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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.

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.

Produced and Edited by: Raffi Paul
Senior Managing Producer: Eric M. Clark
Camera: Katy Rustrick, Eugene Booysen
Reporter: Jennifer Liu
Animator: Alisa Stern
Additional Footage: Getty Images

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I Left The U.S. For Lisbon – And Work Only 20 Hours A Week