alt Hacker NewsI left mainly because of housing prices, the difficulty of being a freelancer, the 49.5% income tax after €78k, the 36% unrealized capital gains tax and just everything in life like supermarkets or public transport being so much more expensive than other European countries.
I took a big pay cut moving to Southern Europe, but post-tax I earn the same and everything is just so much cheaper. I honestly have a significant better life here. Good weather too.
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lazyasciiart • yesterday at 8:12 PM
So you’re not retired? Confusing username to pick if so.
badpun • yesterday at 8:16 PM
Did you get a local job, or are you taking advantage of geoarbitrage via a foreign remote job?
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> I left mainly because of housing prices
I understand you're not the landlord then. I agree this is a problem: the same(ish) earning you mentioned in another comment makes social mobility difficult. Some people are born with a house, others without. That's super unfair. I'd first tax that rather than income.