Relocating To Croatia On $47 A Day
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- Опубликовано: 27 июл 2024
- Steve Tsentserensky, 35, officially became a digital nomad earlier this year. He relocated from New Jersey to Split, Croatia in January 2021 and has been working remotely as a writer and video producer ever since. The popularity of digital nomadism exploded due to the pandemic's lockdowns and the newfound flexibility to work from anywhere.
0:45 Correction: Steve left MSC Cruises in 2019. He stopped working for Royal Caribbean Cruises in 2016.
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Relocating To Croatia On $47 A Day
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Spending 600$ a month on food in Croatia, this guy must be eating like a king
Men sound feminine
I spend £500 pounds here in London per month with my girlfriend...I don't know what that is guy doing but definitely he's doing something wrong
The largest percentage of people in Croatia do not exceed a salary of $ 600 per month. The person in this video probably because of their higher yields decided to set aside a lot more money for food without worrying about the fact where the restaurants and locations with lower meal prices are.
It includes drinks, so probably few good nights out make out a big chunk of that :)
@@ThePwnTheory Of course, he has a good income (salary), so he should NOT be burdened with prices ... a man enjoys life👍
With 4.000$+ a month in income you live like a king in Croatia.
Depends whether it's before or after tax. Check out Croatian taxes.
@@snterp He don't pay taxes. With the Digital Nomad Visa you don't pay taxes in Croatia as long as you don't do jobs for local companies. Only foreign companies are tax-exempt.
Seaside and tourist towns-places are expensive same as living in any other expensive living country. 4K isn't enough only if you are living day by day with cheapest options. Considering he doesn't have a garden where he could plant his own food etc he is pretty much screwed on the long run. Still better living then in crapfest US, or any major EU country running on greed and corruption. Besides I would never praise or risk living in fake countries, political attention seeking places like EU have etc because you never know when a war can break out or a major financial crisis so as political driven sanctions.
@@calebandrelek2971 dude, 4000$ is more than our president makes...what are you talking about
Uh. Split has almost, 250.000 people. Average salary is less than 1000 USD. 4000 is way waaay more than you need here to have a nice life.
As a Croatian I found it a personal attack for drinking coffee like that, you have to put minimum 3 teespoons on that amount of water! And by the color of it it seems you've put one teespoon to the water. And after you put the coffee to the boiling water you put it again on the flame till it starts boiling again. Bye
Uzas, od toga se samo može ukenjat, to nije kava već bućkuriš. Moja mater bi to bacila kroz balkon 😂
Amer, ne zna bolje... tuga
i don’t think it was your intention but your comment made me laugh so hard 😂 thank you for this
Yes, coffee shouldn't look so transparent, or chunky... Get a moka pot and live happy y'all!
Absolutely terrible coffee, only good to get diarrhea
Guy from Split here: man your coffe is too thin. Put 3 more spoons of coffe in it.
I was thinking the same thing -- it looked very watery.
Ta kava je sramota, žali bože džezve i kave
🤣
It wasn’t coffee. It was bean water
Right? I bet it tastes disgusting.
While everyone is obsessed with countries like France, Spain, Switzerland, etc., nobody seems to talk about Croatia. It's by far the most wonderful country I've visited in Europe. If I had a chance to move there, I would.
You are always welcomed here, buddy! ☺️
Croatia, Romania, hungary, Poland... all good
I'm partial to Slovenia, but Croatia looks amazing.
thank you
Agree. I believe that Croatia is so underrated! One of my fav countries in Europe!
I’ve visited Croatia once and that’s all it took for me to fall in love with the country.
Do come again!
@@vavovidnica I tell everyone about my Croatia trip. Definitely a country that I will repeatedly visit.
Thank u
Welcome back 🙂
Absolutely nothing about his lifestyle is frugal. Quite the opposite, at least in Croatia.
Spent 14 days in Croatia traveling down the coast and can't wait to go back and visit. The people I met were so kind, friendly, and willing to help every time I needed it. I stayed at an Airbnb and this grandmother of the owner would wash my clothes and make me coffee and breakfast every morning. She was the kindest sweetest lady and I had many other encountets just like it.
Welcome back 🙂
I love how he wants to make it sound all frugal, yet he's earning 3 times more than the average salary in Croatia. Easy to live there with that salary!
But not everyone can do it!!
