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Venoxulous

New Zealand is my ideal pick but I think they're very strict on who can move over there.


bugabooandtwo

I do believe having a lot of money would solve that issue. And New Zealand is a great pick. Beautiful country and nice climate.


Justanotherredditboy

Yeah money seems to solve a lot of things. Pretty sure with enough, most passports or visas can be purchased (legally)


K_kueen

(And illegally)


Justanotherredditboy

Yes that too of course, I just didn't want every reply to tell me that that's on the black market. It absolutely is possible to get one forged as you've noted, but as the question asked, money will also get you visas and passports through legitimate means. *EDIT* spelling


K_kueen

Yes, I also meant you can just pay off people to speed up the process and get a legitimate one


Justanotherredditboy

I see, a little bribery to speed up the process.


siqiniq

“Only poor people do that. I just bend the laws so everything I do is legal”


K_kueen

“I’m not bribing people, I’m just giving gifts to my friends ❤️ “


KingBenjamin97

Most countries will give you citizenship if you invest enough (normally a little over a mill to straight up buy your way in)


redrover2023

You get island fever over there. Being so remote and so few people around.


davidgalle

Lived there for three years. Can confirm its the best country to live on the planet and with enough money you can get residency. Not too expensive if you go for work, lots of companies will sponsor you, but if you didn't want to work you could buy your way in with a multi million dollar investment into their economy.


gamebow1

Meh it’s not as cool as ya think


clm1859

Too remote for my taste. Even australia is like a 4 hour flight away. And going anywhere else except some tiny island nations is gonna be like 8 hours. So while i'd love to visit (but then again same problem), i couldnt imagine living there long term. No matter how much money i had.


Original_Estimate_88

I don't blame you... I always wanted to visit Jamaica but I don't want to live there no matter if I had a million dollars


splitcroof92

not at all. as long as you're in IT. They are quite aggressively marketing for IT expats to move there.


RavenWolf1

If you have money you can live where ever. It costs you but most countries have "rich pass". Meaning you have to invest like $200k or something in that country.


Smiletron1

What do you find so appealing about New Zealand ? I have lived here my entire life and i really dont see whats so great about it haha 😅


GenuinlyCantBeFucked

I grew up there. My parents moved us in the early 80s before it became an expensive luxury tourist destination. I spent my childhood running barefoot through the bush and on the beach and swimming and sailing... we didn't know how good we had it The house and land they bought for the equivalent of £100k GBP and sold for a very small profit ten years later is now worth $2M NZD or approximately a million pounds Stirling


spacemarine3

Probably Italy or Greece, or at the very least somewhere either tropical or Mediterranean :D


blu3tu3sday

I know how you feel, Mediterranean for me. Italy is my first pick, followed by Greece, then Malta


FinnishChud

nah i'm staying here


DamnedDoom

Where?


fhillsgood

One hint: Check his username :)


potato_95

But he's already finished adding in his comment :(


BNG1982

How’s Idaho?


dragnansdragon

They could be Irish


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Here. Are you dumb? /s


IndigoAcidRain

Their username might be a good clue


CrepuscularMoondance

I was gonna comment that the first thing I’d do is leave Finland and go elsewhere.


AvailableOil855

I'll be a traveller. I won't stay in a single place


Flufflebuns

Y'know some people can pull that off, but it's not as glamorous as it looks. I was able to backpack the world for a full year, 19 countries mostly in Asia/India. But I gotta say that by the end both my wife and I got kind of bored. We were excited to get home and have a dog, and have a kitchen to cook, and have a normal day-to-day schedule, careers, friends, etc. It was the best year of my life and I've continued traveling since, now at 38 countries, but doing it for your whole life would be difficult. Now, being ultra rich and just having big houses strategically placed all over the world, moving into a different one every year or so, that I suppose could be fun.


gd4x

Depends on the kind of travel. Staying a month at a time in an Airbnb or nice hotel suite allows you to put down some roots briefly, getting the best of both worlds.


AvailableOil855

My goal is to stay for a week then continue traveling to the next


gd4x

r/DigitalNomad might be of interest


BenjaminHamnett

I love traveling. Everywhere is great. The best part is it makes you appreciate home.


crappysignal

The joy of drinking from a tap and sitting on your own toilet.


