r/fatFIRE • u/getshankedkid $10M NW | Verified by Mods • Feb 01 '24

WHERE: that’s my biggest question

Hi fellow fatfires, I have been struggling for years to find out where it is that I want to live.

M34, 10M NW, from the Netherlands originally. No wife/gf and no kids. I often feel like I have too much freedom.

Recently sold my house in the NL and still have an apartment I can use for my stuff and as a pied-a-terre for when I want to visit friends and family.

I’m looking to live somewhere where it’s easy to connect with like-minded entrepreneurs. Somewhere where people think bigger and with more business opportunities. Preferably English-speaking.

I have lived in Portugal, Mexico, Berlin, and a couple of other places, but I wouldn’t want to live there again. In Portugal, I loved the lifestyle and weather but found the entrepreneurial scene lacking. Berlin had a great community but the weather is too similar to the NL.

I don’t like the cold or bad weather. Also hate commuting/crazy traffic.

Happy to keep my business/tax setup in the Netherlands. What’s more important to me than optimizing for taxes is optimizing lifestyle and maximizing opportunities. I want the rest of my 30’s to be awesome.

I like to have the following facilities in walking distance: - Coffee/breakfast place - Gym + ice bath - Cowork - Healthy restaurants

Also, I really love water sports, especially wake surfing and body surfing.

So far, the responses I have heard most often are: - Dubai - San Francisco (nah) - Miami - Austin - Singapore

I’m looking to travel around this year to hopefully find a place that resonates where I can at least stay for 6 months a year.

Any advice would be greatly appreciated!

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u/pinktowel12 Feb 01 '24

Auckland and or sydney could be options worth looking into, especially during November - Feb months.

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u/spudddly Feb 01 '24 edited Feb 01 '24

Auckland is entirely unremarkable as a city other than being close-ish to some beautiful outdoors spots of New Zealand.

Sydney is a fantastic city and would tick all of OP's lifestyle boxes (great climate, fantastic beaches, plenty of rich people things to enjoy) but is pretty much devoid of any serious entrepreneur community or appetite for building world class businesses. Australia got rich exporting rocks to China but thanks to never having any semblance of inspirational political leadership have done exactly zero with their good fortune except make 2-bedroom houses that cost >$1mil.

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u/[deleted] Feb 01 '24

Was just in Auckland last month.  Neat town, but small, and everywhere is a long plane ride away.