Just saying that Croatia is cheaper than NY/NJ is an immediate side eye because so are many parts of the US. NY tri-state area is one of the most expensive places to live in the US.
Yeah that's like the whole selling point of being a digital nomad - go live somewhere better for less cost.
Um yeah that's the point
He is living better than 95% of people similar to his age/income in the US. This guy won 👏👏. Smart man
Here in California in his age group with his skills he should be making at least 100k/year. I had a client who got an English degree and worked as a technical writer in Silicon Valley and was making 125k a year.
He’s a colossal loser who has opted out of society. My dog earns more than that
@@mtngrl5859 one thing this pandemic taught us is that health is much more important. Could he earn more? Sure. Could he have a more comfortable lifestyle? Sure. But after all the most important thing is that he is young and healthy. I've personally let others' expectations dictate where I am right now in life and I feel somehow stuck.
If you only measure the quality of life by how much you earn, than yeah you are right.
@@stefancoban59 That's true. Some of the comments were from people who didn't know how he was making the kind of income he was making. illustrated what he could be making in certain areas, so it was indeed possible to create the income he had and more if he worked remotely. Recently, I heard about a woman in her 60's that received training online to code and is now working remotely, so depending on how one applies themselves, they can live in many different areas.
Croatia is one of the more affordable countries in Europe but still twice as expensive as Eastern Europe
What countries in eastern Europe are you referencing out of curiosity?
@@MrNickmcc12345 Ukraine or Moldova
It is even cheaper in africa
@@var4136 you should see the prices in Antartica, they're below zero
Well, its in EU, and classified as a high income country. Besides, if you want cheaper in Croatia go inland not on the coast.
Kinda weird how wherever you live or go we all just end up sitting behind our screens :( I realize the irony of this as I comment it.
Exactly , if I am not sitting in a hight balcony in front of a sea or a beautiful mature , I am not moving to a place near that when I am sitting in front of a wall or a window all day
Oh wait ! I guess that would be distracting hahahaha lol the irony again
True... That's why I believe that you should limit screen time.
hopefully he meets a croatian girl soon, he sounded miserable sitting in that chair all day.
pretty much! ;)
I was thinking the same thing….SMH
As a local living on the Croatian coast and working in tourism there is one thing I want to expand upon that was mentioned in this video. If you're an American (or a Westerner) who would like to spend a year in Croatia on a nomad visa you don't have to be "located in the center" to be close to "amenities and facilities". If you want to live in a coastal town or city you should be looking for a place that is a couple or a few miles away from the city center. You'll still have cafes, bars, grocery stores, restaurants, beaches, etc. within walking distance, that are cheaper than those in gentrified centers and most importantly, you'll be paying noticeably lower rent. Also, there's an added bonus of not having to deal with hordes of tourists.
Baš tak
@Matko Hello I was thinking about going on a trip to Croatia in October and would love to maybe connect with a local and hear the things I should actually be doing and places I should actually see. Would there be any way to contact?
The part that was moved past quickly was that he is debt free. He was probably debt free in the US before he moved. For many Americans the difference between having breathing room and being paycheck to paycheck is DEBT. Getting it out of our lives will makes things easier.
THIS. The American financial system is set up so that virtually every adult has at least some debt.
@@jimbo1637 While yes I agree that interest rates and whatnot keep us less financially free, some have to blame themselves.
You don't need a 2500 square feet house for only 4 members. You don't need the latest car. You don't need to buy crazy clothes or watches.
I love financial freedom. And I encourage all to learn and understand what a life without debt feels like.
@@sm3675 of course financial responsibility is important but the problems that exist in the US exist on mass. When one person can't afford to buy a house they need to be better with their money. When the majority of a generation can't it's bigger than a problem of individual responsibility.
@@jimbo1637 Home ownership is overrated anyway since alot of people want these huge homes with alot of maintenance. I'd literally take living in a van or those minimalist homes or even a small cabin over a huge mini-mansions alot of americans seem to want. I care more for mobility than space.
@@thelonercoder5816 buying a home builds equity, it's literally the best thing you can do to create generational wealth. The value of a vehicle depreciates 15-25% annually...