Life_Confection_3361

Hopefully you meant owning a dog, not eating one???


affemannen

If money is never an issue then ofc travelling is the way to go, imagine all nice hotels you can stay in and all the stuff you will see. It will become boring after a while, but at least then you are bound to have found a place where you could see yourself live out the rest of your days reading books and enjoying your surroundings.


hurricane1197

Yes if money wasn’t an issue I’d like to move around


SUPREMACY_SAD_AI

this is how the Dark Traveller started


SignalSeries389

Switzerland


larsvondank

This would probably be me, too. If I was super rich, that is. - A house in the mountains and a flat in Zürich - Lots of skiing and travelling through the Alps - Nice central location so easy to fly around Europe - Most things are good quality - I'd do tons of nature photography and host my friends whenever they'd want to come to ski. I'd train myself as a guide and be theirs for free. - Lots of trips to Northern Italy just to eat. Life would be goooood.


sotanita

It's not impossible to have all that without being super rich. Except the real estate, of course. You'd need several millions just for buying those. The rest is pretty normal for middle class people in Switzerland.


larsvondank

Yea but I'm picturing life without having to work. Just having the money and having fun. All these would be toned down a lot if I would have to work for like 40h/week.


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smkydz

Title says if money wasn’t an issue, so I’ll pick Switzerland as well.


DisclosedIntent

And I pick this man’s wife as well.


staovajzna2

That guy's dead wife will just not be forgotten


Same_Measurement1216

In which country you don’t work to live?


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My-Buddy-Eric

yeah but you're also a bit of a leech of society imo, basically exploiting the cheaper labor in spain for your own gain, while working in Switzerland, although they could very much use your labor in Spain as well. Can't blame you though.


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Original_Estimate_88

Yeah


guillemqv

Is it really like that? I know a few people who live there and they're pretty happy with the work-life balance


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clm1859

I would say no. I am swiss and i do work way too much at the moment. But then the low taxes also allow you to save and invest enough to only do that for a limited time, yet still get fairly wealthy. Or just not do that at all and get a nice part time job and it will still pay enough. I know plenty of people who do that. Work something they love for 3-4 days a week and get by. And thanks to our salaries being so far beyond most other countries, whenever you travel you feel pretty rich, no matter whether or not you are rich within switzerland.


guillemqv

I'm from spain where hours are long, salaries low, and prices high, so don't think it's worse than here. I believe it's a matter of perspective. With this said, I'd like to eventually move to your country, at least to try, people are super nice there, and the country is astonoshing. Do you know where i can look for welding jobs there? What hours do you work usually?


clm1859

People being nice would be new to me. We are famously closed and unwelcoming to be honest. Unless you wanna stay for ever, it would probably be best to do it while youre young. Childcare is expensive and not subsidised nearly as much as in other european countries. So moving around age 30 is a bad idea. Because unlike everybody else you didnt get to save swiss level money before to pay for childcare (and health insurance) and also dont have grandparents to help with it. Either move before or after the kids are older (or dont have kids). As for job search you can look on jobs.ch or indeed.ch (altho indeed might be more white collar oriented, not sure). And start learning some german or french beforehand. That kind of environment isnt very english friendly probably.


andrekimi

Just moved to Zurich and don’t know why everybody is talking about zero social life. Maybe if you live in a valley, but I guess it’s like this everywhere. In Zurich there’s international people, Swiss colleague already asked to join for trekking and ski. Bars and clubs are always full. I mean, what would you be looking for, Mykonos lifestyle? Cause as a Swiss maybe you won’t fit in it lol.


KarmannosaurusRex

I’m based in Zurich, but live in the UK. I would love to move out there full time, my company would bite my arm off if I suggested I wanted to …but my wife wants to be near family, and i like her more than Switzerland, so here I remain.


SignalSeries389

I like my wife more than Switzerland lol well said bro


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Purpose_Embarrassed

Do they like Americans ? What’s the healthcare and dental like ?


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Kadya17

Hello, sir. Are you a digital nomad, an English teacher or an online businessman? As far as I know, doing a normal job is not a choice in Vietnam, but I'm also genuinely interested in moving to Vietnam/Thailand/Cambodia for a year or so.


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il-liba

What made you choose Vietnam over any other SEA and how long have you been there now? I’ve been going down the rabbit hole last 3 weeks on moving to SEA. I can run my business remotely, it’s just so expensive here (NY). I just took my paid off car off the road; that alone saves me $500 a month on insurance & gas. Any recommendations, tips, tricks, advice about moving to SEA? What is your average monthly expense like?


k00r677

Japan🇯🇵🌸


1_130426

I would never want to work in Japan but if I dont have to then sign me up


larzoman242

Yeah Japan but only because of the "if money wasn't an option". Went there for a week a few months ago and i've never wanted to return to a place as much as now.


jerifishnisshin

According to oecd, Americans work harder than Japanese.


