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I will never forget when I had some friends over, a couple of months ago, and we all were joking about how pensions will be a joke when we retire. Everyone agreed. Everyone accepted it as a fact. Everyone laughed about it. Nobody seemed worried about it.

@tuomaskiv

4 ай бұрын

Damn, crazy

Hi Tuomas. It’s so refreshing to see your videos, as very few people (online anyway) tend to share our love of dynamic and exciting cities that look to the future. I’m from Dublin and find Europe so sclerotic. I’ve lived in Bangkok and Astana and will move to Doha soon. Hope to get over to Dubai for a visit this year. Keep the good content up!

@tuomaskiv

3 ай бұрын

Thanks for sharing!

Wait, wait, wait, I came from a poor country, and I emigrated to Europe, working as a software developer, the half of my salary goes directly to pay taxes, not all people from poor country are a weight.

You're speaking my mind🙄👍 I'm gonna join you in Dubai☀️

This was great. Why? You were honest and very even-handed in your analysis. I am old enough to be your dad, and what you are saying about "growth mindedness" being behind your move (among other things) may seem like it would appeal to the younger crowd, but here I am in my mid-50s agreeing with you 100%. I am in southern California. I moved here when I was younger because I thought it was a dynamic place with perfect weather and has always had an mythical aura about it in American culture. This place has changed A LOT over the course of my adult life. There is no more "California Dreamin'" and the "Blonde Surfer Boy" went extinct around the year 2005. I think within a few months I will be in a position to relocate. You have given me a lot of food for thought across your videos, so for that I thank you very much.

@tuomaskiv

4 ай бұрын

Happy to hear I could help. Yeah I grew up dreaming of California but I have realized that is no longer the promised land. Hope it gets back up although it will get worse before it gets better.

@oujisanhikari18

4 ай бұрын

blonde surfer boy went Extinct? how is that an issue?

@EricPetersen2922

4 ай бұрын

I’m 57 and live in Ca for another month. I’m from here. He’s exactly right about the conditions here now. I’m leaving and never looking back.

1- Income tax: The first instance of income tax in Britain was during King Richard, who needed to raise money to fund first Crusade :) 2- EU culture of risk averse: Well America makes innovation and EU just regulate and tax American tech companies to generate revenue. Works well. Squeeze money from American innovation as much as possible. There's a video from Eric Schmidt that talks about it.

@Jewzi123

2 ай бұрын

Europe is innovative not long ago it was richer then the US but because the US is a large country with high resources they funded technology with investors assisting startups although most fail .

You fixed your posters above your bed, nice!

Last month i paid 63% tax here in Denmark. I am thinking about moving out by the end of this year. You just work hard and live a normal life, that's the role here

@tuomaskiv

4 ай бұрын

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Factssss

You’re a smart guy, great arguments. Europe is crumbling due to mass migration and many other reasons

@Jewzi123

2 ай бұрын

no , Europe is richer then most countries , what has happen is the wealth is shifting from Europe to the US due to technology ,,, Europe not so long ago was richer then US now the US is richer and they large number of immigrants both high skilled and low skilled ,,, many innovative and educated Europeans and non Europeans are immigrating to the US which further harms Europe prospects .

@Jewzi123

2 ай бұрын

he maybe smart but you are not , sorry ,,, he is making a case to lower taxes ,,, and misleadingly attributing it to immigration , while ignoring the low birth rate that forces the government to raise tax ,,, furthermore Europe and western countries need immigration ,,, a major issue of decline in Europe is the US technology advances over Europe most of the large companies in the world are US ,,, the US is attracting innovative and educated Europeans harming Europe even more ,,, this why European leaders in France and Germany want a united Europe state to be able to compete France blames the US for harming the fortunes of Europe

I like your mindset , most of employees now are bankrupted in Europe with taxes of 50% to give them to drug addicts and gangs

After moving to Barcelona for 5 months, I am already planning to leave it, great place, but Europe won't be any good in the future

50pct is absolutely crazy

Very true! There is a lot of red tape. I think even more so, if you have a small business with €3-4M revenue... Tons of expenses, employees etc... And you manage to get lets say €2-300k profit... Then step one... Handover 25% in company tax... I can't even reinvest the full amount in the following accounting year within the company. It's insane... Dubai with the 9% tax is also making this mistake... But at least compensating with no income tax... But that is the initial way to stop growth of companies... That's why a LLC in Delaware for an example is so popular for foreigners. As you don't have company tax as such - it's first taxed at distribution. I think Estonia has something similar.