Interesting, a lot of us Croatians are fleeing to Germany and Ireland (mostly for financial reasons) and Americans are coming to live in Croatia. It would be nice to earn an American wage and live in Croatia. I don't know how to be a digital nomad, gotta work on that skillset
Being a digital nomad is nothing complicated. If you have a job, you can ask your employer to work remotely. If you don't have a job, you can be a freelancer and work from anywhere if it's only required a computer and wifi
@@anoukc6928 this. Plus marketable skills.
@@anoukc6928 Not everyone have a job which can be done remotely! That can be done only if you already work on a computer in your office, what about real jobs like drivers, service technicians, car mechanics, cooks, nurses, doctors... you get the point.
@@debelix I do get the point but it was kind of obvious to me...? Of course it must be a job that you can do remotely, that goes without saying
@@debelix Well, then that's really their fault.
Welcome to this part of the world Steve. I am an American Expat living in a small town in Northern Italy. I have been to Split and Dubrovnik and I love both towns.
Thats awesome how long have you been living in Italy?
@@georgeskanderbeg3242 Hey George. I moved here two years ago this month.
@@zviyeri9117 Yes. I am. I am not ashamed of that word.
People like you are always welcome in Croatia 🙂
Advice for those who want to live in Croatia, live in a smaller town near a big city, housing prices are lower, there are less crowds, and transportation to the city is well organized (bus, train).
I live in Zagreb, expensive and always crowded, but Zaprešić or Velika gorica, about 20 km from Zagreb, excellently connected by bus and train with Zagreb (about 15-20 minutes), are cheaper and quieter cities
Croatia is a very safe country, you can walk alone in the city in the middle of the night, no one will look at you.....but idiots exist all over the world
if someone provokes you, walk away and don't look back, don't try to explain anything to them...like I said, there are idiots all over the world
If your neighbor has a garden or orchard, poultry, feel free to ask them if they want to sell you something, they will give you better quality food than in the store
A good neighbor will always be the first help you will have!
@Damir Hlobik I am thinking about visiting Croatia in October and would love to know what to do and where to go for the best prices and would love a locals help. Any way to connect?
Best way to give yourself a raise is to move somewhere cheaper.
Where is the raise ? Like a basic American he lives there without any wish to learn the local language and more... and on top that he took right to criticised the Croatian political situation....no needs this guy here
@@LoLo-ns5iw but who cares about politics just keep your head straight and nose out of that side. The quality of life is much better it seems there.
The best way to gain wealth is not to continuously spam other channels desperately for exposure as a non-millionaire with a sub 200k net worth.
@@erikgonzalez2278 I care about foreigners like him who comes and critisize without a wish to integrate local culture
@@tigerak02 what is your networth Alexander?
Was literally looking up trips to Croatia 2 nights ago. I plan to visit there possibly next year. I also plan on moving abroad next year. I fully support living abroad and working online. I have to say, I don't like the newly coined term, "digital nomad", but I like what it entails.
I am local in Croatia if you need help let me know😀
@@tg2708f Oh wow. Thanks a lot! How should I get in touch?
@@MusicBoxAlsoWater Do go to croatia it is great
Flexible abroad lifestyle, no debt, and remote work is the new freedom.
After visiting Croatia 4 years in a row one month long each year I’m finally moving to split too. It’s just the best country to live in for me
I spent 3 months this Autumn/winter in Split, Croatia as a COVID refugee from the UK. It's a beautiful city with incredible walks along the water.
What the F is COVID refugee?
@@dragodrazenovic1064 When one country terrorizes its population with insanely stringent measures (in this case the UK), people leave for countries where those measures are within the confines of common sense, as was the case with Croatia.
@@Korisniknovi Ahhaaaa! So another term coined by Westerners to avoid calling themselves immigrants, in this case (using only your explanation of the meaning of COVID refugee) a political immigrant. Interesting how for the citizens of the U.K. and Americans from the USA (and some other western countries) all Croats who came to work in those countries are immigrants, while these same people when they come to foreign countries call themselves expats or just invent a new term like this "COVID refugee".
@@dragodrazenovic1064 It has been quite a while since I've read such a bunch of incoherent rambling...
@@Korisniknovi Really!? It can be "rumbling" for you, especially if you found yourself in what I wrote and insulted your little ego, but "incoherent"!? I think I have clearly and coherently explained what my opinion is on the subject. Maybe you don’t know what the word “incoherent” means?
Was it that hard to put in the title that he spends $1410 of his own money that he makes of $4635? Or even more simply $55k a year working remotely in Croatia?
