We Left the UK One Year Ago. Did It Actually Work?

12 Months after stepping on a plane to leave the UK, this video marks the anniversary and shares with you the highs and lows, what worked, what didn't and the financial impact on our budget and savings. I’m John. 48. Scottish. In September 2025, my wife Yvonne and I left the UK to rebuild life differently. No fixed plan. No guarantees. I document the reality of it through YouTube, investing, travel, routine, grief, reinvention, and the strange process of trying to slow life down after decades of constant pressure. Slow Travel Letters every Friday: https://johntalksabout.com/subscribe Patreon:   / johntalksabout   Second Wind podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/033ft6z... Could You Leave - The Quiz https://johntalksabout.github.io/coul... For business enquiries: john@johntalksabout.com #costofliving #slowtravel #leavingtheuk #costofliving #leavinghome 00:00 Intro 01:07 One Year Since Leaving 02:11 The Day We Left 03:12 Stepping Into The Unknown 04:15 What We Got Wrong 05:33 How Much We Spend 07:42 Replacing Our UK Income 08:44 My Options Trading Results 10:53 Do I Feel Retired? 11:58 The Health Crisis In Malaysia 13:01 Fighting The Insurance Company 14:08 Yvonne’s Redundancy 15:13 Visas And Tax Residency 17:22 Managing Money After Leaving 18:22 How Our Health Has Changed 19:25 The Life We Wanted 20:30 Grief, Work And Letting Go 21:35 Escaping The Career Mindset 22:37 What If It Failed? 23:39 One Year Later