Most people who say they want to sell everything and move don't actually do it. They defer. They rent a storage unit. They tell themselves they'll "figure it out later" once they're settled abroad. But here's what actually happens: You pay $150-300/month to store stuff you don't need while living in a country where $150/month could cover your groceries. After two years, you've spent $3,600-7,200 storing things you forgot you owned. That's not a plan. That's expensive procrastination. The reason people wait too long to minimize isn't logistics. It's emotional avoidance. Every item you're holding onto has a justification: * Financial: "I paid good money for this" * Emotional: "This was a gift from my mom" * Practical: "I might need this someday" All of those justifications feel real. But they're keeping you stuck. If you actually want to sell everything and move, you have to deal with those justifications BEFORE you leave. Not after. That's why my group coaching program includes the Messy to Minimalist e-course. It walks you through the financial, emotional, and practical reasons you're holding onto stuff - and how to let it go without guilt. Because you can't move abroad carrying all your baggage. Literally or figuratively. Link in bio for group coaching starting January 1st. ๐๐บ๐ธ #creatorsearchinsights
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One of the biggest mistakes I see people make in the move abroad process is waiting too long to start getting rid of your stuff. If you want to sell everything and move abroad, you have to start that process way sooner than you think. It's one of the very first things you should do. Before starting to gather your documents, before you can do any visa research, you should start purging the items in your house. The average American has over 300,000 items. Imagine how many individual things you need to touch in order to get all that stuff out so that you can have a clean slate and move abroad. The answer is not to get a storage unit and just shove it all in there to defer the decisions until later. The answer should be to purge it, donate it, trash it, whatever you're going to do, you can sell those items to recoup some of the costs, which can give you a little nest egg to start your move abroad journey. But definitely start doing these things way sooner than you think you need to. There are three reasons that people hang onto items long after they should have been gotten rid of. Those are financial justifications, sentimental justifications, and practical justifications. I talk about these justifications and all the reasons why you have too much stuff and how to get rid of it in my messy to minimalist e-course. The great news is that messy to minimalist e-course is actually included in my group coaching program that's launching in January. The link to sign up for that 2026 Global Life Accelerator is already in my bio and you can sign up for that group coaching where you will learn everything there is to know about moving abroad from creating remote income to what to do with your stuff to how to find visas that apply for you and how to actually do the move abroad process. So if you're ready to say goodbye to the United States in 2026, that group coaching program will include everything that you need in order to make that happen.
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