I've been living in Europe for the last 2 months. Came from Manhattan. I'm spending way less money, i'm eating better food, i'm meeting better and more interesting people, and I'm just overall happier.
When I was diagnosed with depression back in 2015, I remember the first words out of my psychiatrist was "you need to move out of Manhattan". And that did it.
This is crazy to me. Spanish immigrant living in the US, watching a video about Americans living in Logroño, my dad’s hometown where I used to spend my summers and visit my grandma. Not of enough people visit Logroño, doesn’t get much better than pinxtos en la Calle Laurel!
Can't interview "normal people" because they havent "CNBC made it!® How about you stop watching this clownshows channels that are essentially just propaganda and go watch something from a more reputable source?
I follow them on TikTok since a while back :) they are super friendly and its just great that they made the leap to Spain and are enjoying it so much. I love that they chose a not so well know region and they are fully integrating, learning the language and customs. Welcome and thank you so much!
When they said they are paying $915 for rent, I thought, whats the big deal? Probably a one bedroom studio, then they said three bedrooms, I died inside.
Most people in Spain make that in one month. That is a very unrealistic rent for people here. These people love with america salaries and spanish rent. Thankfully they are not in a gentrified area so they are not contributing to making rent impossible for locals
@@Nazioarteko89It is not bad if you have a good salary (1800/2000 eur) or if they both are workin wich seems to be the case, of course they probably earned much more back in the US
is perfect for tourists and retirees, not for the average Joe, that has to work 40h/w for 30k/year. Wages here are appalling, even the retirees' pensions are higher in average...
@@ImNotADeeJay Yes I did look at the job market while I was there and found nothing but working in the service industry! I guess retiring in Spain would work👍
Just follow your dreams. Most people think of problems in the future instead of the life improvements. We moved to another country with our first born when she was 8 months old. Then again to another state further south with our second child. Now we are expecting number 3 and we are in a different state again. We are not Influencer or content creator. Be curious and optimistic and life will find a way...
You two are the best possible ambassadors Logroño can have. So glad you guys chose our city for your personal project. I wish you the very best because you deserve it. Gracias❤
This is nice. Just one thing though. You're not "expats", but immigrants. I'm Spanish living in Ireland. Also an immigrant like you. Immigrants from the Anglo-sphere should stop changing words when they are the ones moving overseas.
I really enjoy videos like this where people pursue passions and go after quality of life rather than promoting hustle culture as if money is only thing that matters.
As a Spaniard, living in Madrid, I'm sooooo impressed with these type of Ambassadors. They are promoting Spain much better than a lot of Spanish people living here :) So glad to hear Spain "changed" your lives.
@@ElefanteBlanca Well if health outcomes and life expectancy are to be considered and the fact that you dont have to worry about medical bankruptcy in Spain it still seems better in Spain on this issue than in the US. At least for the bottom 90% of society for sure. Maaaaaaaybe for the top 10% it is better in the USA but I think its debatable.
Elefante: you clearly don't know s thing about Spain. It has one of the top 10 healthcare systems in the world and is mostly free if you can't afford to pay and very inexpensive if you do pay. Education is equally free.... check the facts before embarrassing yourself writing nonsense.
@@MrLOROXXX-zw5zo correct! But you know, people want everything, they want it now and at 0 cost. The reality is that our national health system could be better, but it is great compared to countries like the US
But then they took the L by the fact they paid $3400 EACH do study Spanish in Spain. They could have did an online Spanish class at a random US community college and paid $300 each for four months of studying and used day-to-day activities to practice conversation skills
@@rbr0188There is NO such thing as "taking an L' (in language learning). They did what was in the plan for themselves. Online isn't the answer to everything. Especially with language learning. Besides, US Colleges teach more of Mexican Spanish. Not Castillian Spanish. Which is the dialect they need to know.
@@LostintheUS-2030 Its been scientifically proven that the best way to learn and retain a language is through continual conversation and immersion. So yes, paying $6800 to sit in a classroom and study materials that you could get online for free in a country where you have unlimited resources to practice conversation for free is the textbook definition of taking an L....especially, when your income is variable from month to month and you are raising a kid. Also most Spanish courses in the US teach proper (Castilian) Spanish and not Mexican Spanish so you are also incorrect on that point. You probably work at the college that ripped these people off.
i hate when they don't speak about the most important thing which is how did you get the papers to reside in Spain ?! As an American you can only stay in Spain for 3 Months and only for tourism .
He mentioned that they were teachers and also studied ,so they most likely at first came on a student visa. There are various visas one can apply...Student, NLV, DNV and Golden(which is being phased out soon). It can be difficult but not impossible.
She said a very important thing at the end about the entire country being kid friendly. When I visited Spain a baby stroller was always pulled up to a big family dinner at 11PM! The way the US is structured makes it very difficult to be a parent and have a normal life. It’s awful for everyone’s quality of life.
I spent six months in Barcelona and everything they’re saying is correct - it is a completely different pace of life. It’s good that they selected a much lower cost of living area in Spain than the larger cities
Spain is wonderful. I'm hoping to make the move there myself this year. It's not perfect and has it's problems, but after spending about a total of a year there (not consecutively), there's no place I'd rather be. Life is just different there than the rat race we live in the US, I know it sounds cliche but it's true. When this couple says that in the US you live a more insular life, they aren't exaggerating. It's sad seeing streets empty of people here in the US. I think the car culture here is what contributes to the animosity that people have here. It's different in Spain.
@@juliamrtn4837 Probably just that it's relatively boring. I personally would pick Kansas over anywhere on the coasts though simply because it would be so much cheaper. However, I enjoy the great plains atmosphere more than most people.
This is a great Make It profiling people (who had basically achieved the American Dream) who moved to Spain. Spain (and Denmark) are the best countries to raise children. It was also interesting to hear the differences they noticed spending time inside more while living in the US vs being out and about more often in Spain. Inspiring to hear their story for me since I'm planning to do the same except am planning on being an expat from the Midwest to Madrid.
Good luck to them. Brave to have jobs where they bring in only half their bills some months. I like that this channel doesn't just show the mega success stories.
