As someone that had been abroad with three children for almost four years. Our children our homeschooled and we have spent all of our time in SE Asia. Currently we have been in Kuala Lumpur for 18 months. The traveling, the culture, the language, the food, the religious tolerance. We want to raise our children to be well traveled, speak multiple languages and be able to work anywhere they want in the world.
@@jusbeazy28 Yes i understand but what kind of major exam are you gonna let them take once they turn 18 or so because they do need a certification to get into uni or get a job.
I was raised internationally. My Mom always wanted me to obtain 'mundo' which today I am so grateful for. It has made me the worldly person that I am today.
Great video; this is a huge issue that my spouse and I are dealing with right now. It's not even about the money or taxes for us, it's the adventure, and the experience-based education it can bring for our child and family. The scariest thing I heard recently from one of my family member's mouth was, "Oh it's ok, you can just travel after your children are out of the house." I just imagined myself being in my 60s just starting to get around, it scared the hell out of me; I challenged our family, "Why not now?" One user mentioned the family part, that's a struggle too, we don't want to be away from family for very long periods of time, so finding that balance is essential to us too, but we're looking to launch at the end of the year with a trial period, fingers crossed.
Haha! “Kids don’t melt when you take them out of Australia” Well, you’re right! We have been doing this for 4 years now. We unschool or world school our children, and we can’t even imagine going back to America. We love our lives here in Malaysia (we lived two years in Thailand). There are schools online now. We can afford to be a family overseas easily than we ever could in America. We were a slave to the “American Dream” No more!!!! Great video!
Everybody I know that grew up in another country is smarter and so much more a free thinker and so much better off than anybody I know that grew up in the U.S. and went to public brainwashing institutions (schools).
Hi there. It is great to know that you are in Malaysia now as I am a malaysian myself. I wonder what kind of online classes or major exams you plan to let your kids take so that they won't have problems finding a job or survive if they decide to live in a normal lifestyle once they grow up. I have a son coming soon this July and me and my french wife are both worried a lot about our son's future when we decided to move around and the kids might end up not being sociable or not have any friends.
popkahchin HELLO!!! We are living in and headed towards a global economy, the way of the world will eventually be most, if not all online. If you’re worried about your child heading to college, don’t be. Many colleges are actually seeking homeschool children. Currently, my children are little entrepreneurs. Their unschool lifestyle is based around entrepreneurial education and experience. There are so many resources out there now, and if you choose to not homeschool your child, there are unschool or homeschool “schools” right here in Malaysia. Check out Acton Academy. It’s an academy based on child lead learning. Has a little more structure to it than a unschooling lifestyle does, but... it’s amazing. Now, it’s cheaper and better than these international schools, but still expensive and can be achieved at home. In regards to friends and socializing, that doesn’t happen in school. Socializing happens in the real world and in real life settings. In a school you have to raise your hand to use the restroom and can’t speak unless you’re told, that’s not socializing if you ask me. So, please don’t worry. If you you truly desire to homeschool you will. You’re not promised anything. I went to college and graduated, went into debt and don’t even use my degree. Never used it once for the career I chose. Same can happen to your child, same happens to a lot of people around the world. You don’t need a degree to be successful, in fact a degree doesn’t guarantee successful results. All the best to you. Feel free to ask any further questions. 🙏🏽
I consider that a kid having international experience and being fluent in more than one language is equivalent to having a university degree. My biggest worry is not about education, but health. As long as I can feel assured that my kid(s) will be well assisted by doctors and hospitals close to me, the rest will be adjusted by itself.
Rubens Nogueira just do some research on the countries you wish to travel to or live in. I can assure you that there are many countries that offer exceptional care, and they are in family friendly communities. 🙏🏽
I think anyone considering having kids as nomads should look up Third Culture Kids. As a TCK AND aspiring nomad myself I think going to an international school was a great privilege HOWEVER there are real psychological and social costs. Common ones include - a feeling of never belonging or fitting in anywhere. It might be easier on the parents but for children and teenagers, not fitting in is hard. Many TCKs report only feeling true belonging with other TCKs. Some say they can’t help but judge non-TCKs as not being able to relate to them, backwards, uneducated, etc. - continuous losing significant social connections throughout their childhood. Even in this day and age, there is no real substitute for face to face time. I’ve lived in an era of Skype and smartphones and yet once you move away, you grow apart. It’s like having a long distance relationship with everyone - a period of depression and loss of meaning during early adulthood People from my international school stayed on average of 2-3 years. The most painful part of my childhood is that every couple of years you barely recognize anyone in your grade, your friends are gone, your favorite teachers are gone (they tend to be nomads too, surprise) and the boy you liked? Gone. You better be sure you’re strongly bonded with your kids and your kids are ALL strongly bonded with each other. I didn’t have a strong bond with my parents growing up and sometimes those teachers were all I had in terms of authority figures I trusted. My nannies became my surrogate mothers but of course they never stick around either. Moving countries is tall order for them. I sometimes think as an only child that if only I had a sibling who was always around, losing my friends wouldn’t be so hard.