@tuomaskiv

4 ай бұрын

With a US LLC you have to pay tax on the profits wherever you run that company from - for eg, you can't escape UAE corporate tax with a US LLC Other than that agree, although 9% tax is tiny compared to everything you have in most other places

@HyggeJourney

4 ай бұрын

​ @tuomaskiv Now it's coming into tax advice which is not a category I'm going into... But let's say you founder Amazing Software LLC... You may even own this personally. You may have a Freezone company in UAE that you just invoice for your role in the US LLC. And only drag out the money you need. US LLC gives you better payment infrastructure to charge credit cards yet - you decide to keep your taxation minimal. You can still do quite a lot within fair pricing regulations as a small shop... If you are trying to built a number of software businesses at the same time this can be beneficial... But hey... All your videos seem to work.. Think we are heading to join you in a few weeks ;-)

@tuomaskiv

4 ай бұрын

Yes that is the exact structure I have - US LLC owned by UAE holding corp to get better payment processing via the LLC. But the profits of that structure are taxable in the UAE (unless you claim small business releif which you can if you make less than 3mm aed) US LLC is a pass-theough entity which means all its profits are automatically passed through to the owner - not possible to defer tax with it. And the US LLC is resident in the UAE if you run it from there. Point is that the LLC will not allow you to avoid UAE corp tax

@HyggeJourney

4 ай бұрын

@@tuomaskiv If you owned the US LLC personally, you can decide not to pay tax of it... And then expense it to the UAE corp... But you are right if you are UAE company owns your US LLC.

@tuomaskiv

4 ай бұрын

No you can’t, it pays tax wherever it is resident

Ex-londoner here. Absolutely decline city and west Europe in decadence.

@wdevil1280

2 ай бұрын

London looks more middle eastern now than Dubai LOL

@Jewzi123

2 ай бұрын

Europe used to be richer then the US not long ago but the wealth has shifted to the US due to technology ,,, many educated and innovative Europeans and non Europeans immigrate to the us which further undermines Europe ( western Europe is richer then most of the world but it has declined in comparison to the US , many Americans are also illegally immigrating to Mexico bc of the high cost of living in us .

Do you recommend for a digital nomad from a 3rd world country to settle in Europe (Germany) for a while to get a strong passport, or move to Dubai or south east Asia were you can't really naturalize but will have a better network as an entrepreneur & an overall better environment to grow your business ?

@tuomaskiv

4 ай бұрын

Depends on how important that passport would be for you, hard to say

@zaidzahid6409

2 ай бұрын

Well in the gulf, western passports command higher salaries.

Northern Europe has cleanest air. I don't think Dubai air is so clean. Regulation also work both ways: once you run a business in Europe you can block others from threatening your market share. Not many people will want to overcome regulatory hurdles.

@tuomaskiv

4 ай бұрын

If slightly cleaner air is worth 50% tax + cold shitty weather to you then fair enough, each to their own

@pickywolf2728

3 ай бұрын

@@tuomaskivHe probably loves cold 🥶

Thank you for sharing. Do you do Q&As?

@tuomaskiv

4 ай бұрын

I will do at some point!

Can I share your video (this) on my Facebook page?

9% on profits over 375,000 AED

@tuomaskiv

3 күн бұрын

Only if the total revenue is above 3mm aed. If revenue is below 3mm aed, it is 0% on everything, read the law

I come from Paris and now live in London. I share your analysis. What about the USA? I'm also thinking of leaving Europe and have always dreamed of the USA. Is the US still competitive with places like Dubai ? (I'm not setting up a business, I'm a young graduate from a top tier European university who wants to work in tech)?

@tuomaskiv

4 ай бұрын

If you want to work in tech then USA is 100% the best choice (if you can somehow get a work visa there) Dubai is optimal for online entrepreneurs and/or banking, real estate, consulting and a few other industries. Not there yet for tech.

What about your health? Isn't the air quality supposed to be very bad indoors and outdoors?

