would any of you at the nomadico team be interested in coming on my Military Retirement Podcast to have a nice discussion about permanent relocation abroad (or even discuss relocation topics stateside)? we did a live last week and a question came up about the Philippines as a final resting place based on cost, medical services, and taxes. I can speak to it having lived in Germany for 13 years and now living in Sicily over the last year and into the future. Even if the discussion leans more toward being a digital nomad… would love to hear your thoughts and top of mind for me is how could I be of the most service to you in this kind of interaction?
Yes I'd be glad to. I'm the author of what is usually the best-selling book on Amazon about living abroad: A Better Life for Half the Price. I've been to every country featured there except one and I'm headed to that one in March. I've been on a few podcasts talking about retiring overseas where you get more for your money. Hit me up at tim@timleffel.com or find the phone number there and text me.
I've used fakeflighttickets.com which gives you fake flight itineraries for $5. It's worked for me every time I've used it (probably 10 times). Airlines cannot really verify if a booking is real on the spot especially if it's with a different airline plus considering there are hundreds of unique itinerary email templates out there based on how you booked it. Also I only do this as a last resort as the first thing you should try is just giving the check-in agent a hard time and insist that you don't need it. Waste about 10-15 minutes of their time and if they still insist, waste another 5-10 minutes while you stand there a book your fake ticket.
Ha! I have had success with wasting someone's time, especially when they're wrong (I'm a legal permanent resident of Mexico, for example, and am not required to ever have a ticket out when flying there, but one gate agent wouldn't relent until I wore her out.) A fake ticket is a riskier strategy but you're right, the gate agent doesn't have the time or the means to check on it. Immigration might, but they're far less likely to hassle you in the first place.
would any of you at the nomadico team be interested in coming on my Military Retirement Podcast to have a nice discussion about permanent relocation abroad (or even discuss relocation topics stateside)? we did a live last week and a question came up about the Philippines as a final resting place based on cost, medical services, and taxes. I can speak to it having lived in Germany for 13 years and now living in Sicily over the last year and into the future. Even if the discussion leans more toward being a digital nomad… would love to hear your thoughts and top of mind for me is how could I be of the most service to you in this kind of interaction?
Yes I'd be glad to. I'm the author of what is usually the best-selling book on Amazon about living abroad: A Better Life for Half the Price. I've been to every country featured there except one and I'm headed to that one in March. I've been on a few podcasts talking about retiring overseas where you get more for your money. Hit me up at tim@timleffel.com or find the phone number there and text me.
I've used fakeflighttickets.com which gives you fake flight itineraries for $5. It's worked for me every time I've used it (probably 10 times). Airlines cannot really verify if a booking is real on the spot especially if it's with a different airline plus considering there are hundreds of unique itinerary email templates out there based on how you booked it. Also I only do this as a last resort as the first thing you should try is just giving the check-in agent a hard time and insist that you don't need it. Waste about 10-15 minutes of their time and if they still insist, waste another 5-10 minutes while you stand there a book your fake ticket.
Ha! I have had success with wasting someone's time, especially when they're wrong (I'm a legal permanent resident of Mexico, for example, and am not required to ever have a ticket out when flying there, but one gate agent wouldn't relent until I wore her out.) A fake ticket is a riskier strategy but you're right, the gate agent doesn't have the time or the means to check on it. Immigration might, but they're far less likely to hassle you in the first place.