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Re: Ask HN: Has remote work made you move to a new location or consider it?

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Post by propogandist »

cpursley wrote: post #84
freedom2099 wrote: post #46

I would not… 10 years ago I left the big city I used to live in (and where I was born: Milan, Italy) to move to the French Riviera! I have nice house less than a 100m from the beach, sea view… and in France we work 35h a week with 35 days of vacation a year! It was great already before telework… now it is simply amazing!

I'm actually surprised that American remote tech folks aren't pouring into Europe where the quality of life is an order of magnitude better (especially on a US salary). And it's especially more viable now with all the digital nomad visas. https://nomadgirl.co/countries-with-digital-nomad-visas/

If you can avoid the tax exposure and live there on US salary, it can be great. Realistically, as a US Citizen you're only allowed to stay in EU (Schengen) countries for 90 days for every 180 day period, unless you get one of these digital nomad visas and have a self-sustaining business to make the move.

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Post by ryanmercer »

No, I have been WFH since March of 2019 and it hasn't changed anything. My wife and I have even purchased a house in that time and we only looked at homes within about a 35 minute drive of my office in the event I get recalled to working in the office.

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Post by ryanmercer »

asyncscrum wrote: post #82

Was remote before COVID, but pandemic madness and home prices in Toronto had me itching to get out. After 25 years in Toronto I moved 3.5hr drive North to a beautiful city with gigabit internet, lakes and wilderness. I got a house more than twice as big for 1/3 the price of what I sold for. Because of the reduction in personal burn rate, I was able to leave my soul sucking job and join a tiny startup to get back to m…

> After 25 years in Toronto I moved 3.5hr drive North to a beautiful city with gigabit internet, lakes and wilderness.

It's wild, I had to move 20ish miles outside of Indianapolis to a town of 200~ people where the closest gas station is 8-10 miles away and I don't get residential mail delivery while being surrounded by corn and soy fields to actually have access to gigabit internet for the first time in my life... scratches head

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Post by jsiaajdsdaa »

cpursley wrote: post #89
jsiaajdsdaa wrote: post #70

Yes, we moved from a location that was: high tax, dry/cold, unsafe, expensive, crowded to a location that is: low tax, wet/mild, safe, normal price, not crowded

Mind sharing the name of this Shringla?

Woodinville, WA

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Post by transienthrow »

zachrip wrote: post #99
whycombagator wrote: post #75

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Having been to both places, what didn’t you like about Scottsdale?

1. Too hot for too long (winters are pretty good though), at least in the cold I can get outside with layers on and be comfortable, no escaping the heat 2. I'm legally blind and deaf, Amsterdam is giving me back freedom because a car is not a necessity (it is in Scottsdale/Phoenix, don't let anyone tell you otherwise) 3. I don't necessarily always feel safe there (especially in a car) Scottsdale does have a lot of th…

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Post by netizen-936824 »

physicsguy wrote: post #67
sofixa wrote: post #59

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> My neighborhood in SF is 90% white White is not a culture. Skin colour is orthogonal with cultural diversity. Amsterdam is also 80-90% white but is incredibly diverse with all sorts of people from all sorts of places and backgrounds.

It's a bit facetious to say that when most white people in America are "American" culturally which is quite clearly what they meant.

That sounds like you're implying that black Americans aren't actually American.

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Post by Winterflow3r »

kharak wrote: post #53
Winterflow3r wrote: post #50

I did and I regret it deeply. I was working remotely even pre-covid times and I decided to leave London (where housing was becoming a nightmare) to move to Sweden. I have never been this deeply lonely in my entire life. I love the nature, I love the winter, even the darkness, but socially this was a very bad move. Working remotely when you live close to a big city where you are very fluent in the language is not even…

Out of curiosity, why did you choose Sweden? Why not move back? Is there an expat community you could mingle with?

I did a pros/cons analysis and figured out that it would be my best bet since I knew the language at a around a B2/C1 level and there was no other EU country that spoke English (my preferred language). However, I severely underestimated how difficult it would be to establish a social circle without very fluent Swedish and without existing connections. There is certainly an expat community that I've tried to interact with, but sadly covid has made in-person social gatherings almost non-existing (restrictions have not been very severe here but many groups like language cafes have been cancelled or moved online). Hope things get better in the spring!

Re: Ask HN: Has remote work made you move to a new location or consider it?

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Post by dougmwne »

thelastknowngod wrote: post #109
dougmwne wrote: post #63

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Where is your base? Any recommendations for setting up this arrangement?

It's been a few years since I've seriously looked into some of these places so things may have changed or I am not remembering 100% correctly. Also, some countries listed below require a certain level of passive income as well but I'm not 100% sure which ones. You can apply for residency in places like Mexico which require very little physical presence to maintain/renew a visa for the first few years. After 3 years (…

Great summary and a wonderful starting point!

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Post by karmakaze »

I live toward the edges of the city and was planning on moving back near the city core. Of course I stayed put once starting to WfH. Also in the same situation of residing close to my parents as they'll be needing more frequent help around the house.

Still contemplating a mobile office/camper van though.

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