Perfect working dream?

[Pred]

Just arrived in Dubai for a week, enjoy the snow

lol
thanks for reopening thread!

I can't keep up with you, in vegas one week, dubai next, somewhere else last week
won the lottery?

seems like many members took plunge and moved, plenty to spain. have to say all things considered one of best places if choosing right spot

Lee and Prodomains can you tell more about what inspired move and why you chose particular spot?
also on own, with wife, kids?

cheers

also, was it Sean who moved to Sweden?
how are you finding it

 

[lee]

Im not best to answer this, I have not moved full time to Spain, I go out every six weeks or so for a week as I work shifts in my full time job. (14 days off a month). I can't ever see myself wishing to live in a foreign country full time.

I have children who I work daily to build a future for. I also have a large family with 7 brothers and sisters. I cant see any reason for wishing to move away from that.

 

[retired_member33]

Please drop me a PM or ask me any questions here as I can tell you a thing or two about living abroad

Were not living in the expart part of Spain unfortunally.. I do miss my Dutch bars, food and being able to speak Dutch and the same goes for my gf who would kill someone to shop in Tesco for a few mins but rural Spain has it advantages.. I just went to my local to watch Barca-Milan and had 5 1/2 liters of Heineken, 2 chicken sandwiches and a tapa for 10 Euro

 

[Admin]

Breakfast on the patio overlooking Dubai Marina

 

[Aegean]

Not quite as elaborate as yours Admin, but its the best I could come up with at short notice and at least its sunny!

 

[Aegean]

Sorry, it didnt attach the first time.

 

[boxfish]

Anyway, sorry for the negative post, I've been very frank in the hope that it will show people that moving abroad isn't a decision to be made lightly and that far from being Eutopia it can and does become a nightmare.

Sorry to hear it's not worked out for you Sean - sounds like you've had a right time of it.

 

[Admin]

Sorry, it didnt attach the first time.

Always makes me smile when I see Acorn being used around the world.

Time for a dip...

Admin

 

[Bailey]

Anyway, sorry for the negative post, I've been very frank in the hope that it will show people that moving abroad isn't a decision to be made lightly and that far from being Eutopia it can and does become a nightmare.

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Don't apologise Sean, I read your post several times yesterday, without knowing how to, or how best to respond. Your summary puts a lot of the thinking of living-abroad as a 'utopian' solution into perspective.

Your comments about the Swedish mind-set are an insight that you could only become aware of by living in the Community (or not such a community, given your experience)

My daughter is happily settled in Melbourne, Australia. (supposedly the best place/city in the world to live) But, I can give you dozens of reasons, from an outsiders perspective why you wouldn't want to exchange any UK city your presently living in to go and live there

 

[figleaf007]

Likewise sorry to hear your story Sean, hope things turn out better for you. Out of interest, why did you choose Sweden? Was it inspired by a holiday there or something? Just curious as it's not usually top of people's places to live when they go for the dream ,it's usually Miami or Costa Del Sol....

 

[figleaf007]

Very interesting insights Sean, thank you. On the other hand, the women are apparently pretty hot, can you confirm?! (assuming your missus doesn't read this!)

 

[Pred]

awesome replies

sorry didn't get back before

@Sean

thanks so much for going into details about your experiences Sean

first off what i take from it is you and your wife must have a very strong realtionship to try it, go through it and come out other side
also how close you are to your daughter, escorting her home and doing full round trip

all this is priceless, far more important than even the trip being a paradise or money

as far as finances, you have enough great domains, a few back to back sales enduser style is all it takes

I have been sweden many times and love it, but I notice you say being winter person, I'm very much not , not sun worshipper either but summers in sweden are glorious and they love their summers

you're right is a myth about sweden people think is land of milk and honey but have their own problems and do lack compassion
they're not big animal lovers like us for example, can tell a story later to perfectly show that

I used to live with my swedish gf, was going to move out there many moons ago

I would still holiday there, again summer, cabin near the lake
tranas is a beautiful place, you may know it
lake sommen
amazing


see the problem in uk it is SO damn expensiv e and all the land is owned by royalty, rich landowners, planning laws are so draconian it is not an option for an average person to have a summer house
that would releive a lot of tensions in p[eoples everyday lives in uk

POOR people this is standard to have this in many countries

go to ukraine, they all have dachas, some tumbledown, but pretty much your average working clas sperosn has a little cottage
/.shack with an allotment in the country

same in nz
everyone i met there has a batch as they call it
used to live with some kiwis in london in my house
great people

as much as we knock it uk is deffo in top 10 places to live in world, but I am incredibly concerned where its going

the best option again is to travel a lot and take long holidays in wonderful places , however this isn't an option for most, because of work or MONEY

so many take the plunge, have to, and sell up and go

end of the day, it takes a lot of bravery, most will never do it
even if it doesnt work out, you still did it mate

thanks for the accounts, really appreciate when people talk from heart


@ prodomains I will pm at some point as great to hear how things are on the ground

 

[dragon]

@Sean wanted to thank you for sharing that as well, sounds like you've been through some rough times. Will send a pm in a mo.

