The Massive Financial Benefits Of Leaving The United States
<p>I have spent the last few months writing a series of articles <em>defending</em> my decision to move to Spain, as soon as next year, with my partner.</p>
<p>Over the course of these stories, I developed a couple key points:</p>
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<li><strong><em>I go to Spain with zero sense of </em></strong><a href="https://medium.com/p/f3dbc81fd5c3" rel="noopener"><strong><em>general or cultural entitlement</em></strong></a><strong><em>. </em></strong>In fact, I’m moving there because I want to be part of Spanish society. I don’t expect it to bend to American norms, customs and ways of life. Many of which I’m not particularly fond of to begin with.</li>
<li><strong><em>I could move to any number of global locations for less expensive or flat out cheap housing. </em></strong>We’re choosing Spain because … see bullet point #1.</li>
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<p>As an urban planning student from 2002 to 2008, I got the bug <em>real bad</em> for pedestrian-oriented built environments — and the public space and public life they facilitate — long before I first set foot in Europe.</p>
<p>I knew that once I experienced what it feels like to be in a place like Spain (or Italy), I’d want to live there. Because we simply don’t have the types of urban settings they have —ones that prioritize people over cars — in the United States. Not even in the places we put forward as some of the world’s greatest cities.</p>
<p>It was a long time coming, but the second I arrived in Europe in 2022, I knew I wanted to live there. The experience blew away my expectations. You can’t say that about most things in life. Especially things you spend years imagining and, subsequently, hyping.</p>
<p>So I’m done defending my choice. You’re not going to see me flaunting my move on <em>House Hunters International</em>.</p>
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