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I left the U.S. for Lisbon – and work only 20 hours a week

Name: I left the U.S. for Lisbon – and work only 20 hours a week
Uploaded: 2025-08-21T14:30:01.000Z
Duration: 7 min 3 s
Description: When Kaitlin Wichmann, 31, decided to move from Kansas City to Lisbon, Portugal, she knew freelancing as a digital marketing strategist would be her primary source of income. Today, despite only working 20 hours a week, she still makes about $7,000 a month on average.

When Kaitlin Wichmann, 31, decided to move from Kansas City to Lisbon, Portugal, she knew freelancing as a digital marketing strategist would be her primary source of income. Today, despite only working 20 hours a week, she still makes about $7,000 a month on average.

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Thu, Aug 21 202510:30 AM EDT

Jennifer Liu

Raffi Paul

This is an installment of CNBC Make It's Millennial Money series, which profiles people across the globe and details how they earn, spend and save their money.