As much as I’d like to move to Europe or elsewhere, and I seriously considered it in 2016, I found that I’d take a severe pay cut for my industry (regardless of taxes). To stay around my current compensation, I’d most likely have to stay in the western hemisphere for remote work in the US, but I also don’t think Canada is far enough away.
I also really like my house and have invested a lot into it, so selling it right now for what it’s worth will be difficult. I don’t think I’d be able to sell it before the recession hits anyway. If it’s a depression, I’ll be screwed wherever I am.
I could go someplace in East Asia, but their companies have an awful work / life balance.
But I’m widely traveled and speak a second language at a functional level, so I feel I could live anywhere if I didn’t care about my assets or maintaining my current cost of living.
It’s a tough decision. I wish my blue region could just peacefully exit the union by vote, but I know it would only bring war.
As a kid, I used to wonder while reading history books why anyone who wasn’t a Nazi would stay in 1930s Germany. I feel like I’m answering that question in real time.
As much as I’d like to move to Europe or elsewhere, and I seriously considered it in 2016, I found that I’d take a severe pay cut for my industry (regardless of taxes). To stay around my current compensation, I’d most likely have to stay in the western hemisphere for remote work in the US, but I also don’t think Canada is far enough away.
I also really like my house and have invested a lot into it, so selling it right now for what it’s worth will be difficult. I don’t think I’d be able to sell it before the recession hits anyway. If it’s a depression, I’ll be screwed wherever I am.
I could go someplace in East Asia, but their companies have an awful work / life balance.
But I’m widely traveled and speak a second language at a functional level, so I feel I could live anywhere if I didn’t care about my assets or maintaining my current cost of living.
It’s a tough decision. I wish my blue region could just peacefully exit the union by vote, but I know it would only bring war.
As a kid, I used to wonder while reading history books why anyone who wasn’t a Nazi would stay in 1930s Germany. I feel like I’m answering that question in real time.
This is why I moved to South America and kept my US job. Best of both worlds. And similar timezones