Hello a newbie here. I'd like to first thank senior members for the wealth of information on this forum. It sure influenced my decision to move to Budapest on a long-term basis.
About Me:
6'3", 190 lbs, athletic build, Asian. 32 but look about 20 years old.
I was a standard blue-pill & liberal by-product of overpriced Ivy League education until I turned thankfully into an enlightened conservative about 4 years ago.
Professionally, I dived straight out of college "head-down, ass-up" into the monkey jungle of Wall Street investment banking thinking naively that it would solve all of life's problems and give me everything I wanted...I quit after not even 2 years and have worked independently as a Quant ever since (Applied Mathematician by training).
Now I am completely location-independent. Income wise, I am living comfortably for my standards which is not to say much since I am the frugal, spend-thrifty type.
The Plan:
Set up home-base in Budapest, integrate myself into the city, and enjoy all that Budapest has to offer while saving lots of cash given the low cost of living there.
For this, I got a 1-year Schengen visa as below through the Estonian Embassy. It could have been some other Schengen country but Estonia had a simple process.
This can be renewed via other Schengen countries (For Canadians under 35, not sure about other nationalities). Hungary also has a permanent residency program for investors but that is something that I would consider after some time in the country.
Through the forum, I plan to share my experiences, live data, and learn from other members. RVF meetups in Budapest would be great as well. I've seen some recent threads with good pictures so I plan to share those too.
Although I unplugged from the Matrix years ago, this is an exciting move for me since I've never been to Eastern Europe.
Preparation wise, I am learning Hungarian. Actually, I am devoting an equal amount of time between Hungarian & Russian. I'd say the difficulty of the language is over-rated. It is not more difficult than Russian. The only tough parts are that your knowledge in other languages will be of no help and you would not be motivated to learn it unless you planned to actually live there for long-term.
I hope to be able to deliver simple openers in Hungarian in my 1st month.
Expectations:
Judging by the info on the forum and my own past experiences, I predict 3 outcomes.
1) I land in Budapest to discover Poosy Hell where nothing seems to work out and the city grinds me beneath its heels and tosses me into the Danube. Data indicates that gaming in Budapest is no walk in the park.
2) I land in Budapest to initially have successes with 6s with occasional 7s. After 3+ months, I have marginal successes with 8s and eventually develop an oneitis for a solid 8.5-9.0. The oneitis wears off after a while and I start to see negatives about the city which makes me look elsewhere beyond the borders.
3) I land in Budapest and eventually build up a sustainable Poosy Paradise. After reading Roosh`s book, I feel that Poosy Paradise is something which is built through blood & sweat rather than something that is waiting to be discovered on a silver platter...
Realistically, I suspect my experience in Budapest will be somewhere between scenarios 1 & 3. In any case, I will be sharing them with you here.
I will be in Budapest on Sept 30. I haven't done any housing searches as I get the feeling that I might get the short end of the deal on AirBnB. I booked a private room in a hostel for 7 days and plan to ask around to see how locals rent long-term leases. Any advice would be welcome.
About Me:
6'3", 190 lbs, athletic build, Asian. 32 but look about 20 years old.
I was a standard blue-pill & liberal by-product of overpriced Ivy League education until I turned thankfully into an enlightened conservative about 4 years ago.
Professionally, I dived straight out of college "head-down, ass-up" into the monkey jungle of Wall Street investment banking thinking naively that it would solve all of life's problems and give me everything I wanted...I quit after not even 2 years and have worked independently as a Quant ever since (Applied Mathematician by training).
Now I am completely location-independent. Income wise, I am living comfortably for my standards which is not to say much since I am the frugal, spend-thrifty type.
The Plan:
Set up home-base in Budapest, integrate myself into the city, and enjoy all that Budapest has to offer while saving lots of cash given the low cost of living there.
For this, I got a 1-year Schengen visa as below through the Estonian Embassy. It could have been some other Schengen country but Estonia had a simple process.
This can be renewed via other Schengen countries (For Canadians under 35, not sure about other nationalities). Hungary also has a permanent residency program for investors but that is something that I would consider after some time in the country.
Through the forum, I plan to share my experiences, live data, and learn from other members. RVF meetups in Budapest would be great as well. I've seen some recent threads with good pictures so I plan to share those too.
Although I unplugged from the Matrix years ago, this is an exciting move for me since I've never been to Eastern Europe.
Preparation wise, I am learning Hungarian. Actually, I am devoting an equal amount of time between Hungarian & Russian. I'd say the difficulty of the language is over-rated. It is not more difficult than Russian. The only tough parts are that your knowledge in other languages will be of no help and you would not be motivated to learn it unless you planned to actually live there for long-term.
I hope to be able to deliver simple openers in Hungarian in my 1st month.
Expectations:
Judging by the info on the forum and my own past experiences, I predict 3 outcomes.
1) I land in Budapest to discover Poosy Hell where nothing seems to work out and the city grinds me beneath its heels and tosses me into the Danube. Data indicates that gaming in Budapest is no walk in the park.
2) I land in Budapest to initially have successes with 6s with occasional 7s. After 3+ months, I have marginal successes with 8s and eventually develop an oneitis for a solid 8.5-9.0. The oneitis wears off after a while and I start to see negatives about the city which makes me look elsewhere beyond the borders.
3) I land in Budapest and eventually build up a sustainable Poosy Paradise. After reading Roosh`s book, I feel that Poosy Paradise is something which is built through blood & sweat rather than something that is waiting to be discovered on a silver platter...
Realistically, I suspect my experience in Budapest will be somewhere between scenarios 1 & 3. In any case, I will be sharing them with you here.
I will be in Budapest on Sept 30. I haven't done any housing searches as I get the feeling that I might get the short end of the deal on AirBnB. I booked a private room in a hostel for 7 days and plan to ask around to see how locals rent long-term leases. Any advice would be welcome.