Hopefully you don't overdo it. Remember that high stress and overwork dramatically destroy health. As a Pole, I think that in Europe there is a good balance between work and private life.
I've traveled to 93 countries and no matter where I go seems like everyone wants to move somewhere else... Times are hard everywhere, just strive to be the best version of yourself & be grateful for all that you have... That's the true recipe for success.
@@definitelynotclickbait8283Having an insurance and making it cover everything you might face is a very different story :-) I personally knew a person who went bankrupt due to medical bill despite having insurance. And if they decline to cover - what do you do? Sue them? That is even more expensive.
Get the hell out of there. I am a US citizen and I used to love the US, but you have to understand, that 70% of people do not even have $500-$1,000 for an emergency in the US, let alone a 3 month emergency fund. That might be 10%-15% of people. You are getting ripped off on every corner. And, while there might be some retired people driving a Corvette or a Porsche, it is a very, very, very small percentage of people who can do that. Don't get blinded by all the shiny stuff, and no, you don't want to buy one of those cardboard houses. They are not worth the paper the deed is printed on. And once you realize that the food is many times worth than food in Europe, it is to late and you already have all sorts of medical issues you would never have in Europe. Welcome to the USA.
I was born in Poland, grew up in UK and in 2020, via greencard lottery, I moved to US. First Chicago, now Miami. I hated Chicago, 2 years of thinking about returning to my old life every day. before US, I had a remote job in London, spending every summer in Turkey etc and winters in Brazil or Thailand. It's much better now in Miami, I like warm, tropical countries so it helps a lot. The difference between Europe and US is that you need to take life more serious in USA. It's a different system in which you can't really rest. I'd argue that you cant even own a property in US. I was looking into buying an apartment in Miami and 450k 2bed apartment will get you a monthly liability of $800/hoa and $600 property taxes. So saving up close to half a milion to end up with 1.4k monthly fees regardless. I was in Spain recently and maintenance for a nice building was 160 euros a month. Then we get to health insurance - without a job, youre gonna have issues here and have to pay health insurance yourself which is another 500-1k a month, then we get to car insurance for which I pay $300/month (I paid this much for entire year in UK) and car as you know, you need to get anywhere in this country. US is basically a race rat that you cant quit - this is very different to Europe in general. You live here so I don't even have to tell you that groceries, especially fresh food is 3-4x more expensive here. Any restaurant visit here is $50+ minimum because of service fees, taxes etc that they add to the final price. In UK, I was paid $450/day rate as programmer and work was optional. I was contractor too, which means I could quit and switch jobs pretty often - something that looks bad on your CV here in US, where corpos can fire you at the spot, but demand that you sactifice your whole life to them. So I went from making 10k a month and spending 1.5-2k a month on a nice life (whether in Scotland or travelling) to making 160k annually in US which leaves me with much less (with multiplying effect because I can no longer invest as much as I did in UK). Also, work is not optional now, as my basic living here is 5k so I have to work or I end up eating up my savings very very quick. I save nowehere near as much as I did in Scotland and I pay more taxes than I did in UK when running my company. I am really here because I know greencard is not easy to get (next year gonna try to get citizenship) and UK for programmers is very bad now. Long term, im thiking of setting somewhere like Spain, get property for cash, and have my basic living expenses under 1k euros and have work optional again and chill in life. I'd just work for UK or US remotely when I get bored or live off stock market - with low living costs, there is just so many options.
I read your story. As a 59 yo American about to retire with full pension and living in Nice rent controlled apt in Los Angeles that costs $1040 a month, your problem in usa was your lack of control over your monthly expenses. USA is for men with strict discipline over all urges.
I got a 2/3 apt in Miami for 220k and remember to mention that the maintenance is higher cause you have pools, spas, tennis courts and a zillion more amenities. In Europe you get almost nothing. You can still pay 2-300/month HOA if you don’t live in a luxury apt. Let’s make serious comparisons please. Also real estate in Europe is more expensive big city vs big city
After I raised up to 325k trading with her I bought a new House and a car here in the states 🇺🇸🇺🇸 also paid for my son's surgery (Oscar). Glory to God.shalom.
Sorry to break it to you brother but you completely fell for the American Dream (Nightmare?) myth. You will run out of life and health before you reach your money goals. You will finally step out of the hamster wheel only to realize that you have wasted the best years of your life hustling for money. But now you're to old and sick to really enjoy your hard earned riches. You seem like a smart guy but you still fell for this con. You're not the only one. I was you 20 years ago.
That's true everywhere though, just like he said, he was working for 1000$ full-time before he went to the US. I live in Romania, now 35, worked hard for ungrateful corporations and asshole managers and was laid off multiple times when companies decided to outsource tech services to poorer countries. And another thing he doesn't mention, which I can definitely say is true for Romania, don't know about Hungary, but here you can't take 2 jobs, nobody will hire you. Once you have a full time job, you'll be lucky if you can get a part time job somewhere, but companies won't want to hire someone who already has a full-time job. And there are no options, most of the time because the work schedule overlaps. So, unless you're born into wealth or are exceptionally gifted so you can make huge amounts working just one job, you have basically no options to build wealth.
@@NightinGal89 I hear you. I come from Eastern Europe too. I know it's not paradise. But don't assume you will have it better in America. Many people look at American salaries, calculate how many Iphones they can buy for a month's salary and get all excited. Instead look at how much you will spend on rent, food, healthcare and everyday essentials. Do you think you will have less ungrateful corporations and less asshole managers in the US? At least in Europe you have some rights and laws to protect you against those assholes. In the US you are nothing but a cheap commodity that can be disposed of at any moment. So you can't work 2 jobs in Romania? You want to come to America to spend your life working multiple jobs around the clock. Is this your dream? To sell your life for a dollar? Even if that's what you really wanted it's too late now. Cost of living skyrocketed in the last 10-20 years and salaries have stagnated. America is in a slow decline. At least Eastern Europe is still rising and you may rise up with it in the future.
i recommend not delivering food it will take such a toll on your car it might look like youre making $15-$25 an hour but after the damages headache and mileage etc... that can all add up in just 6 months youre really only making $10 ish an hour even less in some cases
@@danKubini if you have a beater I would recommend getting ready to get a new car just pay cash (if you can lol) some 15-20K Honda and drive that car into the dirt delivering food for the side hustle question this is going to sound lame but being apart of the tipping industry you’d be very suprised what servers, bartenders make. Being a food runner (make way less than servers) make minimum $20 an hour most places.
@@danKubini if you do go into the food industry I would recommend getting a job for 2-3 months if you’re not making $25+ as a food runner or 30+ an hour as a server find another till you are. Some places make $500+ in a 5 hour shift.
@bohdanUSA look into some catering apps, walmart spark, and instacart. Honestly though delivery gig work is a dead end but if you already have a job its great to make extra money.
In Europe the accent of the society is that individual never becomes desperate in life. The safety net. Universal healthcare, cheep/free education, free social services, free help from the good schrink, free rehabs, etc. Everything else comes AFTER. In USA it seems to be a lot different. Success is the the main thing. Who is left behind no one cares about them. The worst form of social darwinism. But we are HUMANS. We got fantastic ability to help each other. And in Europe helping each other is the main thing, instead of walking over the corpses of the losers. It even refects in the lack of mass shootings in Europe.
@@mattc9875 Define success. Is success to have more people live comfortable but a little less rich or to have an filthy rich elite while the rest live in a Mad Max world, like in California or most of the USA.
@@mattc9875 Define success. Is success to have more people live comfortable but a little less money for the richest people, or to have 1% OWN EVERYTHING, while there's a Mad Max world outside and survival of the fittest going on, with crumbling infrastructure and homeless tent cities, like in California?
the dream is to get a US remote job. And move to Europe for the more valuable quality of life (great quality at low cost). That’s the cheat code of life.
@@codeintherough brazilian here, since you know spanish and if you're willing to learn a little bit of portuguese you may work for one of the US companies that are established here, even if you don't earn in US dollars you can become a contractor and charge a good hourly rate, it seems you are in IT, even if you don't make a US salary here you will still earn more than probably 90% to 95% of the common Brazilian. This is the situation I am in, Brazil has a lot of issues but also a lot of good things if you live in a good area, it is hard to be materialistic here (good car, eletronics, etc) due to low purchasing power, but let's put it that if you want to eat well, live by the beach, those type of things, this is completely possible, and in case you get the dream US remote job from here even better.
@@danielwells774 Hi. In the US you are to think big, in Europe, they want you to think small. Opportunity exists in the US like nowhere else. What I do is secondary because whatever I do, it just works and takes me to the next level. Btw, I am from Hungary and I work in translation as an employee. Before that I worked at sea. At the age of 22 I was paid 6x more in the US than what my father made in Europe. The US gets criticized a lot cause whatever is successful is meant to be criticized. By adult country I suggested that people think for themselves and not waiting for a solution to come from outside. Europe maybe interesting up to a vacation, for a change but if you want to get ahead with local money you won't find it there. They copy some US business models themselves but forget to admit it...
Bro the US labor market is so cooked, why would you move here? A lot of americans with remote jobs move *out* of the US (or to really rural areas in the US) just to cut down on living expenses. Having a remote job and then moving to Miami is probably one of the dumbest financial moves I've heard of in recent times.
The US labor market is very strong. You’re just a lazy wannabe victim. Record low unemployment, wage growth, quit rates still very high. Stop trying to be a victim. It’s pathetic.
Work will kill you first. Earn US dollars and live somewhere else. The American dream is a dream. Of course some can make it and that is good. Some people also win the lottery.
Even as an American it is hard. I've been looking for work for so long and can't find a thing. I'm stuck in a job I dislike because I'm scared of being on the street. Opportunity here is only for the rich, the poor just get poorer unless you know someone who can get you in at a company. Degrees rarely mean much anymore, jobs don't want to train, they want to overwork and underpay. Things need to change. Most Americans like myself believe the American dream is dead. Its been dead for a long time. I know a guy who works 6 days a week in a great trade job yet he still can't afford a home.
@@FUJIIDEW It’s seems like the common trend around my American friends too. Except I see some have 80k job after few years out of college, and are able to have some significant savings.
@@OhAwe If you're ambitious, Europe will crush you. More of a class system. You stay put where you are. It's easier to be poor in Europe. America looks like it's not what it was though anymore.
The way I look at it is this: Pick a lifestyle. Lets say you want to live a $2000 a month life. Then start banking months of life. So, if your life costs $2000 a month and you make $2500 a month after taxes, then you’re buying a month of life you don’t need to work for every 4 months. If you’re making $4000 a month after taxes, you’re buying a month of not working for every month you work. $8000 a month buys 3 months of not working for every month of work. Once you’ve banked 30 years of life, you’re done. That’s it. Getting rich through investments isn’t a plan, but saving money (hopefully in a way that doesn’t deteriorate with inflation) is a plan.
