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Kimberly Anne @expatonabudget.bsky.social · 3d

If you’re thinking of moving to Portugal, especially Lisbon, you might wanna watch this.

It’s devastating and it’s true. #portugal #housingcrisis #expatinportugal #livinginportugal #lisbonhousing #lisbon #portugalhousingcrisis

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Why Portugal Has the Worst Housing Crisis in Europe

YouTube video by TLDR News EU

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Kimberly Anne @expatonabudget.bsky.social · Sep 12

If you’re counting your life in acts, if you’re stagnant or feeling “too old” to embark on something new: please read my newest article about reinvention, age defying logic and courage. 🤗

tinyurl.com/3c7ar6ny
#nevertooold #reinvention #justdoit

Kimberly Anne @expatonabudget.bsky.social · Sep 10

OMG that's HYSTERICAL!!!!!!!! I know you, I've read almost everything you've ever written and you've never singled out white cis men. What a baby!!! He probably walks down the street and cries when anyone looks his way. Over sensy much baby man?

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Kimberly Anne @expatonabudget.bsky.social · Sep 10

I had deactivated my stoopid FB account a year ago and never once missed it, but I finally got around to deleting it. Finding the hidden delete "button" was like breaking into Fort Knox.

a muppet with a big smile on his face is saying my brain right now .

ALT: a muppet with a big smile on his face is saying my brain right now .

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Kimberly Anne @expatonabudget.bsky.social · Sep 1

I beat others out but finished it already and there were 7 people waiting!!!

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Kimberly Anne @expatonabudget.bsky.social · Sep 1

I binged it, soooo good!! I really loved your author’s note at the end 🥰🥰🥰🥰

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Kimberly Anne @expatonabudget.bsky.social · Aug 29

Stuck on “I Want to Move abroad… but”?
Here’s how to slay 12 fears with one question: What if?

#MoveAbroad
#ExpatLife
#DigitalNomad
#Slowmad
#GlobalLiving
#LifeAbroad
#InternationalLife
#NewCountry

12 Paralyzing Fears About Moving Abroad and How to Logically Destroy Each One

A radical reframing that will eliminate your biggest fears about taking the leap.

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Kimberly Anne @expatonabudget.bsky.social · Aug 26

Don’t miss this gem !!! @rachaelherron.bsky.social always does it and did again!! And @xesands.bsky.social is one of the best narrators out there!! #newbook #readthis #bestreads
#greatreads

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Kimberly Anne @expatonabudget.bsky.social · Aug 24

@rachaelherron.bsky.social Rachael’s newest book, can’t wait!!!!!! 🥰🥰🥰

Kimberly Anne @expatonabudget.bsky.social · Jul 20

Oh WOW, that's great! We can't do everything, even though many of us seem to try 😶

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Kimberly Anne @expatonabudget.bsky.social · Jul 20

YES absolutely!!!!

Kimberly Anne @expatonabudget.bsky.social · Jul 20

Finished QUltimatum, both seasons, binged! Now I'm finally watching Mindhunters WOWOWOWWOW!!!!!!!

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Kimberly Anne @expatonabudget.bsky.social · Jul 20

Rosie O'Donnell = 🥳

"Hey tangerine trump
First you said I should be stripped of my citizenship
Now you're publicly celebrating that Stephen Colbert lost his job
You’ve never understood the role of comedy — or the role of truth
You think silencing a comedian means you’ve won something
You haven’t."

ROSIE ODONNELL (@rosieodonnell)

Hey tangerine trump First you said I should be stripped of my citizenship Now you're publicly celebrating that Stephen Colbert lost his job. You’ve never understood the role of comedy — or the role...

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Kimberly Anne @expatonabudget.bsky.social · Jun 29

Oooooohhhh thank you for recommending it! I need something better to watch than teenage angst Ginny and Georgia. Although Murderbot is hitting all kinds of happy endorphins! 🥰 Love you and miss you so much!!!

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Kimberly Anne @expatonabudget.bsky.social · Jun 29

Ohhhh you were interviewed! LOLz. I see now. Well, it led me to Rosie, so that's a win! I'm putting you both in this week's SS NL 😍🥰

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Kimberly Anne @expatonabudget.bsky.social · Jun 29

I just subscribed to your wife's channel too!!!! 🥰 I've been meaning to ask you what it is, as I've just started on YT as well 😱

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Kimberly Anne @expatonabudget.bsky.social · Jun 29

Ohhh WOWOWOW, how cool! I didn't know you were interviewing and posting on YT **running to subscribe!!!

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Kimberly Anne @expatonabudget.bsky.social · Jun 23

The Poll Reveal: I ran a poll asking what's keeping you from moving abroad.

The #1 answer, with 45% of the vote, wasn’t money or fear.

In my newest article, we tackle it—and the other top three reasons—head-on.
#moveabroad #liveabroad #expat #expatlife #expatliving #livingabroad #movingabroad

4 Excuses Keeping You in the U.S. (And How to Crush Them)

A tactical guide to dismantling the biggest hurdles standing between you and a life abroad.

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Kimberly Anne @expatonabudget.bsky.social · Jun 19

Before you pack your bags, take a moment to think about the impact your move could have on your host community. #ethicalexpat #expat #digitalnomad #lifeabroad #livingabroad #expatonabudget

Podcast Ep035: Moving Abroad: How Expats Shape, or Shatter, Local Communities

The Expat’s Guide to Ethical Living While Abroad. Are You Uplifting or Undermining?

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Kimberly Anne @expatonabudget.bsky.social · Jun 4

The richest and most powerful country in Europe appears helpless to protect itself from a global far-right movement that is growing more powerful every single day. <>That operates via an instantaneous transnational communication network that feeds and reinforces it.
#stoptrump

Springtime for Hitler

It's not Bake Off. It's a global far-right insurgency.

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Kimberly Anne @expatonabudget.bsky.social · Jun 4

#stoptrump though it’s far too late.

Can you leave now before it’s too late to do that too?

The dark lord of Silicon Valley

Peter Thiel enters the chat

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Kimberly Anne @expatonabudget.bsky.social · May 24

Can you be productive without the 9-to-5 grind? #productivity #beproductive #productivityhacks

I Tried Every Productivity Hack—Here’s What Finally Worked

A Lifelong Journey of Tweaks, Tools, and Triumphs

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Kimberly Anne @expatonabudget.bsky.social · May 24

My amazing and talented friend Shannon writes and publishes this! #stoptrump #democracy #cleanenergy #resistance

Trump quits clean energy race with China as 'strategy' 😕, Plus Beijing counters US delisting threat with regulatory overhaul -- China Boss News 5.23.25

Newsletter -- Free to read, no paywall.🎁

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Kimberly Anne @expatonabudget.bsky.social · May 20

New Podcast Ep: #values In the U.S., I felt surrounded by anger, division, & hostility: whether political, road rage... Europe = a greater sense of harmony. People are more patient, less judgmental, generally more relaxed—even when things don’t go their way. #lifeabroad #livingabroad #expatlife

Podcast Ep034: Expat for Life: Why I’ll Never Return to the States: Values

#6 in the "Why I Left the US and Will Never Return" Series

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Kimberly Anne @expatonabudget.bsky.social · May 16

The fairytale town of Tavira 😍 expatonabudget.substack.com