Escaping America/Monthly Transportation Passes/Quitting Before Cubicles
Nomadico issue #130
Your USA Escape Pod
The USA is facing four years of dark times ahead and we know what’s coming since democracy barely endured that mayhem once, emerging battered and swaying on the ropes. I’m very thankful I said goodbye to the USA for good the last time this happened and have residency abroad. If you’d like to take advantage of a still-strong U.S. passport and join the hundreds of thousands who did the same, I wrote the book on how to do it right. A Better Life for Half the Price is on Amazon in paperback and audiobook in its second edition. E-book and upgraded consultation packages here.
A Nod to History
Since I’ve just been sightseeing in Berlin, Prague, and Hungary, it’s top of mind for me that relatively few countries have more than a few generations of happy calm before something awful hits them again. It’s good to study some history to get perspective when things are looking bleak on the current timeline. If you don’t want to face a dry textbook or class, it can be much more entertaining to read a good biography or a well-researched historical fiction book. Or find a good limited series on TV, like the Shogun one that deserved the heap of awards it won. (Find that book or Tai-Pan here.) Then make “This too shall pass” your new meditation mantra.
Transportation Passes in European Cities
The two of us are in Budapest for two weeks, so we went ahead and purchased a monthly transportation pass for getting around on the metro, trams, and buses. It set us back a whopping US$23.86, a no-brainer since it was less than twice the amount of a 72-hour pass. A monthly one is almost the exact same price in Prague or Sofia, 40 euros in Lisbon or Barcelona. (For comparison’s sake, the same thing will cost you $132 in New York City.)
Quitting Before Cubicles
In more bad news for bosses fond of looking over employees’ shoulders, a majority of workers surveyed said they’d rather quit than commute to an office again. In this recent report from Flexjobs, 57 percent of remote workers surveyed said they would "absolutely" look for a new job if they were not allowed to continue working remotely, while another 35 percent said they know someone who has quit or is planning to quit after a RTO mandate.
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Thank you so much for acknowledging what so many people know, and recognizing that the trolls in your comments do not represent the majority of the democratic world and Americans.
"Democracy barely endured"... major lolz