You have completely changed my perspective on who I am now. I'm 27 years old from Morocco, and I'm looking to come to China to work. I always say that I'm no longer young and that I should have gone to China 5 or 7 years ago. Now it feels too late to start my life over in China and build my life there, especially since I love China so much-its business, food, everything. But now, thank you so much, you've really given me a inspiration and made me not give up.
You are the first American I've heard to thank China for providing you with financial security. Everyday Americans blame China for everything under the sun like how they stole jobs or the bad quality of Chinese made goods but never realizing how much money they saved if there were no Walmart or Temu.
China didn't steal jobs, your big industry gave them away to china cause it was cheaper workforce there.. Now most of them are regretting it, but the investment has been made. Lots of companies are moving out however, and some jobs will move home, other to vietnam thailand or cambodia.. maybe even taiwan. Japan is supporting companies wanting to abandon chinas industry sector. Also wages in china is no longer that good for companies. Getting too expensive.
Yes, you are right! You are young. I made many mistakes, one of them was to work the whole my life and not created any reserves because of high expensive for living in Europe! Congrats to you to avoid this trap!
I feel so relatable about coffee thing. In my university, although it's been more than a year, I have hardly made any new friends or people to hang out with. There's only one guy, this "Jasmine Tea Seller". Every time we see each other, the greet is like he would repeat my order, and he'd say anything else for my little friend? with a smile. Although my monthly allowance is super low here to be around 900-1000 RMB, I go there every few days and enjoy that drink just to have that 10-15-minute chat with him.
I retired at 33, 37 now and spent the last 3 years in Thailand with the privilege visa (basically permanent resident) but a tourist visa. The retired life is good. Money wise, it’s easy to save, it’s easy to invest, but it’s very difficult keeping the money and making it last long term. Diversification is key. From what I heard you mention, seems mostly US based. I personally got peace of mind with foreign real estate / fixed income / dividends / btc / gold / cash. 10-20% in each bucket. I was actually recently considering getting a degree and teaching in China for awhile to see what it’s like over there. Enjoy your time 🎉👍
@@nikkian9254 The amount depends on the following: 1) Country 2) Lifestyle 3) Visas 4) Investment Type(s) For example if it was: Thailand, easy-going, privilege visa, fixed income/real estate then you would get X number per year. Then add 2-3% inflation per year. 5% inflation per year if you want to be very cautious. Unless you have determined the answer to all four of the above (at a minimum) you aren't ready to retire yet. Semi-retire would be the easiest option as it allows you to by-pass some of the steps as you have additional income that can over-ride it. IE: gives you financial stability without requiring 100% income from investments. You can also consider doing something that I am thinking about which is ... re-doing education and career on your own terms. For example I graduated in IT and worked in IT. I never liked it, it just happened. I am much more interested in Psychology and Philosophy + living in Asia. So combining those things together (with not having to worry about finances) gives me the option of "starting over" and "still working" but on my terms, which isn't like working at all. It changes your mindset and perspective. I haven't worked now for 4 years and some days it feels as though I am wasting my time. However, time is meant to be wasted.... so w/e
If the future is 300 million cameras and social credits then yes. These china loving youtubers gets sponsored by chinese gov.. If they accidently filmed something like how bad life is for 80% of chinese population they would be chased out or jailed.
good lifestyle john! Only necessary consumption and spending. Let's save the planet. My phone is also 7 years old, my computer is 4 years old, my laptop is 11 years old. And it's not because I can't afford it. I try not to let marketing get into my head. Overproduction is evil.
Stumbled upon your channel today. Thank you for sharing your experience. I'm a US citizen that retired early at the age of 45 & relocated to Mexico. I will probably move to SE Asia in the near future as my money will last much longer there with a high quality of life.
@@viewpointabroadSo far from watching your videos, can you say Philippines, Thailand and Malaysia are the few cool countries you know offering retirement visas?