после нескольких лет в европе а потом в сша с большим удовольствиев вернулся в европу. Ни о чем не жалею. Думаю у всех разный опыт и разные мотивации, но сша сейчас объективно такое себе.
@@hemihem rural Colombians definitely might have more “fun” and social life over there. But they often come here for the better future for their kids and simple abilities like buying a car and a house. I mean to each their own. Pros and cons everywhere.
Hey Brother! I respect your hustle. I understand things are easier for you in the countries you are mentioning in Europe. That said, I want to offer some perspective: 1. America is frankly not as good as it was 20 years ago. Spent their money in wars, instead of the country itself and too much negativity now and finally covid killed a lot of it. That's just how things are. Try it out for a few years, if you don't like it, then bounce. 2. All that being said - the biggest issues in my opinion in this country with the job situation, that's healthcare in my opinion. But as you get a better job, that also stops being an issue, you don't need to worry about it. 3. That said, here’s the thing, you are here now, let’s make the best of the time you have here. I want to offer you some perspective. You mentioned you were earning 3k/month in your new job and felt it was a lot and started living lavishly. You are wrong, that's not a lot of money in US, and you have to compare it with the local cost of living. I'm from India and I'm not expecting 1000 dollars a month to be enough in the US. 3-3.5k is not enough and you'll have to keep doing side jobs, so I think you need to recalibrate how much you think you need to make. You are not on a path to success at this rate and don't have a good job if you're making 3-3.5k. 4. Your idea of comparing to 'Europe' - there's a lot of Europe (Switzerland as an example) where 3k/month is not good. 5. What do you do for a main job? You said you did some finance stuff but you didn't say much about your current main job? 6. Your biggest focus right now in life is not to accumulate huge sums of money, it's to gain skill, so that you can be worth something on the job market, so that you can get those huge sums of money. Do you have skill to get a better job? You said you don't have a college degree. No issue, do you know that community college is almost free in the US? I am doing a course right now in machining and it only costs me $250 for the semester. I do this besides my main job not because I have to, but I like it. And machining pays well, you will not have to work two jobs. Have you considered training yourself in something like that? It's 18-24 months of training. There are many such trade-skill jobs in the US. And then your life can open to a lot of technology companies too. 7. As far as buying a house is concerned - unlike a lot of Americans believe, i think at present time buying a house is a financially bad idea in a lot of America. Check out Ramit Sethi, read his book and see his videos to get an idea financially. I think it's a bad goal and you're better off renting and investing the rest in the SnP500 right now in many places in the US. 8. If you want to go to college, then you can finish 2 years at community school to finish the basics and then transfer to a state school. It's not that expensive. Most people here in debt for school are in bad debt because they went for lousy degrees. 9. Why are you renting an apartment in Florida that you don't live in? Aren't you wasting money? Why are you doing food delivery in Illinois instead? Makes no sense. Food delivery is not lucrative, and you definitely shouldn't be moving states for something like that. 10. If you don't like it here (there are real negatives here and I won't argue with you), then leave after a few years of trying it. But before going - try getting a higher paying job! There's a lot of opportunity here especially when you're young tl;dr - America has issues and is not going to have some of the benefits of Europe for a while, but so do your expectations and you need to recalibrate. You don't make enough money because you don't have good enough a job in all likelihood.
If I were starting from zero in the US today at 24, I would immediately join a welders union. There is a shortage of 300.000 welders in the US, and the union provides you with training, the guarantee of pay that goes up, pension, overtime, benefits, etc... Plus a lot of these jobs you can find even outside of main cities, which means your purchasing power would be much more. The white-collar jobs are the new underpaid jobs, thanks to AI, remote work and third world country outsourcing. 3k is nothing. Blue-collar jobs on the other hand are what's in demand, now that boomers retire, the young population is declining, and they want to only work on computers at home.
Good point. The community center recommended me to study welding and they were going to pay $5000 for the classes + unemployment benefits. But I am a SWE.
Yep. I did my welding licenses this year in Europe, and it was all paid up by the European Union, because they need welders here too. Privately it would have cost more than 7000$ (as I trained for 4 months full-time). Joining facebook groups of welders is also a good way to learn what they get paid in different states, and what the working conditions are like. In the US and Canada, union welders with certificates willing to work on the road can make 50$ per hour or more. If you're self-employed with your own rig, you're looking at 100$/hr or more.
Italian from Milan here, lived in London before moving to Miami 11 years ago. There’s no comparison with Europe. A zillion more opportunities, can get jobs that pay well and make you grow relatively fast, can buy houses without family members helping when young and have relatively high lifestyle. Health insurance comes with your employment and you can get Obamacare plans if you are low income (the poor have Medicaid). Not a good system but not what some say either. In Europe they keep 40-60% of your salary in taxes depending on the country and you need to wait for months to be seen in many cases. Americans complaining have no idea how it is elsewhere, and those leaving for Europe go to remote locations with high paying US jobs for some time, not forever, that’s not even immigrating. Big cities in Europe are all expensive (Milan, Rome, Paris, Berlin, London, Manchester, Zurich, Amsterdam, etc) and have very little job opportunities. Spain, Portugal and Greece are less expensive because their economies are even weaker. Go move there with nothing and start from 0 then make a video and prove me wrong. I travel there often and every time I go people are like “you made the best decision ever to leave this dump”. Beautiful places to visit but not to work and make a family for sure. Plus now with all three migration it’s like a 3rd world place. Came here 24 years old and it was tough to find a sponsor. 5 years after arriving with 2 trolleys as a student though I got my first house ALONE. 220k for a 120Sq Mt 2-story townhouse on the bay, 3 beautiful cars and a nice job with office on the bay. I did law school in Italy and most who did the same there would work for free the first few YEARS just to get some experience while still living w/their parents, or take jobs unrelated to their degrees. Waiters in the US make more money they they do… You can cry all day but this place is still full of opportunities, Europe is good for nepotism, people with “special recommendations”or family businesses inherited. The rest is total BS and taxes are through the roof. Every day you hear of people leaving for good, even in the UK and Germany now. 11% of Italians are now registered as living abroad, possibly way more are still unregistered. Europe is declining fast, this is why at every election the far right is gaining ground, all the rest is empty talk.
I’m from Poland and when talking to my friends from Europe they are able to go on vacation for few weeks. Here we are happy to have 1 week vacation after 2 years. I currently work for AWS so I am not complaining about pay but my normal week is between 50-60 hours. Sometimes I wonder if the grind is worth it. Keep doing your thing with you mind set seems like you will be very successful. I know many people think degrees don’t mean much but from what I seen if you want a high paying job in tech a degree helps.
@@rockinromanphoto thanks! How long you’ve been in USA and did you get any degree here? I’ve noticed European degrees don’t matter much here as I have a friend who spent 11 months finding a job in IT, and was fired after 2 months - and he’s a CS masters with experience under his belt.
@@danKubini I was pretty young when I came here I was 12 years old. I currently have an associates degree that I got here and higher level positions at AWS require bachelors or masters. Yea I seen the same anyone I know from Europe their degree does not hold much weight here.
You're 24 dude, when you're young you can take risks. As you get older you have less options to take risks. You're going to do well don't worry keep thinking and trying new things.
You are learning well. Here’s my old man’s advice. Always, always pay yourself first. Then pay your monthly bills and always live below your means. This way of life was quite normal for most Americans before this century. Frugality was all the rage and being in debt was mostly unheard of until women started entering the work force in masses. Women are spenders 😂 Don’t be fooled by the overconsumption and spenders around you. They are foolish. If we have an economic depression, jobs will be scarce. If you have savings, you will fare much better. When you save money this way, you will eventually see your wealth improve and you won’t be tempted to spend it or go into debt, but continue to save and pay for necessary things in full. Being in debt destroys one’s wealth and future wealth gains. You are ahead of the game! I wish you well.
Brother you have a really good plan about your finances. You are ahead of many people our age and I'm sure you're going to make it. Give it a year, a two but you'll make it. I'm thinking of moving to the US too. I have a software engineering degree, I have a job in Europe in the same field but I want the opportunities the US brings with startups, investments, jobs and overall life. Hope you make it!
The funny thing about Munger's quote regarding 100k....is that nobody adjusts that quote for inflation. I would upgrade the 100k to 300k, minimum...lol.
People think living in the U.S. is all rainbows and butterflies, it is what they see on the TV or on social media. For most people living here it is incredibly difficult, most Americans are one medical emergency away from complete bankruptcy. We live paycheck to paycheck, we cannot afford to buy homes anymore, we rent and even that takes up over half of our income generally. The country our parents and grandparents grew up in does not exist anymore. I would love to save up and move away, though it's impossible when every penny goes towards just to trying to survive. America is a wonderful country to live in, but only if you're rich.
Aww, poor Americans :( Sad to hear it all turned out against the current generation like that. We do indeed see most of our image of America through movies and random news appearing here and there. Most we hear about is the student's debt and the completely privatised healthcare.
It's the same in Europe, many young folks that own a house either have parents that bought them an apartment with their all life savings, or are 30 or 35 and managed to get a 30 year loan for an apartment. Usually they work in tech, finance or engineering.
Sounds like my previous life in Europe. One of the main motivators of me as a young person to move to America was the ability of regular people to buy homes. As young people in Europe, we were all planning to rent for life. If one of my peers actually bought something, they got everybody's attention. However, I must stress that there are differences in that depending on the country in Europe. Spain has a high home ownership rate, for example, while Germany is a nation of renters. In that regard, I guess America is becoming more like Germany? The difference is that young people in Germany have long accepted to be perpetual renters, 2 generations in the past. Americans still fight the idea.
Why would anyone in their right mind move to the stupid US now? That too, this guy gave up Europe for this? That’s crazy. I’m a born and raised US citizen and I’m trying to move to Europe or Australia within the next 2 years. This country has no future.
Just starting out? You will measure your success after 20 years, no less. Find out where America excels over Europe and use that advantage. For me, leaving Europe for the American continent paid big time, but only because Europe had already equipped me with the right education. Europe will stunt your financial growth, it will perpetually keep you just barely above water. Access to capital is much easier in America and you have way more tools to grow that capital. You have to switch from an employee mindset (everybody in Europe with a few exceptions) to an entrepreneurial mindset. Crypto is like going to the casino, you may find more success emulating someone like Warren Buffet if you have the patience to wait for slow and steady progress. I was where you are now some decades ago and I don't regret it. The first 5 years are hardest.
