I Live On $53/Day In France | Relocated
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- In 2015 Kesi Irvin, 31, quit her full-time job as a financial analyst on Wall Street to travel the world. After three years of traveling she decided to turn her passion for travel into a business and became a travel blogger. Today she's established a comfortable income and finally claims the title of digital nomad. Currently, her home base is in Rennes France, where she writes for her blog and arrange group travel trips.
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I Live On $53/Day In France | Relocated
The more I watch these stories, the more I'm like hmmm... I can afford to do this, living on $20,000 a year (outside the USA) is pretty easy and comfortable. Makes you question the difference between working and being wealthy and just living a rich life.
That's because America is the 1% when you look at things globally.
The trick is doing what is called geoarbitrage, basically you work remotely for a country with high incomes and you live in a country with low expenses, that allows you to both live a great life and put aside a lot of money, two things that usually aren’t best friends. Only downside you need to do an highly skilled in demand job in the digital field in the 99% of cases to be able to do it
Absolutely. I've done it all over Europe for 3.5 years. Even had a 2,500 sf house in Albania for $250 a month. A farmhouse just as large in Southern France was $1,000... Still much less than it would be in the US.
@@birdiewolf3497 What does that mean? There are many countries richer than the US without the high cost of living
@@todrapayne Which countries are you referring to?
I love it! She's young, having fun, yet at 31, already has $100K saved up. I think the key for those who don't want to have a traditional job is to have financial milestones. If you've been having fun, but you're 43 and don't have a penny saved up for retirement, to me, that's not fun. But if you're one of those people who simply can't see yourself doing a 9 to 5, Kesi shows that you can still make money if you think outside of the box.
I love these stories of people who make that big brave decision to live outside the box. Following the normal path of being a young woman having a steady 6 figure salary would be the reasonable and sensible choice for most of us even if we felt dead inside doing it. Choosing to try to make it as a travel blogger instead was a bold inspiring choice. Good for her ☺️
because her parents are ex-wall street investors so she doesn't ever have to worry about money. Not everyones parents are insanely rich and work on wall street. Imagine the inheritance she'll get too...
@@downloader950 Exactly, it's easy to 'live outside the box' when you grew up rich. I was too busy getting myself out of poverty in my 20's to become a travel blogger.
@@downloader950 You're talking like she's being funded by her parents when she's not. She made it on her own and choose a different path.
@@gennagresham3986 It's possible. I traveled to 10 country by myself when I only made $12 an hour. If you are a US citizen it's very easy to get opportunities abroad. Especially if you speak english. I exchanged my English skills to live in different communities for free. And in many countries it costs as little as $30 a day. If you want to live somewhere like France, there is a program my friend did called "Tapif". Basically you work only 12 hours a week teaching english in France or the French Caribbean. Lot's of opportunities like this. Many travelers I knew didn't have careers like me at the time.
Gotta either be single or a couple, no kids in a life like this.
This is the best life. My partner and I have been digital nomads for nearly four years all over Europe (18 countries). We're applying for a long term visa for France because we loved it there the most.
We returned to the US 3 months ago because of a death in the family, then my partner was offered an amazing contract shooting marketing material for a big client in L.A. so we're here for a while freelancing. It's been so hard being back in the US after traveling abroad for 3.5 years. But we're living rent free here because we're luxury house sitters (no pay, but free rent + cars). We stash away everything we earn (I'm a writer) and we're just learning about day trading. My partner is also about to bring an app to market. Our goal is to never work for anyone else. We've lived without 9-5 jobs for nearly 2 decades. We've been able to design our lives in ways that fit our desires even though we don't have a lot of money...yet 😊
Thank you for sharing. Funny how as a minority (African) female, I ran away from France, and cannot see myself living there again. The mentality puts me off. I guess moving there as foreigner, locals make a better effort to accomodate. Mentalities are slowly changing, as I noticed when I went back to.my hometown (Bordeaux)during lockdown, but still slow.
@@free1855 I understand completely. Folks are fighting to get to America and I'm looking forward to leaving again. We connect with places in very personal, unique ways.
Now THAT’S living! Unconventional, spontaneous, brave, FREE 💜
Groceries are $609.00 per month. That is really precise. With that odd amount, Kesi is keeping track of every penny she spends. Every. Single. Penny.