Thanks for the video, last year, I lived in the Jomtien area close to Pattaya for 6 months and my monthly budget was $3K and that's with companionship with a regular Thai lady for 3x a week and not buying any lady drinks and barfines. Been eating Thai foods in the market not western food. I don't even smoke cigarettes/weeds & chew tobacco. I was planning to retire but changed my mind in the last minute. In my early 50's now and back to work in sunny Cali. Will do this again next year.
@@apoloestrada2908 interesting! Thanks for sharing that info as I’m also considering Thailand or Malaysia as my. Next destination. I’ve been doing a lot of research on cost of living in those places.
But how does the language barrier affect employment there? I'm learning Mandarin but I don't want to wait 5 years before I'm fluent enough to move to China.
@@GrownWild It's not about how much you can make as a teacher, but how good a life you can live as a teacher. In this video he already explained the costs of living and the amount he earns as a teacher. You decide if life is good or not by living a decent middle class life, eating 3 meals a day at restaurants and still can save $3000 per month, for just teaching some simple English to kids.
@GrownWild depends on the city and school on average it’s around $2500-4000 a month but there are jobs available for both alot more and alot less. Depends on qualifications and other factors.
@@viewpointabroad The quality of living for $2500 in China is equivalent to higher than $7,000 in USA. Depending on which place to live in China, it's possible to rent a brand new fully furnished 3-bedroom condo with air conditioning inside a gated community for $300 per month. Rents and housing costs are taking up much of the average working class people in USA, there is no cheap places to live in USA, but still plenty cheap places in China.
Best thing to do: Remote work / Online business, live in South East Asia for cheaper cost/super quality of life and invest 3/4 of your income in stocks.
Yes malaysia and thailand are both viable options. Vietnam works.. philipines is pretty bad choice, indonesia is pretty hit or miss, its still pretty poor and overpopulated with limited infrastructure and health.
i heard after the pandemic 2020...the chinese government are cracking down on english learning center...and alot of english teacher are fleeing china cause english jobs are far and few now a day. and english teaching salary are getting lower and lower each year in china. is this true base on your experience?
@@vincentnnyc some truth to this yes. From what I’ve seen there was a mass exit of native English speakers during Covid. There are a lot of non native English speakers here but because of the crackdowns it’s very difficult for them to find work now. As far as jobs go , there is an abundance of available jobs for English teachers but the salary has gotten less starting in 2024 and slowly becoming less and less. Many native English speakers are leaving China for this reason and going home.
@@viewpointabroadso if teaching English is getting less and less money in China, what would you advise a young English speaking foreigner to do in China to make decent money as of 2024 and going forward? Start a business? If a business, what type of business?
@@vincentnnyc Well, it's hard to get your foot in the door here at first unless you accept one if those teaching jobs to buy yourself time to network etc.. you need to be here on the ground to network and meet people to discover tho job opportunities. as for business it's hard to do if you don't know Chinese . After you learn Chinese a lot of people are doing import export business.
Interesting - if you've travelled as much as you said then you would know that Australians have been doing this for a while, due to our proximity and close trading and business relationships in the region. Americans are, generally, only just discovering this part of the world like it's a new thing. We also have FIFO workers in our mines who live in places like Bali because it's cheap, so this is nothing new mate.
well, congratulations to you. It's new to many people and in my 18 years abroad I've only came across 2 Australians. Most people I've met have been British, Canadian and South african. Just because its not now or interesting to you dowesnmt mean others aren't interested, but thanks for taking the time to share.
He is working because he needs the work visa to stay in China, without work he can't stay in China because his work visa becomes invalid. Anyway, teaching English to kids in China is like a retirement job. 😂
@@thank_you2933 run your own race. Some are 70 and still broke. Maybe you’re a 20 year old millionaire, if so , good on you. I ain’t gonna hate on you.