@Pred I'm also interested in NZ, have always been allured there for some reason, had a close friend who went there for a month and he is also thinking of moving out there.

Title of the thread "Perfect & dream"... goes to show nothings' perfect and dreams can be very different in reality. Having the courage to just do it is 1000x better than wishing, dreaming, or thinking about it though!

 

[Aegean]

I want the simple, good life. you have to be rich to have it ironically in uk
not the case in many other countries

I was reading back through this thread and this comment from Pred basically sums it up for me and that's what I love about Greece.

Although I am slightly inland it takes me about 5 minutes on my scooter or car to get down to the sea. Last week we had our first 'warm' evening after a fairly cold winter (for here), so I decided to head down and meet a Greek friend for a beer.

We sat there with our beers and the taverna owner brought out some bowls with olives, feta cheese and nuts, which they often do. You could see the mountainous coastline of Turkey for miles and the whole of the Aegean sea seemed golden as the sun went down. It looked amazing. I don't know what its like to be a millionaire, but for me little times like that are worth a million dollars.

 

[Admin]

Jumeirah Beach at Dawn

Who needs a gym when you have this ..... ?

Jumeirah Beach at Dawn

 

[Marcoose]

I think it depends on your circumstances. If you've got a family to uproot then obviously it makes things much harder.

If you're a single lad though I couldn't recommend Asia enough. Singapore is AMAZING if you are doing OK moneywise and Thailand is a great place if you choose the right spot. The weather is awesome, women aren't up their arses like they are in the UK, it's cheap (but becoming less so because of the weakening pound) and the nightlife is great (clubs stay open til 6 (if they've paid the police off!))....... there are of course negatives - it's pretty dodgy, everything on tv looks like its taken its inspiration from Benny Hill and the men are 'tudey' as fook.

If you prefer somewhere closer to home then my vote would go to the Algarve, where I hope to end up in a few years time.

Sean, sorry to hear about the bad experiences. Sounds like you couldn't have had it much worse mate.

 

[Admin]

I loved Singapore as a city and the people. I guess it would be different living there but for the 10 days I had working there it was awesome. Very mixed cultures too "little india", "china town" districts etc.

Admin

 

[Marcoose]

I loved Singapore as a city and the people. I guess it would be different living there but for the 10 days I had working there it was awesome. Very mixed cultures too "little india", "china town" districts etc.

Admin

The multiculturalism, architecture, attitude, cleanliness, night life, economy. Love Singapore....but not the cost of booze!

 

[dragon]

We sat there with our beers and the taverna owner brought out some bowls with olives, feta cheese and nuts, which they often do. You could see the mountainous coastline of Turkey for miles and the whole of the Aegean sea seemed golden as the sun went down. It looked amazing. I don't know what its like to be a millionaire, but for me little times like that are worth a million dollars.

That would be my definition of a million dollar lifestyle

 

[Edwin]

We sat there with our beers and the taverna owner brought out some bowls with olives, feta cheese and nuts, which they often do. You could see the mountainous coastline of Turkey for miles and the whole of the Aegean sea seemed golden as the sun went down. It looked amazing. I don't know what its like to be a millionaire, but for me little times like that are worth a million dollars.

Being a "millionaire" is just a concept. Unless you take real risks with your money, it won't even lift you into a particularly comfortable lifestyle since you can probably get 2% at best off a savings account if you're looking for "safe" investments, which translates to £20,000/year. You've then got to pay tax on the interest. You won't be poor, but you certainly won't be rich!

It's all about sustainable cashflow i.e. revenue streams. For example, if you have X (whatever X is) that throws off £30K/year pretty much like clockwork, then you'll be able to afford a much more comfortable day-to-day lifestyle than the millionaire next door, even if you have little/no savings of your own. The closer the revenue streams come to being totally hands-off/automated, the more like a "millionaire lifestyle" it will feel.