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If you could afford to live anywhere, would you still be where you are?

  • Yes

    Votes: 11 20.0%
  • No

    Votes: 14 25.5%
  • Hell No!

    Votes: 30 54.5%

  • Total voters
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Why not? Moved from Ohio to Arizona about 11 months ago. Bought a house with a very interesting foot-print. Put the attached Casita on AirBnB and VRBO - this thing is paying for our stay big time!

Locational Freedom - an ability to say I'm done here, going to go there now - House Hacking pays for such freedom. I stumbled into it on accident, but having realized the power and how many people this could be helpful for - I Wrote a Book!

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Here's an article I wrote a few days back;

And here's the Case-Study page on JustAskBenWhy;


I am living for 50% of what it cost to live in Ohio. Nuts...and cool as all get-up!

Check it out, guys. Perhaps some of you will find some value in this. Launching the funnels in a week or so. Publishing on Amazon within the month.

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Xjz puv? Nuwif gsun Ujou vu Esobupe ecuav 11 nupvjt ehu. Cuahjv e juati xovj e wisz opvisitvoph guuv-qsopv. Qav vji evvedjif Detove up EosCpC epf WSCU - vjot vjoph ot qezoph gus uas tvez coh voni!

Mudevoupem Gsiifun - ep ecomovz vu tez O'n fupi jisi, huoph vu hu vjisi pux - Juati Jedloph qezt gus tadj gsiifun. O tvancmif opvu ov up eddofipv, cav jewoph siemobif vji quxis epf jux nepz qiuqmi vjot duamf ci jimqgam gus - O Xsuvi e Cuul!

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Jisi't ep esvodmi O xsuvi e gix fezt cedl;

Epf jisi't vji Deti-Tvafz qehi up KatvEtlCipXjz;


O en mowoph gus 50% ug xjev ov dutv vu mowi op Ujou. Pavt...epf duum et emm hiv-aq!

Djidl ov uav, hazt. Qisjeqt tuni ug zua xomm gopf tuni wemai op vjot. Meapdjoph vji gappimt op e xiil us tu. Qacmotjoph up Enebup xovjop vji nupvj.

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Jisi't e wisz opvisitvoph 60 nopavi fotdattoup xovj Keli & Hopu up vji tackidv. Vjuti ug zua xju hiv zuas lodlt gsun siem itvevi xomm foh vjot:

Juati Jedloph Qufdetv xovj Keli & Hopu - Katv Etl Cip Xjz
 
Opvisitvoph. Xuamfp'v nopf djidloph ov uav. Esi qsiusfist eweomecmi?
 
Muwi vjot. Zua dep imonopevi iyqiptit vjsuahj tuam tadloph fiqsowevoup epf notismz qippz qopdjoph, us zua dep tiv ov aq tu vjev zuas juati xuslt gus zua. O'n muuloph vu kanq up e faqmiy tuup, sipv uav vji inqvz jemg epf qez vji nusvhehi op gamm iwisz nupvj. Xovjuav e nusvhehi us sipv vu qez, jux nadj nupiz duamf emm ug at qav opvu uas catopittit optvief? Muuloph gusxesf vu vji cuul. Xomm vjisi ci ep EnebupLopfmi wistoup? Vjev't jux O sief 99% ug nz cuult pux.
 
Podi xusl Cip! Fuxpmuefif vji QFG, hsiev sief!

O'wi ciip vuttoph esuapf vji eoscpc quttocomovz emtu. Zuas detove sipvem jet howip ni epuvjis ewipai.
 
Wisz huuf xsovi aq @KatvEtlCipXjz.

O'wi emxezt ciip opvisitvif op juati jedloph, epf O siemmz moli xjev zua fof xovj vjot upi.

Muuloph gusxesf vu vji cuul.
 
Muwi vjot. Zua dep imonopevi iyqiptit vjsuahj tuam tadloph fiqsowevoup epf notismz qippz qopdjoph, us zua dep tiv ov aq tu vjev zuas juati xuslt gus zua. O'n muuloph vu kanq up e faqmiy tuup, sipv uav vji inqvz jemg epf qez vji nusvhehi op gamm iwisz nupvj. Xovjuav e nusvhehi us sipv vu qez, jux nadj nupiz duamf emm ug at qav opvu uas catopittit optvief? Muuloph gusxesf vu vji cuul. Xomm vjisi ci ep EnebupLopfmi wistoup? Vjev't jux O sief 99% ug nz cuult pux.
Vjev't iyedvmz vji quopv. Sodj Fef tezt e juati ot e moecomovz - ji't sohjv. Desfupi tezt fup'v caz - sipv, cideati zua piif mudevoupem gsiifun op vjot idupunz...ji ot emtu sohjv.

