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Hi Followers,

I have 2 Alaska Airlines lounge passes which expire on September 30th that I am giving away.

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Hi All,

I wanted to check with the community on your thoughts around bringing a container to France versus moving with pallets.

I personally moved a 20' container at a cost of $11k + Insurance.

We are now moving internally within France, which will cost nearly 5k €. This has me questioning if I wouldn't have been better off just shipping 2-3 pallets and then renting a furnished apartment in France until we found our forever home.

Sending 3 pallets would have saved me $5k + insurance from the United States + another $4k in France. $9k savings can buy a lot of furniture.

If you are interested in sending pallets, Expat Shipping is the absolute best for shipping between the USA & France.

Had I found them before I moved I would have likely shipped pallets instead of a container and got my goods in 7-10 days versus 6 weeks.

I wrote an article on their services here:

https://www.mybestmoneylife.com/best-way-to-ship-boxes-and-oversized-items-to-france-fast-or-air-freight-pallets-and-crates

If you decide to go with them, please say hi to Mark from me.

Cheers,

Timothy
Founder of MyBestMoneyLife.com

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Hi All,

I will soon be moving to the Paris area from Rennes as there is a great school for my son and my job opportunities for my wife than in Rennes.

One area that surprised me was how difficult it has been to have my rental dossier accepted in the Paris suburbs versus Rennes.

Thankfully, I found a landlord that was very happy to accept my cautioneo guarantee after I explained that this will save him the cost of buying a GLI insurance.

I wrote an article about Cautioneo and how they are one of the lowest cost guarantors that accepts USA retirement, brokerage, pension, and savings accounts when making their guarantee.

You can find my article here:

https://www.mybestmoneylife.com/rent-apartment-france-without-french-guarantor

If you have used Cautioneo or another service, let me know in the comments.

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Hi All,

I recently saw a query about which adaptor to buy for moving from the United States to France. I have had a lot of unreliable plug adaptors but the ones I found work best are:

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You can buy a 12 pack for $20 or a 6 pack for $12.

They fit flush with the French plugs allowing you to easily plug in your laptop and phone charges with ease.

If you are planning a trip to Europe or a move to France, these are the adaptors I would recommend.

Let me know if you have used these adaptors and how they worked for you in the comments.

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Hi All,

I had another Financial Coaching and Moving to France call this week where the client mentioned they were concerned booking my services given my low rate of 100€ a hour, yet they said they were blown away by my knowledge on the call. They mentioned they had a call with a much less qualified service and paid 300€ for the call which made them hesitant to book time with me.

I have now heard this nearly a dozen times, so I have decided to increase my rate from 100€ an hour to 150€ an hour.

For existing clients, the new rate will apply from January 1st 2027. For new clients, the new rate starts on July 12th.

If you would like financial coaching in the United States or France or have a move planned to France and would like to talk to an expert, you can book an appointment here:

https://www.mybestmoneylife.com/book-an-appointment

I do not have any staff, so when you book time, you book it directly with myself.

Kind Regards,

Timothy
Founder of MyBestMoneyLife.com

Book an Appointment | My Best Money Life For those who would like a strategy tailored to their specific goals, I offer one-on-one consultations. During our session, we can address your individual challenges and build a clear, actionable plan for your move to France and your financial future.

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So this morning I woke up to a sketch from a comedy scene in Rennes, France,

I looked out my window and my car which was parked across the street was gone and there was a sign stating no parking that was installed overnight for an event.

I called the street services department who suggested I call the police. The police suggested I call the impound lot as my car must have been towed.

I called the impound lot and they stated that the city forgot to put the no parking sign and that my car was moved to a different street in the city and I could find it there.

There was no fine as I was legally parked and there was no restriction when I parked yesterday afternoon.

I am a dual-citizen, but even this was a new one for me... the city can move your car even if you were legally parked if they decide to put up a no-parking sign overnight.

I am just glad I didn't get a 300€ fine for a tow, but thought I would share that even if legally parked, the city can "move" your car to somewhere else in the city if they change the rules at the last minute.