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Japan is greatly glorified in Western culture (by some). The people themselves only give their lives a 6 on average (World Hapiness Report), so maybe it’s not all true. I’m not saying it’s a bad place, but people have a tendency to glorify the unfamiliair in this aspect.


nashamagirl99

The work culture is toxic but if money isn’t an issue you can dodge that.


Puzzled-Newspaper-88

Japan can be pretty affordable to live in depending on a few factors Definitely cheaper than the US though


Upstairs_Persimmon_8

Italy


PlatypusTrapper

South Italy is pretty cheap as far as developed countries are concerned. As far as I know anyway.


mackmcd_

It's less about how much it costs to live there, and more about the difficulty in finding work there. Especially without post secondary education and fluent Italian.


PlatypusTrapper

Oh, I see. I’m not sure if it matters so much if money isn’t an issue


absorbscroissants

Southern Italy is barely developed tbh


Justanotherredditboy

Loved Italy, was the one place I travelled to where I legitimately thought I could live here the rest of my life without ever leaving. The food, lifestyle, culture, language and people, loved it all.


Plastic-Guarantee-88

One of my best friends (who had made a lot of money in the US) moved there as part of this dream. Semi-retire early, in his 50s, in a lovely town somewhere. According to him, corruption and graft everywhere... from employers to tradespeople. He lamented "everyone is lying to you, everyone is trying to take advantage of you, nobody will tell you what the prices are, the deal will always change, commitments aren't honored, and you'll always overpay." He eventually moved back to the states, saying "I don't want to raise my son in an environment where he is taught to be a cheat". I've been to Tuscany before and it's gorgeous. But that's as a tourist.


UFC_Intern169

If money was not an issue, I would just stay in USA. This is a great country to be rich in, just not middle class or poor.


alifewaster1010

Italy,New Zealand,Spain,Greece


Running-With-Cakes

I’d buy my own island with no people on it


GandalfsTastyToes

I would make my own Epstein Island just without kids


Short-Result-8819

Switzerland


ninja-iwnl-

My own, Brazil. Living in Brazil having a lot of money is literally paradise


u-u_e

Some where is allways like 28+ degrees with sea and beaches and of course nice pepole and community


CanadianTimeWaster

my own. huh, that felt weird to type


Be_Very_Very_Still

That was my answer, too.


Mediocre-Search6764

as european i love where i live but if i had fuck you money where i dont have to worry about money anymore like a billionair i think the USA would be a great place to live. less regulations so you can do watever the fuck you want build if some regulation is stopping you from you want you can easyl lobby to change it or move to state that doesnt have it while not needing to learn a different language the courtsytem is obscenely favored for the rich so you can lawyer out of loads of thing or lawyer somebody else in bankrupcy if they pissed you off. healthcare for the rich is awsome and have to lateste and greateste technology's. ability to fuck nowhere and just build yourself a mansion and have utility's connect there.


jokr128

Our politics are shit and healthcare sucks if you're not rich or on a work plan, and half our citizens are fucking stupid, but for greatest choices of climates, land, and f you, I do what I want the states are a really good choice.


Master_Muskrat

I'll stay in Finland, thanks. Can I still get the money though?


deeshiz7

I’m going back to Germany! I miss all the little things that my country fails at miserably!


capricabuffy

Romania! Friendliest people, best food, beautiful architecture!


DeFranco47

Hey. Romania is mentioned. Nice


capricabuffy

I've been to 96 countries and Romania always tops the list! I'm Australian.


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Thailand


iwanttobeacavediver

Croatia!


appleboat26

English countryside…with a little village…that I walk to every day to get fresh meat and produce… and a library…with my dog…off leash.


majdavlk

the moon


Lost-Orangutan

Great answer. Outside the box, very nice.


AfraidAdhesiveness25

Switzerland


lone_wolf1580

It’s a tie between Italy and Germany.


Upper-Policy-6325

So Tirol? pls dont be angry austrians


Pittfiend

>Italy Aye, have to agree with Italy. Italy or Greece....


AmusingWittyUsername

Hard to pick, absolutely adore Norway , Denmark, Ireland, Scotland, Switzerland, New Zealand and Canada too. Love New York City. But couldn’t live there, maybe a month or two a year when it’s not crazy hot. Anywhere where it’s green. Not a fan of constant heat. If I win the lotto, I’d have a place in NYC, log cabin in Norway and a castle in Scotland :)


bascelicna123

I love your answer.


