I enjoyed your presentation. I have seen many cost of living videos and found yours to be very good information and delivered in a calm manner. I plan to visit France next 10 to 15 months.
@palbenyo672624 күн бұрын
Fantastic video! Plenty of videos are available on the subject but yours is by far the most detailed and informative. Thanks for that! 🙂 Please come with the health care, social security info, if possible. What also would be a very interesting piece of info is whether or not retirees can benefit from taxes (eg property tax, worldwide income tax etc).
@shanash15 ай бұрын
I'm so glad you started this channel! You don't need the looping background music, though :)
@markandannetteАй бұрын
Wonderful video and very informative. Thank you very much for providing this information
@BaguetteBound5 ай бұрын
This was a great video! I think these kinds of videos give people a real idea of how how they might plan for living here. While a few of our costs are apportioned differently, our overall monthly total budget is very similar for a family of 3 living in a small town at the edge of Dordogne/ Gironde departments. Thanks for making this and good luck with your channel!
@firedupinfrance5 ай бұрын
Thank you for watching - and I’m relieved our budget looks reasonable ☺️😊😅 Yes, I just wanted to put our data point out there for folks to be able to compare with. So funny because I’ve never actually compared with anyone in our immediate entourage so I really didn’t know if our budget was on par with other people’s or not 🤗🤭 Oh, just realising that I know your channel, too! I’ve watched a bunch of your videos, they’re great! 😊
@BaguetteBound5 ай бұрын
Thanks! @@firedupinfrance
@kathianderson64854 ай бұрын
I also watch your channel, Baquette Bound, and love it. This is my first watch of this channel, and it seems really well put together as well. I’m grateful for all the info!!
@jmbig2 ай бұрын
Le monde est petit !! On tombe sur baguettebound sur une autre chaîne ...😂😂😂
@BGTuyauАй бұрын
An ultra-informative, facts-based, practical, green-eyeshade look at the subject -a welcome contrast to the typical internet influencer rah-rah hoo-hah. Très bien fait. Merci infiniment ...
@elizabethlumpkin99392 ай бұрын
Excellent information - I really appreciate the time and effort you spent on this!
@helens37074 ай бұрын
Jane from frugal Queen in France sent me to check out your video. I’m glad she did interesting information. Best of luck on your channel.
@firedupinfrance4 ай бұрын
Awesome! Thank you! :)
@HippocraticHustle5 ай бұрын
Thanks for starting this channel! I am waiting for my visa for France as we speak and I love seeing concrete numbers like this. It really helps me know that I am planning more or less correctly! Thanks again.
@FeelGoodFrench3 ай бұрын
Such a helpful and detailed breakdown of the cost of living in France, Suzi! As someone who works with expats, I know how important it is to have real, concrete numbers like this to help people plan their move. Dijon seems like such a great, affordable option for families! Thanks for sharing your experience - it’s always so valuable to see real-life examples like yours.
@AkamaiOkole5 ай бұрын
I live in France as an expat and i think your video is pretty spot on.
@firedupinfrance5 ай бұрын
Thanks for your feedback, I’m reassured it looks realistic, even though I know so many of these expenses can obviously vary a lot depending on the household…
@checkeredflagfilms5 ай бұрын
excellent informational to the point. I'm thinking about retiring to France and trying to gather as much information as possible. thanks.
@gc40822 ай бұрын
Just found your channel. We're thinking of relocating next year, and this video really helps us get an idea of costs. Thank you.
@BruceHamilton2 ай бұрын
Nice, thanks for the information! This video is great! For reference, my young family and I were debating moving from Northern California to either France or Spain. In France, we were looking at Dijon or Lyon, to be even more specific.
@FrugalQueeninFrance4 ай бұрын
The algorithm brought me to your channel, great video and shared,
@firedupinfrance4 ай бұрын
Thank you! I’m a big fan of your channel, too!!! 😊☺️
@57auxmoines5 ай бұрын
Thank you 🙏 so much for the experienced knowledge and the details. Very helpful. I moved with my job to France 2 years ago and still lost about so much.
