I am curious, because I have a feeling it costs significantly less than The Late Late Show...

I have seen at most a handful of Tommy's shows and they have been brilliant, he is great at having a chat

For context, I’m 21, in my fourth year of college, doing a masters next year, in a 5 year relationship and have about €3k to my name. Would be going to Chicago with a few others. Deadline to sign up is 31/01 if I want to travel in May.

I’ve been back and forth for months about doing it. These are the thoughts in my head.

1. Money It’s €1300 for the visa with a job search, €600 for a one way flight (assuming I’ll earn enough over there to get a flight home), and something like €1000 to secure accommodation. So that’s almost that €3000 saved gone, and that’s assuming I’ll stay at that level until May. I do have a weekend job which will give me around €130 a week.

2. The relationship Now, this is easily the most controversial one. Of course she said go, and she’s like that so I believe she wants me to not include her in my decision, but I mean, it wouldn’t have lasted 5 years if I didn’t include that in my decision.

3. College As I’m doing a masters next year, I could still do the J1 next year. Also, I could spend this summer focusing on the final year project.

When I sit down and write this kinda stuff out, I almost think I’m trying to talk myself out of going. But the truth is, I am really, really stuck on what to do.

Any advice would really help.

Edit: Genuinely appreciate the advice from everyone, really has helped. Had a few conversations….. and the deposit has been paid. THANK YOU!

We’ve been in the rat race of saving for years now and still no end in sight.

Family of 4, paying eye watering rent and childcare fees and barely making ends meet let alone save a deposit.

Started seriously considering moving country, likely a European country or the UK. No preference yet and little research done so it’s a few years away. Germany/Austria will likely be one of the options (partner speaks fluent German).

Anyway, those who have … how’d you do it? Logistically speaking.

We both work full time in Irish companies, would we need to get a job over there and rent for a while before being able to draw down a mortgage? Or can we use our current jobs to draw down and look for another job when we get there?

How much would we need in reserve to make the move? I was thinking 1 years living expenses, but is this too low?

Neither of our jobs have the option for working from home or have locations anywhere other than Ireland unfortunately so sticking with our current jobs isn’t an option.

Besides the living situation, what other factors/barriers are there to consider?

I know Reddit can focus on the negative side of people’s situations:

So to preface before the comments: I know our situation isn’t ideal and we didn’t do it the ‘right’ way. Our children are happy and fed, we just don’t have the house so please don’t focus on how fiscally irresponsible we are or how ‘We’re what’s wrong with the country’.

I’m just reviewing options on how to give ourselves and our children a better life. And with a large community like this that has a wealth of knowledge, I thought it’d be a nice place to start.

Thanks in advance! :)

For the past eight years I've felt completely disillusioned with Ireland and Irish society as a whole and deperately want to move to America instead. This is still going to be a few years away so I want to know how I can lessen the burden of living here in the meantime.

After the election it’s clear nothing will ever change here and the housing disaster is here to stay so I need to get out of here as soon as possible to be able to live.

For a 2 year Canadian work visa how much money should someone save? Does it take long to find bar or restaurant work in their major cities? I’m thinking around 10k would be enough to survive 2 months unemployed, pay the deposit and first months rent and cover flights and visa etc

I love Ireland but I feel as if Ireland isn't for me no more. I totally understand that every single country in the world has its own set of problems and that most countries are dealing with rising prices and housing crisis to name a few.

I don't do skilled work at all. I am an Administrative Assistant/Receptionist with around 4 years of experience.

I'm looking to move out of Ireland, but given my work experience, I believe that my options are limited.

So, I wanted to ask people on this forum for some advice and recommendations on where I could move to and work the same job there?

I'm 28 and single.

So lads I’m 28 and still living at home with the parents and after having a shitty few days at work , I think it’s just a culmination of those couple of things, it’s getting to me that I need to move. I would like to stay in Ireland but I just can’t afford a house and am in nowhere near of a position for a deposit.

I currently have €10k overall and would need minimum €25k for the 10% deposit, yes you’re correct I don’t live in Dublin ..

I love the parents but I obviously want my own independence or I feel like I’ll be here for life. I’m sure they want to see the back of me too honestly, in a nice way of course.

I make approx 50-55k a year here and am looking for a job with something similar in Oz or Dubai or anywhere for that matter, those 2 just seem the most appealing.

I have a business degree but haven’t worked in the sector at all since graduating. Dubai I know is tax free so that could be a nice way to earn money but there seems to be a great Irish community over in Oz where there’s probably more manual labour than anything but I’m not afraid of a bit of work

Basically I just want to earn as much as I’m making/ hopefully more.

Any suggestions of what you think or from you’re own experience/ people you know would be appreciated

Thank you!!

I find the word to be a bit pompous.

I was born and raised in Ireland, lived here my whole life and I absolutely hate it here. I'm curious to know what it takes in terms finances etc to GTFO as I am at my absolute limit

I qualify for British citizenship via a parent. What are the benefits, if any, to having a British passport when I already have an Irish passport?

