Is this possible? page 2 - Malta forum

K4ot1K · 2014-02-25T11:40:48+01:00

Hello everyone, and thank you for taking a sec to read this. My wife and I are looking VERY strongly at moving to Malta. I am American & she is German. We currently live in Germany, and I work for the US Air Force. I am a veteran (15 yr military and Iraq vet) and have 5 yr in gov service as a civilian. Basically I am sick of it, and want out. I do not want to go back to the US, and am tired of all the politics and issues. Since Malta is English speaking and (at least looks like) a very wonderful little place. We have decided to try to move there. It is us, our 3 daughters and 6 chihuahuas (we breed ad raise chi's). I have over 16 yrs experience in Graphic Design, Video Teleconferencing, Audio Video Production and Photography. And I have a very strong background in computers and networking. So, with all that said, I have started applying to jobs and have been checking out rental homes online as well as judging cost of living. We will be moving with a built in 850 euros a month from my dissabiliy payments. So it seems like we could do well on a 25000 euro a yr income. My question, is this possible? Am I going about this the right way, or is there a better way? Any and all input is really appriciated.

Is this possible?

ursulasaulie New member

Member since 10 March 2014

ursulasaulieNew member10 March 2014 17:20:16

#41

Are you planning to live in Malta or Gozo? Gozo is quite a bit cheaper than Malta. You can get a big house here for around 650 / 700 . As for education for you daughters, I would check into private schools

K4ot1K Member

Member since 25 February 2014

K4ot1KMember11 March 2014 07:06:14

#42

Thank you all so much for the replys and help. Everyone here has been great and provided alot of information. Let me get down to the core of why we are looking at Malta as a potential new home. As I think I mentioned in my first post, I work for the US government, and currently live in Germany. My wife is German, and we love it here. But I just love being in Europe in general. The problems with staying here is that it would be extremly difficult for me as a non-fluent German speaker, and an American to get a decient job. Compound that with a very high cost of living and we are not going to have a good life over all, we would just barely get by. And, while I loved my country and served it for 20 years, I am completely sick of the direction it has taken and how we are being treated. There is no reason for me to return, and if I got out of Gov service, there are no real jobs. Then again, staying in gov service has become increasingly horrible. So, why Malta?
Weather
Small and secluded
Growing economy
English speaking
Good healthcare (heck, anything is better than what we have now)
In Europe
Cost of living
Malta, just seems like we could have a good life there. I,however, have 1-3 years to do something or we will be forced to move back. Talking about a critical time in my childrens lives? They are going to be forced to move at some point. I don't want them finishing school and trying to start a life in the US. There isn't much for them there anymore.

doloresrami Member

Member since 03 July 2013

doloresramiMember11 March 2014 19:37:32

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GuestPoster566ViP12 March 2014 01:20:02

#44

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tearnet ViP

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tearnetViP12 March 2014 05:35:11

#45

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K4ot1K wrote:
Thank you all so much for the replys and help. Everyone here has been great and provided alot of information. Let me get down to the core of why we are looking at Malta as a potential new home. As I think I mentioned in my first post, I work for the US government, and currently live in Germany. My wife is German, and we love it here. But I just love being in Europe in general. The problems with staying here is that it would be extremly difficult for me as a non-fluent German speaker, and an American to get a decient job. Compound that with a very high cost of living and we are not going to have a good life over all, we would just barely get by. And, while I loved my country and served it for 20 years, I am completely sick of the direction it has taken and how we are being treated. There is no reason for me to return, and if I got out of Gov service, there are no real jobs. Then again, staying in gov service has become increasingly horrible. So, why Malta?
Weather
Small and secluded
Growing economy
English speaking
Good healthcare (heck, anything is better than what we have now)
In Europe
Cost of living
Malta, just seems like we could have a good life there. I,however, have 1-3 years to do something or we will be forced to move back. Talking about a critical time in my childrens lives? They are going to be forced to move at some point. I don't want them finishing school and trying to start a life in the US. There isn't much for them there anymore.

My advice would be "do it".

Procrastination is the thief of time, you only regret what you haven't done in life not what you have done.

Terry