I love these videos but honestly the amounts of money that they had or have I'm like, wow that's such a different story than mine. I moved to an island in Finland with like 3k in savings and my husband and I were able to make it work. We're not dropping a cool half mil on a house, nor are we paying for extra health insurance, and studying is much cheaper. One of the best things about living in the Nordics is that it's possible to live on a lot less. Which means you have more time for other things! There's an incredible diversity in american expats living situations, it's so cool to see in this series.
That is why English teachers in Spain try to find a different job as soon as they can, but the teaching position does make the visa that allows working easier to get.
I lived in Spain (Madrid) as a teen in the 90s. The Euro wasn't in circulation at the time. Went to HS there. I had 6 months of Castillian Spanish tutorials before moving there. Beautiful country, culture, music, lifestyle, great food, and people. It's definitely a big life/work balance difference (in comparison to the US).
I love this! They chased their dreams even when their son was about to be born. And what an amazing culture and language for their son to be born into ❤
I hope this does not become a trend and displace the local population there like what has happened in Portugal. The local real estate market in Portugal has pretty much been wrecked by expats who came from rich countries and bid up real estate there.
Just like the Chinese who came into British Colombia and California and drove up costs for the average Canadian and American, or Latin Americans who came to Miami has put prices eat stratospheric levels…
Well, at first they were making money from Spanish wages (he mentions earning like 750€ a month when he started working there). Of course, it's hard to pay a 900€ rent with a 750€ wage, that's why they are now living from being youtubers... obviously this can't work for everyone. Not every american who comes to Europe can manage to make a 1,5M subscribers channel... maybe an Onlyfans, but there is so much market for this kind of content.
Do you like Portugal? My partner and I have been considering looking into seeing if moving there is an option for us. I’m a therapist, and he’s in UX. But we’re older.
@@deus_vult8111 my high school students tell me they want to explore, travel and just live before settling down. Most of the people I know wait until late 30´s 40´s and are having just one child.
Maybe it’s because the people who move to the US (or UK for us Brits), have usually come from poorer countries or have had less freedoms than we enjoy. So they’re able to ignore our problems a little easier. For us though, the low quality of life we experience, makes us desperate to leave!
How does an American just move to Europe though? They never mention visa processes and bureaucracy in these videos which is literally the most complex and difficult part of any of it
They clearly got a work visa--teaching English. Most people can do this abroad as English is in demand. It helps if you have a credential but is not always necessary.
It is very nice to see people enjoying my country and all the great things that it has to offer. However, it is important to remember that Spain is a very diverse country, and the kind of life style that they are describing might not apply to other areas of the country. This video can give you an idea of what it is like to live in Logroño, but not in the rest of Spain (especially in terms of prices).
Please, I beg you, we like you very much, you are a lovely family. We wish you the greatest happiness in the world. But stop, we were all happier when all the USA ignored that Spain is very cool.
What a helpful promotional video for another content creator! Given their job descriptions, they must really love living wherever it is they are living right now! Thanks CNBC 🤣
Could you please provide guidance on finding more affordable accommodation in Spain? The least expensive studio I have found so far costs 850 euros per month in a shared space. This seems costly, especially when considering the country's minimum wage. As an international student planning to come to Spain, the accommodations I have come across are charging excessive fees for accommodation reservations needed for applying for my student visa at the Spanish Embassy. I can’t afford paying 850- 1000 euros per month for shared studio apartment in Barcelona
unfortunately you picked one of the most expensive cities to try and live in. If that is your dead set city of choice, you may have to look at living outside of and communting in.
Yes, I will search for an alternative because the prices of shared accommodation from the residences shared by the institution in Barcelona are exorbitant. Would selecting another area closer to Barcelona to live and commute from affect the visa process, considering the options in terms of prices are significantly above my budget?
So what visa did they get to make the move? Just can't show up and work from what I've been reading. And they weren't "content creators" as a career when landing in Spain...
If the original salary for teaching English is $753 and current rent is $950, it doesn't seem natives in Spain have it easy. It sounds even worse than the US...The key is making money remote while taking advantage of a lower cost of living somewhere else. Spain or not.
The minimum wage in Spain is 1050 euros per month (an 8 hour job, 5 days a week).....if they earn less it is because they only work half a day (4 hours a day, 5 days a week) or they only work a few hours a day on some days........
@@antoniogarcialopezvazquez4806 Soy Español, vivo en España. No puedes decir que es 1323 euros cuando si buscas en google sale rapido. Si quieres te dejo el enlace de la busqueda en Google del SMI(Salario minimo interprofesional) en 2024. El Salario Mínimo Interprofesional (SMI) para 2024 se sitúa en 15.876 euros anuales distribuidos en 14 pagas de 1.134 euros, con lo que acumula un incremento del 54% desde el año 2018. Desde luego los locales tenemos problemas para alquilar es porque los sueldos son bajos con poca subida de sueldos pero tambien es porque no hay tantos pisos para tantas personas que quieren vivir en las principales ciudades. (si las ciudades no hacen casas nuevas suben los alquileres, se llama oferta y demanda, y como los sueldos no suben al mismo nivel que el nivel de vida ahi tienes el problema actual) Aqui te dejo el enlace: www.google.es/search?q=salario+minimo+interprofesional+2024&sca_esv=9783522cabc36d5f&sxsrf=ADLYWILSL9xv0zgVCRv594wYcF2w9VPYdw%3A1726053637318&source=hp&ei=BX3hZuXbEKunkdUPuIi_2Ao&iflsig=AL9hbdgAAAAAZuGLFSTFD_hpA2rM2XNjVQGg_Y5zPKM8&oq=salario&gs_lp=Egdnd3Mtd2l6IgdzYWxhcmlvKgIIATIIEAAYgAQYsQMyBRAAGIAEMggQABiABBixAzILEAAYgAQYsQMYgwEyBRAAGIAEMggQABiABBixAzIIEAAYgAQYsQMyCBAAGIAEGLEDMgsQABiABBixAxiDATILEAAYgAQYsQMYgwFI3WVQzQhYzDFwBXgAkAEAmAFfoAGDB6oBAjExuAEDyAEA-AEBmAIQoAKmB6gCCsICBxAjGCcY6gLCAhAQLhjHARgnGOoCGI4FGK8BwgIEECMYJ8ICERAuGIAEGLEDGNEDGIMBGMcBwgIREC4YgAQY1AIYxwEYjgUYrwHCAgsQLhiABBixAxiDAcICCBAuGIAEGLEDwgILEC4YgAQY0QMYxwHCAgUQLhiABMICDhAuGIAEGMcBGI4FGK8BwgIUEC4YgAQYsQMYgwEYxwEYjgUYrwHCAgsQLhiABBixAxjUAsICDhAuGIAEGLEDGMcBGK8BwgIKEAAYgAQYsQMYCsICBxAAGIAEGArCAg0QABiABBixAxiDARgKwgIIEAAYgAQYogSYAwaSBwIxNqAHjHM&sclient=gws-wiz
$2300/yr in health insurance that covers everything for a family of 3 without paying any deductibles or anything... people pay that for a single person and it covers nothing until youve payed $10-$12k out of pocket... Crazy that Spain figured it out with a much smaller economy than the US..
