Post-95s Return to Small Town for Retirement as Freelancers

I did a quick calculation: if you move back to a small town and eat two meals a day by today’s young-person standards, 15 bucks gets you through the day—about 300 a month.

Electricity is 50, phone bill 20, and a spacious apartment runs 500. Add flexible employment social insurance and medical coverage at 1,000, hook up the internet, and you’re looking at roughly 2,000 a month for one person. The kicker? Life’s actually pretty good.

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So as long as you can keep yourself content, heading back to a small town can seriously ease anxiety. Once your side hustle stabilizes at around 3,000 a month, that’s the green light to start semi-retirement in a quieter place.