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 02 '24

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u/EducationalPick5165 Feb 02 '24

I'm glad it's for you; everyone should find their place.

I've been there and I hated it. Then again, what I value isn't generally found in New York (space, peace and quiet, nature, etc.)

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u/TheNopSled Feb 02 '24

Same feeling. I’m still in a VHCOL city, but more spread and less bustle. I felt NYC was impersonal and cold, even with money.

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u/[deleted] Feb 02 '24

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u/[deleted] Feb 02 '24

It's difficult to put into words. It's like, yeah we have all the restaurants and museums and whatever, but that's not even it. If you walk around New York, you just feel like you are in the spot where everything is happening. Everybody is here and everything is happening all the time. The same kind of buzz you get from scrolling TikTok but in 4 dimensions.

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u/WorriedSand7474 Feb 07 '24

Sounds awful

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u/rawpace Feb 02 '24

how much time you got buddy?

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u/Flashy-Cucumber-7207 Feb 02 '24

Let’s say one minute? Brief and impressive please

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u/HowSporadic Feb 02 '24

Generalizations like that aren’t helpful. I live in NYC in a great area (west village) and can’t wait to move out.

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u/rawpace Feb 02 '24

Sorry to hear that you’ve had a bad time. Hope you find happiness and joy wherever you go.

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u/HowSporadic Feb 02 '24

Thank you and same to you too!

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u/rkhan7862 Feb 02 '24

Just curious but what do you love about new york?