Thanks for the link! That's a pretty long article, however. Can you point me to the relevant section?

Some Googling led me to https://www.contractorcalculator.co.uk/contractor_guide_cont...:

>“Although sole traders in France receive no paid time off, extra pay or unemployment benefit, they do have access to the French healthcare system and accrue pension benefits, albeit at a lower rate than an employee.

jasonkester, is this your setup?

... at the moment. Try not to read that in as a factor, especially if you're looking for reasons why this might not work for you.

I've done the same in England, Spain, Thailand, Colombia, Nicaragua and Puerto Rico. And shorter stints in a dozen other countries while traveling.

It doesn't really matter where you set up shop, provided it's cheap to live there and you like it.