Thank you for the input and valuable information. I will keep this in mind. I've been playing with the thought of becoming worldschoolers for some time now. So Portugal would be on the books, but probably just temporary. I am working on making a life for us so we're not bound to stay in one spot but can travel. There are definitely places where we wouldn't need all the money we need here for instance. My friend just recently moved to Peru with her husband and three kids and places like that are just a lot cheaper to live in plus the weather permits growing more of our own food instead of buying it in shops. I recently bought a caravan and plan to fix this up and go from there.
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