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Before you read my answer, I need to establish some credentials.
- M, 28 years old, from Belgium.
- Visited all countries in Europe
- Lived in eight countries worldwide in ten years, among which 6 in Europe.
- Speak four EU languages
So when it comes to moving to an EU country, I like to think I know what I am talking about.
Now, here's my answer to your question.
(Before proceeding, I want to apologize to potential Germans reading the following answer).
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No. You should not move to Germany.
For several reasons:
1. In the age of remote work, money is independent of your location. If you don't think you earn enough in Portugal, get an online job.
If your job cannot be online, get one you can do online.
Here you can learn new skills for (almost free) within 6 months and get a high-paying online job: Google Professional Certificate Training Programs | Coursera
And if you don't want to do that, build a business in Portugal.
2. Germany is not only a horrible country to visit. It's also a horrible country to live in.
3. Germany is suffering from a serious energy crisis. They won't be able to offset the consequences of relying on Russian gas before at least 2027. The government has spent €500 billion since February 2022 in energy alone.
4. As a result of the energy crisis, Germany is deindustrializing. Germany will not grow economically in the next 4 years, but shrink.
5. Wokeness in Germany is pretty bad. It's the worst non-English-speaking country in this regard, with France.
6. German is an ugly and difficult language to learn, and you won't even go far with this - barely to Austria.
7. Germany has become a dangerous dictatorship. The government will throw you in prison if you download one movie illegally. The digital and IRL surveillance is extremely high.
These are the points against moving to Germany. Now the points for remaining in Portugal.
1. Good weather has twice the impact on mood as anti-depressants have.
2. The number one indicator of happiness in life is people. And people are a hell of a lot nicer in Portugal than they are in Germany.
3. No place like home. After living across the globe for ten years, I eventually came back to Belgium.
4. The well-being of your family: clearly, it's better for your child and husband if you stay in Portugal.
Conclusion: if you'd ask me "should I move from Germany to Portugal", my answer would have been a big YES.
I don't think anyone is bad enough in life to have to experience living in Germany.
But the other way around? Absolutely not.
I am not against moving per se. But in this situation, the only upside you get, really, is money. You lose at everything else.
Money can be hacked with an online job or with a business, which is the purpose of this forum.
Just my €0.02.
Good luck!
- M, 28 years old, from Belgium.
- Visited all countries in Europe
- Lived in eight countries worldwide in ten years, among which 6 in Europe.
- Speak four EU languages
So when it comes to moving to an EU country, I like to think I know what I am talking about.
Now, here's my answer to your question.
(Before proceeding, I want to apologize to potential Germans reading the following answer).
--------------------------------------------------------------
No. You should not move to Germany.
For several reasons:
1. In the age of remote work, money is independent of your location. If you don't think you earn enough in Portugal, get an online job.
If your job cannot be online, get one you can do online.
Here you can learn new skills for (almost free) within 6 months and get a high-paying online job: Google Professional Certificate Training Programs | Coursera
And if you don't want to do that, build a business in Portugal.
2. Germany is not only a horrible country to visit. It's also a horrible country to live in.
- The weather is abominable
- The people aren't nice
- There's a serious real estate crisis in most cities
- It's ugly
- Taxes are high
- It has become dangerous over the last 10 years.
- It's dangerously nihilistic
- In Europe, I'd move pretty much anywhere EXCEPT Germany.
3. Germany is suffering from a serious energy crisis. They won't be able to offset the consequences of relying on Russian gas before at least 2027. The government has spent €500 billion since February 2022 in energy alone.
4. As a result of the energy crisis, Germany is deindustrializing. Germany will not grow economically in the next 4 years, but shrink.
5. Wokeness in Germany is pretty bad. It's the worst non-English-speaking country in this regard, with France.
6. German is an ugly and difficult language to learn, and you won't even go far with this - barely to Austria.
7. Germany has become a dangerous dictatorship. The government will throw you in prison if you download one movie illegally. The digital and IRL surveillance is extremely high.
These are the points against moving to Germany. Now the points for remaining in Portugal.
1. Good weather has twice the impact on mood as anti-depressants have.
2. The number one indicator of happiness in life is people. And people are a hell of a lot nicer in Portugal than they are in Germany.
3. No place like home. After living across the globe for ten years, I eventually came back to Belgium.
4. The well-being of your family: clearly, it's better for your child and husband if you stay in Portugal.
Conclusion: if you'd ask me "should I move from Germany to Portugal", my answer would have been a big YES.
I don't think anyone is bad enough in life to have to experience living in Germany.
But the other way around? Absolutely not.
I am not against moving per se. But in this situation, the only upside you get, really, is money. You lose at everything else.
Money can be hacked with an online job or with a business, which is the purpose of this forum.
Just my €0.02.
Good luck!
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