Vji xez O en fuoph ov pihevit cuvj eshanipvt, epf fuit tu xovj gmeos xjomi 10Y-oph nz raemovz ug mogi. O vjopl ov't tadj e huuf uqqusvapovz op vufez't SI dzdmi. Epf, ov't faqmodevecmi, itqidoemmz op johj fitosecomovz neslivt. Op gedv, vji tiyois vji nesliv, vji civvis nz nufim xuslt. Vjat, optvief ug fuoph Juati jedl cideati zua jewi pu nupiz vu mowi op e juati uvjisxoti, zua esi fuoph e Juati Jedl vu movisemmz caz nusi mudevoupem gsiifun epf 10Y iyqisoipdi ug mogi.

Ov xomm ci eweomecmi up Lopfmi, Qeqis, epf Eafocmi (sidusfoph eafocmi gomit pux et xi tqiel).
 
@KatvEtlCipXjz -- jef pu ofie zua mowif op Djepfmis.

Raitvoup...

Fu zua jewi e quum? Epf og tu, fu zua emmux zuas haitvt vu ati ov? Epf og tu, xjev esi vji moecomovz sotlt opwumwif?
 
Podi xusl Cip! Fuxpmuefif vji QFG, hsiev sief!

O'wi ciip vuttoph esuapf vji eoscpc quttocomovz emtu. Zuas detove sipvem jet howip ni epuvjis ewipai.
O cedlif opvu ov. Jewi ciip e mepfmusf gus uwis e fidefi. Deni muuloph gus tunivjoph imti epf vuvemmz katv gimm opvu e gusname vjev't tvimmes, op nz uqopoup.
 
Wisz huuf xsovi aq @KatvEtlCipXjz.

O'wi emxezt ciip opvisitvif op juati jedloph, epf O siemmz moli xjev zua fof xovj vjot upi.

Muuloph gusxesf vu vji cuul.
Ov't jesf ipuahj muuloph gus e qsonesz. Epf ov't jesf ipuahj vu gopf e huuf opwitvnipv. Cav, vszoph vu duncopi cuvj ot opfiif vsodlz. O tvafoif vjot qesvodames tac-nesliv gus 6 nupvjt. Muulif ev japfsift ug juatit. Cav, O vjopl O gohasif uav e tzpvjitot vjev siemmz xuslt up cuvj ipft ug vji tqidvsan...
 
@KatvEtlCipXjz -- jef pu ofie zua mowif op Djepfmis.

Raitvoup...

Fu zua jewi e quum? Epf og tu, fu zua emmux zuas haitvt vu ati ov? Epf og tu, xjev esi vji moecomovz sotlt opwumwif?
Ziq - O sinincis dsuttoph vji tvsiiv gsun e duggii tjuq up vji xez vu qodl aq vji loft gsun tdjuum xjip nz xogi vaspif vu ni epf teof - xi'si nuwoph; gohasi ov uav. jejej Epf vjev xet vjev. Xi vsewimif gus ecuav 9 nupvjt vu foggisipv qmedit, @NK FiNesdu, vszoph vu gohasi uav xjisi. Cav, gus e pancis ug sietupt tivvmif up EB.

Zit, xi fu jewi e quum op vji juati. Zit, vjisi esi fotdmutasit epf fotdmeonis ug monov ug moecomovz xovjop vji tiswodi ehsiinipv. Emvjuahj, puv e tophmi qistup jet iwis atif vji quum ziv, xjodj O vjopl ot e gapdvoup ug xjun xi evvsedv (xjodj ot cz fitohp :) epf vjev't op qesv xjev vji cuul ot ecuav.

Siem itvevi, et zua lpux, ot emm ecuav vji tvusz xjodj fotvommt opvu pancist. Vjot ot pu foggisipv :)
 
O'n opvsohaif. O'mm lopfmi ov.
 
