Move to France and earn a (French) crust

September 3, 2012 by
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At number four in my list of ‘top ten why not’ reasons against the idea of a move  to France was the issue of earning a living. As I commented there, I’m currently in transition between being an employee and being self-employed and gradually getting myself to the point where I know I (and my family!) would not starve if I was to go fully self-employed. And as I also commented, the nature of that work is location free; give me access to the internet and I could work from pretty much … [Read more...]

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Move to France blog review: Living in France: a Telegraph Essential Emigration Guide

July 21, 2012 by
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If you are thinking about a move to France, right now, tntroductory guides to ‘living in France’ are, it seems, just like buses; nothing comes for ages and then two arrive at the same time. Hot on the heels of Archant’s ‘A complete guide to living in France’ (which I reviewed in my previous post) comes the Telegraph’s ‘Living in France: essential emigration guide’. This ‘France’ title is one of a series published by the telegraph and supported by their very useful expat … [Read more...]

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Move to France and being self-employed

April 15, 2012 by
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I’m mostly self-employed now – and do things that are essentially location-free so I could do those things based anywhere in the world where I have half-decent internet access to communicate and exchange materials with my clients. I’ve been running my own business on this basis in the U.K. for a number of years but, if I did attempt a move to France, would it be possible (heck, even easy!) to relocate that business without too much difficulty? Much of what I’ve read about living in … [Read more...]

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Move To France blog book review – Living and Working in France by David Hampshire

April 7, 2012 by
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Moving to a new country is a big step and, unless you’re the kind of person who thrives on chaos, being properly prepared is a must. When it comes to a move to France, personally, I think that ‘being prepared’ means doing two things; first, working on your French language skills and, second, learning as much as you can about how France works. Unless you are an experienced country hopper who has lived and worked in other countries before, it is very easy to underestimate just how different … [Read more...]

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