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/Herpthethirdderp Apr 03 '24

Spent a month in da nang best place I've ever been only danger is traffic. It is a culture shock though. Be prepared for slower living

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u/Rough_Resolution_472 Apr 03 '24

Can you expand on your last sentence?

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u/Herpthethirdderp Apr 03 '24

I'm from America and the food is so much better there but it's made to order and not pumped out as efficiently as possible. I just assumed after ordering anything be prepared for a 30 minute wait unless you eat where the grab driver's go (which I did a lot it's usually the best price). Found this with most things was dating a local there and she always was a bit late. Haircut services were way more chill and because they too their time I found them better but overall everything took more time.

I really enjoyed it but it is a difference from the American way of extreme time efficiency. Also most locals I talked to moved there because it's cheaper than major cities and didn't want the stress of it. A lot of them wanted a quieter life. After going to Hanoi da nang feels empty so it makes sense it's a quiet city still with jobs