About

Helping Americans Move Abroad — With Confidence, Clarity & a Real Plan.

I built MoveAbroadToolkit because the information Americans need to relocate abroad was scattered, outdated, or written for everyone — which means it served no one well. So I fixed that.

Why I Built This

I'm Kimberly — and I've spent years doing what most people only dream about. I lived in Paris for three months, navigating Schengen visa rules and learning what it actually takes to stay longer than a tourist. I held a long-stay visa in South Africa after multiple extended stays across Johannesburg and Cape Town. I've researched digital nomad visas in Portugal, Spain, Thailand, and beyond — not from a desk, but from the countries themselves.

And here's the part nobody talks about: I funded a lot of it by doing something most people don't think to do — I liquidated my American life. I sold my house at the peak of the COVID housing market bubble. I sold my belongings on Facebook Marketplace — furniture, clothes, everything that wouldn't fit in a suitcase. I sold my car. Downsizing wasn't just practical, it was freeing. And it generated real money that made the move possible.

I didn't have a remote job lined up. I had a plan, a financial runway, and a clear-eyed look at exactly how far my money would go in each country I was considering. That's what made the difference.

Every single time I was planning a move, I ran into the same problem: the information I needed was scattered across a hundred different websites, buried in outdated blog posts, or written for a generic traveler that wasn't me. There was no single place built for Americans who wanted to actually make the move — with real visa requirements, real cost of living data, and real tools to plan it. So I built it.

The M.O.V.E. Method™

Every tool, guide, and resource on MoveAbroadToolkit is built around one proprietary framework — the M.O.V.E. Method™. It's the step-by-step system used to relocate internationally, focused on action instead of endless research.

  • M — Map Your Mindset: Get clear on why you want to leave and what kind of life you're building. This is the filter for every decision you'll make.
  • O — Own Your Financial Runway: Figure out how you're funding the move. Remote income, savings, home equity, selling your belongings — whatever builds your runway.
  • V — Venture Out: Choose your destination and get your visa. Country comparisons, visa guides, and the real logistics of getting there legally.
  • E — Establish Abroad: Land, set up your life, and actually live there. Banking, housing, healthcare, community — all of it.

What's Inside the Toolkit

The Move Abroad Toolkit ($47) is six tools built around the M.O.V.E. Method™ — so you're not just informed about your move, you're actually making it:

  • Visa Decision Tree — Answer 8 questions and get the exact visa you qualify for
  • Financial Runway Calculator — Input your assets and target country, get your exact runway in months
  • Visa Application Checklists — Document-by-document, country-by-country
  • 47-Point Scouting Trip Methodology — Personal framework for testing a country before you commit
  • 90-Day Pre-Departure Planner — Reverse-engineered from your move date
  • Monthly Budget Calculator — Your real monthly number, adjusted for purchasing power