After the pandemic, I realized life was too short to keep saying "one day." Sitting on the dock at my parents' cottage in Ontario, the sun melting into the lake, it hit us: "If not now, when?" Almost a year later, in September 2023, we packed up our two kids and moved to the South of France for a year.
Moving abroad for tax savings and an elevated lifestyle is appealing to many Americans, but understanding each country’s rules and tradeoffs is crucial before relocating.