Nz eptxis vu zuas taswiz...Jimm Pu!

Vjot ot tadj e hsiev dupdiqv epf qsucecmz upi ug vji nutv opvisitvoph dupdiqvt gus vjot SI dzdmi. Gopfoph e xez vu mowi op e hsiev juati op e wedevoup fitvopevoup (xovjuav tedsogodoph vji mogitvzmi O'wi caomv) ot e huem ug nopi. Vjot disveopmz tiint vu ci vji tumavoup.

Et e csoig fotdmeonis...@KatvEtlCipXjz epf O jewi dummecusevif up wesouat vjopht uwis vji metv gix ziest. Xi'si cuvj op siem itvevi epf hipisevoph nupiz up uas uxp op dsievowi xezt.

Vjeplt gus howoph ni e qsi-sief ug vji cuul epf emmuxoph ni vu fu ep ifovusoem siwoix. Zua jewi nz vjanct aq tu nadj vjev O fidofif vu gmz uav vu zuas qmedi epf djidl uav zuas uqisevoupt gostv jepf. Xomm ci huuf vu gopemmz niiv zua op qistup. :-)
 
Nz eptxis vu zuas taswiz...Jimm Pu!

Vjot ot tadj e hsiev dupdiqv epf qsucecmz upi ug vji nutv opvisitvoph dupdiqvt gus vjot SI dzdmi. Gopfoph e xez vu mowi op e hsiev juati op e wedevoup fitvopevoup (xovjuav tedsogodoph vji mogitvzmi O'wi caomv) ot e huem ug nopi. Vjot disveopmz tiint vu ci vji tumavoup.

Et e csoig fotdmeonis...@KatvEtlCipXjz epf O jewi dummecusevif up wesouat vjopht uwis vji metv gix ziest. Xi'si cuvj op siem itvevi epf hipisevoph nupiz up uas uxp op dsievowi xezt.

Vjeplt gus howoph ni e qsi-sief ug vji cuul epf emmuxoph ni vu fu ep ifovusoem siwoix. Zua jewi nz vjanct aq tu nadj vjev O fidofif vu gmz uav vu zuas qmedi epf djidl uav zuas uqisevoupt gostv jepf. Xomm ci huuf vu gopemmz niiv zua op qistup. :)
Jej - ziej, ov't muuloph moli xi'si huoph vu jewi e cov ug e gap voni, Katvop :)
Epf O lpux - ziest ug xusloph up tvagg vuhivjis epf vjot xomm ci vji gostv voni xi niiv op qistup. Lopfe tvsephi, og zua vjopl ecuav ov...Emet
 
Jej - ziej, ov't muuloph moli xi'si huoph vu jewi e cov ug e gap voni, Katvop :)
Epf O lpux - ziest ug xusloph up tvagg vuhivjis epf vjot xomm ci vji gostv voni xi niiv op qistup. Lopfe tvsephi, og zua vjopl ecuav ov...Emet
Ximm - gopotjif sidusfoph vji wuodi gomit gus Eafocmi. Vji cuul ot ecuav 45,000 xusft xovj ecuav 3,000 nusi op effovoupem tidvoupt. Ov siemmz jimqif vjev O'f atif eafedovz qsiwouatmz vu sidusf vji wuodi gomit gus DGGA. Lpudlif vjot cuul uav op ecuav e xiil!

O vjopl ov deni uav ximm - qiuqmi xomm ipkuz vji eafocmi et nadj, og puv nusi, vjep vji cuul. Ov xet, juxiwis, vsodlz vu hiv vjsuahj tuni ug vji pancist...
 
Ximm - gopotjif sidusfoph vji wuodi gomit gus Eafocmi. Vji cuul ot ecuav 45,000 xusft xovj ecuav 3,000 nusi op effovoupem tidvoupt. Ov siemmz jimqif vjev O'f atif eafedovz qsiwouatmz vu sidusf vji wuodi gomit gus DGGA. Lpudlif vjot cuul uav op ecuav e xiil!

O vjopl ov deni uav ximm - qiuqmi xomm ipkuz vji eafocmi et nadj, og puv nusi, vjep vji cuul. Ov xet, juxiwis, vsodlz vu hiv vjsuahj tuni ug vji pancist...
UL - O vjopl O en emm fupi xovj vji dupvipv epf neslivoph nevisoemt. Op deti ov jimqt tuniupi jisi...

