423-Financial Planning for Your Refugee Status: How to Plan Ahead So You're Not Caught Unprepared as a Refugee
Radical Personal Finance
Joshua J. Sheats, MSFS, CFP, CLU, ChFC, CASL, RHU, REBC, CAP
4.2 • 1.9K Ratings
🗓️ 31 January 2017
⏱️ 75 minutes
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Summary
Perhaps you've noticed that the topic of refugees has been in the news. The recent news sparked this question in the Radical Personal Finance Facebook group.
If I were unexpectedly detained/deported while I was traveling, with the uncertainty of my job or my possessions (or even my bank accounts) being accessible to me or even available to me if I were to somehow return, what would I do, and how would I manage? How might I create a plan to restart my life from scratch if I had to begin again in a different country?
I think it's a fantastic question!
Today I answer this question in 3 parts:
- What can you do to prepare for detainment by foreign border guards?
- What should you do if you're caught up in the mess created by the detainment of other people?
- What can you do to set yourself up to start a new life in another country if you have to flee in the middle of the night?
Enjoy!
Joshua
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| 0:00.0 | I bet you haven't noticed after all you've probably been too busy working on your own things but the question and topic of refugees the idea of people leaving their country or fleeing their country has been quite popular in discussions the last few days. |
| 0:16.4 | And this sparked a question that came up in our Radical Personal Finance Community Facebook |
| 0:20.9 | group. |
| 0:21.9 | The question was this, if I were unexpectedly detained |
| 0:25.2 | or deported while I was traveling with the uncertainty of my job or my possessions or even |
| 0:29.6 | my bank accounts being accessible to me or even available to me, if I were to somehow return, |
| 0:35.2 | what would I do and how would I manage? |
| 0:38.2 | How might I create a plan to restart my life from scratch if I had to begin again in a different country. |
| 0:46.2 | Does anybody have any ideas on how to plan for these sorts of disaster scenarios? |
| 0:51.4 | Well today let's tackle this important question |
| 0:55.0 | and see if I can give you some ideas |
| 0:57.7 | that might be helpful for you |
| 0:59.1 | if you ever face this unfortunate circumstance. Welcome to Radical Personal Finance, the show dedicated to providing you with the knowledge, skills, insight, and advance ideas and |
| 1:25.4 | encouragement that you need to live a rich and meaningful life now while also building |
| 1:30.9 | a plan for your financial security in 10 years or less. |
| 1:34.5 | My name is Joshua Sheets and I'm your host. |
| 1:37.4 | Interesting question, isn't it? |
| 1:39.6 | Have you ever thought about this one? |
| 1:41.2 | Well, today, let's think about it. You know I don't want to |
| 1:51.0 | make light of the situation. Many people are rightly concerned about |
| 1:55.0 | refugees and I'm going to tackle this question with an eye toward helping you with |
| 2:00.3 | some ideas that I think can be helpful. |
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