About me

My life is pretty bloody good, actually. But...

I'm 43. Young? Old? Some days I still feel 22! At 34, I moved from Germany to Ireland, and I have lived and worked on the Emerald Isle ever since.

I live with my dog in a house in beautiful Donegal, surrounded by sheep, cows and my old Saab.

How I ended up in Ireland

Ireland is beautiful! I love the landscape, the people, the openness, the small talk, the neighbours. My decision to leave Germany was personal. All right, let's cut to the chase: a relationship ended. I had a choice. Find a flat in Germany and start again, or pack my bags and go? I chose the bags. I haven't regretted that decision for a second. I haven't spent a single day unemployed here, I got my driving licence in Ireland, and then the dogs came along.

The cost of living

The cost of living is a problem everywhere, I know. But even by European standards, Ireland is one of the most expensive places to live. Electricity, heating oil, gas, petrol, taxes, insurance: even a decent salary leaves very little at the end of the month. And that is why I founded tiredofwealth.com! Perhaps somewhere in the world there is one person who reads this website and thinks: oh, why the hell not? It's a sort of advanced lottery. My dad used to say: if I ever stand before God and ask, "Why did you never let me win the lottery?", I don't want the answer to be, "You never bought a ticket!"