I am wondering some thoughts on this. (US)
We’ve lived in this house for 6 years. It’s a great place, but we always figured we’d probably move again at some point. Now, we have a decent amount of stuff (mostly due to my 1000’s of hobbies, we like to do a lot of shit because life should be fun) so I really hate moving.
My thought is-hey, if we end up moving, lets just move really far away. Most of our families will be gone in a few years and there’s not really a reason to stay here. I could probably give up a lot of my large items if it meant moving to a really interesting new country (thinking one of the Nordic countries, my grandparents were from there). Still, it would probably be 6 years before we would actually move.
Just wondering how crazy this really is. I think my SO feels like it’s a joke when I bring it up.
If your SO thinks it’s a joke, then I think the very first thing you need to do is consider whether you’re 100% serious about it or not. And then you need to discuss it with them as a serious topic, so they know you’re not kidding. And then take it from there based on whatever they say, bearing in mind that they may be 100% against it.
Also agree with the comment about potentially having to move back closer to family in future, if health situations deteriorate.
None of which is to say don’t do it. But it’s a major life change, so lots to consider.
Yeah exactly. Neither of us plan anything more than a year out ever, because you can die of cancer in the next month so planning is really worthless, other than saving financially.
The good part is they dont have friends so that’s not a big deal. And all my friends have their own families so they dont care about us anymore either.
I suppose its not worth doing unless we did it right now. In 10 years everyone will be trying to escape here even more.
All I care about is what stuff I can bring with me, really. We have jobs that enable us to work anywhere and that aren’t really replaceable by technology so we have the ability there.
If you’re young and your parents aren’t old, it’s doable.
It’s also doable when you have siblings to take care of older parents. I know you say “Most of our families will be gone in a few years.” But what if in less than that time they need care?
Relocating back to where your elderly parents are, especially if you’re older can be a hassle. For example, if you are 50 years old and your parents are 75 years old, and they need a caretaker, you would need to relocate, and get a new job later in life (often at a pay decrease).
We dont plan to take care of aging parents. Mine are awful brainwashed maga who have their own family on their spouses other side and I try to talk with them little as possible. They dont care about us.
So’s parents have other siblings to take care of them just fine and they are rich.
Moving to a new country is a big change in so many ways. You probably shouldn’t do it for the lulz. Do you have a good reason to move to a specific place? Is there a unique career opportunity, a unique natural resource or community for one of your hobbies, a very important friend or family member living there? Those could be good reasons.
If you have your reasons, bite the bullet, rent a container, and take your stuff with you. Even better if your new employer covers relocation expenses.I have lived in a couple of different countries and in total moved about 20 times or so. It’s really not that big a deal, but I do recommend throwing away most of your stuff. Most of what we have fits in a few boxes, aside from some cheap furniture.
Now is a good time to move away from the US because you are ahead of the large refugee waves that will come if and when things get really bad (but even if they don’t, it’s unlikely the US is going to catch up to Northern Europe economically any time soon). You do need to have a job lined up though, no Nordic country is going to give you a residence permit just because your grandparents were from there.
Haha yeah my stuff is not for throwing away. Its quality expensive stuff. I could sell a lot of it but a decent amount I’d take with.
Yeah, our employer has stations over there so that’d be the plan. Realistically it wouldn’t happen soon enough and like you said we would be one of millions trying to get out. Probably not worth it. Luckily our part of the US is very insulated from any craziness.
You can just hire a shipping container and send your stuff. Will cost you a couple grand.
Not bad