@@danKubini I already grew up as an immigrant in Europe, so it's complicated. My education is from 4 different European countries, but mainly German. If you aim for what they call STEM, that's good in the entire world, no need to go back to school. If you are good you will find something. If you are in human sciences, like a doctor or lawyer, it's more complicated. Many times there is suspicion, as it involves national norms and law, so you have to go back to school and revalidate. People end up driving cabs because bills need to be paid in the meantime. However, I have seen examples of people finishing their Bachelors in their countries and doing their Masters in America. That is an excellent door opener, so a good time to think about moving is after you get your first university degree and are able to use it to get admission for a Masters as an international student. I even had a PhD offer I rejected, but I was blessed with multiple opportunities.
Randomly came across this video. You will go far in life no matter where life takes you. I wish i was thinking like you at that age, I'd be in a much better position right now. Don't listen to the haters. Keep working hard and focusing on your goals. Everyone else's goals don't matter at the end of the day.
OK, I'm so confused. Why America? It sounds like you didn't do your homework. Is your ego controlling your life? I suggest you research stoicism. You don't need to do what others are doing, Maybe you're the type who needs to learn by experience. You're young, so it's not the end of the world.
Dude, im from Hungary, im so glad that I found your video, me and my wife going to the US for the first time at the end of October just to look around and if we like it we will file our EB3 next year, great to hear your opinion and experience on the topic, much respect to you and keep up the good work bro, much love from Hungary boss ❤
@@jean-jaquesrousseau4712 the USA right now is only good for the blacks. Why would you immigrate to a country where you’re a second class citizen, eventually this guy will be forced to pay ‘reparations’ to blacks? Hungary is only moving forward and up. 30 years ago, the USA was a great place to make $, but not now if you’re not part of the preferred racial group.
@@banzaaiiiii People are not the same, they don't think the same and it's fine this way. If you like Bp stay there, you are in the right place. For you. This may not be the case for somebody else. The world is a big place with 200 countries, Hungary is just 1 out of 200. The fact that you were born there for example doesn't make it the ideal place for everybody else. It gives you bias obviously. I knew one old guy who said that Hungarian is the most beautiful language. But he didn't speak any other languages. At least not correctly. So he was at ease with what he knew and tried to convince others. To no avail. Same thing with Bp
Your're already ahead of plenty your age with work ethic and your goals, have patience and enjoy the process :) I'm an 28 year old irish software engineer who went to toronto but came home as I got a job here sooner, but I will be back. The opportunity and earning potential is definitely way higher in the states, so you got this man! Also the job market is terrible now in most places, well definitely in my industry.
@@mickylogic I have a friend here with masters in CS and few years of experience - he spent 11 months looking for a job in states. Then he got fired after 2 months. Definitely a tough time.
@@danKubini It is for sure a tough time, still took me 7 months to get a job and I have an electronics degree and a software development masters. The more experience you have the easier it gets though.
@@alexandrugheorghe3257 Great, socially and especially in the summer, you would love it. As long as you are happy to work a retail or hospitality job while searching for a career job as hiring process is very slow(months) and it is expensive there.
Hey! It will depend a lot on where you live. Find lower cost of living areas. Find small towns in downstate Illinois. Stay away for big cities. I am 22 American guy who has traveled to europe and south america. I bought a decent duplex for 85K in the Midwest. Mortgage was 590 and I rented the other side for 550. I think a lot of immigrants go wrong by trying to live in major US cities but it's just too expensive
I quit my job of 17 years and started my own mobile welding business. It took awhile to get going. One thing people forget is the hustling that requires to make it. You are playing the stock market. You got to have a lot of money to play first. There’s plenty of skill jobs ie welder, plumbers, electricians. etc. Always remember to live within your means. American dream is alive but it requires way too much hustle for most people.
bro why the fuck did you move to Florida from Europe? There is a reason the taxes are so low down there lol. As an American it is wild watching this. The perception of life in the USA is so wildly different overseas than inside the country. "you can't just wing it here", bro wait until you have to learn how the healthcare system works over here. Europe has a higher quality of life, for less money because of the social safety net.
@@paulpierantozzi Let me tell you something even more wild - imagine most Europeans only know about NYC, LA and maaaaybe Miami as the cities you could live in. Coming here and picking a state it’s probably one of the toughest things. It’s like if you go to “Europe” - which country would you move to? They’re all TOTALLY different. So yeah it’s tough. But anyway, as American, where would you live and why?
yeah, but in Europe I already got maximum possible salary as specialist and I can't afford not working partner, healthcare also sucks, you can wait for months in queue for visiting doctor.
The EU quality of life is absolutely awful. I lived there for years. The cost of living is much, much worse, and the nanny state is a joke. You believe any silly propaganda you hear on social media. It’s pathetic.
@@fatherson5907 I just want decent healthcare man. Also european food quality is much higher than in the US. It is common to find a bunch of chemicals in US food because we barely regulate it here.
Good luck on this journey Bohdan. As someone whos lived in both Canada and US - I hope you know exactly what you want from life and that's why you chose to stay in the US. You seem like someone who will likely reach his goals no matter where you are. As some people have already pointed out, the hamster wheel of working and reaching for success never ends in North America. In the end a balanced life is always better than getting rich by 40 and realizing your young years have passed and your friends don't remember what you look like.
Tbf you can’t really blame the US for your own poor financial decisions. There is no way how you can be forced to pay 3 months worth of rent. This just means you did nothing to break the lease. Most leases have a buyout option which allows you to put in a 60 days notice at any time, pay 2-months worth of rent while still being entitled to having access to the apartment for that 60 days. And then there is crypto… you seem like a very smart and well-spoken individual so it’s very surprising to hear that you fell victim to the largest scam. Bottom line tho, it’s your fault, not the US’s, but you have all it takes to turn things around. Good luck!
@@nickturpitka6929 no you’re absolutely right! I wasn’t trying to blame the office that leased apartment to me in any way. It was my decision to rent, and then my decision to travel North. I’m amending my past choices. And I just recorded my full story with crypto and lessons learned, will drop that soon.
You seem like a smart and well spoken guy. Can you explain the crypto market cap for the past 10 years? What do you think about Blackrock and Visa operating tokenization platforms on Ethereum? What about Sony's new ethereum L2 blockchain Soneium? Did they get scammed or scamming?
@bohdanUSA At my laast place, I broke the lease, and they settled it with a fee that would be the equivalent of just over 2 months rent. If he's on the hook for 3 months, he did get burned, but maybe not as bad as he thinks. Especially, if the market is more pricey and they'd stick an even bigger fee on than I got.
I invite you to come visit Thailand! Lower cost of living and better quality of life. You can get the 5-year DTV Visa as a remote worker. Let me know if you have any questions..
@@AbroadInThailand always wanted to go to Thailand and even had tickets in 2019, but decided to settle in Budapest. Where would you recommend going and what do you enjoy about Thailand at the moment?
I once had a bf from Europe and I could literally see him becoming ill with stress just living in the US for 3 months. Not even a marriage green card was worth it for him lol he just wanted to go back and so he did...
@@danKubini lol yeah he wasn't interested in hustle culture and I can't blame him. Just thought I'd share since some Americans seem to think everyone is desperate to become citizens here
This last year at the age of 26 I went functionally blind. Lost my job, bit a year prior I acquired my Hungarian citizenship… I am so thankful mail. My hope is that by age of 30, I’ll. E alright and living in Europe. You seem to have a good head on your shoulders, the US might work in your favor. Just be sure to take care of your heath
Yep, I've always felt like the US is a completely different planet from the rest of the world. The only reason why I live here is because I am making and saving money. Hoping I can save enough to go back to Europe soon.
You seem to have a good mindset for success and that will take you far. The US is definitely a high risk / high reward country. Imo the strength of the US is massive job opportunities if you are constantly on the lookout and willing to purse a better job when the opportunity presents itself. Its difficult at first but once you figure out how to navigate the job market in the US it becomes very easy climb.
Appreciate this! I'm still trying to navigate the job market along everything else. Definitely tough in the beginning, but I see how this becomes easier. Money plays significant role in this country for sure.
@@danKubini I just saw your other video. I grew up in Binghamton NY haha small world! Always cloudy/gloomy and yes little to do overall but more so without a car. Definitely small town living.
My sister lives in California. I will visit again soon. I have no interest to live there. Here in Finland everything is better. I don't even like the heat in L.A. It burns my skin
@@nahidsarker69 We have a right wing goverment now so ofcourse economy is going down while politicians steal what they can as long as their still in pover. Better come after 2027 when we have a functioning goverment again. Things here are still good but not getting better during this goverment. Right now it's hard to find a good job here.
Europe sucks too , Saudi Arabia and UAE all the way 🙌🏻 much much safer , sunny weather all year (except summer is Hot) , relativily affordable , no crime , no homeless , no immigrants causing riots and crime , no drugs , no stabing , no gun violence , great work life balance , competent government , Free healthcare to citizens and affordable health care to expats . Food is amazing .
Had a woman wanted me to live in the UK. She was a nurse, told me about the constant weekly stabbings. The gypsies that will "butcher" you if you look at them the wrong way, or say something they don't like. Can't own a pewpew, not even pepper spray. Heck man, I moved to South America, and we don't even have that sort of crime here. I was relived it didn't work out in the end.
@@banzaaiiiii Who hurt you. Western Europe is gone. Y'all imported actual criminals there, like isla..mists and what not and don't have the guts to export them because y'all are too sissified. Any sane skilled person isn't moving to western Europe anymore. Speaking of which, the future is eastern and central Asia, parts of South America (look at Argentina with a conservative president now), and beyond. In contrast, y'all keep voting for the same crap and your countries are falling apart faster than Biden's mental health. Now, go troll elsewhere.
I think what you’re doing is very brave. Yes, there are certainly pros and cons for every decision you make. I truly envy you! Personally, I’m trying to move to California (a personal dream of mine), to start my own business. I hem and haw about it all the time and it drives me crazy! You, on the other hand, are moving from one continent to another. I think that’s awesome! I know you’ll be successful, I just know it. Best of luck on your journey, God bless🤗
I live in both the United States and Europe. Currently, I am in Germany. Europe is going through some rough times and it isn’t as easy to live here as you think. One still needs a car throughout much of Europe and there are serious wait times for many healthcare needs. It is OK is you want to be a worker or kid level manager but if you want to be a creator or owner America is the place to be.