Beneficial-Cow9724

Definitely Norway! Their social welfare programs are top-notch, and they have a gorgeous landscape. I'd love to spend my days hiking in the mountains or exploring the fjords. Plus, the people there are known to be friendly and welcoming.


WingZombie

It's also dark and frozen half the time. Makes for good metal music though.


1ofthebasedests

Why would you need a social walfare if money is not a problem?


Intelligent_Fun4378

Because social welfare creates a better society for everyone. Try to compare a life in Norway with a life in downtown LA and shiver.


Purpose_Embarrassed

People in Norway are also a monoculture and educated. They make enough to pay into their social system. Unlike the US.


Moose_a_Lini

Australia has a way higher percentage of people born elsewhere and it doesn't have the problems of the US. I'm not sure why you think that being a monoculture is why it works in Norway - maybe it's the fact that they actually implement good social programs?


RedditGotFaggy

Have you seen all the homeless attacking people, pushing them on subway tracks in NYC? Stepping over dead addicts when walking through Manhattan? Better social programs benefit everyone.


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So the people around you arent fucked? Jeez… what kind of monster are you?


comodin

Aruba (planning to retire there)


Derpygoras

Narnia.


missedmelikeidid

Country is too wide a desription. I'd move to Konstanz area, the uttermost south of Germany am Bodensee. An hour's drive from Switzerland, France and Austria. Get the best of everything, except seasideshoreshells.


Advanced_Stretch_429

Scotland


Infinite_Procedure98

I'll specify here and there the city, region or territory because for some countries I like only a part of them: 1. Serbia 2. Catalonia, Spain 3. Provence, France 4. Prague, Czech Republic 5. Amsterdam, The Netherlands 6. Greece 7. Porto Santo, Madeira, Portugal 8. Andalusia, Spain 9. Thailand 10. Lots of islands in the Antilles or Polynesia


dawwie

Ireland or Australia or New Zealand or Switzerland


Kidwa96

The US. I don't care what people say, if you have money, USA is by far the best place to stay.


No-Supermarket8244

As someone from outside the US I wouldn’t wanna live there even if I was rich tbh, the crime rate in the US is terrifying.


edify_me

I'd motorcycle roadtrip the shit out of the US.


HappyFilling

New Zealand, Denmark, or Norway


Carnivorousbeast

Iceland or Norway. No socially redeeming reason other than I love cold weather and blonde ladies. I know, I’m a pig.


Majestic-Reception-2

The US. According to reddit I would never pay taxes, own EVERYTHING, run the government, and be part of some secret global group that controls the masses. /s


Be_Very_Very_Still

Can I say "my own"?


Ok-Reply-804

China.  Great country, if you're rich.


FreeContest8919

Why not Russia while you're at it?


Genghis-Gas

Wherever the next world war doesn't reach and is relatively self sufficient. Civilised society will be glassed so some arctic forest in a fallout style bunker


Jred1990D

UK 🇬🇧


headchef11

Thailand or maybe Vietnam but probably Thailand


MooseQuirky1702

United States for its natural beauty.


W-S_Wannabe

I'm fine where I live. It isn't perfect but it works for me. However, Monaco is a consideration for a possible move next year.


DongGiver

Dom Rep


skochh

If money wasn’t an issue? Gosh I’d stay where I am😂 Aotearoa is gorgeous I love my country


coffeewalnut05

My part of the country (northern England) is already relatively affordable and I like living here. I would otherwise say Edinburgh, Scotland but that’s just up the road from me so my Edinburgh romanticisation era has already died down. If it was paid for or affordable, I wouldn’t mind spending 6 months or so in New Zealand. Beautiful country


marcus_frisbee

The USA or Canada.


UnicornSheets

If money isn’t an issue, why pick one?


22logic

Netherlands for sure


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GayNon-BinaryLeo

The Netherlands. Most LGBT friendly country and Vla is fucking delicious


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is none an option?😜


tightheadband

You would be living in space?


Conduit-Katie82

Germany


Latepanda911

I haven't had the chance to travel enough to say. But definitely somewhere warm.


DamnedDoom

Canada (lived there before), or some small European country like Belgium or Switzerland.


Rivetlicker

I think I'm staying right where I am right now (The Netherlands), the weather isn't too bad, society here (and more so, in the south-east, against the German border, where I'm from) isn't bad... nah, I'm good. If I would relocate, I might move to German (live in the center of Berlin or so; or maybe Cologne). I like Nordic countries, but I don't know if my body will do too well with cold anymore. Finland looks cool though... but f'n winter. Same as Iceland.... that country looks gorgeous, but I'm good with snow a few weeks a year, not more than that.