I think being a Nomad by definition is a being without bonds. When you live this way with kids, you teach them that they too are nomads and do not need bonds - or at least condition them to form weak ones.
Moving abroad with kids is great. That's been our experience. Family values are high and materialism is low in non-'tier-A' places. Your kids will probably be smarter, receive a better education, receive better healthcare for less money (even in countries not considered 'tier A') and become better people by growing up abroad. We send to local, non-English schools and now our kids speak the local language like it was their native one. Yes there are cultural/linguistic adjustments- but kids will adjust faster and better than you will! Living abroad enables kids to develop into great people. Your kids probably won't want to go back- ours don't and eventually we all became citizens of this country. Thumbs up for moving abroad with kids!
True...this is the major problem in convincing the other side... Getting more exposure is good of child and her future... It is one thing to read "hunchback of notre dame" and another thing to go to France, go to the church and read about their culture.
As someone who is about to finish high school in the UK, i can say this. Don't put your kids in high school instead of giving them the opportunity to see the life of a nomad capitalist/digital nomad. Most of high school is a god waste of time, and a super outdated inventsion.
As an American it blows my mind that we really think o our education is the best. I assure you it's not. Also living overseas broadens your child's views and they are easily adaptable to learning other languages. K12 offers free online classes. If you sign up in America you can just keep renewing it every year. I used it for my daughter for middle school. Now she is in a special center of the Arts in high school. K12 is very flexible and she took some high school courses in middle school so she would qualify for the advanced arts program. I never had to teach her and she had video classes with her teachers. Awesome experience that she absolutely loved. She is glad I didn't send her to our horrible and dangerous local zoned middle school.
I appreciate this topic. I was thinking that I, too, would have to settle for living in one place full time once I have kids. Your analogy of those who move frequently for work resonated with me. Your absolutely right! We CAN have kids and be nomad capitalists! Thank you, Andrew!!
@@gordonsimon5784 How are they doing now?? And also what kind of major exam do you plan to let them take in the future?? Like SAT and stuff? I am quite worried about it because I am afraid that my son might not be able to find a job etc.. when he decides to live a normal life in the future
A Nomad by definition has left a traditional social structure. They don't have any honor towards a society, except the place that treats them well at the time.
Became a PR in BC Canada. The cost of living for a family of 6 is overwhelming. Thinking of going nomad capitalist if/when i can develop enough online work and get citizenship here to ditch our US citizenship. But where should a family of 6 go? Kids are 12, 7, 4 and 2 years of age.
Can there not be a video on what a very favorable places to live in the world with a family, when still having a great setup for tax reduction? I would love to dig into more, as for us, these things will be shortly arising..
I don't get it, if you stay in 3 different continents every single year (your trifecta theory), how can your kids study in those 3 locations a year? What school will accept a student only study there 4 months a year? How is that possible??
parents make the best teachers; it's not difficult or take much time. And if you're too busy to teach, hire a tutor. Read a lot of books to your children; they will start to read on their own.
Don't kid yourself Andrew. From my experience, it's bloody difficult with kids and to also be able to develop a business when you're 'on the road' so to speak. International schools mostly suck the blood out of your wallet and grossly under-deliver when in an emerging country.
As someone that had been abroad with three children for almost four years. Our children our homeschooled and we have spent all of our time in SE Asia. Currently we have been in Kuala Lumpur for 18 months. The traveling, the culture, the language, the food, the religious tolerance. We want to raise our children to be well traveled, speak multiple languages and be able to work anywhere they want in the world.
Work?
balibule work as in when they are adults...
@@jusbeazy28 Yes i understand but what kind of major exam are you gonna let them take once they turn 18 or so because they do need a certification to get into uni or get a job.
popkahchin see my wife’s comment in which she already responded to you.
So which places do you recommend best for living with kids? Which places really stood out? Is there a place where you might go next? Thanks!
This is such a great ethos. My son is 12 and I'd love him to experience the world and different cultures
.
L
....
.l
L
P
.
Ml
P,
I was raised internationally. My Mom always wanted me to obtain 'mundo' which today I am so grateful for.
