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Glad it was helpful!

Thanks, will do!

I think it was 2 bedrooms, 1 bath/toilet, 1 large living room, large kitchen, 2 balconies, 100m2. It doesn't really matter anymore because those prices are no longer exist, it was in 2021. I think such apartments now costs around $800.

I do not 100% understand the question, but an agent helps you with everything related to buying a house. So: - tips about the market, areas, regulations etc - scheduling viewings - can check properties instead of you, or show you them on video - give opinion and tips on specific properties - tips on price and bidding - price negotiation and bidding for you - schedule appraisal, recommend other advisors - legal stuff in dutch - any other tips and moral support related If you don't need any of this and your Dutch is good, you can skip hiring Makellar.

Nice to hear. How is it compared to Madrid/Barcelona? I wanted to spend in those two cities more. Slower rythm of life?

@@dpashutskii definitely much slower and calmer, lots of green spaces, people enjoy the outdoors and you never feel overwhelmed by crowds (well, apart of the Fallas festival hahaha). From the big 2, I prefer Madrid though. Barcelona is beautiful but too crowded and hectic for my liking :)

Hey! I think XTB is okay-ish broker overall. But they always focused on CFDs which is extremely speculative instrument so for me it's a bit of a red flag. When there is better options available, I am not sure what're the reasons to pick them.

@dpashutskii to be honest, in terms of fees for ETFs in euros, I would say it's a very good broker. I do not invest in cfds, only looking for ETFs, and I found this a better option compared to Degiro for instance. I can be missing something ofc, and that's why I question you about this broker 😁

Thanks! Let me know if you would be interested in some other topics in the niche!

Thank you for watching!

Tbilisi is a very safe city (and Georgia in general)

It does not affect anything related to Dutch nationality. It does not affect anything to be honest, so it's only upside for you.

@@dpashutskii thank you

Thanks, what exactly? ;)

I am good, thanks!

Thank you!

That's pretty good, which section are you on?

@@dpashutskii I'm on reflexive verbs, I don't think that's too far in. For the past 6 months I've been just doing it to keep the streak and studying with other methods for the main part.

Doesn't make sense to think about it until it applied and approved by the senate. There is a pretty big chance it'll never happen.

​@@dpashutskiitbh, I believe this change is the easiest to implement of all the point in the agreement. Last time (2016), they did not reach an agreement with coalition support. This time it's different.

All residents of the Netherlands have absolutely the same rights as Dutch citizens except one: you cannot vote for the government. That's it.

Yeah, basically the same for me. It's also from a completely different language family from my native language (slavic).

Nope. I never was a resident. Yes, English is supported.

You are welcome! PS I need to make a new version of this video 😅

Hello, To be completely honest, I don't think I fully understand the questions and your situation. What do you mean by "I have a company?" Is it your employer, or are you the owner of the company? I'm not sure I see the meaning of the questions in both cases. 1. If it's an employer, you don't need to do anything; they are the ones who apply for HSM. 2. If you're the owner, why would you consider HSM in the first place? Still, try to answer a few: - Knowing Dutch doesn't affect your visa at all. The only one who can ask for Dutch is your employer. - You need to discuss the timeline with the new and old employers. The Dutch government (IND) doesn't care about your timelines. - You cannot move your parents with a Highly Skilled visa unless you have some specific cases (ind.nl/en/forms/3085.pdf). It can be possible if you get Dutch citezenship.

Totally agree, amazing town!

Thank you!

Our pleasure!

For me or in general? There is no guarantee results for any investments so the only way to guess based on historical performance. Historical returns for VWCE for example are 8.85% annual. I repeat, it does not guarantee those returns in the future. There is no payouts as well. It's stock ownership.

Why not? AMS seems like a nice place to live in - besides the weather and high CoL

Germany has freelance visa as far as know. Are you sure that's Amsterdam is an issue?

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Thank you! I know that with time you definitely searching for more stable lifestyle but I still didn't completely lose that spark 😅 Very interesting about academia research. I never really knew or realised there are other lifestyles that existed much before software engineering boomed with remote work and pushed popularity of nomadic lifestyle.

Why is it in quotes and why I feel you think about it like it's something bad? ;) I think I missed something here.