What type of business do you run on the side, if you don't mind my asking? Stock investing, drop shipping? I'd be interested in a vid about the kinds of business opportunities available to expats in China. Great channel sir!
Many different types of opportunities available. I made most of my money doing import business. Importing products from Europe and America for sales in China
You have completely changed my perspective on who I am now. I'm 27 years old from Morocco, and I'm looking to come to China to work. I always say that I'm no longer young and that I should have gone to China 5 or 7 years ago. Now it feels too late to start my life over in China and build my life there, especially since I love China so much-its business, food, everything. But now, thank you so much, you've really given me a inspiration and made me not give up.
Ahh cmon. You’re su too young to give up. I didn’t even get started good until I was already over 30. Don’t give up. Make it happen !
@@viewpointabroad thank you so much
You are young man, go for it!
27 years and old?! :D :D :D Are you kidding me?! I am 56 and thought about moving to China from Europe! Wake up! You are far away from old!
@@zoltanfabiansk5795 thank you
You are the first American I've heard to thank China for providing you with financial security. Everyday Americans blame China for everything under the sun like how they stole jobs or the bad quality of Chinese made goods but never realizing how much money they saved if there were no Walmart or Temu.
China didn't steal jobs, your big industry gave them away to china cause it was cheaper workforce there.. Now most of them are regretting it, but the investment has been made. Lots of companies are moving out however, and some jobs will move home, other to vietnam thailand or cambodia.. maybe even taiwan. Japan is supporting companies wanting to abandon chinas industry sector. Also wages in china is no longer that good for companies. Getting too expensive.
$225/month is my electrical bill here in Georgia USA. Ahh, the beauty of living anywhere in Asia as a westerner.
Yes, you are right! You are young. I made many mistakes, one of them was to work the whole my life and not created any reserves because of high expensive for living in Europe! Congrats to you to avoid this trap!
I feel so relatable about coffee thing. In my university, although it's been more than a year, I have hardly made any new friends or people to hang out with. There's only one guy, this "Jasmine Tea Seller". Every time we see each other, the greet is like he would repeat my order, and he'd say anything else for my little friend? with a smile. Although my monthly allowance is super low here to be around 900-1000 RMB, I go there every few days and enjoy that drink just to have that 10-15-minute chat with him.
I retired at 33, 37 now and spent the last 3 years in Thailand with the privilege visa (basically permanent resident) but a tourist visa.
The retired life is good.
Money wise, it’s easy to save, it’s easy to invest, but it’s very difficult keeping the money and making it last long term. Diversification is key. From what I heard you mention, seems mostly US based. I personally got peace of mind with foreign real estate / fixed income / dividends / btc / gold / cash. 10-20% in each bucket.
I was actually recently considering getting a degree and teaching in China for awhile to see what it’s like over there.
Enjoy your time 🎉👍
@@Freedom-33 I'm inspired! I'm 33 now and looking to retire/semi next year~ Would be curious how much you saved before considering to take that leap!
@@nikkian9254 The amount depends on the following:
1) Country
2) Lifestyle
3) Visas
4) Investment Type(s)
For example if it was: Thailand, easy-going, privilege visa, fixed income/real estate then you would get X number per year. Then add 2-3% inflation per year. 5% inflation per year if you want to be very cautious.
Unless you have determined the answer to all four of the above (at a minimum) you aren't ready to retire yet. Semi-retire would be the easiest option as it allows you to by-pass some of the steps as you have additional income that can over-ride it. IE: gives you financial stability without requiring 100% income from investments.
You can also consider doing something that I am thinking about which is ... re-doing education and career on your own terms. For example I graduated in IT and worked in IT. I never liked it, it just happened. I am much more interested in Psychology and Philosophy + living in Asia. So combining those things together (with not having to worry about finances) gives me the option of "starting over" and "still working" but on my terms, which isn't like working at all. It changes your mindset and perspective. I haven't worked now for 4 years and some days it feels as though I am wasting my time. However, time is meant to be wasted.... so w/e
@@Freedom-33 can you please elaborate???
