Show HN: HeyFromTheFuture – Advice people wish they had at your age

Re:Show HN: HeyFromTheFuture – Advice people wish they had a... by ben_w on Monday January 14, 2019 @10:33AM (#18903693)

Datapoint: an ex of mine is from a family which did this at the insistence of her mother. Her dad got a job in Bangladesh and that’s how they left Washington DC. They were only there for a few years, but followed it with a few in Paris and a few in Kenya (and in her case, a few in NI and England).

Yes, this adventure started in the mid-90s and lots has changed since then, and yes both parents have degrees; but if you’re going to take your family around the world, it’s not your currrent pay that matters, it’s what you’re offered in the place you’re going to.

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Re:Show HN: HeyFromTheFuture – Advice people wish they had a... by autotune on Monday January 14, 2019 @10:40AM (#18903757)

Unless, of course, you can keep your current pay by working remote for a Bay Area company and move to Cheapsville, McFlyoverState for a few years and save enough to do whatever you want.

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Re:Show HN: HeyFromTheFuture – Advice people wish they had a... by ben_w on Monday January 14, 2019 @11:20AM (#18904088)

If you can work remotely, then you can save up while exploring the capital cities of any $-poor nation instead of wasting good years in the overlooked areas of a rich one.

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