My ideal annual travel schedule right now, would be something like: - 10 months in country A where I have primary tax residence (sub-10% total tax burden, e.g. Georgia) - 2 months in one or two countries I want to check out and consider moving to in the future. Right now I'm liking Georgia, but I will also be considering Malaysia or the UAE. I am more of a "serial digital hermit" than a "digital nomad". I like to find one nice place and stay there most of the year for up to several years. I would like to buy an apartment IF I can find a place I see myself staying in forever. But since I am trying to save on taxes, it's not an easy task. My favorite country is really Japan, but their taxes suck and their visas are not super-easy to get, so that's a problem. I don't like traveling all the time, because I have to deprive myself of things like: - comfy desk setup - my piano, music equipment, etc. - sometimes I end up in apartments with crap soundproofing, which is a neverending annoyance I think if I could bring 100-150 kg of stuff everywhere, then I could be a nomad forever, no problem. I'm getting sick of having to gradually acquire basic stuff every time I move to a new country. The world is not really well-suited for digital nomads. How come it's almost impossible to find suitable apartments with an electric desk and office chair? It all sucks. The best approach would be to buy apartments all over the world and then furnish them yourself, inspired by Nomad Capitalist, but this would cost a good chunk of your net worth, and you may regret having to pay for maintaining your apartments everywhere -- unless you're truly rich and don't mind paying. I am tempted to buy in Batumi, but it's hard to justify purchasing an apartment compared to investing the same money in a maintenance-free diversified portfolio.

That's awesome. Thanks for sharing such details. I actually like the Netherlands in terms of taxes. They are huge if you're earning a lot, for sure. But the taxes are relatively low if you're a business owner and you don't pay yourself a lot. But not like Georgia, of course :) Totally agree on the stuff. Comfortable chairs and a table are the first things we bought after moving here. I totally understand the pain of acquiring stuff in new countries. I was also thinking about buying 2 to 3 properties worldwide and renting them out throughout the year unless I am there. But that needs serious planning and a bit more cash. Not to mention, I tons of time managing the rental. Haha, we also thought about buying in Georgia at some point. Make sure you know all the downsides. A few of our friends bought a place in Tbilisi for rent, and they regreded it because of some legal issues and maintenance nightmare (couldn't find a good workers)

Nice! Glad it helped! I'd recommend starting investing slow, nothing aggressive, also reading a few books on the topic. I cannot recommend any specific investments (it's forbidden by Dutch law) but I can certainly recommend some books. My favorite: - The Psychology of Money - The Simple Path to Wealth - Rich Dad, Poor Dad

Assuming I want to settle down and start a family of course, I will start a company at some point in my career.

That's two different things: starting a family and settling down, and starting a saas business. If you didn't mention a family, I'd recommend completely different options xD I actually think the Netherlands has a very nice startup climate. For the lower earnings there are almost 0 taxes here as well. When your SaaS will start earning a lot, you can figure out where to move the business or how to appropriately incorporate it. If your goal is not 100% startup, I'd recommend asking yourself where you and your family want to live and not where the taxes is lower.

Wow, that's awesome. Glad it helped!

Thanks for the reply! I personally use www.getquin.com (free version is enough for me) I also have a bunch of spreadsheets but that's for tracking the whole net worth, spendings etc.

Yeah, totally! Thanks for the confirmation. When I was editing, I also thought of that. I won't set it this way next time.

Does Netherlands have something like 401k or other pension focused investment options?

Good question. 401k does not make that much sense when the country has a proper government pension funds so it's certainly less popular than in the US or Canada. But we do have private pension funds. Especially with current gov pension situation (it doesn't really keep up with the inflation and housing crisis) it's getting more and more popular Most of the employers will automatically open it for you but you can manage where the money is invested. Sometimes they also do the matching. My employer did 50%. As self-employed you may decide to open it yourself if you want to. There are certain companies that focuses on entrepreneurs and employed. I haven't researched it properly yet. The biggest benefits of them is, like 401k, they are tax deductible. Otherwise investing would have make much more sense.

What be great to explain the tax system in NL, all 3 boxes and how its calculated

Will do, thanks for the idea!

I don't think so. Moreover, you don't even need to be married, you can be just partners, but in that case, they can ask for more proof. For marriage, we haven't been asked anything.

Thank you, David!

I mostly run so not sure how much gym costs.

Thank you!

Thank you! I'd really love to explore the UK at some point. I wish there was no visa for my passport 😬

Oh, nice; thank you for the recommendation. Added it to my list of courses. How do I learn the date when it's free? Yeah, Anki is excellent, fully agree. I also use Closemaster, which is similar.

@@dpashutskii I checked it on futurelearn and it starts on 12th of August.

Thanks!

Excellent point.

Wow! I didn't know that. Thank you so much for the comment. Extremely useful. Where does VvE store the funds? On savings accounts or just in cash?

@@dpashutskii Mostly on a savings account, but sometimes they keep it on a bankaccount. You can see this on the annual financial rapport, all bankaccounts of the VvE are registered in this rapport.

What did you switch to?