As yesterday September 21st with the shooting in Alabama that wounded the son (He is still at the hospital) of my wife's girlfriend the total shootings are 402 so far this year. I lived in Rancho Santa Margarita (The second safest city in California) and we already had two shootings nearby my house. Enough of a reason for a young American family to move out to Europe. I planned to spend the winters of my retirement in California (Great weather) but now planning to move the whole year to my country, Spain.
“Nobody picks their life and move to another country not knowing language” - Yes, only you guys do this. You are so special and amazing, wow. And plus, you are “contenct creator” wow. So extraordinary -_-
You forgot Spain: paying twice or three times more in taxes depending on the type of income so the gov can keep their way of wasting money. But even if taxes are three times higher, if you make enough Spain is worth it
@@HaimRich94 Free organ transplants, quality public health care, roads and highways, public transportation, efficient police forces, public schools, libraries, parks and gardens, high-speed trains... etc., that's what taxes are spent on in Spain, and Europe in general.
@@HaimRich94 Yes but you at least get something in return. Also, if you add up most common expenses like healthcare and transportation, you kind of end up paying the same.
@@salozinp Tell me you don't know how the budget of Spain is spent without telling me. Less than 2% of the whole gov budget is used for health care. More than 50% of the budget is just to give money to people who are not working (pensions for example). Spain is the worst example of efficient usage of taxes, that's why I said: if you make enough is worth it, because you will be paying more in taxes than what you get
I am perfectly ok with people from other countries coming over, provided they intend to work and lift their own weight, not like the thousands of "tourists" we have coming every year to live on taxpayer's dime
I am glad that you are living your best life in Spain. But when you look at your life in US and Spain, it's apple and oranges. Who said you had to had to have the big house, 2 cars and a business? Who said you had to work 60 hours a week? You chose to do that. And when you moved to Spain, you chose to not work too many hours. No one can live on 700€ a month, unless they live with their parents. It's not like in Spain demanding jobs don't exist and life is all a big siesta. Living on Spanish salaries, your average Spaniard isn't able to move to a new country with 45k in savings.
Country is beautiful but life quality is very bad if you have a salary from there. Most of Spanish young people living and working in Spain are suffering from low incomes and very poor life-work quality balance.
They weren’t influencers before they moved there, I don’t like influencers either but it made total financial sense considering the wages in Spain for both of their past roles. Why not?
When I saw "living in Spain", I thought Madrid or Barcelona, no! Logroño!!! What a surprise! Y bien pronunciado 😂. I'm from a little city near Logroño and it's very strange to see american people living in small cities, good for you! Disfrutad de la cultura, el vino y sobre todo de la comida! 😊
$45k is a nice cushion but their grocery bill is unsustainable for the long-term especially with a job as seasonal as being a content creator (Money maybe good now but what will their finances look like in 6 months when other local content creators enter the space?). Seriously, I can't believe they paid $6800 to take Spanish lesson in Spain lmao. There are so many free resources to learn words and grammar and they literally have an entire country to practice conversation for free. I wouldn't even pay that much for lessons in the U.S. I'm surprised they've lasted 3 years making some of the financial decisions they've made.
Spanish is different in different regions so maybe they wanted to get into lessons specifically there. You expect them to just practice for free while they're working and raising a child? Your comment reeks of baseless negativity and jealousy. Fyi content creation isn't seasonal.
@@dip5635 I'm jealous because I'm not blowing $6800 to take Spanish lessons? Did I hit a nerve with you? lmao I'm sitting childfree in my nice air-conditioned condo working remote for my six-figure job with an ability to speak Spanish that I didn't need to pay $3k to obtain. I have no reason to be jealous lol. But to address your point, you say that they are "working" while raising a kid? They are literally Tiktokers lmao....that is as seasonal as it gets. Tiktok is not a sustainable career 3-5 years down the road. Maybe you missed the part where they make as little as $1k per month. Spending 6 months worth of your income to take language courses at a university which doesn't give you a degree is stupid. How much work does being a Tiktoker entail that they can't spend a few hours a day self to study Spanish and practice conversation with a locals around town? Last time I checked, recording and editing 15 second Tiktok videos isn't arduous or backbreaking work. If you think spending $6800 on Spanish courses while living in Spain and interacting with native speakers on a daily basis is a wise investment, then maybe you should spend some of your own money and take a personal finance course.
@rbr0188 it's not blowing if it serves a purpose. The video literally talks about all of their business avenues but sure go ahead and be bitter and reduce it to simply being tik tokers. Your commentary once again proves my initial point "lmao".
