Originally Posted by
parpalhou
How easy was it to find a job in your field in NZ? If you don't think this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, career-wise, why not stay in Colorado a while longer and amass some more wealth, in regular savings rather than an IRA, which you could then bring to NZ as a deposit on a house, etc? If you're planning on starting a family in the next 10 years, I would figure that into your calculations as well - if you're not able to save over the next several years because of your move, you might regret it later when you have the added expense of kids (and they're particularly expensive if you need to fly across the ocean to visit grandparents!)
It wasn't easy. We've been looking for ways to move to NZ for years, but the stars kind of aligned for this job offer- It just happened that a company who I've done a couple business deals with realized that I have a skill that they need, so they recruited me. I'm somewhat doubtful that I'd be able to find a job on my own without living in NZ. I have a specialized skill set for publisher side mobile advertising and vendor side product marketing. This is really one of the only companies in all of NZ (to my knowldege, the only one actually based in NZ and not a small branch office) that does things in line with my skill set.