@firedupinfrance5 ай бұрын
@@57auxmoines What are you feeling lost about? (And I totally still feel that way frequently too! Even after all this time 😆😁 I hope that’s a reassuring and not worrying comment 🤭🤗😆😁) How’s your job going and your transition to life in France on the whole? Bon courage en tout cas !
@DBoregon5 ай бұрын
Great video! Thanks for the breakdown. I'll be moving to Tours next June for at least one year to see if I want to stay longer. I'm retired, and studied in Nancy & Poitiers decades ago when I was a student.
@firedupinfrance5 ай бұрын
@@DBoregon Wonderful! What an exciting plan! I love Tours, too, I spent a semester there my junior year of college. I think many of these small, manageable French cities are easy and pleasant to live in. 😊
@lorraine69472 ай бұрын
Thank you for the informative video. Might you consider doing a video on how to get a French bank account as a newly arrived expat, along with any bank recommendations would surely appreciated.
@firedupinfrance2 ай бұрын
Oh, good idea - thank you ☺️ I don’t know the answer off the top of my head since I’ve had my accounts here for many years, now, but I could look into it 🤗
@freyagrayden98512 ай бұрын
Thanks so much for this. Could you please link the two websites you mentioned to see the house prices per square meter all over France? I looked in the transcript and tried to google it based of that but nothing came up. Thank you 🙏
@Gabe_harristheman2 ай бұрын
I am just a young man who is living in a country that is having a civil war. But I had this dream of living in France in the far future when it's time to settle down. I am currently finishing my IGCSEs and will be Learning French soon. Maybe i will get there one day if i work hard. Thanks for making this video, i know i am just some random kid but i am very curious. There's very little videos out there talking about this as clear as you do. Please make more if these linds of videos more because i enjoy watching them and it is almost like a reminder for my dream. Merci beaucoup!
@chrystele-fr2 ай бұрын
Where do you live?
@Gabe_harristheman2 ай бұрын
@@chrystele-fr Myanmar, always a pain in my ass living here 😂
@Chris-t8z2lАй бұрын
Avoid France and western Europe that are dying. Better go to South East Asia. Singapore, Hong Kong, Malaysia or China.
@Gabe_harristhemanАй бұрын
@Chris-t8z2l Hell no. I live there and by experience, I know what it feels like. My People live in South East Asia and some in China, they really do not like there and praise the western world. I get it where the western people say "the west has fallen" but in reality they are not. South East Asia is worse. You will know once you start living here. Or if you live here in south East Asia and experience nothing bad, you can tell yourself you are lucky. Edit: Singapore is considered very safe and amazing which I totally agree with. If I get a scholarship there, I'd love there but I'd choose to live in Europe than South East Asia.
@TheApplz992 ай бұрын
Hello and thank you for your in depth video. We were curious as to what your heating costs would be? Thank you!
@firedupinfrance2 ай бұрын
@@TheApplz99 You’re welcome 🤗 We heat with a little wood stove, a family member gives us the wood, so our heating cost is basically nothing. We did install underfloor heating when we renovated our house, but the house is so well insulated that a little fire warms it so well, in fact, we’ve only ever used the floor heating system a handful of times since the wood stove was installed. In our short-term rental, we have a heat pump, whose running cost is also hard to estimate, but also very, very low. 🤗
@jonyork91433 ай бұрын
Thanks for all of this, excellent information! We live in the Charente region, similar expenses.
@philippe_de_rochambeau2 ай бұрын
A tout américain voulant s’installer en france, je vous souhaite la bienvenue en tant que français habitant en Normandie dans un petit village
@firedupinfrance2 ай бұрын
C’est vraiment sympa, merci ☺️
@westcoastzoom702 ай бұрын
Thank you for sharing your monthly cost of living in such detail. Those expenses are (mostly) mind bogglingly cheap compared to what I pay in the US. Admittedly, I live in a more-expensive-than-average city, but even friends in the Midwest pay far more for most of those items. Makes it a bit easier to comprehend how the French can live on those salaries.