@@dip5635 "All" their business avenues? You mean the ones where they sometimes make only $1k per month? I make more than that with my dividend investing lmao. They are Tiktokers that make content marketing the local area....how else would you define them? They aren't rocket scientists or doctors. Since you want to argue.....What exactly is the purpose and value of spending $3400 on Spanish courses in Spain? Its not like it is paying for lodging because they pay rent separately. Are they getting a degree out of it? Nope. So why don't you explain to the group why someone should drop that much money on a Spanish course considering the plethora of other free or cheaper resources that you can find living in Spain. I'll wait. If you feel this personally attacked by a UA-cam comment not even directed at you that you are arguing and throwing insults on multiple comment threads then maybe you should go talk to a professional lmao
That was also the shocking point for me. I learnt with Duolingo, maintaining a google doc with new words and expressions, listening and interacting with the locals in Mexico. All for free. Now you can even learn by talking with ChatGPT.
In Spain/Portugal and most of Europe, every city is a 15 minute city. It's only Americans who think having everything be a 30 minute to an hour drive away is good for you.
In my opinion one reason is that we are not as ambitious as american people. It's a bit sad because we don't see ourselves very capable of doing certain things, you're very proactive, for example many of you have side hustles, here is more complicated because government is watching every euro we earn... But on the other hand we are more happy with the things we have, we are not thinking bigger and better all the time with all the material things, food we eat, work roles, etc. We don't pretend to have a lot of things and not having money in the bank account. I'm not saying every american is like that but I think you give more importance to that, maybe I'm wrong.
@@4piluchi My thoughts exactly. America is risk-taking while Europe is risk-averse. Different people are suited for different things, which is why people want to move to different places. I think the people who have it best are the people who got educated into a high-skill field in Europe, and then moved to the US for the ~40% salary bump. US is better for high earning professionals, while Europe is better for the average person.
Being born in Sao Paulo from parents in the military, had the privilege of traveling all over S.America and Asia up until my late teens. It was truly a life changing experience learning other cultures. Settled down in San Diego now. I realized that the term "live to work" is true to 95% of Americans.
Why all these assumptions and hate on this couple? Why focus on how they make a living? This story isn't about that; it's about Americans moving to Spain and succeding. Something to cheer for and to be proud of.... right??? Don't be petty! I did the opposite, moved from Spain to California and did very well too without being sn influencer. Hope you won't hate me for it...
So where _is_ the kid when they're dancing in the disco at 3am?! I'm happy for these guys, it looks like it's really working out for them. Personally, I moved in the other direction, from Europe to USA, and I am also very happy with my move.
Such beautiful easy life. Just makes me wonder why arent more people doing it? So I know this is supposed to be a love fst but why then does Spain have such high unemployment in particular with educated individuals between the ages of 18 - 35?
And quality healthcare, absence of armed people, security in the streets, history, gastronomy, landscape and cultural variety, excellent communications, social development, landscapes...
I've been living in Europe for the last 2 months. Came from Manhattan. I'm spending way less money, i'm eating better food, i'm meeting better and more interesting people, and I'm just overall happier.
Former Nyer here in Spain. Yes I do miss it at times but love my overall quality of life more.
That's called getting out of the hyper capitalist Matrix
That's because you left Manhattan. Getting out of New York will definitely do that for you.
@@calebdonerno getting out of America, will.
When I was diagnosed with depression back in 2015, I remember the first words out of my psychiatrist was "you need to move out of Manhattan". And that did it.
This is crazy to me. Spanish immigrant living in the US, watching a video about Americans living in Logroño, my dad’s hometown where I used to spend my summers and visit my grandma. Not of enough people visit Logroño, doesn’t get much better than pinxtos en la Calle Laurel!
A friend from UK just moved to Logroño. They clearly see something there
Can you stop interviewing content creators and start interviewing normal average people
These are normal people, dude started with $700 teaching English
Agreed, content creators are not the average American worker/ workers in America
they WERE NORMAL PEOPLE who used their brains to make money online.
Can't interview "normal people" because they havent "CNBC made it!®
How about you stop watching this clownshows channels that are essentially just propaganda and go watch something from a more reputable source?
Exactly. They are self-employed. There busines niche is simply different than others.
I follow them on TikTok since a while back :) they are super friendly and its just great that they made the leap to Spain and are enjoying it so much. I love that they chose a not so well know region and they are fully integrating, learning the language and customs. Welcome and thank you so much!
what is their Tik Tok name?
When they said they are paying $915 for rent, I thought, whats the big deal? Probably a one bedroom studio, then they said three bedrooms, I died inside.
Died is an understatement 😢😂
Most people in Spain make that in one month. That is a very unrealistic rent for people here. These people love with america salaries and spanish rent. Thankfully they are not in a gentrified area so they are not contributing to making rent impossible for locals
@@Nazioarteko89It is not bad if you have a good salary (1800/2000 eur) or if they both are workin wich seems to be the case, of course they probably earned much more back in the US
@@Nazioarteko89 true but if they both work it is affordable.
@@Nazioarteko89no wtf, it's literally less than the minimum legal salary
I went to Spain last year for the first time ever! And I can totally see myself living there! It's one of the most perfect places in the world!!!
is perfect for tourists and retirees, not for the average Joe, that has to work 40h/w for 30k/year. Wages here are appalling, even the retirees' pensions are higher in average...
@@ImNotADeeJay Yes I did look at the job market while I was there and found nothing but working in the service industry! I guess retiring in Spain would work👍
@@paul_domici Los polígonos industriales están a las afueras de las ciudades.
Just follow your dreams. Most people think of problems in the future instead of the life improvements. We moved to another country with our first born when she was 8 months old. Then again to another state further south with our second child. Now we are expecting number 3 and we are in a different state again. We are not Influencer or content creator.
Be curious and optimistic and life will find a way...
You two are the best possible ambassadors Logroño can have. So glad you guys chose our city for your personal project. I wish you the very best because you deserve it. Gracias❤
Oscar..no seas pelota
This is nice.
Just one thing though. You're not "expats", but immigrants.
I'm Spanish living in Ireland. Also an immigrant like you.
Immigrants from the Anglo-sphere should stop changing words when they are the ones moving overseas.
Bravooo!!
I really enjoy videos like this where people pursue passions and go after quality of life rather than promoting hustle culture as if money is only thing that matters.
🥰yes !