Click-bait
Yeah, not a real showcase of a normal person ... He had some "rich" background... Making 4000 dollars a month...
I mean, what exactly did you guys expect? How to work legally in a foreign country without speaking the language? lol
Been thinking about doing something like this after I graduate from college
Same
Do It, don't hesitate...
Go for it man! Best thing you can do in your 20's --- explore as far as you can, learn as much about other people and histories, try a number of different businesses. Stay grounded and watch out for bs philosophies.
I did and it was the best decision ever. You gain wisdom and a nice savings.
47 USD per day in Croatia...frugal? Hm...more like a good living. I love Croatia, I go there every year. This year I spent a month in Hvar. The country has so much to offer. :)
This dude did some awesome work at Royal Caribbean while I worked there.
Great to see him go forth and do what's been my life's goal.
Also, glad to see him repping Jersey - Cheers!
4000 dollars a month in croatia is like 15k a month in the us
Spent 2 weeks in Split back in 2019. I loved it!! I enjoyed learning about this man's experience living there and learning about the digital nomad visa.
Always admire the courage of people that are able to get out and move somewhere completely different. I would love to do this as I work remote but my anxiety prevents me from just getting up and leaving to a brand new place.
He is smart. Croatia offers better weather, lower crime, girls look better and he earns his money in USD. Well played
USD is as worthless as Australian dollars.. not exactly an advantage.
@UCSB_t5yhKvoQqaKeIZTejIg USD is worthless? 🤦🏽♂️ Tell that to a local citizen in Croatia and they will think you are a fool
@@thinkforyourself9334 Compared to Euros and British Pounds, yes, it's worthless. Just because kuna is worse doesn't really invalidate my point.
Not to mention croatian kunas, british pounds and euros all remained pretty stable the past year, while the US dollar dropped in value a whopping 12%.
@@jorgemiguel2641 The video is about Croatia..Dollar to Kuna value is great and an advantage in Croatia for him..Other currencies are irrelevant to the topic.
@@thinkforyourself9334 this was my point. I think they were committed to misunderstand that easy fact lol. If you earn AMERICAN salary you will like a king anywhere in the world where the monthly income is under 1k dollar.
1400 a month is about 2x the amount that Croatians spend for all live expenses. But he can afford it and save more than half of his salary. I would probably do the same. I like having a pretty place in the centre and eating like a queen
I like how Americans can just be like I'm moving to this country and just do it
Meanwhile they are building a wall 👀
@@jlewis122 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤭🤭
Nike "Just do it" 😎
That new wall was more hype than reality. That said, border barriers are hardly unique to the US.
He has lots of visa requirements did you not watch it?
I worked/lived in Split for over two months back in 2004 and loved it. All those places in this video, I have been.
I’ve travelled to every European nation between January of 2018 and January of 2020. Slovenia and Croatia are like the hidden gems. France was the most overrated, Portugal was cool, the Netherlands is awesome, as I personally think the Dutch are just the nicest and most open people you can run into. But holly molly, was Slovenia drop dead gorgeous, and Croatia was just lit 🔥
Totally agree. Haven’t made it to Slovenia but it’s next on my list.
Hope you get there soon. Safe travels!
Oh man, I love Croatia! It is incredible.
In Nepal, I natively live on less than $5 a day (rent, copywriter, art)
Yea but its Nepal
@@alp.9672 What about Nepal ?!! One if the most beautiful nature and people there
what visa do you have ?
@@r3dp1ll I am a native Nepalese (20), living independently from my parents
@@alp.9672 Yeah, it is way cheaper here for not less of a quality of life(depends on your standards of quality though) than most of the options in the world.
Went to Croatia m now married to a Croatian ♥️. Hoping to do this when we hit FI..
