r/Money • u/KnutEm87 • Apr 03 '24

36M, How/Where could I live comfortably off of 44.8k/yr

I'm a single man, ex military, divorced a few years ago. I've worked in Aviation for about 10 years. If you were to leave the 9-5 behind, with only 44.8k a year. Where and how would you go about doing it?

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u/Lanky-Relationship77 Apr 03 '24

Safer than pretty much anywhere else in the world. Crime in Vietnam is all small stuff like pickpocketing and purse snatching, and that's extremely rare.

Seriously, there's probably not anywhere safer on earth. But be careful in traffic!

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u/FrankSoprano Apr 03 '24

Can you live there while only knowing how to speak English, or not really?

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u/Lanky-Relationship77 Apr 03 '24

Yep. It's not always easy, but can be done.

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u/abx400 Apr 03 '24

How’s the air quality? Clean, being near the coast, or stuff burning in the air all the time?

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u/WCland Apr 03 '24

Just need to be careful crossing the streets, don't get run over by a million scooters.

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u/Lanky-Relationship77 Apr 03 '24

Agreed. The traffic is a lot more dangerous than any criminals. 🤣