As a Spaniard, living in Madrid, I'm sooooo impressed with these type of Ambassadors. They are promoting Spain much better than a lot of Spanish people living here :)
So glad to hear Spain "changed" your lives.
They still haven't experienced the bad aspects... haven't been in touch with bureaucracy and never enter a public hospital or school.
@@ElefanteBlanca Well if health outcomes and life expectancy are to be considered and the fact that you dont have to worry about medical bankruptcy in Spain it still seems better in Spain on this issue than in the US. At least for the bottom 90% of society for sure. Maaaaaaaybe for the top 10% it is better in the USA but I think its debatable.
Elefante: you clearly don't know s thing about Spain. It has one of the top 10 healthcare systems in the world and is mostly free if you can't afford to pay and very inexpensive if you do pay.
Education is equally free.... check the facts before embarrassing yourself writing nonsense.
@@MrLOROXXX-zw5zo correct! But you know, people want everything, they want it now and at 0 cost. The reality is that our national health system could be better, but it is great compared to countries like the US
We were in Barcelona 5months ago and its beautiful!Definitely top 3 most favourite country we’ve been
I like how they studied Spanish to embrace the culture and not think they’d be able to get by on just English.
But then they took the L by the fact they paid $3400 EACH do study Spanish in Spain. They could have did an online Spanish class at a random US community college and paid $300 each for four months of studying and used day-to-day activities to practice conversation skills
@@rbr0188There is NO such thing as "taking an L' (in language learning). They did what was in the plan for themselves.
Online isn't the answer to everything. Especially with language learning. Besides, US Colleges teach more of Mexican Spanish. Not Castillian Spanish. Which is the dialect they need to know.
@@LostintheUS-2030 Its been scientifically proven that the best way to learn and retain a language is through continual conversation and immersion. So yes, paying $6800 to sit in a classroom and study materials that you could get online for free in a country where you have unlimited resources to practice conversation for free is the textbook definition of taking an L....especially, when your income is variable from month to month and you are raising a kid.
Also most Spanish courses in the US teach proper (Castilian) Spanish and not Mexican Spanish so you are also incorrect on that point. You probably work at the college that ripped these people off.
@@LostintheUS-2030 don't bother this dude is unhinged
@@rbr0188 omg did Spanish lessons strike a nerve?!?!
i hate when they don't speak about the most important thing which is how did you get the papers to reside in Spain ?! As an American you can only stay in Spain for 3 Months and only for tourism .
He mentioned that they were teachers and also studied ,so they most likely at first came on a student visa. There are various visas one can apply...Student, NLV, DNV and Golden(which is being phased out soon). It can be difficult but not impossible.
Spain also has a digital nomad visa option now
He was a language assistant. Those programs provide student visas.
Well, I don't know this specific case, but I can tell you most Americans living in Europe or Latam are illegals.
@@christinecleavest9099 and then if you have a kid born there they probably can't kick you out lol
That’s so awesome to know that they got pregnant 6 months after arriving in Spain ❤.
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She said a very important thing at the end about the entire country being kid friendly. When I visited Spain a baby stroller was always pulled up to a big family dinner at 11PM! The way the US is structured makes it very difficult to be a parent and have a normal life. It’s awful for everyone’s quality of life.
What is a baby stroller - some kind of small SUV?
@@wtfwtf89baby stroller is a pram, it’s also used in parts of Europe as the same term
@@conorquarry615 That was obviously a joke at Americans.
I died at the $215 full-time daycare. In the US it’s 7x that and getting more expensive
exMichigan in Spain , get by on 1500 a month for two. Small fishing village on the Valencia coast.
That's amazing! I lived in Cheste and Valencia as a nanny. How are you able to live there legally?
I spent six months in Barcelona and everything they’re saying is correct - it is a completely different pace of life. It’s good that they selected a much lower cost of living area in Spain than the larger cities
Spain is wonderful. I'm hoping to make the move there myself this year. It's not perfect and has it's problems, but after spending about a total of a year there (not consecutively), there's no place I'd rather be. Life is just different there than the rat race we live in the US, I know it sounds cliche but it's true. When this couple says that in the US you live a more insular life, they aren't exaggerating. It's sad seeing streets empty of people here in the US. I think the car culture here is what contributes to the animosity that people have here. It's different in Spain.
And Madrid is such a peaceful city compared to any city in the US. I spent ten days there recently, and not once did I ever feel on edge or in danger.
Its so nice seeing USA citizens appreciate the quality of life in Europe. :)
There 350 million of us... perhaps more of us should come to Spain? Can your economy support that? Sorry that's thinking about money...
As a former Kansan myself, they would have been much happier living anywhere else 😆😆 Kansas doesn't set a high bar!
The bar in the US overall is pretty low
What is so bad about Kansas? Genuinely curious, because I've never been
@@juliamrtn4837 Probably just that it's relatively boring. I personally would pick Kansas over anywhere on the coasts though simply because it would be so much cheaper. However, I enjoy the great plains atmosphere more than most people.
@ARandomDonut thanks for responding 😀
Money matters but happiness matters the most…
I agree that daily life, the rhythm of life, is nicer in Spain than in North America, for me.
Loved this video! The couple seems down to earth and likable too
This is a great Make It profiling people (who had basically achieved the American Dream) who moved to Spain. Spain (and Denmark) are the best countries to raise children. It was also interesting to hear the differences they noticed spending time inside more while living in the US vs being out and about more often in Spain.
Inspiring to hear their story for me since I'm planning to do the same except am planning on being an expat from the Midwest to Madrid.
Good luck to them. Brave to have jobs where they bring in only half their bills some months. I like that this channel doesn't just show the mega success stories.
The benefits of making money, rather than the goal to have money! Love this!!! Very well said! Thank you!
I love these videos but honestly the amounts of money that they had or have I'm like, wow that's such a different story than mine. I moved to an island in Finland with like 3k in savings and my husband and I were able to make it work. We're not dropping a cool half mil on a house, nor are we paying for extra health insurance, and studying is much cheaper. One of the best things about living in the Nordics is that it's possible to live on a lot less. Which means you have more time for other things! There's an incredible diversity in american expats living situations, it's so cool to see in this series.