Hi are there still single Croatian men available? Asking for a friend
@@LowEffortRecipes470 you're in a yt comment section. You won't find suitable men here for you. Sorry girl 😭😭
@@sm3675 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
🤮🤮🤮
Love the people of Croatia, my life and my husband sorry that you find joy in commenting hate and find nothing better to do with your time 😏 ✌🏽
Interesting episode! Admire this guy for being so adventurous
Just back from Croatia on a holiday what a beautiful country 💙. Split is amazing 🤩
I think a lot of people in the comments are missing the point by saying why not go to countries even more east that are less expensive to live in… It’s all about the “digital nomad” visa because if his income was double taxed he wouldn’t have any savings and there are handful of countries offering digital nomad visas… And it’s about living the Mediterranean lifestyle here while getting to save up money… there are cheaper cities even in Croatia, inland prices can go half of what they are on the coast… but why live in some communist block city when you can live in Opatija which literally looks like a mini Monaco…
Thank you so much Steve for your wonderful contribution! Croatia loves you as much as you love Croatia! ❤️
Wise words immigrant. 👍🏻
I want to move there, it seriously is such a beautiful country 😭
This was a good video -- glad you got off sisters couch! But you can't complain about the amount of tourist when you chose the most touristy city in HR. Places like Rijeka or even Zagreb are surprisingly cheaper than Split and far fewer tourist.
Having just been to Croatia, nice meals and drinks are not as cheap as he says. 80 Kuna is VERY cheap for a restaurant entree. Most are 120 K or more. That would be something like a piece of fish. A salad would be another 30 K. A glass of house wine or soda, 25 K, bottled water, 25 K (you will be thirsty). This is very average in my experience around Croatia, going for pretty low-end entrees. Maybe get some bread for 10k, add a tip, and a modest meal without dessert will cost in dollars approximately 35 dollars. Not a fortune, but not a deal, either. The prices in Croatia for most things seem roughly equivalent to those in the United States. And the only way the author could claim to live this lifestyle on such a small sum it to basically do nothing that incurs actual expenses and to discount some of the basic expenses he actually has, such as life insurance and those indefinable little things one has to purchase on a daily basis but don't fit in a neat category.
thank you for pointing this out, I live in Croatia and I can confirm you described correctly prices of outside meals in coastal area. It is crazy to think that the meal prices are similar to those in US, while the salary in Croatia is 3 to 5 times lower than the one in US.
He spends $600 a month on food which is extremely high for one person who is not on vacation. $585 for rent/utilities..His recreational/travel budget is only $185 a month which means he isn't doing much traveling/recreational activities...If he could cut his food budget from $600 to $300 he could do more traveling/recreational things or pay for higher healthcare insurance but fortunately he doesn't need to. His $1400 budget isn't a lot for a regular tourist for 2 weeks but he isn't in the tourist category. 99.9% of people will only visit as a tourist and not relocate as they are tied to their job. He gets to save a lot of money. His life for one year or longer is great all things considered.
Alexandra, in touristy places during peak season these are the prices you can expect, but other places in Croatia are much cheaper, even the capital Zagreb.
Thats upper-class lifestyle with $1500/mo. The average salary in Croatia is half of that ($750)
That's the case in India too!
He makes 4600 a month, that's high upper class here, go to california and it's not enough to buy peanuts. It's all relative.
how do you spend 600$ on food, i live in split ,also alone and if i order out every day i cant get close to 600$
I usually spend up to 200$ on food/drinks per month, just curious on what you eat and why is it so expensive
American food? Things like kebab, burek, cevapici, and pizza are cheap. McDonald's, KFC, and Burger King are very expensive in comparison. Americans also tend to eat a lot more beef than most Europeans and beef costs a lot more in Europe than it does in the US.
@@rh1587 beef is not that expensive here, even if you eat McDonald's everyday , 2 meals you cant get up to even 500
@@KFPgod @KFP I just checked Glovo. A Big Mac with fries, drink, and a shake for dessert is about 60kn. I don't remember what it is in the restaurant but that sounds about right. That's about $8-10USD depending on how bad your bank's currency conversion rate is. 10x2x30 = $600 easily.
The cheapest "plata mesa" I can find is about 90kn ($13-15). Cevapi is cheap at only 20-30kn. Kebab is 30-50kn. Pizza is probably around 50kn. None of these prices count things like drinks, delivery fees, prilozi, and whatever else. And this is just 2 meals. We haven't even counted breakfast but it looks like he doesn't spend that much on it.
It really sounds like he's an American eating American style to me. I don't think he speaks Croatian at all and, especially due to the pandemic, he probably gets a lot of delivery food.
@@rh1587 Who said you have to eat outside twice per day?
I live abroad for many years and never ate on avg more than once per day outside. Most was once per day, in Thailand, where street food is cheap and very tasty.
Right now its more like 2-3 times per week.