@beauthestdane5 ай бұрын
Definitely would be interested in the healthcare budgeting.
@firedupinfrance5 ай бұрын
Thanks for watching! Okay, I’m working on it 😊☺️
@messyhomestead7320Ай бұрын
And yes a line item video on the healthcare would be totally fascinating :) (but I realize a lahhht of work)
@firedupinfranceАй бұрын
I have something in the works, but am worried it’s just a random anecdote and not really representative in any real way ☺️🫣🤗
@palbenyo672624 күн бұрын
@@firedupinfrance Great news, looking forward to it. :-)
@katerynagolovan3297Ай бұрын
thank you for this video. i wonder how the number vary around the country. we are a family with 4 kids and consider moving to france next year. so i'm very glad i've found your channel (although we are thinking more of living somewhere within the driving distance to the shore)
@arvinnaraghi6525 ай бұрын
Great information and right to the point presentation.
@Briochepepites2 ай бұрын
Self employed worker here. I pay 46% social charges and 9% tax and earn an average wage. It's a beautiful country to live in but hard if you run your own business.
@ezcarlos13 ай бұрын
Great information!! Thank you..
@SueIsRetiringToFrance2 ай бұрын
This is great info, thanks! It may also be worth noting if you do a vid re: housing in the future, that it is virtually impossible for an immigrant over 60 (or maybe 62?) coming to France to get a mortgage. Now if someone is super rich, well, yes, banks will be happy too work with them in any/every way possible! I am 65, just retired, and do not plan on using my modest retirement to purchase any real estate since it will have to be all cash. I am no stranger, nor opposed, to renovating, but TBH at this point my first thoughts are to absorb the country thoroughly and then branch out to travel to other parts of Europe. I am confident that there will be French landlords eager to get a stable, long-term tenant who is a US retiree with a great SS monthly as well as a retirement account and a cash fund.
@cristelelizabethjohn16614 ай бұрын
This video was a great find for me today, as 7’ll be visiting the French city if .Dijon next week! my plan is to check out the rental situation there or in the surrounding area.. and find out whether my .French is as rusty as I think it is .. merci beaucoup for your very helpful Video❣️
@firedupinfrance4 ай бұрын
@@cristelelizabethjohn1661 wonderful! Let me know if you have any questions!
@TheClaudio70783 ай бұрын
Coming to check it out in March
@messyhomestead7320Ай бұрын
Could you please add to the notes the websites you showed? They don't really show up in the video but sound very helpful. Also, it sounds like you are referring to mortgage rates for citizens but that you are speaking mostly to expats. I've never heard anyone in the expat community have much/any luck with mortgages in FR and certainly not at low rates, so I'm puzzled about that part of your video. Finally, I can offer that everyone's, not just France's, internet and mobile are very low now for anyone who wishes to make it so (a few people are hanging on to unnecessary and old contracts). The infrastructure and capital costs for those has already fully depreciated financially so everything mobile carriers do now is essentially profit. That's not a France thing. I point it out bc I see a lot the mythmaking of how cheap it is in one's particular location...the truth is it's cheap everywhere as long as you don't stay with some really old-school carrier that is just milking you :). Just a note from your friendly neighborhood corporate businessperson on that. Thank you so much for sharing - it's lovely to run into a Dijon video today, thank you!
@firedupinfranceАй бұрын
Thank you for that! And I had no idea about the phone services 😳 As for the websites, it’s seloger.com et meilleursagents.com - hope that helps 🤗
@firedupinfranceАй бұрын
Oh and for the mortgages…I’ll have to look into that further…we have had good luck getting mortgages for our primary residence and rental properties but have lots of ties here: long work histories, bank accounts, French citizenship - all of which I imagine help 😊
@EmmanuelMIGNOTАй бұрын
Un travail comme seuls les Américains savent le faire. Chapeau.