I always wanted to move to Spain, this is making me more excited. 😊
I would also live in Spain 🇪🇸. It’s an amazing place, and the people are great. Food is amazing too
I’m so confused about 0:46: wouldn’t € 700 Euros have been about $840.00 USD?
That is why English teachers in Spain try to find a different job as soon as they can, but the teaching position does make the visa that allows working easier to get.
What the video listed is the current exchange rate.
How are you allowed to live/work in Spain? Dont you need some workinf visa?
I lived in Spain (Madrid) as a teen in the 90s. The Euro wasn't in circulation at the time. Went to HS there.
I had 6 months of Castillian Spanish tutorials before moving there. Beautiful country, culture, music, lifestyle, great food, and people.
It's definitely a big life/work balance difference (in comparison to the US).
I love this! They chased their dreams even when their son was about to be born. And what an amazing culture and language for their son to be born into ❤
You work to live, not live to work.
Yup America is like that
@@lavonnealexander6936 America is definitely live to work.
I hope this does not become a trend and displace the local population there like what has happened in Portugal. The local real estate market in Portugal has pretty much been wrecked by expats who came from rich countries and bid up real estate there.
Just like the Chinese who came into British Colombia and California and drove up costs for the average Canadian and American, or Latin Americans who came to Miami has put prices eat stratospheric levels…
Well, at first they were making money from Spanish wages (he mentions earning like 750€ a month when he started working there). Of course, it's hard to pay a 900€ rent with a 750€ wage, that's why they are now living from being youtubers... obviously this can't work for everyone. Not every american who comes to Europe can manage to make a 1,5M subscribers channel... maybe an Onlyfans, but there is so much market for this kind of content.
It's already happening in big Spanish cities and touristic areas.
they seem.so happy ❤
Incredible! So many of their reasons are why my husband and I moved to Portugal! Europe just does it better - especially for families with small kids!
why do they have lower birth rates then?
Spain underinvests in childcare compared to northern European countries
Do you like Portugal? My partner and I have been considering looking into seeing if moving there is an option for us. I’m a therapist, and he’s in UX. But we’re older.
From where, Sweden? Moved from Europe to Europe.
@@deus_vult8111 my high school students tell me they want to explore, travel and just live before settling down. Most of the people I know wait until late 30´s 40´s and are having just one child.
Just to make it clear, they are probably here on student visas so the whole studying Spanish is to keep their visas and not for the culture
This is what I want for my life
me too! showing this video to my husband now!
I can't seem to find a video of anyone moving TO the U.S. and being happier. 🤔
That says a lot right there.
Exactly!
No? About 5m of them a year. More immigrants go to the US than any other country, and they are MUCH happier there.
Maybe it’s because the people who move to the US (or UK for us Brits), have usually come from poorer countries or have had less freedoms than we enjoy. So they’re able to ignore our problems a little easier. For us though, the low quality of life we experience, makes us desperate to leave!
@@jkae91 where do you live in the US?
I stayed in Europe on couple of extended business trip. They really know how to live
Super charming couple. Curious to know how/why they chose Logroño. I'd never heard of it.
How does an American just move to Europe though? They never mention visa processes and bureaucracy in these videos which is literally the most complex and difficult part of any of it
And filing taxes. US citizens still have to file and report income earned abroad.
@@HL-pi5ox The US and spain have a tax treaty meaning after you pay spain taxes you don't have to pay us taxes
spain is pretty easy to get residency if you meet certain conditions: you can buy a house or have a stable income more than 3k euros per month
They clearly got a work visa--teaching English. Most people can do this abroad as English is in demand. It helps if you have a credential but is not always necessary.
Well clearly they had to go through a process, but they keep it short a sweet genius😂
Living their best life! Good for them 🔥
How did you end uo in logron̈o? I lived in N.Y most of my life but now im in madrid and i want to move to mallorca
Ella es descendiente de sudamericanos,seguro que hablara español.
That helps
Ah, estáis en Logroño, que cerquita. No sé si os he visto antes, igual si, porque me suena . Yo estoy en Navarrete.
I left NYC in 2015 after twenty eight years and now live in Spain because.................... I´m a Spaniard.....lol
It is very nice to see people enjoying my country and all the great things that it has to offer. However, it is important to remember that Spain is a very diverse country, and the kind of life style that they are describing might not apply to other areas of the country. This video can give you an idea of what it is like to live in Logroño, but not in the rest of Spain (especially in terms of prices).
Please, I beg you, we like you very much, you are a lovely family. We wish you the greatest happiness in the world. But stop, we were all happier when all the USA ignored that Spain is very cool.
Can you ask what visa route they took? Thats the most important thing when you're actually moving to another country
What a helpful promotional video for another content creator! Given their job descriptions, they must really love living wherever it is they are living right now! Thanks CNBC 🤣
Beautiful city! Where in Spain is this?
Logroño
They do pay a lot for rent there for sure,but location is crucial of course.
Could you please provide guidance on finding more affordable accommodation in Spain? The least expensive studio I have found so far costs 850 euros per month in a shared space. This seems costly, especially when considering the country's minimum wage. As an international student planning to come to Spain, the accommodations I have come across are charging excessive fees for accommodation reservations needed for applying for my student visa at the Spanish Embassy. I can’t afford paying 850- 1000 euros per month for shared studio apartment in Barcelona
unfortunately you picked one of the most expensive cities to try and live in. If that is your dead set city of choice, you may have to look at living outside of and communting in.
Yes, I will search for an alternative because the prices of shared accommodation from the residences shared by the institution in Barcelona are exorbitant. Would selecting another area closer to Barcelona to live and commute from affect the visa process, considering the options in terms of prices are significantly above my budget?
@@micboy5335 Valencia ❤, Barcelona se a convertido en una ciudad como california con delincuencia islamica
@@micboy5335 Vete a Granada. Tiene una gran universidad y los alquileres son la mitad que en Barcelona o Madrid.
How much would you need at least to live in spain
We loved Spain as well. Thinking about spending more time between there and Portugal.