@@udishomer5852 I never said that anyone MUST eat out every day. But that is the best way to explain how the guy is spending $600 per month on food. Food is very cheap in Croatia unless you are using a delivery app.
Oh I visited Split back in 2016. I stayed downtown. So cool!!!
That’s crazy, I never knew it was so cheap to live there! Sounds like he got a really good deal. Great video!
nah its cheap if you make good money but if you make normal money its hard (;
it is cheap only if you spend a US salary in another contry. if you spend a croatian one it is a lot of money
Bruh he spends literally 3x of what a normal person would, and 6x on food
My man! Great camera and editing from CNBC.
Good for you, Steve! A friend of mine told me about your experience, and I'm very interested in testing the feasibility for myself. An American, I've thought for a few years it would be a neat adventure to live abroad. The snag I'm seeing is what to do when the year runs out.
Steve - great video. Thank you for the info, I think Split is a great city and offers gateway to many islands.....
This would be a great series! Affordable places to live.
totally
There is lots of affordable places to live based on ones income what place could be affordable to you may not be affordable to the local who lives there.
Split is so beautiful! Hvar was my favourite though.
So happy that this is becoming international. I nominate myself next 🥵😅
The funny thing is, he looks like a Croatian, especially one from Dalmatia.
Short with a bun. Not really. Lol.
As they said before me, Croatians are tall. He looks like a mini-Croatian :)
Would love to see an update on where he goes next!
As a Croatian-American I find it funny because so many of my cousins want to get out and immigrate to the US.
Like all low educated workforce anywhere I guess.
@@willi19391 Well one is an engineer and the other is a banker, both trained in Germany so I wouldn't call them low educated by any means. It's just harder for Croatians to get US citizenship than most other EU peoples, same for Slovenia
@@Preygrantess Ok. For educated people US is a huge market with bigger opportunities than EU.
That's what people who think money is everything do.
From my own experience, the quality of life in Croatia is as high as in the US, and in many aspects higher:
much lower crime rate, great food, nice climate, clean and beautiful landscapes, public healthcare system, beautiful (and not obese) women.
@@udishomer5852 Yeah but it can be very hard to work outside of tourism there. I 100% agree and love Croatia yet being a native and priced out by wealthy tourists moving in and buying homes, it's tough.
Very brave and courageous of you also inspiring. Got to tip my hat off to you!
Interesting video with honest takes about the downsides of the lifestyle.
I just did a video on the downsides of full-time travel
When you're working full time it's the same as any other place, only you're in a really beautiful city for cheap haha and when you shut off the laptop you're in Europe and not new Jersey so that's a plus 😆
Looks like a cool place to visit.
For sure.
Nice video, I can really relate to Steve as a digital nomad. Personally I have roots in Romania so I ended up going here in a very similar fashion. I've been here now for over 3 years.
I just left Croatia in June 2021 after living in Split for 3yrs on so much less than that. Housing is cheap, activities are cheap, transportation is cheap. BUT be aware when making purchases that there is a 25% sales tax on EACH item… not the total. EACH.
Hmm welcome to Europe's VAT..?
I'm from Zagreb, Croatia and always watching your videos! I'm glad and happy for Steve, but unfortunately croatian administration is complicated for no good reason 😑
His videos have between 6 and 20 views. Are you sure you are talking about the same guy?
Split is an amazing city! Sibennik is probably a cozier alternative.
You guys need to explore the non-major cities of the US. If you want to live abroad, that's fine. If you're doing it just to live cheaply, that's a terrible reason. I live in Vegas for this amount. I lived in Lincoln, NE for cheaper than this. There are so many cities that only cost $1,000-$1,500 per month, just not on the coasts.
There might be an economical turmoil but there is no doubt that this is still the best time to invest.
you could be right or wrong depends on your expertise, I once made such loss when i invested thinking i have gathered enough trading skills from youtube videos but now its a different ball game for me because I was lucky to have met "Tamara Diane Hagan", a financial manager and stock expert, I have made more than $165,000 in 6 weeks under her supervisions.
Really? people are cashing in from the stock market and frankly speaking its comforting seeing someone admit to the fact that they actually seek help from professionals. please how can i reach Tamara ?
@@henryclinton9317 search her name on the internet to reach her
found her website and it really impressive . thanks a lot
Its nice having an American paycheck here lmao
4000$ is 6 times more than the minimal pay in Croatia and around 3-4 times more than what other people get.
