From Europe to America: The Harsh Reality of Starting Over

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  • Опубликовано: 1 окт 2024
  • In this video, I share my honest experience as a European trying to build my life in America. From delivering food to working my remote job, it's not what I expected, but I'm determined to make it. Moving from Europe to the USA was a huge leap, but the reality has been far more challenging than I imagined. I hope my story inspires anyone going through their own journey of starting over or chasing their dreams.
    🚗 Watch as I juggle delivering food while working remotely and the lessons I've learned along the way.
    🌍 What do you think? Is life in America harder or easier than you expected? Share your thoughts in the comments!
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Комментарии • 215

  • @bohdanUSA
    @bohdanUSA  17 часов назад +1

    Watch my next video: The $20k Crypto Loss That Taught Me to Build Real Wealth
    ruclips.net/video/IQt0URdHC40/видео.htmlsi=vWp0FMZ0zvNyICdb

    • @johncmordan
      @johncmordan 10 часов назад

      A good job pays like 270k.

  • @TheLegendaryLore
    @TheLegendaryLore День назад +14

    Brother, a young intelligent guy like you, willing to work - you'll be successful anywhere.

  • @mykael9447
    @mykael9447 День назад +41

    I am trying to move to Europe, US sucks healthcare is trash, high COL, unwalkable. Cant wait to get my EU citizenship.

    • @WelsHomEx
      @WelsHomEx День назад

      Just tell them you’re a Libyan war criminal and they’ll wave you right in.

    • @TheU.S.
      @TheU.S. День назад +4

      There’s a reason our families a couple hundred years ago left Europe bro

    • @OhAwe
      @OhAwe День назад

      @@TheU.S. What would that reason be?

    • @mkuc6951
      @mkuc6951 День назад +9

      ​@@OhAwe If you're ambitious, Europe will crush you. More of a class system. You stay put where you are. It's easier to be poor in Europe. America looks like it's not what it was though anymore.

    • @OhAwe
      @OhAwe День назад

      @@mkuc6951 Statistics show the US has some of the least social mobility in the world. You're victim to propaganda if you believe otherwise.

  • @johncmordan
    @johncmordan 11 часов назад +7

    You left Hungary for the US? Why? Because you were watching American movies and thought America was like in the Christmas story?

  • @cacapichi8564
    @cacapichi8564 22 часа назад +16

    the dream is to get a US remote job. And move to Europe for the more valuable quality of life (great quality at low cost). That’s the cheat code of life.

    • @codeintherough
      @codeintherough 15 часов назад

      Us job and move to any loc country

    • @charrua59
      @charrua59 15 часов назад +1

      With Usa job i would move to Asia

    • @codeintherough
      @codeintherough 15 часов назад

      Nice. I prefer Latin America because I took Spanish in school. The trick is to get the remote job first​@@charrua59

  • @calebowens6414
    @calebowens6414 День назад +9

    i recommend not delivering food it will take such a toll on your car it might look like youre making $15-$25 an hour but after the damages headache and mileage etc... that can all add up in just 6 months youre really only making $10 ish an hour even less in some cases

    • @bohdanUSA
      @bohdanUSA  День назад

      @@calebowens6414 I’m definitely worried about that, but my car is already a beater almost lol. Okay, but any other side hustle ideas?

    • @calebowens6414
      @calebowens6414 День назад +1

      @@bohdanUSA if you have a beater I would recommend getting ready to get a new car just pay cash (if you can lol) some 15-20K Honda and drive that car into the dirt delivering food for the side hustle question this is going to sound lame but being apart of the tipping industry you’d be very suprised what servers, bartenders make. Being a food runner (make way less than servers) make minimum $20 an hour most places.

    • @calebowens6414
      @calebowens6414 День назад

      @@bohdanUSA if you do go into the food industry I would recommend getting a job for 2-3 months if you’re not making $25+ as a food runner or 30+ an hour as a server find another till you are. Some places make $500+ in a 5 hour shift.

  • @FUJIIDEW
    @FUJIIDEW День назад +10

    Even as an American it is hard. I've been looking for work for so long and can't find a thing. I'm stuck in a job I dislike because I'm scared of being on the street. Opportunity here is only for the rich, the poor just get poorer unless you know someone who can get you in at a company. Degrees rarely mean much anymore, jobs don't want to train, they want to overwork and underpay. Things need to change.
    Most Americans like myself believe the American dream is dead. Its been dead for a long time. I know a guy who works 6 days a week in a great trade job yet he still can't afford a home.

    • @bohdanUSA
      @bohdanUSA  День назад +2

      @@FUJIIDEW It’s seems like the common trend around my American friends too. Except I see some have 80k job after few years out of college, and are able to have some significant savings.

