If you've ever fantasized about packing up your life, leaving the US, and actually doing the damn thing — this episode is your sign. I'm sitting down with Alicia Sanchez, founder of Felicita & Faustina studio shop, marketing expert with 20+ years in the game (American Express, ESPN, Klaviyo — the girl's got credentials), and now a full-time entrepreneur living her best life in Southern Spain with her wife and six-year-old daughter. She bought a house. In cash. For under $70K. And she wants you to know it's more doable than you think.
We get into the real — not the Instagram-filtered version. The financial planning, the digital nomad visa process, what attorneys actually cost (hint: not $10K), the tax reality, and why the thing that changed her life the most wasn't the house or the visa. It was watching her daughter have a childhood. This one's going to make you ask yourself: what's really keeping you?
WE GET INTO:
00:38 — Intro: Alicia's back + why this episode exists
03:07 — Who was Alicia before all of this?
05:23 — What her Dominican grandmothers taught her about money
09:03 — Why she said \"hell no\" to corporate
10:35 — Build your business before you quit
11:13 — Why corporate stability is a lie
15:05 — Why Spain (she lived there before)
17:11 — The decision: February 2025
18:23 — The timeline: pods, visa, house
20:41 — Financial planning behind the move
22:06 — Buying a house in cash under $70K
24:50 — Digital nomad visa explained
27:07 — Biggest misconceptions about Spain
30:08 — What attorneys actually cost (not $10K)
33:07 — Bringing family on your visa
34:25 — Documentation you need to qualify
36:22 — The tax reality
40:50 — How their daughter's life transformed
42:33 — What's really keeping you?
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This episode of Yo Quiero Dinero was produced by Heart Centered Podcasting.
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