Americans who moved abroad say this big expense isn't worth it
Alex Ingrim knows a lot about how to move to a new country.
Alex Ingrim knows a lot about how to move to a new country.
He was studying in San Diego when a study abroad trip to France led him to meet his now-wife, Louisa; in the 17 years since, the pair have grown their family and lived in Canada, France, the UK, Malta and now Italy.
Ingrim, 36, is a financial advisor with Chase Buchanan USA based in Florence, which has roughly 70 clients, where he advises fellow Americans about taxes and other financial planning involved with moving to Europe.
In his years helping Americans move overseas, he says one major expense ends up not be worth it: paying to ship your belongings to your new home.
“You can’t just pick up everything from your old house and put it into your new house in Europe,” Ingrim tells CNBC Make It. “It’s not going to fit the same way or look and feel the same way.”
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