Living in Europe on Social Security Budget: (Slow Travel Expat Expenses)

Join us on our full-time slow travel journey living in Europe as retirement travelers on less than a typical couple's social security budget. This video explores our monthly expenses as an expat couple enjoying early retirement overseas in Europe. Discover how we maintain a slow travel expat lifestyle without breaking the bank, covering expenses like restaurants, accommodation, groceries, transportation, and more. Watch as we showcase our lifestyle and show you how retirement overseas is not about compromising on quality. If you're interested in living abroad on a budget, this is a must-watch to see how living in Europe can be affordable and enjoyable!
Stick around to the end for the bonus footage if you are interested in our expenses as American's that own a home in Montenegro, a country not in the Schengen. We cover it all!
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🕒 Chapters:
00:00 - Introduction
01:00 - Albania
02:38 - Corfu Greece
04:50 - Montenegro
17:48 - Homeowner Cost
20:40 - Conclusion
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[@barbarahallowell2613]

Corfu rocks ❤

[@tangocharlie77]

Great videos. I'm planning to go to Montenegro, Bosnia and maybe Albania when Croatia/Schengen makes me leave next month. I'm pleased by the house prices in MNE, AL and the relaxed residency policies for home owners (unlike here).

[@WarrenJulieTravel]

Thanks for watching! I hope you enjoy the other Balkan countries. 😀

[@tangocharlie77]

@@WarrenJulieTravel I hope so too. I'll also be traveling with pets 🐕 🐈

[@nomadtoriches]

@@tangocharlie77 Bosnia is now in the Schengen zone. But Montenegro and Albania are what we are doing

[@tangocharlie77]

@@nomadtoriches You might want to recheck. Bosnia is no- EU and non- Schengen, however they are party to some provisions for Schengen residents as it concerns border crossing/visa free entrance. I live on the border with Bosnia (in Croatia) and there is 100% a border check between Schengen and Bosnia.

[@whirltraveller1350]

Excellent video. I agree. We love Montenegro, too. A suggestion to enhance your production is to face the window instead of it being at your back, although I understand why you did it that way. I hope that you don't mind the comment.

[@WarrenJulieTravel]

We have been experimenting with different lighting in our house. We do realize it’s a bit dark. We have been doing a few out on our terrace too. Thanks for watching.

[@michaelmundy5754]

Thank you, Warren and Julie, do appreciate your insightful information. Best wishes...

[@WarrenJulieTravel]

Glad you enjoyed it! 😁

[@jerrygarcia4390]

This was excellent! Thank you!

[@WarrenJulieTravel]

Thank you for watching! 😃

[@theabrahams5769]

I always enjoy this kind of information, keep ‘em coming! 🤗

[@WarrenJulieTravel]

You got it! 😁

[@kleerogers]

We are Canadian, just about to pull the plug nd sell everything and travel full time, our budget is about $5,000 CAD, or about $3500 USD

[@WarrenJulieTravel]

We hope it works out well for you both!! 😊

[@atomicvagrant7686]

I hope you guys go to France at some point. I have never been there and would enjoy a France vlog.

[@WarrenJulieTravel]

Maybe one day! It almost made it into the schedule this summer. The problem with slow travel is trying to get quality time everywhere. We had been to France many times on vacation and quick trips and do like many things about the country.

[@livingworkingoutsidebox]

I enjoy coming back to your videos. Very inspiring. 👏 I keep looking at ways to build more assets that will help increase our monthly income. Thanks for showing that youtube can become one of those assets. We've set up a 5 year plan that should provide $500-$1500 extra a month. Using print on demand, Kindle low and medium content books, e-books, and content creation. 🤔🧠💰 Have you done a video on the different types of "semi-passive" assets/ revenue streams?😊👍 Based on what you currently do and what other travelers/expats are also doing.😊💡👍

[@WarrenJulieTravel]

Thanks ☺️ We have not done videos on passive income. It sounds like you have a great plan in place.

[@borntoroam2468]

Thank you for the great info! Is your home available to rent via Airbnb only during certain times of the month, and do you have a link? Also, you guys own your home, no mortgage, correct? Just wanted to clarify, as we would need to factor in the cost of renting each month on top of the $2256 you mentioned. I've not looked at the cost of renting there yet, but was just curious about that as we wouldn't want to jump into home ownership without renting for at least a year or so.

[@WarrenJulieTravel]

Thanks for watching the video, to clarify our cost as homeowners per month was $1464, the renting price we gave was $2256. We do Airbnb our home, however, this home that we have now has actually never been rented through Airbnb. It’s always been through viewers. Have direct contact us. We only have one month open this year and that would be from September 11 until October 10. Dates and time. Will fit for you let us know, we want at least a one week minimum stay. I will give you the Airbnb link so you can take a look. The dates open again are the ones I provided to you earlier. www.airbnb.com/slink/SbP6khqA You can feel free to contact us directly if you want to talk about renting our home during that time. [e-mail] We do not have a mortgage.

