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Moving abroad from England (anywhere want tips and experiences please) AIBU does this exist

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confidenceboost · 05/06/2025 18:06

Hello 32y with 3 children married to husband 37 who’s a gas engineer by trade but also worked in mental health
i can get an Irish passport if required to do a move and we need to move to a place we can afford
we have around 400k we can produce in cash to buy and move and survive so not lots, if we couldn’t work
if we moved I would like to share online but it’s a dream everyone has the same isn’t it
i worked in construction but v interested in wellness and would be keen to practise a therapy (going to choose one and want to practise with English or expats abroad in a way or online )
I have lived in Ireland and Switzerland and speak Italian and Spanish , but I can’t think where and why

i I know that everywhere has its drawbacks but after thirteen years in England despite being born here with British parents I was raised in Ireland from 7 and I find it hard to relate to and also accept a lot of things here

im sick of the nhs , I have soo many health problems so healthcare is a consideration.

uae doesn’t really fit into my spread toed visioned of being a total mowgli but I need something that is attainable, accessible and also full of people who want to do something with their life, people who are not racist or xenophobic because they have been traumatised by harsh realities of living in england
i want less violence , I don’t want my kids to know about zombie knives, I don’t like geo engineering, I don’t agree with benefit caps and cuts, I don’t like funding war, I don’t like that processes for vulnerable people are inaccessible in england
i sont like feeling like I’m getting a favour from my GP when they see me
i dont want my children in school for 7 hours, it’s too long they are so small.
apols for all the grammar, my phone, my eyes, three kids and passion!!!

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Maddy70 · 05/06/2025 18:29

Firstly you can't work in the EU easily anymore so it's important to get that Irish passport first.
I love living in Spain but taxes are high and if your self employed autónomo is financially crippling. But I wouldn't change it for the world. This is my permanent home and god willing always will be. It's super important to learn the language and just being good at it really isn't enough to work (which is really only possible with your Irish passport)

Heath care in Spain is outstanding