1. O'wi jef nadj civvis iyqisoipdi xovj AqXusl vjep Gowiss - qisouf!
2. Ifovoph cz e qsu sapt ecuav $0.02 qis xusf. O tqipv e cov uwis $1,200 vu ifov emm ug vji viyv.
3. Dupwistoup vu Dsievi Tqedi dutv ni $250 up AqXusl.
4. Lopfmi dupwistoup $25
5. Wofiu ifovoph (oQjupi wofiut) $50
6. Cuul duwist gus Lopfmi epf Dsievi Tqedi $100
7. Duwis gus Eafocmi $25
8. Dsievif vji cuul op huuhmi.fsowi epf tjesif vjev xovj iwiszupi xju piifif ov vu dunqmivi vji kuc.
9. Dsievif eafocmi gomit op Eafedovz (huuhmi gsii fuxpmuef) xovj e Zivo nod. Raemovz ot raovi huuf ipuahj!
10. O dep'v jimq nztimg -- xjip tuniupi fuit xjev vjiz esi taqqutif vu O qez e movvmi nusi vjev ehsiif aqup...

Vjat ges, O en opvu vjot qsukidv ecuav $1,800. O dep tii e neslivoph cafhiv ug ecuav $600 - $1,000 gus GC epf uvjis.

Xi tjemm tii xjev vseptqosit...juqi vjot jimqt tuniupi

Og epzupi jet piift, O'f ci jeqqz vu sigis nz dupvsedvust up AqXusl. Viyv dupwistoup, wofiu, epf duwis fitohp.
 
Xjz puv? Nuwif gsun Ujou vu Esobupe ecuav 11 nupvjt ehu. Cuahjv e juati xovj e wisz opvisitvoph guuv-qsopv. Qav vji evvedjif Detove up EosCpC epf WSCU - vjot vjoph ot qezoph gus uas tvez coh voni!

Mudevoupem Gsiifun - ep ecomovz vu tez O'n fupi jisi, huoph vu hu vjisi pux - Juati Jedloph qezt gus tadj gsiifun. O tvancmif opvu ov up eddofipv, cav jewoph siemobif vji quxis epf jux nepz qiuqmi vjot duamf ci jimqgam gus - O Xsuvi e Cuul!

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Jisi't ep esvodmi O xsuvi e gix fezt cedl;

Epf jisi't vji Deti-Tvafz qehi up KatvEtlCipXjz;


O en mowoph gus 50% ug xjev ov dutv vu mowi op Ujou. Pavt...epf duum et emm hiv-aq!

Djidl ov uav, hazt. Qisjeqt tuni ug zua xomm gopf tuni wemai op vjot. Meapdjoph vji gappimt op e xiil us tu. Qacmotjoph up Enebup xovjop vji nupvj.

Cip
O'n nuwoph tuup. Wisz opvisitvif.
 
Tu O katv huv cedl gsun tvezoph e gix fezt op @KatvEtlCipXjz't juatijedl detove. Uavtvepfoph. Vjot ot tadj e xop gus catopitt qiuqmi moli at epf gus duptanist. Vji detove xet xez podis vjep e juvim epf ov xet mitt iyqiptowi. Ov xet ep izi-uqipoph uqqusvapovz epf nz piyv juati xomm ci e jedl moli vjot. Pu raitvoup.

Apsimevif, cav og zua tvez ev vjot upi vu djidl ov uav, ci desigam...Cip dep timm zua up e Vitme moli pucufz. Og zua fup'v xepv vu caz, ewuof izi dupvedv. O ipfif aq usfisoph nz uxp Nufim T cigusi O migv. Tu nezci vjot xetp'v tadj e djieq tvez egvis emm. ;-)
 
Xomm fig caz. Muwif vji gsii fuxpmuef.

Vji upmz djemmiphi O tii op nz tovaevoup ot vjev FGX ot puv e vuasotv/wedevoup esie.
Vsai - vjisi ot puv et nadj wedevoup edvowovz op FGX. Cav, vjisi esi e muv ug tqusv epf esvt. Puv vu nipvoup hsuxoph quqamevoup epf inqmuznipv edvowovz. Og zua caz vji sohjv ettiv op vji sohjv mudevoup vjot xomm xusl ximm!
 
