Money doesn’t stay behind when you move countries. It follows you – in all its messy, complicated forms. Pensions. Taxes. Healthcare costs you didn’t think about until the first time you need a doctor. Even the exchange rate that suddenly makes your monthly...
I didn’t apply for Hungarian citizenship. I inherited it. Through descent. A neat perk of having Hungarian parents though it came with none of the practical instruction manual. Passport in hand, I landed in Budapest 8 years ago thinking it would smooth everything. It...
It’s late August, and while Andrew is still clinging to shorts, I’m staring at the calendar and admitting that autumn is sneaking up fast. This week will bring not just the return of school bells and Budapest traffic but also a new routine for many digital nomads...
It’s August, and while Andrew is still tinkering with projects at our Balaton house and I’m trying to keep the garden from crisping under the late-summer heat, the calendar has me looking ahead. Not to heating bills (yet), but to an entirely different challenge: the...
It’s mid-August, and in Budapest we’re still wiping away the sweat after the hottest summer on record. Yet, while I’m watering the plants and dodging tiny flying gnats, my thoughts are already turning to radiators, bills, and boiler checks. Such is life here: autumn...