Moving to Montenegro

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Hi all,

I have an opportunity to move to Montenegro and live and work there as a teacher.

To be honest, I'm not sure since I lived in Albania last year and was miserable and didn't enjoy Poland either. To be honest, 'escaping the collapse' has led me to trade off one set of problems for another.

I'm just posting to let you know that although as an international teacher I get many offers, I also dont like teaching much. It's very consuming and stressful. Ultimately, it matters less and less the exoticism of the location if the job takes over your life and mental bandwidth.

At the same time, it's a lot of money. Obviously women are better. Just not sure I won't hate it.

If I stay in uk I can do supply teaching or temp work and maybe have some balance but I have to live at home with family (which carries it's own set of problems).

I'm posting this for some advice.

Cheers!
 
Tippy said:
To be honest, I'm not sure since I lived in Albania last year and was miserable and didn't enjoy Poland either. To be honest, 'escaping the collapse' has led me to trade off one set of problems for another.
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As I have mentioned before there is a reason the old saying exists “there are no solutions only trade offs”. The goal is to trade off your problems for a better set of problems. There is no perfect place or perfect person etc.
 
Tippy said:
Ultimately, it matters less and less the exoticism of the location if the job takes over your life and mental bandwidth.
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In general working sucks for 99% of people. Do you have a plan for financial freedom/early retirement? (or as it’s sometimes referred to as FIRE (financial independence retire early).

Tippy said:
I'm posting this for some advice.
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You need to have goals around savings and investments so you can retire early and enjoy life at some point. Working until old age is miserable and depressing for most people. Most jobs are soul sucking.
 
Hey man. No I don't. I'm a career teacher mercenary type who can be employed anywhere. But it's not freedom. It's just slavery to usually a school's demands.
 
Tippy said:
Hey man. No I don't. I'm a career teacher mercenary type who can be employed anywhere. But it's not freedom. It's just slavery to usually a school's demands.
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Well then you already know what the problem is and what you should be doing to resolve it.
 
Tippy said:
Hi all,

I have an opportunity to move to Montenegro and live and work there as a teacher.
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I wouldn't think twice especially if the money's good. You won't have to wait long before the topography and local style of living wins you over. This is much better than Albania.
 
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Pravoslavac said:
I wouldn't think twice especially if the money's good. You won't have to wait long before the topography and local style of living wins you over. This is much better than Albania.
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The downside of Montenegro is that cost of living keeps rising as increasing tourism and gentrification keeps pushing the price level up. Still not an expensive country yet but it is heading in that direction.
 
Australia Sucks said:
The downside of Montenegro is that cost of living keeps rising as increasing tourism and gentrification keeps pushing the price level up. Still not an expensive country yet but it is heading in that direction.
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Avoid towns like Kotor and Budva where tourists congregate. Anywhere else groceries are as reasonably priced as anywhere in the Balkans. Sometimes going one street further makes the difference.
 
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