@celticlarper9679 In what delusional state of mind must you be to believe Europeans are not over worked, stressed out, burned out? Someone's gonna give you money for nothing?
depends on what state you live in brother. Illinois job market is going to be harder than larger states. had you moved to california or nyc you might have found it easier to find a job in tech
I'm american, been in Europe for 14 years, work in tech. I would make more there, but there are so many expenses. My plan would be to be there temporarily, and save as much as possible and invest in safe stock investments that would compound Your plan seems solid, especially for your age. Working as much as you do, its definately for young people, its easier at your age. When you get older, have kids etc, thats when you start to relax on it
Yes, a higher income in the states, but the cost are also much higher than in Europe, and a bad safety net from the government, no Europe is much better.
не знаю как на тебя попал, но очень залип на все видосы, интересный опыт, сам сейчас в Германии около полутора лет, тоже многое потеряно, и мне так же 24, но очень интересен твой путь.
I now that, i can not understand that you didn't, America is a beautiful country with beautiful nature, but that's all there is, for the rest it is terrible to live as a human.
@@fatherson5907 My god, i am not blind like you, has nothing to do with social media, it is what Americans saying that are living in my country, and also on television we can see, how people are living in tents on the street. And there is no government that take care of them. Americans living only for themselves.
Bro you need residential and geographic stabilty. Ive lived in same area in Los Angeles since 1995. About to retire with 2 pensions and a nice 401k Im going to let grow. My pension will allow me $15,000 a year budget for travel. Its time for you to end the travel and hit the grind. Travel again after you secured your pension.
take a look at the trade jobs. learn how to do one and start your own business. plumbing, electrical, landscaping, roofing, etc etc. you will make a lot of money. americans are too lazy to do those jobs and contractors charge a premium for filling the void
Make more videos please. I'd love to hear your perspective. I went to europe for several months last year and fell in love with it. I wanted to make sure im not just having grass is greener fallacy
You have to work your butt off to make it in the US. This country is no country for the weak. And you'd better be healthy, not have any accidents, or have good healthcare coverage.
I think you came at perfect age to USA, I wish my family did not bring me here at 10. In fact I sound more like you than locals in USA. Don't know why I did not integrate. Wish I had my connections and more memories in Europe it would be great motivation to make a business grind in USA. I've seen European friend groups with motivation make good money in USA in their 20's. It is like taking advantage of east European social life and American monetary power for perfect combination in business.
I'm a dual citizen (US and EU country that I will not specify) and I think both are turning to shit faster than we realize hopefully I can run far away by the end of this decade. Prices through the roof. Cops harassing you. Rampant crime, roads falling apart and our government doesn't care about us they prioritize migrants over us citizens. Everyone I know including myself struggles to survive. Thinking of escaping to Japan or maybe some non eu country like Serbia to avoid EU dictatorship. Run before its too late this country is sinking fast
Your story have a lot of similarities with mine.. I was working in finance at forbes50 company in Poland. I also lost 7k in crypto in 2021 and could only save up to 10k usd in 2024.. Then I moved to the US and couldnt find a job in finance/tech (5years of experience)..I already started ditching my savings, now I have less than 2k in checking account, but happily I could find a job after 3 months.. And I am 28, shit hit hard when I was not expecting in my early 20s..I could have bought tesla 3 by now if I just saved up this money
My man London is the NYC of Europe and also got the highest paid finance jobs in Europe, you could have easily become part of the upper middle class in the UK instead of making a much harder move to US.
You spent too much, lost your gains on shady investments in crypto, had debts, no emergency funds. Also, you did not invest in yourself as you do not have a degree. All it means you do not think about the consequences of your actions and future. Your current situation is your fault and is not caused by differences between Europe and the US. It is sad that most people never learn from their mistakes and come to the internet to complain. But no worries soon you will be promoted ... From a Hungarian living in North America.
Ukrainians literally got lottery ticket with this war! They can immigrate to any top developed country. They can receive benefits. Even those who were never capable to immigrate, didn’t have enough skills and money can do it now. 🎉
You're just forgetting one little tiny thing, their country is being DESTROYED by the Russian orks. How's that for a lottery ticket? You think they care more about their lives abroad than their own country?
Would you like to win the same lottery ticket? In most countries benefits are limited to a simple path for work permits. It was quite easy before the war for anyone to go for work in Poland (while salaries in Kyiv were quite similar).
@@curiousobserver6077 I would like to be able to go in USA and just work. But the only way for Russians to do it is to get criminal case against you in Russia. This is one way ticket. You will never be able to visit your family. Your international passport will be expired and you will not get new documents never again. Some countries probably can even extradite you. And I don’t even mention that you need to live in Mexico for a long time and risk your life and all your money to be able to get to the border. That’s all applies to those Russians who are strictly against Pootin and all z bs.
You did not get it. They were forced to flee their paradise country because all what they had was bought for the borrowed money. And lenders finally asked for the return of the debt. But remember the quality of live in Ukraine before Blackrock acquired the lands was 100 times better than in EU and USA
@@pedros1 Those young people dreamed to leave Ukraine even before the war. You are not right about Russians. They are not running from their credits. That’s ridiculous. They are running from Z craziness.
US is taxed higher than Europe too. There was an interesting study out there that showed the US citizens pay the highest in taxes. US also pays for Europes defense, which allows Europe to use their money for other social programs. American citizens are literally the slaves to the world. I am proud of you for hustling brother, one thing the US has going for it is that we still have the ability to make more money and the ceiling is much different. Keep it up brother. -Brandon
No, there is plenty of data that shows that people in the US pay far lower taxes. You’re just an ignorant clown who believes silly propaganda from social media. Half of Americans pay no income tax.
I would advise you to stay OUT of Canada as well. Housing in even more expensive than in the US. Most people do not have a family doctor, and there are a lot of lay-offs. Plenty of part time jobs.
Funny how you cant find a job im gessing u aint interested in construction and u rather deliver food while naggin as there is no job when i was in the us i just loved how i wasnt scared of walking out a job
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A good job pays like 270k.
If you thought the economy was bad, just wait till you start dating.
@@Farewell-West What is dating?
Hopefully you don't overdo it. Remember that high stress and overwork dramatically destroy health. As a Pole, I think that in Europe there is a good balance between work and private life.
No free speech in Europe
I've traveled to 93 countries and no matter where I go seems like everyone wants to move somewhere else... Times are hard everywhere, just strive to be the best version of yourself & be grateful for all that you have... That's the true recipe for success.
Amen
Imagine having 10k in emergency fund, and then getting hit by 250k medical bill not covered by insurance...
250k medical bill? what costs that much, switching bodies? 😂
@@Anon-tt9rz Random emergency surgery with some lab tests
get insurance, only 5k per year
@@definitelynotclickbait8283Having an insurance and making it cover everything you might face is a very different story :-) I personally knew a person who went bankrupt due to medical bill despite having insurance. And if they decline to cover - what do you do? Sue them? That is even more expensive.
Brother, a young intelligent guy like you, willing to work - you'll be successful anywhere.
Get the hell out of there. I am a US citizen and I used to love the US, but you have to understand, that 70% of people do not even have $500-$1,000 for an emergency in the US, let alone a 3 month emergency fund. That might be 10%-15% of people. You are getting ripped off on every corner. And, while there might be some retired people driving a Corvette or a Porsche, it is a very, very, very small percentage of people who can do that. Don't get blinded by all the shiny stuff, and no, you don't want to buy one of those cardboard houses. They are not worth the paper the deed is printed on. And once you realize that the food is many times worth than food in Europe, it is to late and you already have all sorts of medical issues you would never have in Europe.
Welcome to the USA.
Absolutely true. I'm moving out of this hellhole in December and not looking back 🇦🇱🇬🇷
are u moving to europe
I was born in Poland, grew up in UK and in 2020, via greencard lottery, I moved to US. First Chicago, now Miami. I hated Chicago, 2 years of thinking about returning to my old life every day. before US, I had a remote job in London, spending every summer in Turkey etc and winters in Brazil or Thailand. It's much better now in Miami, I like warm, tropical countries so it helps a lot.
The difference between Europe and US is that you need to take life more serious in USA. It's a different system in which you can't really rest. I'd argue that you cant even own a property in US. I was looking into buying an apartment in Miami and 450k 2bed apartment will get you a monthly liability of $800/hoa and $600 property taxes. So saving up close to half a milion to end up with 1.4k monthly fees regardless. I was in Spain recently and maintenance for a nice building was 160 euros a month. Then we get to health insurance - without a job, youre gonna have issues here and have to pay health insurance yourself which is another 500-1k a month, then we get to car insurance for which I pay $300/month (I paid this much for entire year in UK) and car as you know, you need to get anywhere in this country. US is basically a race rat that you cant quit - this is very different to Europe in general. You live here so I don't even have to tell you that groceries, especially fresh food is 3-4x more expensive here. Any restaurant visit here is $50+ minimum because of service fees, taxes etc that they add to the final price.
In UK, I was paid $450/day rate as programmer and work was optional. I was contractor too, which means I could quit and switch jobs pretty often - something that looks bad on your CV here in US, where corpos can fire you at the spot, but demand that you sactifice your whole life to them. So I went from making 10k a month and spending 1.5-2k a month on a nice life (whether in Scotland or travelling) to making 160k annually in US which leaves me with much less (with multiplying effect because I can no longer invest as much as I did in UK). Also, work is not optional now, as my basic living here is 5k so I have to work or I end up eating up my savings very very quick. I save nowehere near as much as I did in Scotland and I pay more taxes than I did in UK when running my company. I am really here because I know greencard is not easy to get (next year gonna try to get citizenship) and UK for programmers is very bad now.
Long term, im thiking of setting somewhere like Spain, get property for cash, and have my basic living expenses under 1k euros and have work optional again and chill in life. I'd just work for UK or US remotely when I get bored or live off stock market - with low living costs, there is just so many options.
I read your story. As a 59 yo American about to retire with full pension and living in Nice rent controlled apt in Los Angeles that costs $1040 a month, your problem in usa was your lack of control over your monthly expenses. USA is for men with strict discipline over all urges.
@@andre1987eph is rent controlled apartment hard to get in LA? My rent is 2300... 1000 would get me a room in some dodgy part of Miami
I got a 2/3 apt in Miami for 220k and remember to mention that the maintenance is higher cause you have pools, spas, tennis courts and a zillion more amenities. In Europe you get almost nothing. You can still pay 2-300/month HOA if you don’t live in a luxury apt. Let’s make serious comparisons please. Also real estate in Europe is more expensive big city vs big city
if you get us citizenship you’ll get fucked by taxes everywhere u go in the world. i’m not sure i would recommend getting it
$450k Returns the Lord is my saviour in times of my need!!!
wow this awesome 👏 I'm 37 and have been looking for ways to be successful, please how??
It's Ms. Susan Jane Christy doing, she's changed my life.
