Berkley, CA USA or Key West, FL USA?

A decade ago I’d say San Fran, but that place is a sh** hole now.

I told mine cremation and in the cheapest way possible. She holds the same sentiment although I will probably inter her ashes into her family grave in Japan.

I get an extra $30K per move. I wouldn’t pay to move otherwise.

First congrats on the dream of moving abroad.

I’ve done several international moves, but all that were paid for by an employer – IMHO the only way to go. But to do so will require lots of career planning (about the only thing worth starting now).

10 years is a long time from now so other than language learning and estate planning, there isn’t much prep for several years.

A LOT will change – US/Spanish politics, your children, your career, etc. So I wouldn’t get too caught up in the details. You still have a lot of life to live before 10 years comes around. Focus on your career and use that career as a springboard to move abroad (hopefully on the company’s dime).

I also would not poo-poo the idea of a lower COL state. While I’m abroad again currently, I bought a place in a lower COL area in the US (but with very high salaries) and couldn’t be happier. Yeah, not as sexy as Spain, but I’m not trying to impress anyone. Hard to beat living in the US and all it offers (I don’t watch mass media so politics is of little concern to me).

As another poster mentioned, a 10-year plan would require giving up the idea of pet ownership now. Unless you go the Great Dane/Irish Wolfhound route. Moving pets abroad sucks (I’ve done it twice) and it can be very difficult finding pet friendly places to live.