Living abroad is goals!
Not their goal to welcome americans!
@@paupy40 Why not ?!
@@paupy40 I've lived on three continents now, and I've never felt any negativity about being an American.
@@rogermichaelwillis6425 you must be proud I wish I was an américain
@@paupy40 totally wrong 😑
Please don't talk about Croatia... Keep it a secret 😭
His work-life balance is amazing; his focus is amazing👏🏿👍🏿
there are so many great places and opportunities to live the digital nomad lifestyle. I lived in Bali, Indonesia for a year.
Bali sounds amazing
So his food/drink expense is over $600, that's like $1400 in the U.S.
$600 USD
@@MindYourOwn777 Yes, that's equivalent to $1400 in the States, since everything is so cheap over there and that's not frugal.
That’s the first thing I noticed. This dude has to be eating out at least 2x a day my family of 4 eats on about $400/month here in the US. $600 is insane for one guy
@@TransitioningBeauty So that means eating out there in Croatia is expenssive or this guy looooves food and just doesn't cook
@@Marco-jm1mo both yes. The coast is expensive
Split looks amazing! This video makes me want to check it out soon :)
Being a writer and video producer already, I wonder if he produced this video for CNBC. Great way to show/market his talents.
Im assuming instead like normally when `CNBC Make it` makes those videos themselves, this time Steve made his own video - is that true? :D
Yeah ,they probably sent him questions to answer/topics to address
Finally a budget that looks way more like mine (living in Europe too). I'm always so shocked at how costly living in the US is apparent :O
The US isn't really that costly compared to similarly developed countries.
We rank like 20-25 depending on the list.
@@jsebby2284 Usa have crazy options a t shirt can range from $4 to 4000$
@@abhishekahirrao4271 and?
living in croatia is just as costly if you're croatian
I love this! Keep it going! More episodes! I will watch everyone!!
I have been to Split---beautiful place, beautiful energy there. Good for you!
Him: “I’ve always been financially frugal”
Also him: spends 600 dollars on food every month
I'll bet the reason it's that high, given that he eats out not a lot, is that there's certain American foods he doesn't want to give up and pays the comparatively higher price for
As someone who is frugal, I’ll tell you that most frugal people have one or two things that they’re willing to splurge on. Mine is organic food and natural personal care items like soap/creams/toothpaste. Sometimes it’s convenience that I spend on - Uber, eating out in the middle of packing up my house to move, etc. But I still drive a 17-yr old car, stayed in my house a long time and reached financial independence at age 41 as a single mom (no child support).
Reminds me of Tim Ferris's 4-Hour Workweek! You can certainly save a lot while living well with his style of "Geoarbitrage"
Can you kindly explain Geoarbitrage?
@@triptinath5675 Sure! It's basically moving to a place with a lower cost of living while keeping the same level of income, in essence increasing your ability to save/invest/live a higher quality of life. Pretty neat! 😊
Tim Ferris actually suggest Croatia for cheaper place to livin in. 😁
He wasn't really living that cheaply -- he's making $4200 per month and spending $1500 per month (expenses are 35% of his income) in basically the most expensive Croatian city. He can live on $1500-$2000 in New Jersey. If he was in Rijeka or even Zagreb he could reduce this to below $1000. You can rent a decent apartment in Zagreb or Rijeka for $400-700/mo -- now this would be Geoarbitrage!
Great!!!! I’m in Bali living the digital nomad lifestyle - there’s a lot of us here - come to bali 💗💗💗
Guy who lived in Serbia (Subotica) here: try using a strainer and funnel to do a pour over of the Turkish coffee they have there. It taste better and stronger. Then pouring in hot milk - from a coffee geek.
Awesome! Does this guy have a RUclips channel?
People don't pay nearly enough attention to taxes.
He don't pay taxes. With the Digital Nomad Visa you don't pay taxes in Croatia as long as you don't do jobs for local companies. Only foreign companies are tax-exempt
@@fancyprinc4486 but he pays some taxes…
@@antoanetamanko7457 no
@@fancyprinc4486, you don’t know the first thing about taxes if you think he doesn’t pay any taxes. As an expat, you still pay US taxes.
@@antoanetamanko7457 This is not the matter. He don't have to pay taxes in Croatia. If he still pay taxes in the US this is not the problem of Croatia. He can legaly work in in Croatia for one year with his company or job without taxes. In other countries this is forbidden.