After I raised up to 325k trading with her I bought a new House and a car here in the states 🇺🇸🇺🇸 also paid for my son's surgery (Oscar). Glory to God.shalom.
YEAH! YEAH! YEAH!
I do know Ms. Susan Jane Christy, I also have even become successful....
Sorry to break it to you brother but you completely fell for the American Dream (Nightmare?) myth. You will run out of life and health before you reach your money goals. You will finally step out of the hamster wheel only to realize that you have wasted the best years of your life hustling for money. But now you're to old and sick to really enjoy your hard earned riches. You seem like a smart guy but you still fell for this con. You're not the only one. I was you 20 years ago.
Jeez, what a nice comment here.
That's true everywhere though, just like he said, he was working for 1000$ full-time before he went to the US. I live in Romania, now 35, worked hard for ungrateful corporations and asshole managers and was laid off multiple times when companies decided to outsource tech services to poorer countries. And another thing he doesn't mention, which I can definitely say is true for Romania, don't know about Hungary, but here you can't take 2 jobs, nobody will hire you. Once you have a full time job, you'll be lucky if you can get a part time job somewhere, but companies won't want to hire someone who already has a full-time job. And there are no options, most of the time because the work schedule overlaps. So, unless you're born into wealth or are exceptionally gifted so you can make huge amounts working just one job, you have basically no options to build wealth.
@@NightinGal89 I hear you. I come from Eastern Europe too. I know it's not paradise. But don't assume you will have it better in America. Many people look at American salaries, calculate how many Iphones they can buy for a month's salary and get all excited. Instead look at how much you will spend on rent, food, healthcare and everyday essentials. Do you think you will have less ungrateful corporations and less asshole managers in the US? At least in Europe you have some rights and laws to protect you against those assholes. In the US you are nothing but a cheap commodity that can be disposed of at any moment. So you can't work 2 jobs in Romania? You want to come to America to spend your life working multiple jobs around the clock. Is this your dream? To sell your life for a dollar? Even if that's what you really wanted it's too late now. Cost of living skyrocketed in the last 10-20 years and salaries have stagnated. America is in a slow decline. At least Eastern Europe is still rising and you may rise up with it in the future.
Amen brother!!!
i recommend not delivering food it will take such a toll on your car it might look like youre making $15-$25 an hour but after the damages headache and mileage etc... that can all add up in just 6 months youre really only making $10 ish an hour even less in some cases
@@calebowens6414 I’m definitely worried about that, but my car is already a beater almost lol. Okay, but any other side hustle ideas?
@@danKubini if you have a beater I would recommend getting ready to get a new car just pay cash (if you can lol) some 15-20K Honda and drive that car into the dirt delivering food for the side hustle question this is going to sound lame but being apart of the tipping industry you’d be very suprised what servers, bartenders make. Being a food runner (make way less than servers) make minimum $20 an hour most places.
@@danKubini if you do go into the food industry I would recommend getting a job for 2-3 months if you’re not making $25+ as a food runner or 30+ an hour as a server find another till you are. Some places make $500+ in a 5 hour shift.
@bohdanUSA look into some catering apps, walmart spark, and instacart. Honestly though delivery gig work is a dead end but if you already have a job its great to make extra money.
In Europe the accent of the society is that individual never becomes desperate in life. The safety net. Universal healthcare, cheep/free education, free social services, free help from the good schrink, free rehabs, etc. Everything else comes AFTER. In USA it seems to be a lot different. Success is the the main thing. Who is left behind no one cares about them. The worst form of social darwinism. But we are HUMANS. We got fantastic ability to help each other. And in Europe helping each other is the main thing, instead of walking over the corpses of the losers. It even refects in the lack of mass shootings in Europe.
western europe is cucked by migration
Never desperate but rarely successful. And with the crazy immigration now go ask people how they live.
Also nothing is free - we pay lots of taxes and get very little in return
@@mattc9875 Define success. Is success to have more people live comfortable but a little less rich or to have an filthy rich elite while the rest live in a Mad Max world, like in California or most of the USA.
@@mattc9875 Define success. Is success to have more people live comfortable but a little less money for the richest people, or to have 1% OWN EVERYTHING, while there's a Mad Max world outside and survival of the fittest going on, with crumbling infrastructure and homeless tent cities, like in California?
the dream is to get a US remote job. And move to Europe for the more valuable quality of life (great quality at low cost). That’s the cheat code of life.
Us job and move to any loc country
With Usa job i would move to Asia
Nice. I prefer Latin America because I took Spanish in school. The trick is to get the remote job first@@charrua59
How is this possible if Europe is in a different timezone, it means your workday starts at 14:00 and continues late into the evening.
@@codeintherough brazilian here, since you know spanish and if you're willing to learn a little bit of portuguese you may work for one of the US companies that are established here, even if you don't earn in US dollars you can become a contractor and charge a good hourly rate, it seems you are in IT, even if you don't make a US salary here you will still earn more than probably 90% to 95% of the common Brazilian.
This is the situation I am in, Brazil has a lot of issues but also a lot of good things if you live in a good area, it is hard to be materialistic here (good car, eletronics, etc) due to low purchasing power, but let's put it that if you want to eat well, live by the beach, those type of things, this is completely possible, and in case you get the dream US remote job from here even better.
You left Hungary for the US? Why? Because you were watching American movies and thought America was like in the Christmas story?
That's what I did. Best decision of my life. US is real, it is an adult country, Europe is Disney Land
What do you mean?
Don't blame him for leaving Hungary .But why America?
@@ladylady6029That’s interesting. Do you mind sharing where you came from and what you are doing in OK?
@@danielwells774 Hi. In the US you are to think big, in Europe, they want you to think small. Opportunity exists in the US like nowhere else. What I do is secondary because whatever I do, it just works and takes me to the next level. Btw, I am from Hungary and I work in translation as an employee. Before that I worked at sea. At the age of 22 I was paid 6x more in the US than what my father made in Europe. The US gets criticized a lot cause whatever is successful is meant to be criticized. By adult country I suggested that people think for themselves and not waiting for a solution to come from outside. Europe maybe interesting up to a vacation, for a change but if you want to get ahead with local money you won't find it there. They copy some US business models themselves but forget to admit it...
Bro the US labor market is so cooked, why would you move here? A lot of americans with remote jobs move *out* of the US (or to really rural areas in the US) just to cut down on living expenses. Having a remote job and then moving to Miami is probably one of the dumbest financial moves I've heard of in recent times.
The US labor market is very strong. You’re just a lazy wannabe victim. Record low unemployment, wage growth, quit rates still very high.
Stop trying to be a victim. It’s pathetic.
Big metro cities are very expensive in Europe as well, with real estate, cars and other goods even more expensive
Work will kill you first.
Earn US dollars and live somewhere else.
The American dream is a dream. Of course some can make it and that is good. Some people also win the lottery.
Even as an American it is hard. I've been looking for work for so long and can't find a thing. I'm stuck in a job I dislike because I'm scared of being on the street. Opportunity here is only for the rich, the poor just get poorer unless you know someone who can get you in at a company. Degrees rarely mean much anymore, jobs don't want to train, they want to overwork and underpay. Things need to change.
Most Americans like myself believe the American dream is dead. Its been dead for a long time. I know a guy who works 6 days a week in a great trade job yet he still can't afford a home.
@@FUJIIDEW It’s seems like the common trend around my American friends too. Except I see some have 80k job after few years out of college, and are able to have some significant savings.
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@@danKubini Excited about an 80K job? Wait until you're married with kids.
America is an experiment. There's no guarantee that it would work. And I think capitalism in the end only creates greed
Capitalism has fucked the U.S. Europe went through this 120 years ago...
I am trying to move to Europe, US sucks healthcare is trash, high COL, unwalkable. Cant wait to get my EU citizenship.
Just tell them you’re a Libyan war criminal and they’ll wave you right in.
There’s a reason our families a couple hundred years ago left Europe bro
@@TheU.S. What would that reason be?
@@OhAwe If you're ambitious, Europe will crush you. More of a class system. You stay put where you are. It's easier to be poor in Europe. America looks like it's not what it was though anymore.
@@mkuc6951 Statistics show the US has some of the least social mobility in the world. You're victim to propaganda if you believe otherwise.
The way I look at it is this:
Pick a lifestyle. Lets say you want to live a $2000 a month life. Then start banking months of life. So, if your life costs $2000 a month and you make $2500 a month after taxes, then you’re buying a month of life you don’t need to work for every 4 months. If you’re making $4000 a month after taxes, you’re buying a month of not working for every month you work. $8000 a month buys 3 months of not working for every month of work. Once you’ve banked 30 years of life, you’re done.
That’s it.
Getting rich through investments isn’t a plan, but saving money (hopefully in a way that doesn’t deteriorate with inflation) is a plan.
Thats like $720,000, wow
@@tremayneestwick2561 sure, and if you save 75% of your income, you’re there in 10 years.
Holy shit, I was living by this rule my whole life. Funny to find person who thinks alike
после нескольких лет в европе а потом в сша с большим удовольствиев вернулся в европу. Ни о чем не жалею. Думаю у всех разный опыт и разные мотивации, но сша сейчас объективно такое себе.
Dude you can totally make it here with one job. My wife is German and makes 3x more money in Florida than she did in Germany.
Why would someone intentionally move to the US lmfao.
Because Republicans will tell you Europe is a socialist hell hole.
Somebody really really stupid or ignorant. Even rural colombians have a better life than americans.
@@OhAwe there’s pros and cons to both. This wasn’t meant as a hate speech on US in any case
@@hemihem rural Colombians definitely might have more “fun” and social life over there. But they often come here for the better future for their kids and simple abilities like buying a car and a house. I mean to each their own. Pros and cons everywhere.
@hemihem Then why are they flocking to our border? I don’t get why you think they have a better life than us when they’re coming in by the thousands.
Hey Brother! I respect your hustle. I understand things are easier for you in the countries you are mentioning in Europe. That said, I want to offer some perspective:
1. America is frankly not as good as it was 20 years ago. Spent their money in wars, instead of the country itself and too much negativity now and finally covid killed a lot of it. That's just how things are. Try it out for a few years, if you don't like it, then bounce.
2. All that being said - the biggest issues in my opinion in this country with the job situation, that's healthcare in my opinion. But as you get a better job, that also stops being an issue, you don't need to worry about it.
3. That said, here’s the thing, you are here now, let’s make the best of the time you have here. I want to offer you some perspective. You mentioned you were earning 3k/month in your new job and felt it was a lot and started living lavishly. You are wrong, that's not a lot of money in US, and you have to compare it with the local cost of living. I'm from India and I'm not expecting 1000 dollars a month to be enough in the US. 3-3.5k is not enough and you'll have to keep doing side jobs, so I think you need to recalibrate how much you think you need to make. You are not on a path to success at this rate and don't have a good job if you're making 3-3.5k.
