O/T moving abroad

[frogmiller]

Back of the Net!

One thing that you must do if you are not keeping a UK address is make sure that your bank will still allow you to access all of their products!

NatWest and Barclays have been good for us but it's because that we were long standing customers before we left the UK.

[MILLERSTALE]

Good luck with it BOTN

I agree with your observations

There's a **** storm coming here, fuelled by the usual apologists, you're better off out of it.

Had I been a younger man it would have been cheerio from me years ago

Err but you were a younger man years ago !!!!

[Wiltsmiller]

Err but you were a younger man years ago !!!!

I like! Best post on here.

[Nardendee]

Trouble is when you are younger, you are that busy working and other things (called life) get in the way, Parents, kids, money, work commitments etc take up so much time that you can never take the time to consider what you actually want & if you do, the above reasons prove significant barriers.
How many people say “if I knew then what I know now”. I’m afraid I’m in that category & by the time you are able to do something about it, you are not always able to actually do it, be it age (as a restriction to emigration, eg Australia) or health or more elderly family member.

Sometimes the choice you want to make is simply not possible.

My worries pale into insignificance when compared to many people, and I am grateful for even being in a position to think about these things, but with many people they don’t have a choice be that when they are younger or right now.

[Brin]

Trouble is when you are younger, you are that busy working and other things (called life) get in the way, Parents, kids, money, work commitments etc take up so much time that you can never take the time to consider what you actually want & if you do, the above reasons prove significant barriers.
How many people say “if I knew then what I know now”. I’m afraid I’m in that category & by the time you are able to do something about it, you are not always able to actually do it, be it age (as a restriction to emigration, eg Australia) or health or more elderly family member.

Sometimes the choice you want to make is simply not possible.

My worries pale into insignificance when compared to many people, and I am grateful for even being in a position to think about these things, but with many people they don’t have a choice be that when they are younger or right now.

Nardendee, that's probably what Grist meant. A good explanation by the way.

[CTMilller]

Trouble is when you are younger, you are that busy working and other things (called life) get in the way, Parents, kids, money, work commitments etc take up so much time that you can never take the time to consider what you actually want & if you do, the above reasons prove significant barriers.
How many people say “if I knew then what I know now”. I’m afraid I’m in that category & by the time you are able to do something about it, you are not always able to actually do it, be it age (as a restriction to emigration, eg Australia) or health or more elderly family member.

Sometimes the choice you want to make is simply not possible.

My worries pale into insignificance when compared to many people, and I am grateful for even being in a position to think about these things, but with many people they don’t have a choice be that when they are younger or right now.

It’s an interesting point and well made.

The reasons why I was able to start an expat life at an early age (23) despite the obstacles Nardendee rightly lists:

Working for international companies with many work locations around the world and a culture of moving people to develop their careers.

Transferable skills that are usable in most countries (and without restrictions on licenses to practice.)

Coming from a family with a culture of upping sticks and moving. My mother came to England from Germany in 1947 when she married my dad. Her family were nomadic. We traveled a lot and cheaply camping around Europe as a family in the 50s.

A facility for languages.

A wife who was willing to live a peripatetic life and accepted to forgo a career of her own. We started married life as expats.

There’s probably more but just getting those on green lights points up the potential - and understandable - barriers to moving abroad.

[robbieburton]

Moving to places like Tenerife and Minorca sounds exciting, and it’s great that you’re doing it all above board. It’s a shame to see things change back home, but sometimes a change of scenery is just what you need.

[frogmiller]

It’s an interesting point and well made.

The reasons why I was able to start an expat life at an early age (23) despite the obstacles Nardendee rightly lists:

Working for international companies with many work locations around the world and a culture of moving people to develop their careers.

Transferable skills that are usable in most countries (and without restrictions on licenses to practice.)

Coming from a family with a culture of upping sticks and moving. My mother came to England from Germany in 1947 when she married my dad. Her family were nomadic. We traveled a lot and cheaply camping around Europe as a family in the 50s.

A facility for languages.

A wife who was willing to live a peripatetic life and accepted to forgo a career of her own. We started married life as expats.

There’s probably more but just getting those on green lights points up the potential - and understandable - barriers to moving abroad.

Where as, we had £85k profit sat in the house we owned.
We had a bottle of wine each one night and decided to take the money, sell the house and buy a motor home.
Never looked back!

The wine is better here 😂

[ragingpup]

Where as, we had £85k profit sat in the house we owned.
We had a bottle of wine each one night and decided to take the money, sell the house and buy a motor home.
Never looked back!

The wine is better here 😂

Like it frog. Well played and every happiness to you and the family.

[CTMilller]

Where as, we had £85k profit sat in the house we owned.
We had a bottle of wine each one night and decided to take the money, sell the house and buy a motor home.
Never looked back!

The wine is better here 😂

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