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Handling 2nd factor PayPal authentication while traveling abroad

Using 2nd factor authentication with online accounts, like PayPal, can keep you and your money safe. A criminal might crack your PayPal password, but logging in requires a second thing like your cell phone, the criminal is stopped cold. "Second Factor Authentication" simply means requiring a second query, like sending a text message to your cell phone, to verify the person logging in is actually you. But what if you cannot receive a text message? Reading text messages while traveling in another country is tricky. What if you need to access an online account, like PayPal, but are locked out by being unable to answer the 2nd factor authorization step?
How an American can prepare for life as a full-time traveler, inside or outside the USA Many Americans love to travel, and some hope to live full time traveling outside the USA. I wanted to try living outside the USA, and after several long-term trips abroad I'm on a super-long trip abroad. Each trip taught me a lot, from which I have some recommendations.
Maintaining accounts with USA banks etc, while traveling abroad, using virtual mailboxes and virtual phones Everyone needs a bank account and phone number for modern life. Anyone who doesn't have a physical address, whether forced by poverty or by lifestyle choice, faces the challenge of maintaining a bank account in the face of banking regulations which require a physical address. Three USA states offer a solution giving full time travelers residency without requiring a normal physical address.