@ariannewdnotbe17 күн бұрын
Thanks! This was very informative. I’m interested in the healthcare co-pays. I know you have your health insurance through your husband’s employer, but if you have no about what retirees moving to France would pay for basic insurance and a mutuel (so?) I’d appreciate it. My husband is French, but we’ve been in the US, so we have to take that on when we retire there.
@bertrambertram9173Ай бұрын
For a house in your location would a solar installation make sense and if so how long to breakeven?
@arborealscout42522 ай бұрын
Thanks for your informative videos! Not sure where OECD get their data, and that struck me as seeming too high. I think the average annual 2022 salary in the US was not almost 73k euros. That would be almost $79k... Looking at the U.S. Bureau of Labor and the Social Security Admin stats, the average U.S. annual salary in 2022 was $56k - $61k. And by most accounts, salaried Americans work many more hours on average, are taxed differently, and are also paying at least 2-4x more for healthcare and housing.
@firedupinfrance2 ай бұрын
Hm, interesting. Thank you ☺️ Could it be a per capita vs. household issue? 😊 I tried to look into it, but can’t figure it out either 😆
@arborealscout42522 ай бұрын
@@firedupinfrance These I looked up were per person, but agreed, stats can vary based on how they were figured. $79k in 2022 was not "high" if you lived in metro areas or were a highly skilled / educated profession, but would be high as a national average. But more to the point, I think France is "winning" in overall quality of life!
@dezafinado2 ай бұрын
Anything by OECD should be taken with a grain of salt, sometimes a pound. 'Average' is not an accurate indicator of the typical income. 'Median' is better because it's in the middle of the bell curve. According to the US Census, the median income was $80.6k in 2023. Healthcare is tricky in the US because most people are covered through their jobs. Monthly premiums and level of coverage can vary wildly. Co-pay in the US is the problem while in most 'socialized' healthcare systems it's not. The only country in Europe where healthcare expenditure (percentage of GDP) as high as the US is Switzerland... around 18-20%. The Swiss system is also private but is able to cover 98-99% of its citizens.
@arborealscout42522 ай бұрын
@@dezafinado 1) Certainly don't need a stats lesson from you... Educated people know the difference between ave, mean, median; and we use ave anyway because most people don't know what the others are. 2) There was no US census in 2023, that data was from a survey, not the labor and tax data I was using. Your income number (> $80k) was median PER HOUSEHOLD, not per person. Suzi was using per person data in her vlog. For US households with 2 or more who both/all work, and that is more than 50% of US households, that total is obviously derived various ways (median earnings of men were $66,790 and women were $55,240 who worked full-time, year-round per Census Bureau report 'Income in the United States: 2023'). So US salaries are really not almost double compared to what Suzi said were the French numbers in her vlog. Her median gross income of a French employee converted would be $43,985 (depending on date of currency exchange). Though she didn't specify what year that data was from, it's still less, but not by that much as the US data; and the cost of living in the US is generally accepted as vastly higher for housing and healthcare, at least. Also, the almost $44k income per year in France is for only 35 hours worked per week, less time than what is supposed to be the work week amount of 40 h/w - and is vastly less than what most US salaried workers I have known in my life actually work, which I estimate is closer to 50-70 h/w. If extrapolated to 40 hours/week, using her number, the French salary median would be >$50k). They also get MINIMUM 5 weeks of paid holiday, worth, using her number, another $4217 - vastly more time off than most US workers, even salaried, get; and many US workers get no paid vacation nor paid leave, and often if they do it is slowly accrued over many years during which time they get nothing. Most workers in the US are also not going to receive a pension when they retire, and social security won't cover the cost of living. 3) Most health care plans, even if "through one's job", are not free. So "covered" in the US is not the same as "covered" in France or much of Europe. Some US employees can opt in to an employer's health care plan, but it still usually costs hundreds, up to thousands, of $ per month just for the premium if they have to insure other family members. Then we still have to pay for 50-100% of some care, treatments, and pharm. And there are many areas of care and treatment that aren't included at all. So, again, my point was and is, for ME, considering these and hundreds of other reasons, I believe that France, and several other European countries as well, are still "winning" in overall quality of life.