It has made me the worldly person that I am today.
Great video; this is a huge issue that my spouse and I are dealing with right now. It's not even about the money or taxes for us, it's the adventure, and the experience-based education it can bring for our child and family. The scariest thing I heard recently from one of my family member's mouth was, "Oh it's ok, you can just travel after your children are out of the house." I just imagined myself being in my 60s just starting to get around, it scared the hell out of me; I challenged our family, "Why not now?" One user mentioned the family part, that's a struggle too, we don't want to be away from family for very long periods of time, so finding that balance is essential to us too, but we're looking to launch at the end of the year with a trial period, fingers crossed.
Hey Chuck, thanks for sharing this. And good luck! :)
Haha! “Kids don’t melt when you take them out of Australia”
Well, you’re right!
We have been doing this for 4 years now. We unschool or world school our children, and we can’t even imagine going back to America.
We love our lives here in Malaysia (we lived two years in Thailand).
There are schools online now.
We can afford to be a family overseas easily than we ever could in America.
We were a slave to the “American Dream”
No more!!!!
Great video!
Thanks! :)
We have been working up the courage to do this... thanks for the inspiration. I would like to be in touch with you if you are willing. Thanks.
Everybody I know that grew up in another country is smarter and so much more a free thinker and so much better off than anybody I know that grew up in the U.S. and went to public brainwashing institutions (schools).
Hi there. It is great to know that you are in Malaysia now as I am a malaysian myself. I wonder what kind of online classes or major exams you plan to let your kids take so that they won't have problems finding a job or survive if they decide to live in a normal lifestyle once they grow up. I have a son coming soon this July and me and my french wife are both worried a lot about our son's future when we decided to move around and the kids might end up not being sociable or not have any friends.
popkahchin HELLO!!!
We are living in and headed towards a global economy, the way of the world will eventually be most, if not all online.
If you’re worried about your child heading to college, don’t be. Many colleges are actually seeking homeschool children.
Currently, my children are little entrepreneurs. Their unschool lifestyle is based around entrepreneurial education and experience.
There are so many resources out there now, and if you choose to not homeschool your child, there are unschool or homeschool “schools” right here in Malaysia.
Check out Acton Academy. It’s an academy based on child lead learning. Has a little more structure to it than a unschooling lifestyle does, but... it’s amazing.
Now, it’s cheaper and better than these international schools, but still expensive and can be achieved at home.
In regards to friends and socializing, that doesn’t happen in school. Socializing happens in the real world and in real life settings.
In a school you have to raise your hand to use the restroom and can’t speak unless you’re told, that’s not socializing if you ask me.
So, please don’t worry. If you you truly desire to homeschool you will. You’re not promised anything. I went to college and graduated, went into debt and don’t even use my degree. Never used it once for the career I chose. Same can happen to your child, same happens to a lot of people around the world. You don’t need a degree to be successful, in fact a degree doesn’t guarantee successful results.
All the best to you. Feel free to ask any further questions. 🙏🏽
I consider that a kid having international experience and being fluent in more than one language is equivalent to having a university degree. My biggest worry is not about education, but health. As long as I can feel assured that my kid(s) will be well assisted by doctors and hospitals close to me, the rest will be adjusted by itself.
Rubens Nogueira just do some research on the countries you wish to travel to or live in. I can assure you that there are many countries that offer exceptional care, and they are in family friendly communities. 🙏🏽
I think anyone considering having kids as nomads should look up Third Culture Kids. As a TCK AND aspiring nomad myself I think going to an international school was a great privilege HOWEVER there are real psychological and social costs. Common ones include
- a feeling of never belonging or fitting in anywhere. It might be easier on the parents but for children and teenagers, not fitting in is hard. Many TCKs report only feeling true belonging with other TCKs. Some say they can’t help but judge non-TCKs as not being able to relate to them, backwards, uneducated, etc.
- continuous losing significant social connections throughout their childhood. Even in this day and age, there is no real substitute for face to face time. I’ve lived in an era of Skype and smartphones and yet once you move away, you grow apart. It’s like having a long distance relationship with everyone
- a period of depression and loss of meaning during early adulthood
People from my international school stayed on average of 2-3 years. The most painful part of my childhood is that every couple of years you barely recognize anyone in your grade, your friends are gone, your favorite teachers are gone (they tend to be nomads too, surprise) and the boy you liked? Gone.