600$ a month in groceries is insane . How much somebody eat lol
@@t-bone9239 Yeah I was suprised too. Even for 2 it is a lot in France unless you go out or buy takeaways a lot.
On the bottom it says "her split with boyfriend". So multiply that by 2. I'm sure they probably eat out a ton and that number sounds just about right.
Entirely possible things were added up for the last month in order for this video, which expects exact figures...
I was at first 53/day wow she is gonna struggle, then I saw she wasn't living in Paris and I was like " Aah she'll be fine"
I did the same exact thing at first
Is Paris that more inexpensive than the countryside or Normandy?
Also, I think 53/day is after splitting costs with the boyfriend. I like this lady and her overall vibe, but the title of this video is misleading.
This is not magic, just pure economics - I could also live in a small university town in Canada (let's say Guelph or Sudbury) on $53/day or $1500 month, while sharing expenses with a boyfriend...
@@israeliana Paris is a very expensive city- but once you get out of Paris living costs drop by at least half, if not 2/3rds.
It DOESN'T cost $53 a day to live in Paris. I know this for a fact. I lived there.
Greetings from Rennes. I moved from Los Angeles. Currently going to business out here. I am on a mission. To become a financially independent woman. Happy Sunday everyone
Happy Sunday!
A woman who used to work as a financial analyst in Wall Street backed by huge support from her parents (+ all of her efforts paid off after all had graduated from Wharton school). She has no worries about her future. I guess she could go back to Wallstreet easily or get some job of financial sector in U.K, France or hongkong anytime she wants 🤔
she is obviously following her dreams and its working so i respect it but yea this woman was very smart, if would have been living the high life in USA but she wants this lifestyle
nope
I hope she spends more time learning the language so she can be more immersed in the culture. She seems like a high achiever so it shouldn't be hard to learn for her.
it's not a problem of "stereotypical americans" that can only speak english. the problem is american public schools not teaching foreign languages well and not starting to teach them at a young age. i studied french for 8-9 years and was hardly able to have a conversation. it wasn't until i started practicing daily with a speaking partner that i became fluent.
I love her! Girl, you're smart and your hair looks beautiful!
As a 🇨🇦 French speaker, your French seems limited, but I can feel it's because you're too shy when you speak. Don't be afraid to speak, you were doing very good at ordering that café viennois. Practice and you'll be more confident :)
As an American trying to learn a second language, its hard. When you want to speak, you have people who are easily frustrated with the thick American accent or they try to use that opportunity to practice their English with you. I think its slightly easier to learn English ( im talking about tolerance etc. and not grammar and actual mechanics of language.) because at least in America, we are much more used to hearing thick accents since we are a very diverse country. Also, because most American born people only speak English and we get so many travelers or people moving to the country, Americans must accept and seek to understand other accents. Its challenging but not impossible. It is so lovely to see the encouragement from someone else such as your self. Thank you for your kind words of motivation. :)
@@genwilson7741 I've had the same experience as a foreigner here in England, people are used to hearing accents so I never felt embarrassed for my (mixed) accent
@@genwilson7741 Homegirl, that's not it at all. The tolerance that you speak of does not exist in a country like France simply because it's one of the most xenophobic and chauvinistic country on Planet Earth. Heck, even at the University level, foreign languages are taught sparsely unless ones decides to seek such a path. Look at the level of English that the average French Citizen has in comparison to Dutch or Swedish citizens, it's absolutely trash and subpar (that's not my opinion at all, it's a fact).
You could be from Ivory Coast or Vietnam and speak a fluent level of French as many immigrants from those countries do, you will still be looked down upon because you have an accent. The level of tolerance towards practicing French speakers is much better in Belgium for instance where the majority of the population speaks at least 3 languages (French, Flemish and English) and sometimes more. The girl in the video is brave, wanting to live in France without the language. And let me tell you that the only reason as to why she is able to have this attitude is because she is a Wharton Graduate that makes a good living being a Digital Nomad. If she had to mix and work with the common French person, boy would she have a hard time feeling accepted and encouraged.
@@Kareem_Alcindor this is very true. I learned French as a child growing up in the Caribbean and visiting Montreal to stay with family over summers. Visited Paris in 2019 and the welcome was not pretty at all. Hostile!
