Ep. 77: Mikkel Thorup - Become an Expat: Outrun Tyranny & Maximize Liberty

You're The Voice | by Efrat Fenigson

My guest today is Mikkel Thorup, the founder and CEO of Expat Money, an expat consultancy company that focuses on helping clients to legally mitigate tax liabilities, obtain second residencies and citizenships, as well as make foreign investments, including international real estate. Raised in Canada and self-educated since the age of 12, Mikkel’s journey is anything but conventional. He’s lived in nine countries, visited over 110, and owns real estate in ten. His unique blend of lived experience and global expertise gives him an unparalleled perspective on freedom, sovereignty, and the tools needed to thrive outside failing Western democracies. In this episode, we dive into the philosophy of "planting flags", the idea of diversifying your life and assets across multiple jurisdictions to avoid being at the mercy of any one government. Mikkel walks us through the principles of perpetual travel, international tax strategy, second passports, and safe havens across Latin America and beyond. Tune in for Mikkel’s insights; an urgent wake-up call to prepare a Plan B before it’s too late.

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-- CHAPTERS –

0:00 Coming Up…

1:20 Introducing Mikkel Thorup and Expat Life

4:06 Mikkel’s Global Background and Personal Journey

6:30 Fragmentation of the World and Global Blocs

12:00 Ad Break - Trezor & BTC Prague

13:29 “Flag Planting”: Why It Matters Today

20:00 Can Only the Wealthy Relocate?

24:00 Residency & Citizenship: Time vs. Money Opportunity Cost

26:00 Legal Rights of World Citizens

29:50 Passports Are A Recent, New Concept

31:55 “Best Places To Live” & Criteria for Choosing a Second Country

39:50 The Examples of Panama and Latin America

44:22 El Salvador Insights

49:44 Mikkel’s Mission and Passion For His Work

55:50 Mikkel & Bitcoin

56:50 A Call for Sovereignty and Having a Plan B

1:00:00 A Plan B Can Be a Life Saver