You better be sure you’re strongly bonded with your kids and your kids are ALL strongly bonded with each other. I didn’t have a strong bond with my parents growing up and sometimes those teachers were all I had in terms of authority figures I trusted. My nannies became my surrogate mothers but of course they never stick around either. Moving countries is tall order for them. I sometimes think as an only child that if only I had a sibling who was always around, losing my friends wouldn’t be so hard.
I think being a Nomad by definition is a being without bonds. When you live this way with kids, you teach them that they too are nomads and do not need bonds - or at least condition them to form weak ones.
Moving abroad with kids is great. That's been our experience. Family values are high and materialism is low in non-'tier-A' places. Your kids will probably be smarter, receive a better education, receive better healthcare for less money (even in countries not considered 'tier A') and become better people by growing up abroad. We send to local, non-English schools and now our kids speak the local language like it was their native one. Yes there are cultural/linguistic adjustments- but kids will adjust faster and better than you will! Living abroad enables kids to develop into great people. Your kids probably won't want to go back- ours don't and eventually we all became citizens of this country. Thumbs up for moving abroad with kids!
Where did you move to with your family? You've lived in one place or several places with them?
True...this is the major problem in convincing the other side... Getting more exposure is good of child and her future... It is one thing to read "hunchback of notre dame" and another thing to go to France, go to the church and read about their culture.
As someone who is about to finish high school in the UK, i can say this.
Don't put your kids in high school instead of giving them the opportunity to see the life of a nomad capitalist/digital nomad.
Most of high school is a god waste of time, and a super outdated inventsion.
As an American it blows my mind that we really think o our education is the best. I assure you it's not. Also living overseas broadens your child's views and they are easily adaptable to learning other languages.
K12 offers free online classes. If you sign up in America you can just keep renewing it every year. I used it for my daughter for middle school. Now she is in a special center of the Arts in high school. K12 is very flexible and she took some high school courses in middle school so she would qualify for the advanced arts program. I never had to teach her and she had video classes with her teachers. Awesome experience that she absolutely loved. She is glad I didn't send her to our horrible and dangerous local zoned middle school.
I appreciate this topic. I was thinking that I, too, would have to settle for living in one place full time once I have kids. Your analogy of those who move frequently for work resonated with me. Your absolutely right! We CAN have kids and be nomad capitalists! Thank you, Andrew!!
Thanks for sharing that, Kristopher.
So much truth in this video. Andrew you're getting better and better.
The kids could also be home schooled or used Khan Academy
@@gordonsimon5784 How are they doing now?? And also what kind of major exam do you plan to let them take in the future?? Like SAT and stuff? I am quite worried about it because I am afraid that my son might not be able to find a job etc.. when he decides to live a normal life in the future
Public schools are no longer what they used to be- if you live nomadic homeschooling is best.
This is great. How about having aging (read: old and senile) parents?
A Nomad by definition has left a traditional social structure. They don't have any honor towards a society, except the place that treats them well at the time.
Great tips, it's matters of taking steps prior of doing so
The only thing i am worried about is kids and their friends. Otherwise I don’t see any cons, just pros.
Great video!
Became a PR in BC Canada. The cost of living for a family of 6 is overwhelming. Thinking of going nomad capitalist if/when i can develop enough online work and get citizenship here to ditch our US citizenship. But where should a family of 6 go? Kids are 12, 7, 4 and 2 years of age.
Portugal. I did it! But it depends on your case....
Hey Steve! Well, it really depends on your situation.. You can always send us your application to nomadcapitalist.com/apply when you're ready. :)
I am in the same page as you.
Can there not be a video on what a very favorable places to live in the world with a family, when still having a great setup for tax reduction? I would love to dig into more, as for us, these things will be shortly arising..
I don't get it, if you stay in 3 different continents every single year (your trifecta theory), how can your kids study in those 3 locations a year? What school will accept a student only study there 4 months a year? How is that possible??
jqueryrocks By hiring private tutors.
@@theandrewhenderson Well, that make sense
parents make the best teachers; it's not difficult or take much time. And if you're too busy to teach, hire a tutor. Read a lot of books to your children; they will start to read on their own.
Don't kid yourself Andrew. From my experience, it's bloody difficult with kids and to also be able to develop a business when you're 'on the road' so to speak. International schools mostly suck the blood out of your wallet and grossly under-deliver when in an emerging country.
No need to be "on the road" if you don't want it. But there is a middle ground between "US/UK/Australia" and "on the road".
@@nomadcapitalist which places are highly favourable to live with kids and a family? The great countries in between?
Kids need to a stable place for making friends always moving will be hard for kids is not?
What's wrong with pixie dust?
or not.
Booog