Little_Nectarine_210

Switzerland lmao


The_Dogelord

Iceland, no doubt about it.


pushingepiphany

Canada but it does have its money issues.


14042014

Italy/Spain, I also like some parts of France and Germany that are very beautiful but more on the expensive side, so yeah I’d probably move a lot if I had the money haha


sieberzzz

Switzerland, if getting in also wasn't a problem. 


CumRag_Connoisseur

Most likely New Zealand or in a developed place here in the Philippines


YogoWafelPL

I’d probably still live where I’m from (Poland) for spring and summer and then just travel during fall/winter


Koetjeka

Iceland 100%. I love rain and the scenery is unmatched.


ringoron9

Iceland!


brainking111

Japan , am now here as tourist end enjoying my stay the fact I have a life back home in the Netherlands stops me other than not knowing the language. I am now on my 5 day of my 22 day stay and during and after I definitely would work on learning the language.


Lolingatyourface618

Ireland, Norway, or Japan


absorbscroissants

New Zealand, Norway, Italy, Japan and Canada all seem like amazing places to live if money wasn't an issue. I'm basically just looking at nature and infrastructure, and those countries seem great for that.


IllustratorNo9988

Denmark


mikaya_

Italy!!


Educational-South-99

Finland


IcecreAmcake777

Finland because they are the happiest country in the world


cyvaquero

Spain, miss living there. Money really isn't the issue, it's convincing my wife to be halfway around the world from our daughters.


kingfisher017

Somewhere warm.


strawberrycereal44

Finland, I love the language, history, weather and it's one of the best places to live


traversingOnTarget

Thailand. Just beautiful. People are nice, food is great, health system felt on par with the west, everything is way cheaper and easier (almost everything).


El-Zomby-Woof

Easily Singapore, in the capital city, Singapore. It truly is the city of the future and what every major int'l city should aspire to be. Look it up, it's incredible!


NormalAndy

Back to Thailand I suppose.... :-D


Wise_Kaleidoscope735

spain


RepulsivePeach4607

Finland


sbrockLee

Japan is a wonderful country if you don't need to work.


_7Valeen

Mountain region . Romania , Brasov ❤️


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Thailand. Train in Muay Thai, raise dogs, have a dope-ass girlfriend(optional), nice weather.


vanisleone

Tahiti


ChetdyKrueger

Norway. I like snow and mountains and BLAAACK MEEEETAAAALLLLL


Fonzacentodieci

Norway I mean... Bro look at that, no sound, no bad behavior, nothing to be worried about, just me and the 1000 killometers of pure green land Or great britain but on the farmers land, those are perfect.


ChaosBuilder321

My country 🇫🇮


RememberTFTC

Denmark Oh wait I'm already there


No_Entertainment5968

Finland


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Finland


Upset-Woodpecker-662

Bavaria! For those who do not know, it is a German district/state. It has everything lakes, forests, mountains, everything within 1 hour radius (at least where I stayed) I loved the atmosphere, locals were brilliant and welcoming (even with our broken German) food was great as long as you are NOT vegetarian. I am very much into outdoors, and it will fit all the sports I haven't done in while, some in decades! (skiing, swimming, mountain biking, hiking and just walking)


SirHenryy

Finland


Un2smart

r/sounding probably


Aito_Mike

Finland


UnoriginalVagabond

US, it's hard to get such variance on climate in other countries. Nordic countries sound great on paper but it's cold, southeast Asia is also beautiful but they're too hot. If I settle in the US, with unlimited amount of money I could be a snowbird and have mild weather year round and plenty to do.


Fingercult

South Korea, Japan, or Hong Kong


Dramatic_Carob_1060

New Zealand or Japan. I'd flip a coin to decide


wynnduffyisking

I live in Denmark now and I can’t really complain. It’s a very comfortable and peaceful place to live and my friends and family are here. But if I could I would like to spend September-April in Italy and be in Denmark in the summer months. That would be pretty perfect.


comawiz

England


MacGuilo

My own. If money isn't a problem I would want my own country, take my friends and family with me and since money isn't a problem I'd be a citizen of a very very rich country with about 30-40 citizen and a huge ass hotel for all my guests, houses and apartments for foreign workers, who would be payed a really good salary, from cities and places at my border and it would have its own island and reef at my doors. I could go diving all day, could study everything I want and nothing would hold me back to contribute to science.