I always think in financial terms...

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I always think in financial terms. Let’s imagine that you stay in Germany for another two years just to transfer your car: calculate how much it will cost you to register for the program. That means more translations—the same marriage certificate, divorce certificate, and name-change certificate, which you don’t really need; you’re already a citizen, but they’ll make you translate all of these for the program. That’s the first expense. You’ll go to Kaliningrad for the translations, spending money on travel and renting an apartment—that’s the second expense.

You’ll need somewhere to live during the two years of waiting until you get your booklet—and that means renting a German apartment again, paying high utility bills, paying insurance for that same car, and you’ll need something to eat, too. That’s the third expense.
Between us girls, in just one year you’ll already have “eaten up” the value of your car🤷‍♀️

Of course, you can say, well, I’m earning money here for now and everything’s rosy. But life is so unpredictable: tomorrow you could be put on Kurzarbeit, laid off, or have your hours cut—and things won’t be rosy anymore. And God forbid you have a heart problem or some other illness brought on by stress—you’ll be stuck in Germany again because, supposedly, you’re getting treated here.

And lastly, the world is very unstable right now, and what’s going on is no joke anymore. Think about it; it’s not for nothing that Russia is changing its laws at lightning speed😜 and Germany is already talking openly about the breakup of the European Union; and when politicians say this, it means the order to break up the eurozone has already been given. What currency will you be leaving with in two years?! Will they hand it over to you?! Will this euro scrap even be needed here by then?!

So think about it: do you really need all this???