@jayzechab2 ай бұрын
Thanks for sharing
@North_York2 ай бұрын
Nice video!
@Factsmadefunny5 ай бұрын
Really informative video. Can you kindly make a video on selecting/shortlisting schools for kids from 3 to 12/15. As in where do we find the details and what would be fee structure. Especially the schools with mid range fee structure.
@firedupinfrance5 ай бұрын
Hi, thanks for watching! Our kids go to free public school (which started the September of the year they turned 3 - so our son who was born in December, started (all-day) free, public school before technically turning 3), we just have to pay for before and after school care and school lunches, services that are run by our city, which, like I said, we pay for on a sliding scale. All the public schools in France are free. For our kids, the pre- and primary school day is from 8:40am to 4:05pm, Mon, Tue, Thur, and Fri, and 8:40-11:50 on Wednesday morning. Middle and high school school days are a bit longer. Do you want more info on the services that we do pay for (before/after school care and lunch)? I have that info, and would be happy to provide it, but I think it might be pretty city-specific. It's very afforadble, though, thanks in large part to subsidies.
@Factsmadefunny5 ай бұрын
Thank you very much Suzi!
@alisonschooley54595 ай бұрын
Wow, very interesting. I appreciate it. I am more interested on your day to day life.
@monacollins2982 ай бұрын
I wonder if you could talk about what services are available as one ages in France, should one have a long-term residency permit. Just wondering if they are available (ie in-home care, assisted living, nursing-home care) as one ages.
@firedupinfrance2 ай бұрын
Oh, important questions and I definitely don’t know the answers off the top of my head! Let me see what I can find 😊
@monacollins2982 ай бұрын
@@firedupinfrance so kind of you. I don’t think anyone is talking about this. I could be wrong, but I’ve been thinking about my move to France for sometime now and I’m just not seeing anything.
@eugeniebreida18 күн бұрын
@@firedupinfrance Very interested in this subject as well ❤
@dezafinado2 ай бұрын
Is 'Net income' after 'social charges' but before the income tax portion? Gross income - social charges = net income... from which the 'tax' is calculated and deducted. Take home income is lower than 'net income'. Right?
@firedupinfrance2 ай бұрын
Ummm, it’s complicated 🤣😂 We do now have payroll deductions for income tax, too. People usually talk in brut and net. But net depends on a lot of things and you might wind up paying more additional income taxes on top of your payroll deductions, too, or not 🤣😆
@iamhandy-man5 ай бұрын
Thanks, Suzi, I had been so curious about what the cost of living was in France. Your video was really interesting to me. Would it be correct to assume there are very few stay-at-home moms in France, due to the lower salaries there?
@firedupinfrance5 ай бұрын
You mean because families necessarily need two incomes in order to try to make ends meet? I’m not sure…I think women’s participation in the workforce is high here in part bc childcare is affordable (and heavily subsidised - but with these low salaries it kind of has to be), free full-time school starts at age 3, and France has a host of other family-friendly policies in place that make it relatively manageable to go back to work post-baby (after paid maternity and paternity leave, of course). It’s pretty common for people opt to return to work at 80% of their pre-baby work week for a while - my husband did this after our second kid was born and until he turned 3, for example. That 20% salary loss was mainly compensated for by government aid. That’s just my take on it though 😌🤗
@iamhandy-man5 ай бұрын
@@firedupinfrance Thanks, I appreciate your kind reply. Yes, you interpreted what I meant correctly that it appeared that it would be necessary to have two incomes simply to survive, since salaries are more modest there. Some traditional families, such as ours, prefer to have the mom stay home to raise the children rather than to use childcare resources, even if they are affordable. My guess is that economic circumstances would make such a desire quite difficult to fulfill in France. It's pretty neat that having an 80% job is a possibility, though. Wow, you know that would never go down well in this culture. 🙂 Thanks again for your reply! I am now subscriber 192 !