[@alexsalamah7140]

Hello been following your channel for a while now. You mentioned that you are an insurance broker. So, I have been trying to gain an understanding about the types of health insurances that exist and I vfound that there "expat insurance" , travel insurance, and international major medical plans. Can you you explain which of these do you recommend for a couple with pre-existing conditions (high blood pressure and high cholesterol) both under control through medication. Planned retirement age is 60 for him and 55 for her. Medical insurance is our biggest stumbling block that is keeping us for retiring early

[@WarrenJulieTravel]

Please send an email to [e-mail]. I will run quotes for you and see what I can find to help. I am sorry for the delay in response. We may be able to set up a phone call if needed. Thanks for watching!

[@kleerogers]

when rents are so cheap in Montenegro why buy? Top rentals in the city are at the most $500 USD for a 2 bedroom apartment, I can make 7% return on $180,000 easily, that is $12,000 a year, rent is $500 a month, you are ahead $500 a month by renting instead of buying, I am a numbers person, it makes way more sense to rent, also if renting you can leave anytime you want and only lose a month's security deposit. Often when we are travelling we find out we really do not like a place as much as we thought we would, so when renting we just move on, no big deal. It would be very hard for me to actually buy anything property wise.Way to many hassles and expenses.

[@WarrenJulieTravel]

Are you confusing Albania with Montenegro? We did cover two countries in this video. We own in Montenegro, which does not fit the scenario that you’re speaking of. Renting vs owning in Albania makes sense. Montenegro on the other hand along the coast will provide strong rental income during the summer, and a two bedroom in these areas aren’t available long term for $500.

[@annapaz4]

Thx Warren and Julie 🎉 I love your videos and watching your interviews. I would love to know if you meet anybody that has dual citizenship. A lot of the KZbin channels I see are people without citizenship. I also am solo, applied for dual EU citizenship, and would love to know if you have encountered anybody that has dual citizenship who is solo and moving around Europe trying different countries to find a good “fit.” I follow Traveling w Kristen, International Living, etc. However there doesn’t seem to be details on those w EU dual citizenship. 😃 Thank you!

[@WarrenJulieTravel]

We meet a lot of people with more than one passport. We appreciate you watching us 😊

[@larrynguyen1585]

Would u please guide me to vacation in September 24 thank

[@WarrenJulieTravel]

I’m not sure I understand what you’re trying to accomplish.

[@tanyaansley3992]

Thank you for your informative video. Please allow me to ask, have you ever attempted to travel and live slowly through England or UK? If so, what was the budget like?

[@WarrenJulieTravel]

We have not, we have only vacationed in the UK on two separate occasions. Thanks for watching.

[@User12345fan]

England is super expensive, you’re looking at US prices

[@mrsm6182]

As someone from the UK, the summer month rentals are expensive, and the weather is cold/unpredictable from Oct to march/April. Most cities are expensive to stay in, so it is best to stay 20 mins away and train/bus into the city. Car parking in Manchester can be £17 a day. There is some beautiful countryside in wales, Peak District + Scotland. Eating out is more expensive than Rhodes + you need to carefully review before visiting. We visit spain a lot, and the menu of the day (menu del dia) is great value. Usually 2 courses & either a dessert or coffee. often come with a small beer or wine or soft drink. The deal usually runs Tues-Fri 12-4pm and varies from €12-€16 per person. If you have a lite breakfast (fruit & yogurt) then menu del dia around 2pm. You only need a snack in the evening.

[@WarrenJulieTravel]

Great information. Thanks ☺️

[@comment5884]

Do you have any troubles finding a church in the places you stay that fit your faith?

[@WarrenJulieTravel]

If you were looking for a church as you travel, it has been our experience that you can find one if you look. We did show a visit to Church during Christmas in Antalya, Turkey, in one of our videos..

[@BOULDERGEEK]

USD $4 a kilo for chicken legs in the carneceria in Argentina today. $5.50/kg for beef tenderloin or skirt steak. 2L growler of IPA from a craft brewpub: $7. $2 a pint in house. 4KG assorted vegetables, garlic & herbs: $2.50 yesterday. Swiss, Gouda, morbier cheese: $7 lb or ~$3 for 250g. Wood roasted whole chicken take home: $8

[@WarrenJulieTravel]

We would love some of this price content added to our Facebook group about Argentina and prices there. If you’re on Facebook please join us”warren Julie travel”

[@User12345fan]

Those prices seems expensive , i can find those in the US Except the vegetables. I swear to god I don’t know where you expats shopped when you were living in the US. Kroger, Aldi, Heb, they have some amazing deals.

