Our vacation was fantastic. I loved Heidelberg and what I saw of Munich. Ireland wasn’t as great, but had its charm.

But, in our plans to move, money is a big factor. As it is, we can’t afford to live there.

I expect to be paid in US dollars by the “Inc.” company. (I could perhaps move to a European corporation, but that raises other tax-related problems. “Inc.” exists to avoid those, actually.) But, the dollar is tanking. Today, one US dollar trades at less than 0.70 euro. Or, 1 EUR = 1.41US$. That was 1:1 when the euro was introduced, a few years ago.

Compounded on that, Ireland is expensive. If we were moving to Germany, the dollar:euro ratio may be tolerable, but Ireland is expensive even by European standards.

So, our plans to move in three months are postponed, perhaps indefinitely. Sad, sad, sad.

06 Oct 2007, 15:45 #