Also, new members arrive, they are not necessarily searching through the whole list of things, and maybe they have new valuable perspectives to add.
I say, the more the merrier.
@dksnook, worth noting that we’re currently Canadian residents.
We both have a Scotia Passport Infinite credit card. Annual fee is waived depending if have Scotia bank account. Travel centric rewards. Primary benefit is 0% fx fees (no interchange fees) but also 6 free lounge passes annually; 1-2% credit as points against travel; and typical benefits of car rental, etc. For us, given current lifestyle, the 0% fx fees have been wonderful - as a finance nerd, I’ve tested it and rates darn close to mid-market.
Otherwise, including for non-Canadians, consider Wise (formerly Transfer Wise) - a publicly traded British fintech company. Basically a prepaid Visa debit card. Add funds from home currency, spend in any currency. Easy. Typical 0.4% fx fees, far below 2.5-3.0% charged by most credit cards. Albeit without credit card rewards or other benefits.
Both above cards have a physical card and work with digital wallets.
Absolutely!
The housesitting community is remarkably diverse in terms of personal situation, housesitting objectives and listing preferences.
A subset of housesitters do so full-time, for various reasons.
We have a storage locker in Canada. No home. Negligible shelter/utility costs, albeit with above-historical travel costs. For over three years now. Should state that we do so by choice rather than necessity. Truly bonkers but we’ve experimented and evolved ourselves into a housesitting lifestyle that we find remarkable. Perhaps 20 countries, including multi-month spells in two future retirement countries.
Earlier this year we returned to our locker to change seasonal clothes as we had been housesitting for seven months across ten countries, without checked luggage!
Open your imagination. Many things are possible. Enjoy the adventure.
Currently housesitting in Scandinavia - heck of a nice spot 
One of the most useful products I’ve been turned onto for international travel; love it. Highly endorse. 
We spend 6 to 8 months a year house sitting. We’ve been fully nomadic since 2016. So yes its a lifestyle.
May I ask which countries?
For me, I like fresh posts.
I feel posts have a shelf life and subjects should be revisited and newly discussed periodically.
Where do you live? That would be helpful information in answering your questions. We live in the US. As someone who has been in many airport lounges while traveling for work, I think they are overrated. If you have to spend a few hours at an airport, it is nice to be in a more private space with food and drink, but at this point in my life, I spend as little time as possible in airports! You only get 2 passes with the Premium membership. Might as well look into what you can get with an American Express or Chase credit card (and I am sure there are others). We have the Alaska Air credit card (thru Bank of America) and pay zero foreign exchange transaction fees. If you travel to foreign countries, it is definitely something to consider in choosing a credit card company.
Portugal and Greece.
One odd objective of our housesitting adventures is that I needed time to grow up 
… more specifically, to increase age to meet requirements of a Greek government taxation scheme that is impactful to our future
We are scheduled to emigrate to Greece (Crete) in early 2027, and to reduce housesitting from full-time to seasonal/opportunistic. New phase beckons, onwards.
Thanks. I was wondering because I live in Spain, a country that’s a typical destination for retirees. The town I mostly have as a base now has a high proportion of retirees, too.
I need to escape from the heat and I mostly go to coolest places in summer, I could be perfectly happy with a second base in Northern Portugal. I love the country, the food, the music… but most of all, the people. I consider them an improved version of us
Tied in with the lounge pass theme, we use our ones on premium and get them gifted on trip.com as well. Do any Brits know of a good credit card for airline points &/or perks like lounges that is worth having? The Americans have great ones but have yet to find a UK option. We’re not at all airline loyal and are unlikely to be. #loungelizard
Interesting.
We very much enjoyed Portugal - toured many parts. Met lovely people. We spent over a month on Madeira and I didn’t want to leave! That said, we enjoyed visiting Porto and the pretty Douro Valley in Northern Portugal.
We did look at Spain but it failed our shortlist due to taxation. Some countries have/had incentive programs that suit our situation 
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Noted re ‘escape from the heat’. Especially recently 
. In Canada, there’s a lifestyle term ‘snowbirds’ that refers to residents that fly away to warm locations (e.g. Mexico) in Canadian winters. Guess we, seemingly like you, seek to become ‘reverse snowbirds’ - if that’s even a thing - and live in a warm location but travel elsewhere during summer heat. There’s many lovely places to spend time in summertime.
We have searched endlessly for a UK credit card with perks - the best I can find is a Tesco which gives us a muffin every couple of years 
I am in Mexico City at the moment and headed to Switzerland. From Charleston, South Carolina, originally!
Interesting. I’d love to hear more about how this works. I’m American but looking to spend the majority of my life outside of the USA, preferably between Southern Europe and Beunos Aires.
Hi!
ummmm wow I’m actually a self employed tech entrepreneur.
I want to DM you but wow, I’m having a hard time figuring out how! 
hey!
Yea, i’d love to hear more about how people do this full time or close to it.
A few questions:
- How do they make money to pay for their expenses other than housing?
- How do they not get too lonely?
- I feel a bit of pride, that like, if I’m doing this I’m not getting more established and “growing up”
- I know there’s a lot of couples, but I’m a single male so want to be respectful in terms of dating, and you know it’s maybe not the easiest thing to explain to a date lol
I am a tech entrepreneur and I’ve spent the last 9 months traveling South America. When I got to Mexico I started doing more house sits. Now I’m going to Europe and have one lined up and have a few more lined up.
My goal is to spend the next few years traveling, figuring out where I want to live long term (I’m thinking Southern Europe and Buenos Aires), build my next business remotely, and then settle down a bit more.
This seems like a great way to be a win/win/win for everyone!
And with the way the world has changed so that we can all earn money remotely and online, it kind of seems like a no brainer.
P.S. I’m pretty adventurous, once drove a car from Mongolia to London!
I do many sits on my own (single man), I made a thred about loneliness where members offered some lovely advice:
As for dating… I think that gets very difficult, as you move around a lot. If I were younger and more handsome, I’m sure it’d be easier, but there are would still be many complications in terms of how long the pets can be left for, whether impromptu guests are allowed etc. And, as you say, I can see how many/some people would think that my whole lifestyle was just too weird.
EDIT - just realised that this thread is about premium and lounges. Is premium worth it? For me, as a near-full-time sitter, yes it is- only to avoid the disgusting ‘per sit’ charges. The lounge pass was pleasant, but literally 3 (x2) hours a year, so nothing to get thrilled about.
As for your other questions, as many have suggested, go through the forum and you’ll find these issues discussed ad nauseum 
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