[@User12345fan]

I bought 1.99$ a pound Chicken breast in the US (randalls), swiss and gouda etc I find for 4$ a pound at aldi, whole chicken at costco for 4.99$ and it’s huge.

[@WarrenJulieTravel]

@@User12345fan keep in mind we aren’t trying to show deals in the video, the purpose is just to show average prices that we experience so if you come you know the reality. The chicken for example was much less than we just saw in Albania. We are interested in knowing prices elsewhere but we are obviously not in the US to see your daily prices. When we were living in the US 50 months ago we shopped Publix, Aldi, Super Walmart, Target & Costco. Most important is the total average for monthly groceries, individual items are for general knowledge. We are not trying to impress you, rather educate. I am assuming you are translating Kg shown to lbs at 2.2 lbs to 1 kg difference

[@jameskelly9243]

I really would like to go

[@stevemitchell7839]

Very useful video. If you don't become a Montenegro resident, and want to stay their say less than 90 days, don't you have to pay a tourist tax for every day you are there? Did you need to figure this into your monthly costs?

[@WarrenJulieTravel]

We do not have to pay the tourist taxes as we are homeowners, but when we pay our property taxes, we are obliged to pay an additional tax which we understand is because we are not citizens of Montenegro. It was still extremely reasonable. Our property taxes and that tax combined came to $315 for the full year.

[@alexsalamah7140]

Sorry follow-up question, so os the $2256 includes the $1400 or so for home ownership expenses? Or are your expenses around $3600 total?

[@WarrenJulieTravel]

We own our home, so our costs including utilities, medical insurance and a dental visit, but not including buying electronics, gave a monthly for a couple total of $1464. The cost to live here minus utilities not including the electronic one off purchases was $2256, we charged a $1200 month for Airbnb estimate for this time in the total. We include this amount in our annual averages since it is our average expense. Long term rent could be much lower. We did not include the $900 in electronics we spent in either total, they were one offs that would not be part of the typical monthly slow travel budget. Information provided for those considering a move to Montenegro and a general idea of costs.

[@JuanMoreno-wo5yb]

I don’t know what to do! The videos I see are all from what I have to call wealthy people! I just don’t have that level of income. With my so to say: outgo, I really don’t consider myself to have an income. I just can’t!! 😢

[@WarrenJulieTravel]

Thank you for sharing your thoughts! Your honesty is refreshing, and it's important to remember that everyone's journey is unique. Keep pushing forward at your own pace!

[@wesgraham2262]

It’s far away from the Americas, but southeast Asia has the LOWEST cost of living for western expats anywhere in the world. Think Thailand, Cambodia and the Philippines! 😎

[@WarrenJulieTravel]

For us, those are not practical with our two dogs. I’m also not a fan of hot weather at all. We have many friends who have enjoyed SE Asia.

[@wesgraham2262]

@@WarrenJulieTravel - You’re right. Super hot and muggy weather is energy-draining. After almost two years in Thailand and Cambodia, I think I’ve had enough. I plan to leave this part of the world soon to go somewhere near Italy for awhile.

[@wesgraham2262]

Couple? How about what a single guy on Social Security can live on?

[@WarrenJulieTravel]

We do our best to interview expat couples and singles. This video may appeal to you. $1500/month Retirement Traveler at 81 Shares His Senior Nomad Life kzbin.info/www/bejne/hXjUk5tvo7hsaqc

[@wesgraham2262]

@@WarrenJulieTravel - Thank you.

[@wesgraham2262]

Your video on the “other” Warren inspired me to thin out my stuff to where I’m down to just a backpack and a small carry-on. I eliminated my BIG suitcase that weighed almost 50 pounds and was costing me extra at the airline check-in counter. No more dragging a heavy anchor around with me. Thanks for pointing me to that video!

[@livingworkingoutsidebox]

As more couples in or around "our" age group, travel, have you started to see more brands outreaching to you? 👨‍💻🌎📧 Have you looked at learning how to do brand outreach? 👩‍🎓👨‍🎓📚 Many of us viewers understand content creators need to partner with like minded companies. 📺📊👍🧠 One sees it done well on other travel channels and across platforms. But with younger 20-30 year olds. Thoughts...🤔

[@JayandSarah]

There are social media folks who work as brokers between brands and KZbin channels depending on viewers and reach. The going rate for a short placement is actually quite high. Most are doing $2500 to $5000 euros per placement. There is BIG money in it if you hit the right people and the right demographic.

[@WarrenJulieTravel]

We have not looked into this. More brands are reaching out to us, but we have accepted very few of them.

[@Reza16888]

Your retirement life looks like a retirement work. Too much rules and calculations 😊 it sounds a little too much. That's the impression I get from your videos.

[@WarrenJulieTravel]

Nah… not really, we do this as a hobby as we travel.