4. Your idea of comparing to 'Europe' - there's a lot of Europe (Switzerland as an example) where 3k/month is not good.
5. What do you do for a main job? You said you did some finance stuff but you didn't say much about your current main job?
6. Your biggest focus right now in life is not to accumulate huge sums of money, it's to gain skill, so that you can be worth something on the job market, so that you can get those huge sums of money. Do you have skill to get a better job? You said you don't have a college degree. No issue, do you know that community college is almost free in the US? I am doing a course right now in machining and it only costs me $250 for the semester. I do this besides my main job not because I have to, but I like it. And machining pays well, you will not have to work two jobs. Have you considered training yourself in something like that? It's 18-24 months of training. There are many such trade-skill jobs in the US. And then your life can open to a lot of technology companies too.
7. As far as buying a house is concerned - unlike a lot of Americans believe, i think at present time buying a house is a financially bad idea in a lot of America. Check out Ramit Sethi, read his book and see his videos to get an idea financially. I think it's a bad goal and you're better off renting and investing the rest in the SnP500 right now in many places in the US.
8. If you want to go to college, then you can finish 2 years at community school to finish the basics and then transfer to a state school. It's not that expensive. Most people here in debt for school are in bad debt because they went for lousy degrees.
9. Why are you renting an apartment in Florida that you don't live in? Aren't you wasting money? Why are you doing food delivery in Illinois instead? Makes no sense. Food delivery is not lucrative, and you definitely shouldn't be moving states for something like that.
10. If you don't like it here (there are real negatives here and I won't argue with you), then leave after a few years of trying it. But before going - try getting a higher paying job! There's a lot of opportunity here especially when you're young
tl;dr - America has issues and is not going to have some of the benefits of Europe for a while, but so do your expectations and you need to recalibrate. You don't make enough money because you don't have good enough a job in all likelihood.
Great advice!
If I were starting from zero in the US today at 24, I would immediately join a welders union. There is a shortage of 300.000 welders in the US, and the union provides you with training, the guarantee of pay that goes up, pension, overtime, benefits, etc... Plus a lot of these jobs you can find even outside of main cities, which means your purchasing power would be much more. The white-collar jobs are the new underpaid jobs, thanks to AI, remote work and third world country outsourcing. 3k is nothing. Blue-collar jobs on the other hand are what's in demand, now that boomers retire, the young population is declining, and they want to only work on computers at home.
Good point. The community center recommended me to study welding and they were going to pay $5000 for the classes + unemployment benefits. But I am a SWE.
Yep. I did my welding licenses this year in Europe, and it was all paid up by the European Union, because they need welders here too. Privately it would have cost more than 7000$ (as I trained for 4 months full-time). Joining facebook groups of welders is also a good way to learn what they get paid in different states, and what the working conditions are like. In the US and Canada, union welders with certificates willing to work on the road can make 50$ per hour or more. If you're self-employed with your own rig, you're looking at 100$/hr or more.
Except exposure to toxins for welders. You want to leave with your health.
Italian from Milan here, lived in London before moving to Miami 11 years ago. There’s no comparison with Europe. A zillion more opportunities, can get jobs that pay well and make you grow relatively fast, can buy houses without family members helping when young and have relatively high lifestyle. Health insurance comes with your employment and you can get Obamacare plans if you are low income (the poor have Medicaid). Not a good system but not what some say either. In Europe they keep 40-60% of your salary in taxes depending on the country and you need to wait for months to be seen in many cases.
Americans complaining have no idea how it is elsewhere, and those leaving for Europe go to remote locations with high paying US jobs for some time, not forever, that’s not even immigrating.
Big cities in Europe are all expensive (Milan, Rome, Paris, Berlin, London, Manchester, Zurich, Amsterdam, etc) and have very little job opportunities. Spain, Portugal and Greece are less expensive because their economies are even weaker. Go move there with nothing and start from 0 then make a video and prove me wrong. I travel there often and every time I go people are like “you made the best decision ever to leave this dump”. Beautiful places to visit but not to work and make a family for sure. Plus now with all three migration it’s like a 3rd world place.
Came here 24 years old and it was tough to find a sponsor. 5 years after arriving with 2 trolleys as a student though I got my first house ALONE. 220k for a 120Sq Mt 2-story townhouse on the bay, 3 beautiful cars and a nice job with office on the bay. I did law school in Italy and most who did the same there would work for free the first few YEARS just to get some experience while still living w/their parents, or take jobs unrelated to their degrees. Waiters in the US make more money they they do…
You can cry all day but this place is still full of opportunities, Europe is good for nepotism, people with “special recommendations”or family businesses inherited. The rest is total BS and taxes are through the roof. Every day you hear of people leaving for good, even in the UK and Germany now. 11% of Italians are now registered as living abroad, possibly way more are still unregistered. Europe is declining fast, this is why at every election the far right is gaining ground, all the rest is empty talk.
i’m from portugal and i’m trying to leave , you explained our european situation very well
I’m from Poland and when talking to my friends from Europe they are able to go on vacation for few weeks. Here we are happy to have 1 week vacation after 2 years. I currently work for AWS so I am not complaining about pay but my normal week is between 50-60 hours. Sometimes I wonder if the grind is worth it. Keep doing your thing with you mind set seems like you will be very successful. I know many people think degrees don’t mean much but from what I seen if you want a high paying job in tech a degree helps.
@@rockinromanphoto thanks! How long you’ve been in USA and did you get any degree here? I’ve noticed European degrees don’t matter much here as I have a friend who spent 11 months finding a job in IT, and was fired after 2 months - and he’s a CS masters with experience under his belt.
@@danKubini I was pretty young when I came here I was 12 years old. I currently have an associates degree that I got here and higher level positions at AWS require bachelors or masters. Yea I seen the same anyone I know from Europe their degree does not hold much weight here.
You're 24 dude, when you're young you can take risks. As you get older you have less options to take risks. You're going to do well don't worry keep thinking and trying new things.
You are learning well. Here’s my old man’s advice. Always, always pay yourself first. Then pay your monthly bills and always live below your means. This way of life was quite normal for most Americans before this century. Frugality was all the rage and being in debt was mostly unheard of until women started entering the work force in masses. Women are spenders 😂 Don’t be fooled by the overconsumption and spenders around you. They are foolish. If we have an economic depression, jobs will be scarce. If you have savings, you will fare much better. When you save money this way, you will eventually see your wealth improve and you won’t be tempted to spend it or go into debt, but continue to save and pay for necessary things in full. Being in debt destroys one’s wealth and future wealth gains. You are ahead of the game! I wish you well.
Brother you have a really good plan about your finances. You are ahead of many people our age and I'm sure you're going to make it. Give it a year, a two but you'll make it. I'm thinking of moving to the US too. I have a software engineering degree, I have a job in Europe in the same field but I want the opportunities the US brings with startups, investments, jobs and overall life.
Hope you make it!
The funny thing about Munger's quote regarding 100k....is that nobody adjusts that quote for inflation. I would upgrade the 100k to 300k, minimum...lol.
You dont keep that money as cash u invest lol😂
People think living in the U.S. is all rainbows and butterflies, it is what they see on the TV or on social media. For most people living here it is incredibly difficult, most Americans are one medical emergency away from complete bankruptcy. We live paycheck to paycheck, we cannot afford to buy homes anymore, we rent and even that takes up over half of our income generally. The country our parents and grandparents grew up in does not exist anymore. I would love to save up and move away, though it's impossible when every penny goes towards just to trying to survive. America is a wonderful country to live in, but only if you're rich.
Aww, poor Americans :( Sad to hear it all turned out against the current generation like that. We do indeed see most of our image of America through movies and random news appearing here and there. Most we hear about is the student's debt and the completely privatised healthcare.
It's the same in Europe, many young folks that own a house either have parents that bought them an apartment with their all life savings, or are 30 or 35 and managed to get a 30 year loan for an apartment. Usually they work in tech, finance or engineering.
Sounds like my previous life in Europe.
One of the main motivators of me as a young person to move to America was the ability of regular people to buy homes. As young people in Europe, we were all planning to rent for life. If one of my peers actually bought something, they got everybody's attention. However, I must stress that there are differences in that depending on the country in Europe. Spain has a high home ownership rate, for example, while Germany is a nation of renters. In that regard, I guess America is becoming more like Germany? The difference is that young people in Germany have long accepted to be perpetual renters, 2 generations in the past. Americans still fight the idea.
gotta live with your parents from around 20-28 , save mininum 1k per month, 12k per year,
12x10 = 120k by 30.
then life starts.
You got the right mentality to live in US. Thats what it takes to succeed here. Keep grinding brother 💪
@@waysofzen thanks brother!
Why would anyone in their right mind move to the stupid US now? That too, this guy gave up Europe for this? That’s crazy. I’m a born and raised US citizen and I’m trying to move to Europe or Australia within the next 2 years. This country has no future.
Just starting out? You will measure your success after 20 years, no less. Find out where America excels over Europe and use that advantage. For me, leaving Europe for the American continent paid big time, but only because Europe had already equipped me with the right education.
Europe will stunt your financial growth, it will perpetually keep you just barely above water. Access to capital is much easier in America and you have way more tools to grow that capital. You have to switch from an employee mindset (everybody in Europe with a few exceptions) to an entrepreneurial mindset. Crypto is like going to the casino, you may find more success emulating someone like Warren Buffet if you have the patience to wait for slow and steady progress.
I was where you are now some decades ago and I don't regret it. The first 5 years are hardest.
Thank you! I agree with you on the entrepreneurial mindset. Where did you move from in Europe? And did you went for another education in America?
@@danKubini I already grew up as an immigrant in Europe, so it's complicated. My education is from 4 different European countries, but mainly German. If you aim for what they call STEM, that's good in the entire world, no need to go back to school. If you are good you will find something. If you are in human sciences, like a doctor or lawyer, it's more complicated. Many times there is suspicion, as it involves national norms and law, so you have to go back to school and revalidate. People end up driving cabs because bills need to be paid in the meantime. However, I have seen examples of people finishing their Bachelors in their countries and doing their Masters in America. That is an excellent door opener, so a good time to think about moving is after you get your first university degree and are able to use it to get admission for a Masters as an international student. I even had a PhD offer I rejected, but I was blessed with multiple opportunities.
Great comment 👍
Randomly came across this video. You will go far in life no matter where life takes you. I wish i was thinking like you at that age, I'd be in a much better position right now. Don't listen to the haters. Keep working hard and focusing on your goals. Everyone else's goals don't matter at the end of the day.
