success data point 5 21:17 - Success data point 6 21:45 - What I've learned from my time abroad and patterns I've seen 23:14 - Here's what I'm going to do for you