35-Year-Old American Moved to China, Pays $278 a Month in Rent for a 3-Bedroom Apartment—Take a Look Inside

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At 30 years old, Alesse Lightyear decided it was time to leave New York City and her job in reality TV production. “I was living check to check, which sucked. My last few years living and working in New York City were some of the most stressful years of my life,” Lightyear tells CNBC Make It. “I was tired of working 70 hours a week for 10 years. Being in my 20s, I felt like a 50-year-old woman.” Lightyear had lived in neighborhoods all across NY…

35-year-old American moved to China, pays $278 a month in rent for a 3-bedroom apartment—take a look inside

Aleese Lightyear moved to Beijing, China in 2019 and has been living in Chengdu for almost two years.Read MoreThe post 35-year-old American moved to China, pays $278 a month in rent for a 3-bedroom apartment—take a look inside first appeared on The Who Dat Daily.

American Woman In China Pays Just $278/Month For 3-Bedroom Apartment! See Her Stunning Rooms

At 35 years old, Alesse Lightyear has found what many Americans only dream about: financial freedom, a lower cost of living, and a balanced lifestyle, all by moving halfway across the world. In 2019, the former New York City reality TV producer packed up her life and left the U.S. behind to teach English in Beijing, China. After four years in the capital, she relocated to Chengdu, where she currently works as a university lecturer. Her monthly r…