@@redraiders thank you!
both the US and Europe have options for growth, choose your path and persevere.
You've got such drive! It's truly inspiring and uplifting to see such ambition in a young guy. I’m so proud of you!!!! Keep it up!!!
OK, I'm so confused. Why America? It sounds like you didn't do your homework. Is your ego controlling your life? I suggest you research stoicism. You don't need to do what others are doing, Maybe you're the type who needs to learn by experience. You're young, so it's not the end of the world.
Dude, im from Hungary, im so glad that I found your video, me and my wife going to the US for the first time at the end of October just to look around and if we like it we will file our EB3 next year, great to hear your opinion and experience on the topic, much respect to you and keep up the good work bro, much love from Hungary boss ❤
Leaving Hungary for the U.S. was a very dumb thing to do. Really
How do you know? What do you know about Hungary?
@@jean-jaquesrousseau4712 the USA right now is only good for the blacks. Why would you immigrate to a country where you’re a second class citizen, eventually this guy will be forced to pay ‘reparations’ to blacks? Hungary is only moving forward and up. 30 years ago, the USA was a great place to make $, but not now if you’re not part of the preferred racial group.
Budapest is like heaven i`m not sure why he would either why he would leave it
@@banzaaiiiii People are not the same, they don't think the same and it's fine this way. If you like Bp stay there, you are in the right place. For you. This may not be the case for somebody else. The world is a big place with 200 countries, Hungary is just 1 out of 200. The fact that you were born there for example doesn't make it the ideal place for everybody else. It gives you bias obviously. I knew one old guy who said that Hungarian is the most beautiful language. But he didn't speak any other languages. At least not correctly. So he was at ease with what he knew and tried to convince others. To no avail. Same thing with Bp
@@banzaaiiiii especially as a Hungarian you wi;l be treated 2nd class in the US. The USA is only good for the preferred race, the blaqques
Your're already ahead of plenty your age with work ethic and your goals, have patience and enjoy the process :) I'm an 28 year old irish software engineer who went to toronto but came home as I got a job here sooner, but I will be back. The opportunity and earning potential is definitely way higher in the states, so you got this man! Also the job market is terrible now in most places, well definitely in my industry.
@@mickylogic I have a friend here with masters in CS and few years of experience - he spent 11 months looking for a job in states. Then he got fired after 2 months. Definitely a tough time.
@@danKubini It is for sure a tough time, still took me 7 months to get a job and I have an electronics degree and a software development masters. The more experience you have the easier it gets though.
@@danKubini But getting a visa for the states is a great opportunity that most don't get.
Hey, how was your Toronto experience. I'm a 22 year old software engineer and I'm thinking about taking the leap across the Atlantic :))
@@alexandrugheorghe3257 Great, socially and especially in the summer, you would love it. As long as you are happy to work a retail or hospitality job while searching for a career job as hiring process is very slow(months) and it is expensive there.
Hey!
It will depend a lot on where you live. Find lower cost of living areas.
Find small towns in downstate Illinois. Stay away for big cities. I am 22 American guy who has traveled to europe and south america. I bought a decent duplex for 85K in the Midwest. Mortgage was 590 and I rented the other side for 550.
I think a lot of immigrants go wrong by trying to live in major US cities but it's just too expensive
My area is already pretty low cost. But yeah, I think you need to do more in America than just work a job.
I quit my job of 17 years and started my own mobile welding business. It took awhile to get going. One thing people forget is the hustling that requires to make it. You are playing the stock market. You got to have a lot of money to play first. There’s plenty of skill jobs ie welder, plumbers, electricians. etc. Always remember to live within your means. American dream is alive but it requires way too much hustle for most people.
bro why the fuck did you move to Florida from Europe? There is a reason the taxes are so low down there lol. As an American it is wild watching this. The perception of life in the USA is so wildly different overseas than inside the country. "you can't just wing it here", bro wait until you have to learn how the healthcare system works over here. Europe has a higher quality of life, for less money because of the social safety net.
@@paulpierantozzi Let me tell you something even more wild - imagine most Europeans only know about NYC, LA and maaaaybe Miami as the cities you could live in. Coming here and picking a state it’s probably one of the toughest things. It’s like if you go to “Europe” - which country would you move to? They’re all TOTALLY different. So yeah it’s tough. But anyway, as American, where would you live and why?
yeah, but in Europe I already got maximum possible salary as specialist and I can't afford not working partner, healthcare also sucks, you can wait for months in queue for visiting doctor.
South FL is quite nice (Miami-FLL), or Naples, but most parts of FL isn't worth living.
The EU quality of life is absolutely awful. I lived there for years. The cost of living is much, much worse, and the nanny state is a joke.
You believe any silly propaganda you hear on social media. It’s pathetic.
@@fatherson5907 I just want decent healthcare man. Also european food quality is much higher than in the US. It is common to find a bunch of chemicals in US food because we barely regulate it here.
being rich is not "evil" but being greedy is
Good luck on this journey Bohdan. As someone whos lived in both Canada and US - I hope you know exactly what you want from life and that's why you chose to stay in the US. You seem like someone who will likely reach his goals no matter where you are. As some people have already pointed out, the hamster wheel of working and reaching for success never ends in North America. In the end a balanced life is always better than getting rich by 40 and realizing your young years have passed and your friends don't remember what you look like.
@@dmitry3445 thanks! Aiming for that balance!
You left Europe to the US?
You gonna move to Africa next, bro?
The EU is below South Sudan. It’s pathetic.
@@fatherson5907 What are you talking about?
@@leagueaddict8357 the truth, little boy.
@@fatherson5907 there is no truth to what you said little idiot
Tbf you can’t really blame the US for your own poor financial decisions. There is no way how you can be forced to pay 3 months worth of rent. This just means you did nothing to break the lease. Most leases have a buyout option which allows you to put in a 60 days notice at any time, pay 2-months worth of rent while still being entitled to having access to the apartment for that 60 days. And then there is crypto… you seem like a very smart and well-spoken individual so it’s very surprising to hear that you fell victim to the largest scam. Bottom line tho, it’s your fault, not the US’s, but you have all it takes to turn things around. Good luck!
@@nickturpitka6929 no you’re absolutely right! I wasn’t trying to blame the office that leased apartment to me in any way. It was my decision to rent, and then my decision to travel North. I’m amending my past choices.
And I just recorded my full story with crypto and lessons learned, will drop that soon.
You seem like a smart and well spoken guy. Can you explain the crypto market cap for the past 10 years? What do you think about Blackrock and Visa operating tokenization platforms on Ethereum? What about Sony's new ethereum L2 blockchain Soneium? Did they get scammed or scamming?
most leases force you to pay all 12 months no matter you live there or not.
@bohdanUSA At my laast place, I broke the lease, and they settled it with a fee that would be the equivalent of just over 2 months rent. If he's on the hook for 3 months, he did get burned, but maybe not as bad as he thinks. Especially, if the market is more pricey and they'd stick an even bigger fee on than I got.
I moved from California to Tijuana, Mexico 🇲🇽
I invite you to come visit Thailand! Lower cost of living and better quality of life. You can get the 5-year DTV Visa as a remote worker. Let me know if you have any questions..
@@AbroadInThailand always wanted to go to Thailand and even had tickets in 2019, but decided to settle in Budapest. Where would you recommend going and what do you enjoy about Thailand at the moment?
I guess I don't get it. Isn't that the same thing everywhere? If you don't work in Europe, do you just get a free ride or something?
This.
I'm going from the US to Albania for a year, and settling in Greece. Survival in northern Europe or the US is an impossibility.
@@sianefer-ptah1258 I spent a week in Albania in 2020 - loved the country! And where do you go in Greece?
this is the worst time to be an immigrant! just do whatever you have to do to get that Green Card and then cut your losses!
@@Louis-jv3fz wanna get married lol
Best time to be an illegal immigrant in North America and Europe though apparently
@@danKubini im australian lol
I once had a bf from Europe and I could literally see him becoming ill with stress just living in the US for 3 months. Not even a marriage green card was worth it for him lol he just wanted to go back and so he did...
@@invisiblestars I mean, if not even a GREEN CARD could hold him… it was hopeless case for him haha
@@danKubini lol yeah he wasn't interested in hustle culture and I can't blame him. Just thought I'd share since some Americans seem to think everyone is desperate to become citizens here
Where was he from
@@PingPingO9 Poland
@@invisiblestars wanna marry me instead? I wouldn't mind a green card 😅
Yes USA needs people like You. That why the whole story is happening. You know what I mean.
This last year at the age of 26 I went functionally blind. Lost my job, bit a year prior I acquired my Hungarian citizenship… I am so thankful mail. My hope is that by age of 30, I’ll. E alright and living in Europe. You seem to have a good head on your shoulders, the US might work in your favor. Just be sure to take care of your heath
Yep, I've always felt like the US is a completely different planet from the rest of the world. The only reason why I live here is because I am making and saving money. Hoping I can save enough to go back to Europe soon.
You seem to have a good mindset for success and that will take you far. The US is definitely a high risk / high reward country. Imo the strength of the US is massive job opportunities if you are constantly on the lookout and willing to purse a better job when the opportunity presents itself. Its difficult at first but once you figure out how to navigate the job market in the US it becomes very easy climb.
Appreciate this! I'm still trying to navigate the job market along everything else. Definitely tough in the beginning, but I see how this becomes easier. Money plays significant role in this country for sure.
@@danKubini I just saw your other video. I grew up in Binghamton NY haha small world! Always cloudy/gloomy and yes little to do overall but more so without a car. Definitely small town living.
My sister lives in California. I will visit again soon. I have no interest to live there. Here in Finland everything is better. I don't even like the heat in L.A. It burns my skin
I'm planning to move to finland,but i heard about the job crisis in that country... So what is the situation over there?
@@nahidsarker69 We have a right wing goverment now so ofcourse economy is going down while politicians steal what they can as long as their still in pover. Better come after 2027 when we have a functioning goverment again. Things here are still good but not getting better during this goverment.
Right now it's hard to find a good job here.
@@mattilahde5220 tnx mate,I'll keep it in my mind
yeah, Finland is simply awesome
Europe sucks too , Saudi Arabia and UAE all the way 🙌🏻 much much safer , sunny weather all year (except summer is Hot) , relativily affordable , no crime , no homeless , no immigrants causing riots and crime , no drugs , no stabing , no gun violence , great work life balance , competent government , Free healthcare to citizens and affordable health care to expats . Food is amazing .
Same in Eastern Europe and women don’t get raped here..