@pascalpesce4806Ай бұрын
Si la majorité des visiteurs de cette vidéo veulent vraiment comparer il faudrait prendre le problème de la façon suivante : Sachant qu'en France, une heure de travail minimum est de 11.88 euros brut au 12/12/24, combien il faudrait d'heures de travail pour se payer tel ou tel objet/service. En faisant la même base avec le salaire minimum US on peut comparer vraiment les choses.
@ringsaphire2 ай бұрын
How do people makes ends meet with minimum wages? They don't, obviously. Cut corners, get a second job, have some non declared gigs cash, go into debt. That's not life, that's struggle for survival. But given how hard it already is for them in France with our social security net (RSA minimum stipend, affordable housing and social housing programs, etc) I can't even fathom how hard it actually is in USA when minimum wages can be as low as 5$ to 7$ an hour and next to no social benefits.
@firedupinfrance2 ай бұрын
Thanks for your comment, you’re right, people are resourceful, but it must be so stressful 😔
@peterezzell3865Ай бұрын
Did I miss medical insurance costs?
@zeitgeist8885 ай бұрын
New subscriber that just found your channel. Thank you for the detailed breakdown on expenses. We are looking at our second scouting trip in 2025 and Dijon is on our list as we are looking primarily at Alsace and Lorraine. Moving in mid 2026 from US. We may both have dual US/EU citizenship but for now just one us does (US German) Looking to find out as much as we can and nail down the city/town that will fit us well. Obernai is looking most promising but several others look good too. Can you share the link for the comparison site for cost/M2 mentioned in the video?
@firedupinfrance5 ай бұрын
Hi - thanks for watching and for your comments! Very exciting plan! The 2 sites I mentioned are seloger.com and meilleursagents.com - both of which have a lot of good data for buying and renting real estate. I’ve never been to Obernai, wish I could share some useful insight there. Many years ago, i lived in Tours (as a student), and Le Puy-en-Velay (for 7 months), but the vast majority of my time in France has been spent here in Dijon, which is very liveable for so many reasons, but I’m sure so many other cities would be great too! Good luck!
@ForeverHomeItalyАй бұрын
Hello, please can you tell me where you got a mortgage? Every broker I ask tells me min loan is 200k, I am an EU citizen looking to move to France, any info greatly appreciated!
@robertnelson44602 ай бұрын
It's so weird how far a single Euro goes.... it feels like a Euro goes twice as far as a Dollar does in the US, as far as value is concerned.
@rjh27722 ай бұрын
how is the availability of rental property
@firedupinfrance2 ай бұрын
There’s a fair amount, it’s not super competitive and it’s relatively affordable. You can check out what’s on offer on Le Bon Coin to get an idea. 😊
@jimshoe4024 ай бұрын
Good 4 U and Be Happy..Yank
@jessieelliott31574 ай бұрын
Im wondering if you have many homeless people in your city? Because of the ridiculously high cost of homes, rentals and living in general in my australian city of Brisbane the homelessness is increasing. The way you pay for school based expenses sounds so good. It would be great if some of our politicians could do an idea exchange.
@firedupinfrance3 ай бұрын
Hi - oh, that sounds like an awful situation, I'm so sorry. Homelessness is certainly an issue here, but it is not an overtly visible issue in the historic city center where I live, for example...but I really don't know a lot about the topic, though... Yes, paying for extra-curricular activities, school lunches and pre- and after-school care on a sliding scale does seem to make sense, doesn't it?