100% true, I lived in Russia before the war as a German . less taxes , better bunsiness mentality

I hate Europe too.... (I'm from South-Eastern Europe and lived in the UK, also traveled around Europe). If I could move to Asia or the USA would be amazing... the other thing is that when you say Europe everyone only thinks about the rich North-Western part of the continent and not about the East (Balkan, Baltic, etc) or South even which are the poorer and more "unsuccessful" parts of Europe that no one cares about... not to mention the fascist, nationalist and racist attitudes that western europeans have.

What’s the dating scene out their like especially for a younger guy I could be wrong but I imagine for guys it’s quite a struggle

@tuomaskiv

4 ай бұрын

In Dubai? Yes it’s harder, but doable.

@oujisanhikari18

4 ай бұрын

the gender disparity is insane. so mush more men than women.. very artifical and unnatural, cuz of many foreign male workers

@gabrielalmeida6085

3 ай бұрын

@@tuomaskiv why is it hard?

@Jewzi123

2 ай бұрын

The number of men outnumber the number of women ,,, thus its best to find a partner in Europe and move over to Dubai .

Correct.....

Will you renounce your citizenship?

@tuomaskiv

4 ай бұрын

Nah, not unless there are signs that Finland will adopt some crazy policies - but I will keep my eye out for plan Bs

@jerryn9690

4 ай бұрын

@@tuomaskiv you may as well give it up 😄

What is the minimum budget/salary for somebody from western Europe to relocate there? I would say not less than a salary of 8k gross per month. Which is an insanely high salary if you ask me. This is why people don't move there, it's just not possible to go there on a good salary, let alone an average one of typically 2-4k in western Europe. For that salary, you get at least 1-2k per month if you lose your job here. If you lose your job in Dubai.. Then good luck with staying there legally. Within 6 months, an average employee will come back to Europe without savings and rely on parents or family... If you don't have that, then you're homeless basically. This is still a good scenario though because it's better than becoming homeless in Dubai - it's illegal and you will land in prison, getting whipped and lashed on a daily basis for looking the guards in the eye.. Or am I mistaken? It can happen fast.

@tuomaskiv

4 ай бұрын

1) I am not taling about the average person, I am (mainly) talking about a successful person who isn’t working a 9-5 2) no you will not go to prison 🤣🤣, you just have to leave the country.

@jebeno321

4 ай бұрын

​@@tuomaskiv Successful meaning having your own company and making/getting at least 5 figures monthly somehow.. So step 1) Become millionaire Step 2) Move there Not the other way around! :)

@MoAdan28

2 ай бұрын

You only have to own your online business or remote jobs to move there as working in dubai requires a qualifcation or something else to hire you to work in dubai. So, it can be both of things and save up and move there via all the regulations and loopholes to get out of the country where you at.

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interesting video, the whole define quality of life exercise is interesting I'll definitely give it a try, I guess different things are not for everyone, speaking as a guy who grew up in ksa where there's no freedom, and religious morality shoved down your face. I don't think I wanna live in any Islamic nations.. I love Western morality resonates more with me.

@f-zeroracer9767

3 ай бұрын

try Indonesia, it's a mix of religious morality, with a lil bit of western freedom. just live in Jakarta or Bali. religious morality is on the table but not shoved down to your throat. A lot of bars and night club and so did a lot of mosque, churches, and temple.

You don't saw Brazil man, high taxes and poor return, very sad!!!

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Makes sense to me. Different people have different priorities, wants and needs. As long as you think about where you live and if it's suitable for you then that's the main thing. Personally I'm gay so I would always prefer Europe over Dubai, considering I would be put in jail in the latter just for falling in love. :)

@tuomaskiv

4 ай бұрын

Agreed. (Btw you would not be put to jail for that lol, this is yet another misconception)

@Paul2377

4 ай бұрын

@@tuomaskivBut it’s illegal there, which is a massive curtailment of liberty.

@D3MANE

4 ай бұрын

Good

@Paul2377

4 ай бұрын

@@D3MANEGood you’re there away from me. 😂

@tuomaskiv

4 ай бұрын

It's not illegal there. Misconception.

EU is lost.

@MikeO8585

2 ай бұрын

Done on purpose

1st world is overrated and getting margin called, second world is where it's at.