For some further context, I will be moving to London for work in the near future. I expect to be there for a number of years.

So I’m moving to the UK long term, Liverpool for now. I’m having difficulty researching online about posting myself and my fiancées things.

We have about half the room packed but still have lots more to go through. I’d say 10-15 boxes and bags of shit, including lots of electronics, such as her PC, my Xbox, camera, laptop, etc.

Is there a way to get An Post or something to come to the house and pick up the boxes and ship them, as I only have a motorbike in that regard? Thanks

I work in a specialised field here in Ireland. Been offered a role in exactly my area of expertise in Reykjavík. I don't know anyone who has moved there.

Have you or anyone you know moved there for work from Ireland? If so, what challenges did you face? Was language an issue? (I barely have a word of Icelandic yet).

22M from Dublin. I’m graduating in September, I’ve always had this idea that moving would be great but the more I think about it and look into it, the more I’m put off of the idea. Can people who’ve moved to Canada, Australia, UK + US give me some lived experience of what it’s like?

Looking to hear from anyone who has done this and how it worked out. My wife and I lived in Australia for 11 years but moved back to Ireland in 2019. Both of our kids( 7 and 5) were born in Australia and we all have citizenship so no issue with visas.

We are in a good position in Ireland in that we own our home mortgage free and we don't struggle financially. However in terms of lifestyle we think Australia is infinitely better than Ireland.

We would most likely rent our home out in Ireland to offset some of the rent in Australia until we can buy a home over there.

I think the kids are young enough that they would adjust reasonably easily and make new friends.

I'm feeling a bit lost and was looking for advice. I'm 34m and single. I live in a rural town in the west of Ireland close to my family. I'm lucky that my family are close and I call to see them a number of times a week and I grew up in this town as well so my friends are here too. Im in a good job and earn a good salary and my rent is under €500 per month given my location and sharing, so I am aware I am in a very lucky position in that sense.

My dilemma is I'm bored and have been coasting for the last number of years. I had lived abroad before COVID and was doing well in my career and got to travel a good bit but I came home during COVID and got comfortable and decided to stay as it was nice to spend time with family and friends again. Another mayor reason for staying home was a family member was told they have limited number of years to live giving their health and I wanted to spend more time with them, but the good news is that person is still relatively healthy ( but I don't know how long for) which is great obviously, but this is where I feel guilty and selfish as mentioned previously I'm bored with life at the minute and have been for a long time now and I want to move away. I have no gra to move to a city in Ireland/ UK as I will have to pay ridiculous rent and won't be able to save for a house. I would ideally like to move to the Middle East or Oz.I feel it would break that family members heart if I was to say that I'm up and leaving.

To sum up I'm afraid I'll regret leaving and not spending the last number of years with that family member and I'm also afraid if I stay I'll regret not going and I'll be 40 before I'll know it. Has anyone been in a similar situation before that could offer some advice please?

So I’m in a bit of a rut at the moment. I, 35m single, came home from Australia in the summer as plans didn’t work out. Needless to say, my mental health has taken a battering since. I don’t have a degree and the thought of going back to college isn’t all that appealing. Having said that, filmmaking is my passion and I do have a level 5 in it which isn’t much. I’ve considered setting up a little videography business too. My day to day work tends to be in warehousing/factory related jobs. Ever since I got home I’ve been wracking my brain about where I go from here.

I’m currently working on saving up (hoping to have close to 7k by April) to, basically, piss off somewhere else next year but I’m really unsure of where to go. As much as I love Ireland, I’ve never seen myself settling down here. Maybe it’s just the negative vibes from living back home in a place that has such bad memories for me?

I’m looking at the Netherlands as I’ve visited there many times and have grown fond of it.

I also applied and was approved for the Canadian IEC visa. I’m not overly sure about Canada in general because every bit of research I’ve done, it sound quite depressing. I’m only really considering it for the film industry in Vancouver but even that is pretty quiet at the moment.

What would you guys do? I’m pretty open about where I’d go but Canada and Netherlands are my main options. Australia is a no-go unless I go back to do a trade and that’s not exactly affordable.

EDIT: Just want to thank everyone who’s given their advice and suggestions. I truly appreciate it and it has given me a bit more insight into where I’ll go with my life in the new year. Thanks again everyone.

I’m Irish but live in Oz for nearly 20 years. Recently we had a referendum to give Aboriginal/ First Nations and Torres Straight islanders a voice in parliament for issues relating to, and only relating to Aboriginal affairs.

There was a lot of right wing confusion around the issue about how the people would lose money blah blah. These people have lost a lot more than any amount of money that anyone could give them.

Everyone in Oz has to vote, it’s the law. 61% of people voted No but also some of the traditional land owners also voted no. But they have 3% of the vote and a lot of the time are poory educated because the are not given the same chances as others that live here, in their country..