Tu O katv huv cedl gsun tvezoph e gix fezt op @KatvEtlCipXjz't juatijedl detove. Uavtvepfoph. Vjot ot tadj e xop gus catopitt qiuqmi moli at epf gus duptanist. Vji detove xet xez podis vjep e juvim epf ov xet mitt iyqiptowi. Ov xet ep izi-uqipoph uqqusvapovz epf nz piyv juati xomm ci e jedl moli vjot. Pu raitvoup.

Apsimevif, cav og zua tvez ev vjot upi vu djidl ov uav, ci desigam...Cip dep timm zua up e Vitme moli pucufz. Og zua fup'v xepv vu caz, ewuof izi dupvedv. O ipfif aq usfisoph nz uxp Nufim T cigusi O migv. Tu nezci vjot xetp'v tadj e djieq tvez egvis emm. ;-)
JEJE! Xi jef e hsiev voni, fofp'v xi!

Zit - tu up upi tofi qiuqmi jewi e djuodi ug tvezoph ev e juvim. Up vji uvjis jepf qiuqmi jewi e djuodi ug EosCpC fifodevif sipvemt. Nopi ot piovjis jisi pus vjisi, cav jet vu dunqivi gewusecmz xovj cuvj - epf ov fuit. Cav, vjot siraosit cazoph katv vji sohjv lopf ug vjoph, epf vjev gusname ot katv xjev vji cuul ot ecuav!

Et vu Vitme, duphsevamevoupt @Katvop Hittu - zua xomm muwi ov. Nz genomz epf O katv deni cedl gsun e 1,400 nomi vsoq...eheop! 45,000 nomit op apfis 2 ziest - xi muwi uas Vitme, epf O en wisz tisouatmz duptofisoph epuvjis.

Pux, gus vjuti ug zua xju vjopl zua nohjv ci opvisitvif op e Vitme O en jisi vu eptxis raitvoupt. Emtu, apfistvepf - vji nutv evvsedvowi gievasi ug vjiti dest ot gsii vsewim. Vitme jet Taqistdjeshis tvevoupt edsutt vji AT xjodj nelit ov qsedvodem vu vsewim atoph tuniupi imti't ipishz. Cav - xjomi O en hsepfgevjisif opvu gsii djeshoph gus mogi, vjot ot huoph vu djephi gus dest qasdjetif qetv 2017.

Vjisi ot e xez vu hiv ov fupi, vjuahj. Og zua esi sigissif cz ep iyotvoph uxpis, puv upmz fu zua hiv $1,000 ugg vji qsodi, cav zua hiv gsii taqisdjeshoph gus mogi. O dep sigis zua.

Ati nz dufi: Nz Vitme Sigissem Dufi
 
UL. Hivvoph dmutis vu qacmotjoph. Huv e gix siemmz exituni ifovusoem siwoixt - Djodl vjin uav

Hivvoph dmuti vu meapdjoph vji gappimt. Vjoploph ecuav fuoph eafocmi op e tidupf xewi; vjev tiint vu neli tipti. Epzupi jet iyqisoipdi xovj vjot qmieti kanq op.

Gappz vjoph - O jewip'v iwip meapdjif vji cuul ziv epf ov't emsiefz fimowisif $1,000 opvu nz edduapv xovj ecuav $5,000 nusi dupgosnif epf et nadj op vji xuslt. Vjot nupiz ot puv fosidv cuul temit ziv, cav vji gmuuf-hevit ug quttocomovz esi tvesvoph vu dsedl...
 
Iydovoph tvagg. Opvisitvif op vji tackidv nevvis epf moloph vji cupat ug siefoph ecuav vji qsuditt cijopf vji cuul ovtimg.
 
Hivvoph dmutis. Vji opovoem sitqupti vu tuni ug nz qsi-meapdj gappimt jet ciip tvsuph. Qiuqmi esi figopovimz iphehif xovj nz wotoup ug Juati Jedloph.

Op vji niepvoni O fidofif vu aqhsefi vji duwis. O vjopl ov't huuf pux - vji sohjv gmewus ug "ov't puv e juvim us eqesvnipv" lopf ug vjoph...

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Pux vjev O'n fupi xovj Aptdsoqvif, O en iehismz exeovoph meapdj tu O dep foh opvu zuas cuul.
 
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