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European here. Ah, here come the "I can live abroad so easily" threads.

No. You can't.

Your list tells me you haven't thought ANYTHING through. That sort of mentality doesn't bode well for living abroad, especially if you're not even going to bother to learn the language, and if, to you, the places you listed are interchangeable. The ignorance and entitlement are MIND-BOGGLING.

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This +100....another European here who actually has dual citizenship along with DH...but our two working kids with significant others/live/work here in the US.  DH and I always discussed never wanting to retire in our EU country....too far away from kids/future grandkids.

Even having foreign citizenship I would not consider a full move abroad. My elderly mother also has dual citizenship and while agrees it's crazy times...still does not say anything about moving back to her home country -- and she could...she has a house and citizenship...but she'd be living all alone with both her children and grandchildren here in the US.

Another thing...there is a huge housing crisis in many European countries -- too many foreigners coming in and making rents go sky high. We have properties in said European country and I'd honestly rather charge lower rent to actual citizens of the country than get what I could from a foreigner (sometimes double what I could).

On the bright side....my elderly mother was actually thinking of selling her home....maybe we can get a lot more money for it from some crazy American who is desperate to move abroad.[/quote]

It sounds like you have good reasons to stay here given your family ties. There is definitely a housing crisis in some European countries (but certainly not all), but that doesn’t mean they would not be cheaper compared to DC. Earning a DC salary but paying expenses at local rates in those countries might make all the difference.

There are challenges and hurdles to moving abroad but millions of people move country every year so it’s obviously not impossible. They’re not all rocket scientists! I say this having lived in four different countries.

The tricky bit is probably figuring out which countries are feasible in terms of visas and also meet the needs of your children, especially schooling.  If they’re younger, it is generally easier.

Just throwing these out there and no idea if possible. Thailand? I certainly know people who moved there for the lower cost of living but they didn’t have children. Apparently the healthcare can be excellent. But it’s a lot further and maybe the time difference would be tricky for your wife’s work. Bali? A lot of foreigners live there but I’m not sure about the calibre (sometimes cheap places attract deadbeats and this could be one). Chile? Middle income country but better if you speak Spanish. Malta? English speaking.

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There may well be a housing crisis but even expensive countries, like Scandinavia, NL or Germany, have cheaper rent than the DC area. And in many countries higher ed, including professional degrees, is for free or a fraction of US. Some countries have university college where instruction is mostly in English and have the students are native, the other foreigners. [/quote]

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