U can move within Asia . I am from hkg and plan to move in to Guangdong when I retired
This was perfect...a nice walk, beautiful scenery and solid advice.
I have heard China is living in the future in comparison to the USA/Canada.
If the future is 300 million cameras and social credits then yes. These china loving youtubers gets sponsored by chinese gov.. If they accidently filmed something like how bad life is for 80% of chinese population they would be chased out or jailed.
good lifestyle john! Only necessary consumption and spending. Let's save the planet. My phone is also 7 years old, my computer is 4 years old, my laptop is 11 years old. And it's not because I can't afford it. I try not to let marketing get into my head. Overproduction is evil.
Yeah , the only bad part is usually after 4 years the technology is obsolete
I love videos like this. I wish more Disabled Veterans thought like this too!!
@@YouGotOptions2 thanks 🙏
Stumbled upon your channel today. Thank you for sharing your experience. I'm a US citizen that retired early at the age of 45 & relocated to Mexico. I will probably move to SE Asia in the near future as my money will last much longer there with a high quality of life.
May I ask how much you have to retire at 45?
@@msvice5940 I’m also thinking of moving from China soon. My main 2 destinations I’m really looking at are Thailand and Malaysia.
@@viewpointabroadSo far from watching your videos, can you say Philippines, Thailand and Malaysia are the few cool countries you know offering retirement visas?
@@viewpointabroadI also wanted to enquire if Vietnam offers retirement visa?
Thanks for the video, last year, I lived in the Jomtien area close to Pattaya for 6 months and my monthly budget was $3K and that's with companionship with a regular Thai lady for 3x a week and not buying any lady drinks and barfines. Been eating Thai foods in the market not western food. I don't even smoke cigarettes/weeds & chew tobacco. I was planning to retire but changed my mind in the last minute. In my early 50's now and back to work in sunny Cali. Will do this again next year.
@@apoloestrada2908 interesting! Thanks for sharing that info as I’m also considering Thailand or Malaysia as my. Next destination. I’ve been doing a lot of research on cost of living in those places.
Thank you for sharing your story. Very inspirational.
Thanks for watching.
Coffee=Chinese Lesson/Socialization/Entertainment in China :) Good move! Enjoy
Nice car
Inspiring story 👏
Thanks
Thumbs up for the algo. Information gem.
But how does the language barrier affect employment there? I'm learning Mandarin but I don't want to wait 5 years before I'm fluent enough to move to China.
Depends on the job. If you’re gonna be a teacher learning the language isn’t required. Just learn after you get here like I did
@@viewpointabroad Do teachers make good money though?
@@GrownWild
It's not about how much you can make as a teacher, but how good a life you can live as a teacher. In this video he already explained the costs of living and the amount he earns as a teacher. You decide if life is good or not by living a decent middle class life, eating 3 meals a day at restaurants and still can save $3000 per month, for just teaching some simple English to kids.
@GrownWild depends on the city and school on average it’s around $2500-4000 a month but there are jobs available for both alot more and alot less. Depends on qualifications and other factors.
@@viewpointabroad
The quality of living for $2500 in China is equivalent to higher than $7,000 in USA. Depending on which place to live in China, it's possible to rent a brand new fully furnished 3-bedroom condo with air conditioning inside a gated community for $300 per month. Rents and housing costs are taking up much of the average working class people in USA, there is no cheap places to live in USA, but still plenty cheap places in China.
Where do you get all your protein intake?
Chicken , beef, salmon , protein powder , and eggs
Best thing to do: Remote work / Online business, live in South East Asia for cheaper cost/super quality of life and invest 3/4 of your income in stocks.
Philipine is not too safe to live but Malaysia is very good to live.