@Shinta ayu how many years have you lived in France?
It would have been interesting to see a details of her food budget. I am French and $600/month even for 2 people is a looot here unless she eats out a lot.
She said in the video it’s for eating out and groceries. I think its not that bad depending on where your eating out.
Yes.... And she barely speaks French!!!!
@@011Nisha In France especially in that part of France whic is affordable, yes it is.
especially as a travel person, I would be studying the language of the place I plan to live.
Being from the south of France, I am really glad to see Americans enjoy their life here and throughout the EU. You are always welcome! 🇪🇺🇫🇷🇺🇸
Thank you. 🥰
I love this episode, my mom is French and I’ve traveled to France many many times this feels like home to me
The dream! She's living my dream life! & She did it on $20k?! Inspiring ✨
Love her story, she is enjoying her life on her terms n this is 🤩💯🙌🏿🍾
I was in France today! (Strasbourg and Colmar) and the whole time I thought how romantic it would be to live there. I live in Germany, an hour 30 min ish across the border. I am also a nomad (not digital and I plan to live overseas permenantly in my fiance's country - Poland). I totally relate to your desire to never stop moving too. Hopefully you get the visa so you can get the free (ish) healthcare!
The romanticism wears off quick. Visiting is much better than living.
I've lived all over Europe. It was amazing and l plan to move back in a few years.
VERY INSPIRATIOAL, THANKS FOR SHARING! MY WHEELS ARE TURNING!!!
She is so living the life I wish I could. I love being a babu boomer but some of the millennials are doing it right. Safe travels 🙏🏾 💞💞💞💞💞💞
It’s not too late for you. Follow your dreams too. Have a great day!
It's not too late. I'm Gen X, but right below the boomers and this is my goal in four years. I need to graduate my son from high school.
I used to coach people on doing this and one of my clients is in her sixties. She and her husband are set to move out of the US in 6 month! It's definitely not too late. I'm Gen X and totally doing the nomad lifestyle.
Her food is more than her rent! 😅😂
she has a unique voice, should do voice overs for animations
She definitely gives me a Cree Summer vibe.
She's living the dream
A nomadic lifestyle is such a fun blessing and she's making money from it.
I have been able to document my travels in vlog form but blogging seems cool and professional
It’s easy when she’s not paying taxes in the countries she’s living in…
@@u.mazzeru3327 finessing
@@u.mazzeru3327 Hmm that sounds a lot like the politicians here in the US.
@@NicksDynasty She admitted it in the video that she’s on a tourist visa, meaning she hasn’t declared anything.
@@u.mazzeru3327 did I say something that doesn't match with what you are saying?
When you get get your 2 years Masters in France you can apply for DUAL citizenship! I’m doing it after I graduate from Berkeley this fall!!! ☺️☺️☺️
Ummm. Not so fast. That almost never goes through. You'll most likely still have to wait 5 years, be well integrated and stably employed for quite a long time before applying.
Besides you need a B2 level of French which means an upper intermediate level good luck with it
This can work but usually you need to have a job in line and have a B2 French level.
Wow I love her free spirit & sense of vision ‼️🌈🤩♥️
Love her personality! Happy travels 📍
I ❤️ her lifestyle.
Traveling the world sounds aboslutely amazing! I really like the lifestyle you're living
What an awesome young lady! She is living everyone's dream. Smart lady with her finances.
This is not my dream lol I want to travel and then go home honestly
this is a fascinating series, more please
That’s so doable too 😮. I’m planning to spend 4 months a year travelling starting from next year.
Love, love this! So inspiring.
A woman who knows what she wants and goes for it ♥️
Stop making this Man vs Woman. People in general love travelling
@@barcannon she was just giving this beautiful woman kudos. What's the problem?
@@barcannon are you a troll? If then, fund a better hobby.
Go, girl! 👏🏽
At least I learned about Google Fi because of this video
Same!
Same, Lol
That's the beauty of being a digital nomad. The world is your base. I plan on doing this in the near future!
I just want to say you can do what you want to. You just have to commit to it. I just changed jobs to a less comfortable arrangement. It took a lot of mental debate. I took the jump. She was well raised by her parents. She is financially savvy and she’s very smart. My sister lived around the world in the 90s and 2000. She was a school teacher. No kids but she’s very frugal and loves exploring. That’s how you do it.