If you're a digital nomad and earn your money in foreign currencies like USD, then Croatia will be amazing for you. Compared to the US, Croatia to Americans is dirt cheap. His monthly earnings far exceed the average Croatian salary so it's not cheap for people who were born there and don't work for big global companies.
Check out Albania, same sunny weather, same beaches, same food, and maybe 30-40% cheaper
Hello Armando, how safe (streets, scams) is Albania?
Thanks a lot.
@@DiegoRRL its same as Croatia or Greece in terms of safety. Scams exist but more related to inflated prices for tourists. But if you are well informed you will be fine.
Albania is not as developed as Croatia and is not a EU country. It is also further south away from access to countries like Italy, Switzerland, Austria and Hungary which are all close to Croatia. Albania also has a very high crime rate and is known in Europe for organised crime gangs distributing drugs throughout Europe. Im sure its a nice country but it's far off from what Croatia is
@@powderskier5547 Albania is safer than most of Us cities, i welcome you to come here and see it by yourself. Gangs are not a big problem as you say and the western media makes thing bigger because our PR as a country is not enough and media only portrayed us the way they want and aligned with certain interests , If you knew geography better you should know that italy is 70km away from sea, Austria and Switzerland are 1h by plane. So stop the hate before exploring it by yourself .
All I need is a work from home job that actually pays and I’d be doing the same
I know right ?
Life goal, always do what's best for you👍
Such great experience!
for clarification, 47 US dollars are almost 300Kn. And "country standard" salary is about 4500kn (maybe even lower realistically), so his salary is over 4K dollars which is 25000 Kn
In the monthly budget he spends more on food than he does on rent, how much is this guy eating out and drinking smh
$600 a month on food??!! Thats how much I spend in NYC when I dont cook!
I program for a living and work from home full time. If I were single, I could see myself working from another country. However, it would have to be in the US' time zone. I don't want to be working during the night and sleeping during the day. My assumption is I'd still work for a US job, which pays top dollar. I'd have one goal: save every penny and retire (or be able to retire) at 35. The idea of being 35, have $1.2 million in the bank and I can do whatever I want? That's very appealing!
Brilliant!!
Shoot if affluent Americans find out about Easter Europe's gems we're screwed
Where is Easter Europe, do bunnies walk around ?
@@abufarsakh9919 That is racist. There is a difference in bunnies and the Easter Bunnies. Check yourself fool... Jokes aside many noticed Balkan that is why EU and US aka NATO pieced it out so they can milk the oil, gold, coal and bunch of other things that this region have-had. Fake countries and regions that been stolen from Serbia exist only because of this, for milking the natural resources such as Montenegro, Croatia, Bosnia, Macedonia, Slovenia bunch of them and last media drama the Kosovo which you guessed it it's full of coal and gold so as oil. The media can cook up anything they like the fact remains it's all about natural resources and to hide the Serbian ancient history which is one of the keys to first actual humanity and coherent society. EU and US always been parasites and will remain one until someone ends them. They don't like truth all they like is their own delusional sickminded agendas and draining the world. What is the most pathetic is that they don't even know what to do with it. They waste it for the most stupid things possible. By now we should have colonies in universes while we still sit on Planet Earth and throw sticks and stones at each other... just like monkeys a million of years ago.
Croatia is in Balkan, not in Eastern Europe...
we're already being gentrified for the sake of tourists we don't need rich yanks here
@@zviyeri9117 Go back in time and tell that to the idiots who created your fake country. I am pretty sure they wont listen to you just like they didn't listen to the people back then.
Im croatian and i live in split😁
Steve you’re a legend. Pleasure to be here with you.
Omg... I want this.
Time to move to Croatia 🤔
CNBC! Instead of showing "expats" in other countries who still live the American life, why don't you show how LOCALS live in their own country???? It would be way more interesting!
Not expats, immigrants
@@njugunamaina it was sarcastic
@@paupy40 I apologize I didn't see the quotation marks in my anger at white washing, white immigration😂😂
@@njugunamaina That angered you so much you couldn't read? Get a life my guy
Because locals don’t live well at all. 99% of people in Croatia can only dream of the life he has.
Love this lifestyle!
This is a nice video. I am originally from New Jersey and living on $47 per day is akin to living for free.