@@917amazon I agree, was going to suggest that to him. English is widely spoken so he would not have to learn Malaysian
I agree. I really like Penang for its laid-back lifestyle, and I can imagine retiring there.
Yes malaysia and thailand are both viable options. Vietnam works.. philipines is pretty bad choice, indonesia is pretty hit or miss, its still pretty poor and overpopulated with limited infrastructure and health.
How much do budget for “pay to play”?
I don't partake in Illegal activities.
how do you make a living?
I said in this video , did you not watch it?
At such very young age why do you want to retire?
@@scottbaird5674 travel the world and experience all the good things while still young.
Coffee for the vibe.
US debt trap lol
ask your dad to come to China. He will understand why.
And India thinks they'll be developed like China? I would be surprised how many tier 2 city in India have such parks. My guess is 0.
In the air, pedestrians are full of a sense of freedom
i heard after the pandemic 2020...the chinese government are cracking down on english learning center...and alot of english teacher are fleeing china cause english jobs are far and few now a day. and english teaching salary are getting lower and lower each year in china. is this true base on your experience?
@@vincentnnyc some truth to this yes. From what I’ve seen there was a mass exit of native English speakers during Covid. There are a lot of non native English speakers here but because of the crackdowns it’s very difficult for them to find work now. As far as jobs go , there is an abundance of available jobs for English teachers but the salary has gotten less starting in 2024 and slowly becoming less and less. Many native English speakers are leaving China for this reason and going home.
@@viewpointabroadso if teaching English is getting less and less money in China, what would you advise a young English speaking foreigner to do in China to make decent money as of 2024 and going forward? Start a business? If a business, what type of business?
@@vincentnnyc Well, it's hard to get your foot in the door here at first unless you accept one if those teaching jobs to buy yourself time to network etc.. you need to be here on the ground to network and meet people to discover tho job opportunities. as for business it's hard to do if you don't know Chinese . After you learn Chinese a lot of people are doing import export business.
Interesting - if you've travelled as much as you said then you would know that Australians have been doing this for a while, due to our proximity and close trading and business relationships in the region. Americans are, generally, only just discovering this part of the world like it's a new thing. We also have FIFO workers in our mines who live in places like Bali because it's cheap, so this is nothing new mate.
well, congratulations to you. It's new to many people and in my 18 years abroad I've only came across 2 Australians. Most people I've met have been British, Canadian and South african. Just because its not now or interesting to you dowesnmt mean others aren't interested, but thanks for taking the time to share.
Nice Info bro
"Yeah, but" how do you get to immigrate to China to enjoy the low cost? You cant just show up with a suitcase and start living on the cheap.
Get a job, start a business , or get married. Basically the only options for long term stay. That’s why I’m planning on leaving soon.
You work but then say your retired. How does that work??
I say I’m able to retire. I don’t need to work. I will probably quit working in July and move to Thailand
@@viewpointabroad Ok. Good luck.
He is working because he needs the work visa to stay in China, without work he can't stay in China because his work visa becomes invalid. Anyway, teaching English to kids in China is like a retirement job. 😂
@@Anonymous------ Yeah, no job here it's impossible to stay here long term unless you're married.
Only 42 lol, it's kinda old innit?
@@thank_you2933 run your own race. Some are 70 and still broke. Maybe you’re a 20 year old millionaire, if so , good on you. I ain’t gonna hate on you.
@@viewpointabroad I'm not 20 nor millionaire, but I don't like to brag about how cool I am. But good luck 👍 peace ✌️
What type of business do you run on the side, if you don't mind my asking? Stock investing, drop shipping? I'd be interested in a vid about the kinds of business opportunities available to expats in China. Great channel sir!
Many different types of opportunities available. I made most of my money doing import business. Importing products from Europe and America for sales in China
@@viewpointabroad Blimey, I'd have thought it would be the other way. Cheers!
Significant more views when you use topless photo as cover
If you’re gonna go to the gym may as well show what you got 😂