French or english teacher?
*“Make things as simple as possible but no simpler.” - Albert Einstein*
Again, is it that hard to just say she lives on $1.5k a month in France? It would have been even better to say how much she's saving not living in the states such as New Jersey.
Now come on, you know that’s not how clickbait works!
@@DrCareyYazeedTV honestly I would still click on a title that says how bad it is to live in New Jersey because of cost of living vs France. That's lazy titling lol
A lot of travel bloggers and others who travel use per day instead of per month. In the same vein to your question it's not that hard to translate per day to per month by just multiplying the number by 30.
@@ariefraiser140 the people that are watching this mostly don't travel but they like the idea of traveling. Therefore it makes more sense to talk about cost of living where you are and comparing it to the place you want to go.
This is great! Well done Kesi.
Only in my mind, lol. But Godspeed and continued blessings to her. ❤️
Love her blog! Go Kesi!
CNBC, would love to see you give links to the people you highlight.
Inspiring!!
Oui la France ! Finally get the chance to have a video in France ✨
If you look for other French people, I’m here !
Votre chaîne a l’air sympa, je m’abonne 👍🏾 moi j’ai quitté la France quand j’étais étudiante et je vis en Californie depuis
@@raconte-moialice9509 oh merci ! C’est super, je réfléchis aussi à m’installer aux US où je suis actuellement. À voir si l’opportunité se présente ✨
T’es très belle 🥺
@@toni7808 merci beaucoup ♥️
Smart girl. Wharton grad. Good for her!
OK. Wow. Why does every statement sound like a question? She does not live life as an independent woman. She has a boyfriend to help support her. She should try getting a real form of employment and move to a different country by herself as an independent woman. Stores are NOT open just a couple hours. I am half French and this is false.
Wish i could travel with her, and be brave ebough to move out of the country
Its great when you are young but remember to plan ahead. If you can own your own home by 60 and have all your medical possibilities covered by insurance - then you are ok. Life changes after 50 - physically and practically. Prepare for it.
What a lovely lady.
This is very inspiring!
OMG the building at 1:39 looks like Hobbitenango in Guatemala. I think it is! I stayed there! Wow! Anyway, cool video!
Love her energy 😍
Imagine your parents work at Wallstreet probably have a 6 figure salary...their child goes to Wharton one of the top schools int he world, paying 100k in fees...you decide to work at wallstreet because your parents probably know one or two people....and then you just quite after 3 days because life is not fulfilling enough...
I absolutely LOVE this! Intelligent woman, with a heart of gold! ❤️ I am also in love with travel, food and good art, so I can definitely relate to her. I also wear my hair natural, so we're twinsies! ☺️❤️🦋✈️🗺️🌐🧳
I like her! Good for you, Kesi, live your best life!! I'm older, have kids, which is expensive af and prohibitive to seamless and constant travel, for a long while at least 😫
There are lots of people traveling with their children. There are whole communities established for families who are nomadic. It's called world schooling when your kids learn as they travel. There are groups on Facebook and I've connected with some of them as I have been nomadic. I can't speak from experience because I don't have children, but I do have friends who are nomadic with children and they love it. And their children love it. And they're raising children with international perspectives and multiple languages.
Thank you
tell me why it is less expensive food wise than the US for better quality food!!
I'd like to know how she's working in France on a tourist visa?
They didn't share her info? I can't find her blog 😭
Yesss Kesi! 🤩🤩
Kesi: I'll spin the globe and point my finger
Globe: Stops at Afghanistan below her finger
Kesi:
@Summers Journey but funny
That "giggle" when she mentioned she moved there to "follow her boyfriend" was a tell. It wasn't cute or funny, either. Just MY observation. Don't @me.
A woman in her THIRTIES had better make firm decisions about what kind of life she wants and not just drift, relying on a hope and prayer about what she really wants and with whom is spending HER time.
Lol wow what a judgemental person you are..
She made a public video on a public channel especially a financial channel of course people will judge her stop being so soft nowadays man wassup with this generation
All women aren't desperate for a traditional lifestyle though hon, so please stop projecting your insecurities onto this woman's life. ✌️
You can live in the Philippines. Its cheaper here and we will treat you like kings with that budget.
