Tldr; I love my job, hate the Netherlands, want to move somewhere warmer but where and how?

[gina@fosstodon.org]

@jbouter I've been to Groningen, we ehm have different definitions of nice 😅

[jbouter@fosstodon.org]

@Gina ☹️

[angelomassaro@mastodon.social]

@Gina Like many places in Europe, Croatia is dealing with high inflation, but with some budgeting, you can still live comfortably, especially if you earn an IT salary from a foreign company. You can also find a house (15-20km from the seaside) with a decent garden for under €300k, if that fits your budget

[porcus@hostux.social]

@Gina Switzerland would be the expensive solution , but at least we generaly have at least 6 months where you can be outside at 20c+ . big towns tend to be more center lefts, public transports mostly works , but you need a local job to afford the living cost. and ownership aint simple either. I'm currently also ready to move anywhere for a job, but my homebase will , most likely, fallback to .ch in the end. Ping if you have specific questions , might have answers ;)

[richarddebruin@mastodon.social]

@Gina @gryzor mmmm het gras is altijd groener bij de buren. Maar zo te zien Luxemburg 😅. En anders Drenthe 😉

[gina@fosstodon.org]

@richarddebruin @gryzor leugens 🥲

[richarddebruin@mastodon.social]

@Gina @gryzor niet helemaal mee eens, het is meer de tijdsgeest waarin we leven. Maar wat betreft jezelf, volg je hart/gevoel want dat is altijd de juiste keuze. En de plek of plaats komt dan ook vanzelf op je pad.

[neuhaus@mastodon.acm.org]

@Gina consider a boat instead of a van. ⛵️

[ottosulin@mastodon.social]

@Gina funny coincidence, just told my wife exactly the same and she thinks I'm crazy 😂

[flub@mastodon.social]

@Gina moving around the EU is fantastically convenient. I've done this a few times by now. (And have to say, as someone who grew up in flandria I share the sentiment of not wanting to live around there)

[wenslauw@beautifullosers.org]

@Gina Southern Europe seems only doable to me if you can keep your job here. The wages are so low in the south of Europe, that life is even harder there.
Then again, that balance might start tipping the way the Netherlands is going.

[gina@fosstodon.org]

@wenslauw jup, that's the big challenge.

[xjs@chaos.social]

@Gina Would recommend Spain (and then get a remote job at a German or Swiss company for added financial comfort). They have great weather, great internet, is large, politics are rather socialist.

Or if you want to make a big move, consider New Zealand. It is probably the most beautiful place on earth, the people are super nice, and I would assume finding a job should somehow work out as well :)

[lgeurts@fosstodon.org]

@Gina My dream, Saving for a campervan (hopefully next year I've got the sum), getting rid of the house and travel till I die in my own driveable space.

[wenslauw@beautifullosers.org]

@Gina Good luck, I've tried to leave twice. It didn't happen twice and now I have started 'putting things into perspective' and 'downplaying my grievances'. Leave before you're too numb! :)

[breakingnerd@mastodon.social]

@Gina I think the best is living in a country where you like things as culture, food, lifestyle... Now, most of the time those countries don't offer interesting IT positions (it is not always true) but there is the option of work remotely for a company that is located abroad. Especially if you can earn more than the average.

[gina@fosstodon.org]

The saga continues. 🥲

We've established that I need to move abroad. I still don't know where to. And I have two cats to bring along.

The problem is that buying a campervan will easily erase 1/3rd to 1/2 of my savings. And I need those savings to buy a house or start a business. It would be much cheaper if I just knew where I wanted to live and moved there, but noooo. 🙄

I'm worried about spending all my money on travelling and then not having any left to move.

9/n

[gina@fosstodon.org]

I'm also very unsure whether I'll like travelling by campervan. It seems equal parts fun and ghetto. 😂

Btw this would be across Europe. The question is where (but I'd def want to include France, Austria, Slovenia, Greece and Turkey).

10/n

[lalalasombra@chaos.social]

@Gina You could rent one a give it a go before fully committing to it

[gina@fosstodon.org]

@lalalasombra I'm considering this, maybe for a weekend in NL or a week in Fontainebleau, FR. 🥐