Had a woman wanted me to live in the UK. She was a nurse, told me about the constant weekly stabbings. The gypsies that will "butcher" you if you look at them the wrong way, or say something they don't like. Can't own a pewpew, not even pepper spray. Heck man, I moved to South America, and we don't even have that sort of crime here. I was relived it didn't work out in the end.
@@banzaaiiiii Who hurt you. Western Europe is gone. Y'all imported actual criminals there, like isla..mists and what not and don't have the guts to export them because y'all are too sissified. Any sane skilled person isn't moving to western Europe anymore. Speaking of which, the future is eastern and central Asia, parts of South America (look at Argentina with a conservative president now), and beyond. In contrast, y'all keep voting for the same crap and your countries are falling apart faster than Biden's mental health.
Now, go troll elsewhere.
@@banzaaiiiii Didn't you vote for this tho? Make it make sense.
Bro used humanitarian program for people running from war
I'm living my American dream 😂🎉. Perfect country, one of the best. 🎉😂.
Interesting point to listen to when I am linving in Romania, looking for an IT opening, Junior level.
Good luck, mate.
@@eduard289 thanks, good luck to you as well!
I think what you’re doing is very brave. Yes, there are certainly pros and cons for every decision you make. I truly envy you! Personally, I’m trying to move to California (a personal dream of mine), to start my own business. I hem and haw about it all the time and it drives me crazy! You, on the other hand, are moving from one continent to another. I think that’s awesome! I know you’ll be successful, I just know it. Best of luck on your journey, God bless🤗
Thank you so much! And all the good luck in your move, OF COURSE you can do it! I believe in you ☺
Literally the worst time to move here. Economic depression is coming
@@joshfrench6426 where there’s crisis there’s always an opportunity
In a good scenario economic depression. In bad scenario civil war.
@@danKubinithat's only true for people with money, who can buy businesses and stocks on the cheap
Also from Budapest, want to make the leap to the US. It was interesting to hear this
I'm trying to move to europe. I'm tired of this grind
@@celticlarper9679 European definitely do enjoy life way more than people in USA are used to. Totally different culture.
Go to EUrope without connection and relations is extremely hard
I live in both the United States and Europe. Currently, I am in Germany. Europe is going through some rough times and it isn’t as easy to live here as you think.
One still needs a car throughout much of Europe and there are serious wait times for many healthcare needs. It is OK is you want to be a worker or kid level manager but if you want to be a creator or owner America is the place to be.
@celticlarper9679 In what delusional state of mind must you be to believe Europeans are not over worked, stressed out, burned out? Someone's gonna give you money for nothing?
What are you going to do there, you are not a Syrian asylee 😅
I hope you are enjoying your youth as well as building a future. Because it's important to do both
depends on what state you live in brother. Illinois job market is going to be harder than larger states. had you moved to california or nyc you might have found it easier to find a job in tech
I'm american, been in Europe for 14 years, work in tech. I would make more there, but there are so many expenses. My plan would be to be there temporarily, and save as much as possible and invest in safe stock investments that would compound
Your plan seems solid, especially for your age. Working as much as you do, its definately for young people, its easier at your age. When you get older, have kids etc, thats when you start to relax on it
Yes, a higher income in the states, but the cost are also much higher than in Europe, and a bad safety net from the government, no Europe is much better.
не знаю как на тебя попал, но очень залип на все видосы, интересный опыт, сам сейчас в Германии около полутора лет, тоже многое потеряно, и мне так же 24, но очень интересен твой путь.
Truely wish to achive your goals. You looks to be good.
from a Hungarian.
I now that, i can not understand that you didn't, America is a beautiful country with beautiful nature, but that's all there is, for the rest it is terrible to live as a human.
America is a playground for politicians and billionaires. That is all it is. If you are anyone else, you are there simply to make their lives better.
You believe any silly propaganda that you see on social media 🤣🤣
@@fatherson5907 My god, i am not blind like you, has nothing to do with social media, it is what Americans saying that are living in my country, and also
on television we can see, how people are living in tents on the street. And there is no government that take care of them.
Americans living only for themselves.
Bro you need residential and geographic stabilty. Ive lived in same area in Los Angeles since 1995. About to retire with 2 pensions and a nice 401k Im going to let grow. My pension will allow me $15,000 a year budget for travel. Its time for you to end the travel and hit the grind. Travel again after you secured your pension.
Для чего тебе деньги, друг? Вот представим тебя через 20 лет с бизнесом и 2 миллионами на счетах - что будешь делать?
You was a winner then became not compared. Next time I watch your channel you better be a winner
take a look at the trade jobs. learn how to do one and start your own business. plumbing, electrical, landscaping, roofing, etc etc. you will make a lot of money. americans are too lazy to do those jobs and contractors charge a premium for filling the void
Make more videos please. I'd love to hear your perspective. I went to europe for several months last year and fell in love with it. I wanted to make sure im not just having grass is greener fallacy
@@celticlarper9679 for sure will, thanks!
It depends where did you go in Europe?
@@danKubini poland, czechia, finland, Estonia, and Italy
You have to work your butt off to make it in the US. This country is no country for the weak. And you'd better be healthy, not have any accidents, or have good healthcare coverage.
Remember that 100k is not adjusted for inflation it is like 270k now
Great video 💪
Did you apply from Europe to get your job or did you come to the US with a tourist visa and then started applying for a job?
@@Sam-ux8we I got a job after coming here
@@danKubini thnx for your answer 🙂
I think you came at perfect age to USA, I wish my family did not bring me here at 10. In fact I sound more like you than locals in USA. Don't know why I did not integrate. Wish I had my connections and more memories in Europe it would be great motivation to make a business grind in USA. I've seen European friend groups with motivation make good money in USA in their 20's. It is like taking advantage of east European social life and American monetary power for perfect combination in business.
@@1MuchButteR1 I guess it does help to have been exposed to both sides, but it’s never too late to change your location!
I'm a dual citizen (US and EU country that I will not specify) and I think both are turning to shit faster than we realize hopefully I can run far away by the end of this decade. Prices through the roof. Cops harassing you. Rampant crime, roads falling apart and our government doesn't care about us they prioritize migrants over us citizens. Everyone I know including myself struggles to survive. Thinking of escaping to Japan or maybe some non eu country like Serbia to avoid EU dictatorship. Run before its too late this country is sinking fast
How did you move to the us and got a job there ?
Тільки вперед! Молодець!
Дякую дуже!:)
If you have an IT remote Job, just buy a house in the south of Italy for less than 30k and you gonna have a happy life
Very well explained. I also notice this same difference
@@emilyyyy9048 thanks for the comment. What do you like and dislike compared to Europe?
which visa you on
Your story have a lot of similarities with mine.. I was working in finance at forbes50 company in Poland. I also lost 7k in crypto in 2021 and could only save up to 10k usd in 2024.. Then I moved to the US and couldnt find a job in finance/tech (5years of experience)..I already started ditching my savings, now I have less than 2k in checking account, but happily I could find a job after 3 months..
And I am 28, shit hit hard when I was not expecting in my early 20s..I could have bought tesla 3 by now if I just saved up this money
@@kamranmammadli5850 I feel you… but these lessons so young a priceless and will pay off very soon. Good luck!
My man London is the NYC of Europe and also got the highest paid finance jobs in Europe, you could have easily become part of the upper middle class in the UK instead of making a much harder move to US.
You spent too much, lost your gains on shady investments in crypto, had debts, no emergency funds. Also, you did not invest in yourself as you do not have a degree. All it means you do not think about the consequences of your actions and future. Your current situation is your fault and is not caused by differences between Europe and the US. It is sad that most people never learn from their mistakes and come to the internet to complain. But no worries soon you will be promoted ... From a Hungarian living in North America.
In the US, old people drive Porsches to make themselves feel younger.
Go to Ukraine and be happy 😂🎉
Yep, that's a blast of a country...
Ukrainians literally got lottery ticket with this war! They can immigrate to any top developed country. They can receive benefits. Even those who were never capable to immigrate, didn’t have enough skills and money can do it now. 🎉
You're just forgetting one little tiny thing, their country is being DESTROYED by the Russian orks. How's that for a lottery ticket? You think they care more about their lives abroad than their own country?
Would you like to win the same lottery ticket? In most countries benefits are limited to a simple path for work permits. It was quite easy before the war for anyone to go for work in Poland (while salaries in Kyiv were quite similar).
@@curiousobserver6077 I would like to be able to go in USA and just work. But the only way for Russians to do it is to get criminal case against you in Russia. This is one way ticket. You will never be able to visit your family. Your international passport will be expired and you will not get new documents never again. Some countries probably can even extradite you.
And I don’t even mention that you need to live in Mexico for a long time and risk your life and all your money to be able to get to the border.
That’s all applies to those Russians who are strictly against Pootin and all z bs.
You did not get it. They were forced to flee their paradise country because all what they had was bought for the borrowed money. And lenders finally asked for the return of the debt.
But remember the quality of live in Ukraine before Blackrock acquired the lands was 100 times better than in EU and USA
@@pedros1 Those young people dreamed to leave Ukraine even before the war.
You are not right about Russians. They are not running from their credits. That’s ridiculous. They are running from Z craziness.
I want to move to Europe :( Impossible to live here in the US without burning out.
US is taxed higher than Europe too. There was an interesting study out there that showed the US citizens pay the highest in taxes. US also pays for Europes defense, which allows Europe to use their money for other social programs. American citizens are literally the slaves to the world. I am proud of you for hustling brother, one thing the US has going for it is that we still have the ability to make more money and the ceiling is much different. Keep it up brother. -Brandon
No, there is plenty of data that shows that people in the US pay far lower taxes.
You’re just an ignorant clown who believes silly propaganda from social media.
Half of Americans pay no income tax.
Getting rich is not evil, people misinterpret this, the Bible says ‘the love of money is the root of all evil.
Так зачем сюда приехал? Поезжай обратно в Венгрию или на Украину.
You only have 40 years of working ahead of you buddy!!
@@paulretzbach9583 I’m so looking forward
@@danKubiniYou got your Roth IRA going?
@@danKubiniwait till your about 45 yo……it really starts to suck then! HaHaHa
Less. Bezos and Musk will replace 98% of US population with robots. All residents will become broke and homeless
@@danKubini 25 years. Not 40. Don't let them discourage you from settling down.
I would advise you to stay OUT of Canada as well. Housing in even more expensive than in the US. Most people do not have a family doctor, and there are a lot of lay-offs. Plenty of part time jobs.
Funny how you cant find a job im gessing u aint interested in construction and u rather deliver food while naggin as there is no job when i was in the us i just loved how i wasnt scared of walking out a job