@ezcarlos13 ай бұрын
Again, I thoroughly enjoy your very informative video, many thanks. I am close to retirement and I am planning to move to France (Angers region) with my wife (French citizen) in the next year or so. As a future pensioner I am particularly interested in the tax impact of moving there and receiving a pension from the US. This will be our main source of income. Do you know any website, app or recommended tax advisers that could answer our questions and help us minimize the tax bite of our planned move? Thank you so much... Regards
@firedupinfrance3 ай бұрын
@@ezcarlos1 hi! Sounds like a great plan! I really don’t know, but I found the following info on brighttax.com (I have no experience using their service and just came upon this answer with a quick internet search, so definitely cross check with multiple other sources): “Americans living in France as retirees are subject to taxes by both the French and US governments, but don’t worry - that doesn’t necessarily mean you’ll be taxed on the same income twice. France Taxes French residents are obligated to report their worldwide income on their tax return. But, don’t fret, declaration doesn’t necessarily entail payment. Article 18 of the tax treaty signed between the United States and France establishes that pensions are taxable only in the source state of that income, so U.S.-source retirement benefits remain taxable only in the United States. That said, benefits must still be reported on your French tax return to calculate your tax rate.” Maybe someone else out there can confirm this or share their own experience as well?
@ezcarlos13 ай бұрын
Thank you so much for your help.. I'll definitely start an internet search on this as it is a complicated subject and varies a lot from person to person. Merci!!
@ellemm99205 ай бұрын
A fellow Dijonnais!
@firedupinfrance5 ай бұрын
Really!? Excellent! By « adoption », too, like me?
@shanash14 ай бұрын
BTW, any leads on cute small apartments for rent in city centre-ish? :) #ApplyingForVisa
@firedupinfrance4 ай бұрын
@@shanash1 in Dijon? What surface and how many bedrooms? Modern building or “classic”? Available immediately? Immediate proximity to train station and/or tram? 😊☺️
@shanash14 ай бұрын
@@firedupinfrance Hi Suzi--thanks for replying :) We'd definitely give Dijon a try. We're leaving Portugal on 3 Dec 2024 (yikes!) assuming we get Long Stay visas. Me and my spouse, plus our little dog, Milo, are open to most areas (some def. not open to, though). We use public transit; any type and size (smallish) apartment would be fine. We don't have a ton of stuff--we live simply and quietly.
@Kevin-zz9ncАй бұрын
Allo Allo....
@firedupinfranceАй бұрын
👋
@thethriftycitizen4 ай бұрын
To buy a house to and pay cash and have no mortgage, then renovate, is the best way to go.
@luci6822 ай бұрын
The statistics you used for United states salary is skewed and the Data is inaccurate as when working with large data sets, the median is much much more accurate to reality. Because the super rich horde money in America the data shows the AVG as much higher than what most people actually make. Use median instead of average for accuracy.
@isayx35 ай бұрын
No natural gas bill for your home?
@firedupinfrance5 ай бұрын
Nope! Just water and electricity bills. In our house, we heat primarily with wood (that we get for free from a family member), have an electric water heater, and an induction stove. And in our short term rental that’s on our property, we have reversible heat pumps 😊☺️
@Kevin-zz9nc2 ай бұрын
Qu'est que c'est le Cost of Living!!!
@firedupinfrance2 ай бұрын
En français ? Le coût de la vie ☺️
@Kevin-zz9nc2 ай бұрын
I love when Americans can move into a house without doing it up like Dunkin Donuts. Your house is light and airy....
@firedupinfrance2 ай бұрын
Thank you 😊
@rjh27722 ай бұрын
VA loan!
@SurpriseMeJT2 ай бұрын
700 euros for misc? That allocation needs a deep dive.....
@firedupinfrance2 ай бұрын
Oh, I have alllll the details, I’ve been keeping track 😆 I’ll try to go into more detail soon 😊
@ilanapeled2092 ай бұрын
"Average" anything is meaningless. It's akin to saying that the "average patient temperature of all the patients in a certain hospital" is such and such...
@freyagrayden98512 ай бұрын
Thanks so much for this. Could you please link the two websites you mentioned to see the house prices per square meter all over France? I looked in the transcript and tried to google it based of that but nothing came up. Thank you 🙏
@firedupinfrance2 ай бұрын
@@freyagrayden9851 sure! Seloger.com and meilleursagents.com 🤗