If you’re carrying U.S. student loan debt and dreaming of a life abroad, conventional financial advice can make the dream feel irresponsible before you’ve even begun. Pay your debts. Protect your credit. Make extra payments. Become financially secure. Then, someday, you will have earned enough freedom to make the choices you actually want. That sequence may make sense when becoming debt-free is realistically a few years away, but it looks very different when repayment will st