My disposable income increased by $5k/month. I lost all the weight I gained in the US in the 2 months here (without trying). I get to travel in Europe for fun without breaking the bank. I get to travel for free in Europe for work. I get to go home to Asia for cheaper / faster flight times. The food/produce is not poisonous here. Wine is so much cheaper here. No tipping culture. Etc etc.

So far my quality of life has improved by a lot.

Sure there are some things I miss in NYC and Singapore—two other cities I previously lived in and loved—but London is my home now and, like always, I build a life around what I have and where I am.

And not just US. NYC.

I just “escaped” NYC and now in London. I can’t believe I stayed there for as long as I did because I heavily romanticised being a New Yorker.

Only 2 months in and I’m enjoying where I am now because of how much freeing it is when not every business is out to get you in capitalism mindset and tipping like how it was in NYC.