I loved my time in France too but good luck getting a visa lmao
Go off, Kesi!
Sad part about it is if you gets pregant with her boyfriend this might change her traveling, which is her work. As women without kids we are blessed on one point to be able to do what women with children might not have the freedom or funds too!
Overall, I found this to be very educationational and uplifting!
Very true , this something I’m think as I am approaching my 20s , I know id like just one kid but don’t want to upend my lifestyle, thinking about being child free but I feel like I’ll be sad by 36 idk man , in this economy I feel like smart women don’t have any kids just a good partner if they choose a good career
Good job!
I want to live part time in Paris, France.
Pass. Renting a room anywhere is not my idea of “succeeding”. Catch me in Mexico where I can rent a 2 bedroom large apartment for the same price.
Oooh that my city !!!
Dream Life ❤️
She dope smart amazing lifestyle see the world.
I would love to know which blogger course she took
What’s her blog
Depends where she is in France because some places cheap other expensive
Adorable :).
I really feel like this is so unrealistic. I guess she is lucky she doesn't have any students loans from Wharton? (Rich parents.) Also, she said her yearly budget was $10K. How is that possible with food and accommodations? That's less than $800/month?! That doesn't seem possible. Maybe, I need to read her travel blog!
It is fully possible to live on less than 800 dollars a month. But Americans like you, are totally out of touch with reality and think you have to pay 2500 dollars a month for a shoebox apartment.
I ❤️being a millennial. Time is everything. One day, I’ll die, and what did I do with my time?
@@periades6778 I would focus on what I’m good at and what I love. In a perfect world, they would coincide. Also, good at meaning you are the best. You’ve Michael Jordan or Michael Jackson talent. A company would hire you not what your family says.
@@schawnettarobinson8584 So many Millennials are miserable
@@alp.9672 So many people are miserable.
What did you do for the visa with no money?
Wait a sec, $609 per month on food?
Seems like a dream!
I like the way she says Rennes. C’est mignon comme accent 😊
Awesome
*Question: Is the long stay VISA $75/USD a day or 99 Euros?* From 6:00-7:00
You need to show that you can afford to live there on 75 bucks a day. The application fee is 100 euros.
Lovely
should be correction livving in Rennes is cheap....Paris is expensive
This girl is living high then and she's in Rennes. I live on 700-1000 euros/month in Paris.
So I need to get a boyfriend - Got it!
I don’t understand, how is she living in France legally? With what visa is she freelancing? I have heard that many Americans overstay their touristic visas here
What a beáutiful girl.
Interesting that she and her boyfriend don't just get married. That would simplify her visa situation tremendously. 🤷🏾
That shouldn’t be a reason to get married.
@@tatianaschoenfield9819 Honey, people get married for less. Protecting your legal situation is one of the main reasons to get married! Tina Turner was with her (now) husband for decades before she finally decided to help her tax situation at tie the knot with her Swizz beau. Y'all can keep playing in these streets if you want to! 😂
I have 50k and it’s not enough for me to travel for a year😵💫
You shouldn't, live within your means
You should check out her blog to get tips on how she was able to travel for a lot less in a year.
You can travel for a year with 50k???! You just have to live cheap, like 1000 dollars per month in Asia, South America etc. In europe it's a little bit more, like 15k maybe.
She’s 30 and sounds like 18…lol
Rich parents = No worries.
exactly. She doesn't have to worry about money, her parents work on wall street and would have tonnes of money
@Ryan2017 looool you sound so pained
Soon,I'll be on here too 😂
I could never live in France.... My croissant budget would be through the roof! 🥐😂
As well as your weight 😆
@@dekev7503 no not really. You do realize in France people walk more often? And food there is more “real” than food here in the US?
@@kunalahuja1236 I live in Germany, the home of pastries. Believe me, these carbs get to you.
@@dekev7503 Exactly. The carbs be hitting despite walking 3kM a day!
🤣🤣🤣 yes!
I’m gonna be honest … it’s less impressive to me that she moved to “follow her boyfriend”. I’m not a fan of that. If you move on your own, that’s impressive. But following your partner around makes it so much easier because you have a built in friend.