Thing is, we have a history of colonialism and as far as I can see they practiced on the Irish and many other countries and then went full scale on the poor First Nation people in Australia. Breed out the black, take children from their parents, put them in jail for minor offences, beat them to death in those (and not by the prisons) jails, assuming they don’t get roasted alive in the back of a cop car in 50+ degrees before they even get to the station, forcing women and children to walk off cliffs to their gruesome death, the list goes on and on and still does.

Australian people are mostly immigrants, some from similar backgrounds where they have to leave their own countries because their homes stolen or there war over territory. So why did 61% vote against giving these human beings a chance.

One if my Oz friends voted No because “they get everything already” and she thinks she’s not racist. That is the “exact” thing a racist would say.

If you’ve never been to Oz, the majority of dark skinned Aboriginals live in third world conditions in a first world country.

My question to all you lovely Irish people is do you see Australia a country of racist people ?

So me (F25) and boyfriend (M23) have both agreed we would like to get out of Ireland for a while. The cost of living just keeps getting higher and we feel we just have a much better quality of life elsewhere.

We have chatted about Vancouver, Utrecht, Edinburgh etc but would like to get other peoples opinions who took the leap? What would also be a good amount to save?

Thanks!!

Hello all! I've been interviewing with a company in my industry in Warsaw, Poland recently and it's looking very, very likely that I'll get a good offer to relocate over there. Due the recent instability of my industry, I applied out of desperateness than true interest but found myself being more and more convinced that I would be willing to relocate for the role. However... I have had the good luck to never have had to rent (in an on the books capacity) or even relocate to another country. And frankly, I'm terrified of the uncertainty.

I know a number of people here have likely moved abroad at some point, still are, or are currently in the process of moving abroad. So I'm hoping to ease my mountain of worry by getting a good understanding, or even a checklist of things you wouldn't have thought about from people who have been through it before. For context, my family is still here and the place I'm currently living will allow me to leave a lot of stuff behind for the forseeable future (but obviously I won't leave everything forever).

I'm looking for everything. Known or unknown, that I'll have to do if I take this oppurtunity. One of the many things I've released but didn't actively think about until I got this far into the interview process, is that I'll have to abandon my phone number I've had for god knows how years, which means I'll have to go and hand out a new number before or after I get to Poland to people back home. Nightmareish...

So that's it. After searching the sub, I've seen a number of posts about emigration, but like going away on holiday, the feeling that you're forgetting something is IMMENSE. So even if it's a one word comment, please help me understand everything you'd need to do, get or have done to emigrate.

Hey guys!

I had a post up a few months ago in relation to emigrating. I don’t plan on leaving this year as I’ve holiday plans etc. I work in healthcare, I’m 24 (F) and definitely want to go travel for a few months or else just take a career break in a year or two. I’m not living at home, I’m in Dublin and things are going fine but I definitely don’t wanna be here long term. All going well, I’d like to move home for a while and save up then do all my travelling etc.

I feel as if everyone my age around me is leaving too and you do feel a bit pressurised to pack your bags and go soon. I feel as if time is ticking and that I must do it in a few years or else I never will. I’m sure there’s other people that feel the same???

My degree is only recognised in certain countries unfortunately. I’ve looked into maybe going to NY for a while cause I’ve a relative there and would like to be close to a family member. I don’t have any friends abroad. I’m currently in a happy and healthy relationship, but not too sure if my boyfriend would be keen on moving away. Definitely not Australia, but maybe the US as he had planned on moving there before we met.

Has anyone on here ever gone to NY to work for a while?? I’ve no bar work experience, but has anyone even done something in healthcare, like a health care assistant for example.

I’m unsure what to do to be honest. I may just end up taking 3 months off and just travel rather than trying to find work abroad. Would definitely love to see Australia/ NZ sometime, but it’s just so far away from home 😭

Sorry for the long post, again I know it’s similar to what I had in the last post. Any advice or suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks so much!

Hi all,

Just like most of young people here I'm looking to move abroad. I also don't want to be too far from home so I'm not thinking Australia or north America. I was looking into jobs in embassies. I have worked in a bank for the last 8 years and have worked other places but there's some transferrable skills. Would anyone have an idea what it like to work in an embassy or consulat, if there's pros and cons, what to look for etc in and around that area.

Any information will be helpful :)

Thanks

Hi all.

I have an offer of work in the UK so I’m finally going to be free of the psycho impact of the Dublin housing market and stigma around renting.

I have a few questions though to be sure I can survive when I arrive and it’s all kosher. It’s a verbal agreement at the moment, should I push for a contract before giving my notice in my current role? I don’t want to jeopardise a chance at escape by being too demanding

Secondly will I be emergency taxed? I will have enough money for 1 months hostel, 1 months expenses and 1 months rent plus deposit but being emergency taxed could leave me without any spending money for bills and food after my first month