Beautiful! ❤😊
How about taxes for American citizens living in Spain? I heard is a huge percentage that you have to pay when filing taxes. Can anyone explain?
You have to file taxes, but won't pay anything under something like 100k
@@barbarar5869no, but you WILL pay spanish taxes once you become a resident
so inspiring! love that you took the risk & are now living your best lives! 🙌🏻
wonderful.
Wonderful story on doing what is right for themselves and they child.
So what visa did they get to make the move? Just can't show up and work from what I've been reading. And they weren't "content creators" as a career when landing in Spain...
eek we are about to do the same thing! moving in September with our almost then 1year old.
If the original salary for teaching English is $753 and current rent is $950, it doesn't seem natives in Spain have it easy. It sounds even worse than the US...The key is making money remote while taking advantage of a lower cost of living somewhere else. Spain or not.
The minimum wage in Spain is 1050 euros per month (an 8 hour job, 5 days a week).....if they earn less it is because they only work half a day (4 hours a day, 5 days a week) or they only work a few hours a day on some days........
@@antoniogarcialopezvazquez4806 Soy Español, vivo en España.
No puedes decir que es 1323 euros cuando si buscas en google sale rapido.
Si quieres te dejo el enlace de la busqueda en Google del SMI(Salario minimo interprofesional) en 2024.
El Salario Mínimo Interprofesional (SMI) para 2024 se sitúa en 15.876 euros anuales distribuidos en 14 pagas de 1.134 euros, con lo que acumula un incremento del 54% desde el año 2018.
Desde luego los locales tenemos problemas para alquilar es porque los sueldos son bajos con poca subida de sueldos pero tambien es porque no hay tantos pisos para tantas personas que quieren vivir en las principales ciudades.
(si las ciudades no hacen casas nuevas suben los alquileres, se llama oferta y demanda, y como los sueldos no suben al mismo nivel que el nivel de vida ahi tienes el problema actual)
Aqui te dejo el enlace:
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Great job CNBC Make It for uploading more Europe videos. 2 videos back to back!
$2300/yr in health insurance that covers everything for a family of 3 without paying any deductibles or anything... people pay that for a single person and it covers nothing until youve payed $10-$12k out of pocket... Crazy that Spain figured it out with a much smaller economy than the US..
As yesterday September 21st with the shooting in Alabama that wounded the son (He is still at the hospital) of my wife's girlfriend the total shootings are 402 so far this year. I lived in Rancho Santa Margarita (The second safest city in California) and we already had two shootings nearby my house. Enough of a reason for a young American family to move out to Europe. I planned to spend the winters of my retirement in California (Great weather) but now planning to move the whole year to my country, Spain.
Still don't know how they can afford to live there with the $700 teaching salary or $1k-$4k influencer income.
They had $45k in savings when they moved here.
With $700, they can't. $4k puts you solidly into middle-class Spain, specially in a small city like Logroño.
“Nobody picks their life and move to another country not knowing language” - Yes, only you guys do this. You are so special and amazing, wow. And plus, you are “contenct creator” wow. So extraordinary -_-
She speaks Spanish and if you watched the video you would have seen that they also take language classes in Spanish.
such a lovely couple!
I agree!
wonderful ❤
I really want to live In Spain but I can’t be a content creator. I prefer a private life….
*USA: Hustle culture*
*Spain/Portugal: More relaxed, much better quality of life*
You forgot Spain: paying twice or three times more in taxes depending on the type of income so the gov can keep their way of wasting money.
But even if taxes are three times higher, if you make enough Spain is worth it
@@HaimRich94 Free organ transplants, quality public health care, roads and highways, public transportation, efficient police forces, public schools, libraries, parks and gardens, high-speed trains... etc., that's what taxes are spent on in Spain, and Europe in general.
@@HaimRich94 Yes but you at least get something in return. Also, if you add up most common expenses like healthcare and transportation, you kind of end up paying the same.
@@BOMBON187not if you have longer wait times lmao
@@salozinp Tell me you don't know how the budget of Spain is spent without telling me. Less than 2% of the whole gov budget is used for health care. More than 50% of the budget is just to give money to people who are not working (pensions for example).
Spain is the worst example of efficient usage of taxes, that's why I said: if you make enough is worth it, because you will be paying more in taxes than what you get
I am perfectly ok with people from other countries coming over, provided they intend to work and lift their own weight, not like the thousands of "tourists" we have coming every year to live on taxpayer's dime
I am glad that you are living your best life in Spain. But when you look at your life in US and Spain, it's apple and oranges. Who said you had to had to have the big house, 2 cars and a business? Who said you had to work 60 hours a week? You chose to do that. And when you moved to Spain, you chose to not work too many hours. No one can live on 700€ a month, unless they live with their parents. It's not like in Spain demanding jobs don't exist and life is all a big siesta. Living on Spanish salaries, your average Spaniard isn't able to move to a new country with 45k in savings.
We get it CNBC. We all know that Americans are happier living abroad. We know, I promise. 😭
Country is beautiful but life quality is very bad if you have a salary from there. Most of Spanish young people living and working in Spain are suffering from low incomes and very poor life-work quality balance.
I was recently in Barcelona and I'm wondering how locals manage it. Rents are super super high.
.....? Xenophobe?
Fake news.
Spanish people have a great quality of life, way better than muricans lol
@@r3dp1ll gentrifcation, short term rentals where foreigners are willing to pay higher prices and of course greed.
And people like this couple only drive the price of rent, food, and everything else higher.
Is it only me or anyone else think Eric is like… nerdy-hot ? 🔥
Nice video, Keep up the good work!
Lost it when they said they are influencers.
They weren’t influencers before they moved there, I don’t like influencers either but it made total financial sense considering the wages in Spain for both of their past roles. Why not?
I wish you'd include how they managed to get visas to stay in the EU for longer than 3 months at a time.
I am so happy for you both and your son. Very inspirational!
