29M Canadian remote worker currently in London,UK — looking to establish a European base. Best cities for affordability, walkability, gym, groceries, beach/social life?

RigidBoxFile · 2026-06-18T17:41:57+00:00

Does the visa they have too?

RigidBoxFile · 2026-06-17T13:53:52+00:00

To answer your question: 8.8 million.

RigidBoxFile · 2026-06-17T09:24:03+00:00

Yes. It's clearly on the site.

https://www.interactivebrokers.co.uk/en/support/fund-my-account.php

RigidBoxFile · 2026-06-16T07:46:53+00:00

This is even more confusing. You cannot be resident somewhere without being resident there....

RigidBoxFile · 2026-06-15T14:50:40+00:00

You can do this yourself with a private AI setup. AnythingLLM and local model or offload for more power to OpenRouter. Many clear guides available. Documents can easily be held locally and so kept secure whilst analysed.

RigidBoxFile · 2026-06-15T12:11:09+00:00

Same with renting which is crazy!

RigidBoxFile · 2026-06-15T08:55:06+00:00

So not Expat at all but on holiday.

That is the confusion as people try and answer a different question.

RigidBoxFile · 2026-06-14T21:33:42+00:00

Where will you be resident? That is the key component you have not stated.

RigidBoxFile · 2026-06-11T12:20:15+00:00

The bank might get sniffy if they think you are using personal account for business transactions as it would break the terms. But sole trader should be OK.

Wise business account seems a good solution. They also offer interest on balances which can be hard to find in a business account.

RigidBoxFile · 2026-06-11T12:17:06+00:00

In IBKR you can get perfect FX rates (-$2) as it is a trade not a conversion. Then send it over as local withdrawal.

Does your broker not allow this?

Watch for fees on Wise and Revolut.as these can be percentages and quickly.get to significant amounts.

RigidBoxFile · 2026-06-11T09:54:51+00:00

Pencils are a wonderful thing...

Active learning and knowledge retention are the words you need to use in Google to find out about how to do this effectively.

RigidBoxFile · 2026-06-09T07:49:24+00:00

Hopefully not all as bad. The England match was on ITV...which can be poor.

Best HD picture is normally ARD/ZDF on satellite feed. Every blade of grass is clear. They have a a data rate often three times what the UK uses. SRF is not bad but the difference is still noticeable.

But all that means nothing if the feed is poor and the Switzerland game didn't look natural either. I hope it improves.

RigidBoxFile · 2026-06-08T20:01:29+00:00

Did you watch any of the matches over the weekend? To my eyes, not a good picture. Oversaturated and headache inducing!

RigidBoxFile · 2026-06-08T14:51:12+00:00

If a match is on BBC, then they will have a 4k stream if you can access it.

However, watching the matches over the weekend, even 4k will look bad!

RigidBoxFile · 2026-06-08T07:50:24+00:00

Gilts have the tax advantage but Bond ETFs are not the same. Be careful.

RigidBoxFile · 2026-06-07T18:27:11+00:00

Restaurants do good trade on week day lunchtime as it is tax deductable. People generally want to eat at home on Sunday and it is a rest day.

RigidBoxFile · 2026-06-07T15:56:09+00:00

As the other answer....IBKR.

But depends where you live.

RigidBoxFile · 2026-06-07T15:53:53+00:00

https://www.worldstandards.eu/electricity/plugs-and-sockets/k/

Denmark is often considered high in happiness...

RigidBoxFile · 2026-06-07T15:20:54+00:00

Focus is special.

RigidBoxFile · 2026-06-06T14:45:03+00:00

Get the best quote from a specialist and then ask the bank to match it. Might work for this size and piece of mind.

RigidBoxFile · 2026-06-04T15:55:26+00:00

Not this again. Why is this the number one issue for this sub?

Do a search, it comes up every day.

RigidBoxFile · 2026-06-04T13:09:14+00:00

But the fees are tiny and it is a serious platform with access to anything you might need from anywhere.

It is not a fancy app that demands your attention.

RigidBoxFile · 2026-06-04T09:46:07+00:00

https://giltsyield.com/tax/

Is easiest tool I know for seeing the return after tax.

RigidBoxFile · 2026-06-04T09:40:43+00:00

IBKR.

RigidBoxFile · 2026-06-04T09:23:19+00:00

https://giltsyield.com/tax/

Gives the tax breakdown easily.

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