its funny all the 20 somethings on here that live with like 5 of their friends in a 2k sq ft house and think its crazy 10k/mo in expenses....reality will set in soon boys!

I would say get your food bill down. What are you a bodybuilder? Eat out once a week tops and make your food when going out. You will probably drop 10 pounds too as most restaurant food is rich and sodium laden.

Not true outside the citys.

I live in Devon which is rural and beautiful has great schools friendly people, great beaches and country side.

The 5 bedroom house I live in is worth £150k.

SWITZERLAND!!! It has the highest living standards in the world, you can access any online room you might want to play in. I moved in Zurich a few years ago and seriously no other place on earth can even compete. Only problem : good luck with the immigration process.
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I would recommend starting with where does your family want to live? Give them options. Also, I give you a ton of credit for your graph. No one really said anything, but were more than willing to tear you apart when you didn't produce one. You need to have a comfortable grinding environment. When you think about variables, it is impossible for you to have a consistent win rate regardless of country. Family also comes 1st. Mama might not like Phuket.

I temporarily live in a village in Suffolk , very picturesque but very boring and that's where you lose out over being near a nice city

The big question is will you be bale to give up Vancouver? If not what are the things about Vancouver you cant give up?

http://www.moneysense.ca/2012/03/20/...-to-live-2012/

a friend of mine was considering moving to Czech Republic (Prague to be exact) to play poker proffesionally and i think it's a great idea. You have tax free, legal online poker, low living expenses (higher than in most eastern-mid europe countries, but still low compared to western europe), many casinos with pretty big live games (from what i hear), great local cuisine, nice people and interesting, historical places to see.

Well it depends on what you enjoy doing. I have a young family so its pretty perfect for me with great schools, beaches and outdoor activities.

Plus its only 40 minutes in to Exeter which is a lovely city.

Pubs are not bad either.

If you aren't an EU citizen its not tax free but so far its very low tax for me (but that might go up in the future, not sure yet). Visas for wife and kids would also be a big hassle but not impossible. Also the weather and indoor smoking suck. I haven't played a live game here yet without getting tons of 2nd hand cancer. Other than that everything you said is correct.

Still getting your dog stuffed is +ev. They don't **** on the rugs.

But how long can you stay in another country for seems to be the real question? I don't see too many countries giving you a chance to stay there if your occupation is online poker.

10k a month in expenses is living lavishly. Even with kids, to be expected to make 120k a year to just get by is absolutely absurd my friend

This is a bit of a sidetrack, but I've got to make sure I'm understanding this. $1,000/month for property tax???

If true, this isn't something I was aware of, and I can't see why it would be the case. Sadly, almost all of our travel outside of BC is down to the US, so I don't know either way, but I'd be pretty surprised to hear that day-to-day living expenses other than housing were a lot more here than other places in Canada. Unless you meant going out for food - I guess I could believe that restaurants are expensive here, and I know that gas and liquor taxes are high. But if groceries and general household needs are a lot more here, I wasn't aware of that.

Yeah, I had the same thought. I've got digital cable with everything but movie channels and sports subscriptions, and I'm under $100/month. I guess things like Sunday Ticket and Centre Ice packages could drive it up, but still, wow. And $125 per cell phone? Yikes!

I don't think anyone is claiming to "just get by"; the lifestyles I'm hearing described are definitely middle class, but not what I'd call lavish.

Yes correct, Austin prop taxes are v high and our county/gated community were among the even higher end. Tradeoff is no state income taxes

Yeah, I guess things are done quite differently in the US. Property taxes couldn't replace provincial income taxes here, since they go to the municipal government.

Sounds like that gives renters a big advantage over homeowners there versus the way we do it here.

I assume u have never stepped in India rite. For generations we have lived here and no one that i know personally has been raped. As for news etc give me the name of one country and i will find you a reason why you should not live there.

Guys don't give into conspiracy theory come and stay here for a month or 2 to see things for yourself.

No way 10k months are standard. How in hell could it be, check avg salaries. look up an economic advisor to look over you expenses OP, you're getting raped/being far from optimal somewhere/everywhere.

OP - it's been said a few times, but I'll reinforce it - you're living in the right country for your question, but seems like either the city you're in (or the way you're living in it) is too expensive...

~120k per year is plenty to live pretty comfortably all around the country. You have the luxury of not needing to live anywhere specific for work, so move somewhere close to the amenities you like, but not on top of them...

If you need to be in a big city, move out of the actual city and save a bundle... If you don't need to be in a "big" city, move to a smaller one. If BC is important to you, move to Gibson's or somewhere similar. If province is not important, look out east - you can live like a king for $120k / year in St. John's, for example.

In short, this isn't a problem of "I only make $1500 / month - where can I live?" You have too many choices of where to live based on your situation.

OT

Costa Rica? Close to home, "flexible" gaming laws, awesome weather? Man on $8-10k you can live in Costa Rica like the president!

Have you taken a look at the Sunshine Coast of BC? Safe affordable West Coast living.

And $100,000 a year before tax for family with two kids would get you by reasonably comfortably but there would not be a lot of extras.

Im swiss from Lausanne and to be honest, i would rather suggest Thailand or something warmer and cheaper!

Think of how many people you know then compare it to the population of India.

No, it doesn't. Homeowners can deduct the interest on mortgage payments from federal taxes. We bought a home 2.5 years ago and each year the deduction washes the property tax (and we're in CA, pretty high taxes). Interest is top heavy in 20/30 yr mortgages so the deduction is lower over time. However towards the end of the mortgage you are likely to have had an increase in property value, giving you a return on your house purchase. Rent for 20 years and you walk away with nothing when you're done.

What is it now with the new tax laws. Are the deductions for homeowners the same as the old tax laws???