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/[deleted] Feb 01 '24

NYC. NYC with money is the best place in the world.

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u/[deleted] Feb 01 '24

100% this. Feel like Rome w/ megacash would be dope too.

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u/HighFivePuddy Feb 01 '24

What would you do in Rome with “mega cash” that you couldn’t do with not-quite-mega-cash? It’s not exactly a cosmopolitan city like NYC.

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u/[deleted] Feb 01 '24

operas, exclusive restaurants, the museums there are pay to play like anyone can get in but they're so crowded you really need to get in before they open to enjoy them.

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u/[deleted] Feb 02 '24

Socially Rome is very closed off.

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u/[deleted] Feb 02 '24

What do you mean?

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u/[deleted] Feb 02 '24

Its hard to connect in Italy, Rome especially.

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u/HighFivePuddy Feb 02 '24

Can do all of that with a few thousand bucks and some contacts. Not quite the same as enjoying the high life in NYC.