When I saw "living in Spain", I thought Madrid or Barcelona, no! Logroño!!! What a surprise! Y bien pronunciado 😂. I'm from a little city near Logroño and it's very strange to see american people living in small cities, good for you! Disfrutad de la cultura, el vino y sobre todo de la comida! 😊
$45k is a nice cushion but their grocery bill is unsustainable for the long-term especially with a job as seasonal as being a content creator (Money maybe good now but what will their finances look like in 6 months when other local content creators enter the space?). Seriously, I can't believe they paid $6800 to take Spanish lesson in Spain lmao. There are so many free resources to learn words and grammar and they literally have an entire country to practice conversation for free. I wouldn't even pay that much for lessons in the U.S. I'm surprised they've lasted 3 years making some of the financial decisions they've made.
Spanish is different in different regions so maybe they wanted to get into lessons specifically there. You expect them to just practice for free while they're working and raising a child? Your comment reeks of baseless negativity and jealousy. Fyi content creation isn't seasonal.
@@dip5635 I'm jealous because I'm not blowing $6800 to take Spanish lessons? Did I hit a nerve with you? lmao
I'm sitting childfree in my nice air-conditioned condo working remote for my six-figure job with an ability to speak Spanish that I didn't need to pay $3k to obtain. I have no reason to be jealous lol.
But to address your point, you say that they are "working" while raising a kid? They are literally Tiktokers lmao....that is as seasonal as it gets. Tiktok is not a sustainable career 3-5 years down the road. Maybe you missed the part where they make as little as $1k per month. Spending 6 months worth of your income to take language courses at a university which doesn't give you a degree is stupid.
How much work does being a Tiktoker entail that they can't spend a few hours a day self to study Spanish and practice conversation with a locals around town? Last time I checked, recording and editing 15 second Tiktok videos isn't arduous or backbreaking work. If you think spending $6800 on Spanish courses while living in Spain and interacting with native speakers on a daily basis is a wise investment, then maybe you should spend some of your own money and take a personal finance course.
@rbr0188 it's not blowing if it serves a purpose. The video literally talks about all of their business avenues but sure go ahead and be bitter and reduce it to simply being tik tokers. Your commentary once again proves my initial point "lmao".
@@dip5635 "All" their business avenues? You mean the ones where they sometimes make only $1k per month? I make more than that with my dividend investing lmao. They are Tiktokers that make content marketing the local area....how else would you define them? They aren't rocket scientists or doctors.
Since you want to argue.....What exactly is the purpose and value of spending $3400 on Spanish courses in Spain? Its not like it is paying for lodging because they pay rent separately. Are they getting a degree out of it? Nope. So why don't you explain to the group why someone should drop that much money on a Spanish course considering the plethora of other free or cheaper resources that you can find living in Spain. I'll wait.
If you feel this personally attacked by a UA-cam comment not even directed at you that you are arguing and throwing insults on multiple comment threads then maybe you should go talk to a professional lmao
That was also the shocking point for me. I learnt with Duolingo, maintaining a google doc with new words and expressions, listening and interacting with the locals in Mexico. All for free. Now you can even learn by talking with ChatGPT.
As a Spaniard, please DO NOT consider any of the tips on this video before making your choice to live in Spain.
Ah, man. So envious and happy for you. ❤
America is becoming the best country to leave. That's all it has to it at this point.
In Spain/Portugal and most of Europe, every city is a 15 minute city. It's only Americans who think having everything be a 30 minute to an hour drive away is good for you.
I mean USA is huge. Spain not so much.
@@emersonr7481 Then don't look at whole USA. Look at individual states. Georgia is half the size of Spain yet all its cities are car dominated.
Why is everyone happier living in Europe than in America?
Because its more human. Government works
In my opinion one reason is that we are not as ambitious as american people. It's a bit sad because we don't see ourselves very capable of doing certain things, you're very proactive, for example many of you have side hustles, here is more complicated because government is watching every euro we earn... But on the other hand we are more happy with the things we have, we are not thinking bigger and better all the time with all the material things, food we eat, work roles, etc. We don't pretend to have a lot of things and not having money in the bank account. I'm not saying every american is like that but I think you give more importance to that, maybe I'm wrong.
@@4piluchi My thoughts exactly. America is risk-taking while Europe is risk-averse. Different people are suited for different things, which is why people want to move to different places. I think the people who have it best are the people who got educated into a high-skill field in Europe, and then moved to the US for the ~40% salary bump. US is better for high earning professionals, while Europe is better for the average person.
Because they want validation. If you are truly happy, you don't voice it 24/7
I read ' torture is banned ' in spain !!
Logroño quality of life is pretty good.
Being born in Sao Paulo from parents in the military, had the privilege of traveling all over S.America and Asia up until my late teens. It was truly a life changing experience learning other cultures. Settled down in San Diego now. I realized that the term "live to work" is true to 95% of Americans.
700 a month is well below minimum wage in Spain. How did his employer get away with that?
Part time work I guess.
If it is the program I´m thinking they did, you only work 12 to 16 hours per week.
Why all these assumptions and hate on this couple?
Why focus on how they make a living?
This story isn't about that; it's about Americans moving to Spain and succeding. Something to cheer for and to be proud of.... right???
Don't be petty!
I did the opposite, moved from Spain to California and did very well too without being sn influencer. Hope you won't hate me for it...
Whoo wish healthcare was that cheap in the states 😢
And that's actually private healthcare. You can just use public healthcare, which means longer waits etc but no extra cost appart from your taxes.
So where _is_ the kid when they're dancing in the disco at 3am?! I'm happy for these guys, it looks like it's really working out for them. Personally, I moved in the other direction, from Europe to USA, and I am also very happy with my move.
Day care genius. Parents need a break 😂
Such beautiful easy life. Just makes me wonder why arent more people doing it? So I know this is supposed to be a love fst but why then does Spain have such high unemployment in particular with educated individuals between the ages of 18 - 35?
6:58 so where is the kid at 3am while they’re out dancing?
I think babysitters exist in Spain
Would love to go to Spain. Their food is delicious!
And quality healthcare, absence of armed people, security in the streets, history, gastronomy, landscape and cultural variety, excellent communications, social development, landscapes...