    • @evangaryhirsch
      @evangaryhirsch День назад

      @@bohdanUSA ruclips.net/video/unUsPZ3rwOo/видео.html

    • @chrisj699
      @chrisj699 18 часов назад

      @@bohdanUSA Excited about an 80K job? Wait until you're married with kids.

    • @charrua59
      @charrua59 15 часов назад

      America is an experiment. There's no guarantee that it would work. And I think capitalism in the end only creates greed

  • @OhAwe
    @OhAwe День назад +23

    Why would someone intentionally move to the US lmfao.

    • @t.yop9
      @t.yop9 День назад

      Because Republicans will tell you Europe is a socialist hell hole.

    • @hemihem
      @hemihem День назад +5

      Somebody really really stupid or ignorant. Even rural colombians have a better life than americans.

    • @bohdanUSA
      @bohdanUSA  День назад

      @@OhAwe there’s pros and cons to both. This wasn’t meant as a hate speech on US in any case

    • @bohdanUSA
      @bohdanUSA  День назад +2

      @@hemihem rural Colombians definitely might have more “fun” and social life over there. But they often come here for the better future for their kids and simple abilities like buying a car and a house. I mean to each their own. Pros and cons everywhere.

    • @TheU.S.
      @TheU.S. День назад +1

      @hemihem Then why are they flocking to our border? I don’t get why you think they have a better life than us when they’re coming in by the thousands.

  • @rockinromanphoto
    @rockinromanphoto День назад +5

    I’m from Poland and when talking to my friends from Europe they are able to go on vacation for few weeks. Here we are happy to have 1 week vacation after 2 years. I currently work for AWS so I am not complaining about pay but my normal week is between 50-60 hours. Sometimes I wonder if the grind is worth it. Keep doing your thing with you mind set seems like you will be very successful. I know many people think degrees don’t mean much but from what I seen if you want a high paying job in tech a degree helps.

    • @bohdanUSA
      @bohdanUSA  День назад

      @@rockinromanphoto thanks! How long you’ve been in USA and did you get any degree here? I’ve noticed European degrees don’t matter much here as I have a friend who spent 11 months finding a job in IT, and was fired after 2 months - and he’s a CS masters with experience under his belt.

    • @rockinromanphoto
      @rockinromanphoto День назад +1

      @@bohdanUSA I was pretty young when I came here I was 12 years old. I currently have an associates degree that I got here and higher level positions at AWS require bachelors or masters. Yea I seen the same anyone I know from Europe their degree does not hold much weight here.

  • @nickturpitka6929
    @nickturpitka6929 День назад +6

    Tbf you can’t really blame the US for your own poor financial decisions. There is no way how you can be forced to pay 3 months worth of rent. This just means you did nothing to break the lease. Most leases have a buyout option which allows you to put in a 60 days notice at any time, pay 2-months worth of rent while still being entitled to having access to the apartment for that 60 days. And then there is crypto… you seem like a very smart and well-spoken individual so it’s very surprising to hear that you fell victim to the largest scam. Bottom line tho, it’s your fault, not the US’s, but you have all it takes to turn things around. Good luck!

    • @bohdanUSA
      @bohdanUSA  День назад +1

      @@nickturpitka6929 no you’re absolutely right! I wasn’t trying to blame the office that leased apartment to me in any way. It was my decision to rent, and then my decision to travel North. I’m amending my past choices.
      And I just recorded my full story with crypto and lessons learned, will drop that soon.

    • @wantstocomment7092
      @wantstocomment7092 22 часа назад

      You seem like a smart and well spoken guy. Can you explain the crypto market cap for the past 10 years? What do you think about Blackrock and Visa operating tokenization platforms on Ethereum? What about Sony's new ethereum L2 blockchain Soneium? Did they get scammed or scamming?

    • @nickage872
      @nickage872 18 часов назад

      most leases force you to pay all 12 months no matter you live there or not.

    • @FluxNomad678
      @FluxNomad678 15 часов назад

      ​@bohdanUSA At my laast place, I broke the lease, and they settled it with a fee that would be the equivalent of just over 2 months rent. If he's on the hook for 3 months, he did get burned, but maybe not as bad as he thinks. Especially, if the market is more pricey and they'd stick an even bigger fee on than I got.

  • @fraser1237
    @fraser1237 14 часов назад +2

    gotta live with your parents from around 20-28 , save mininum 1k per month, 12k per year,
    12x10 = 120k by 30.
    then life starts.

  • @chrisj699
    @chrisj699 18 часов назад +9

    Sorry to break it to you brother but you completely fell for the American Dream (Nightmare?) myth. You will run out of life and health before you reach your money goals. You will finally step out of the hamster wheel only to realize that you have wasted the best years of your life hustling for money. But now you're to old and sick to really enjoy your hard earned riches. You seem like a smart guy but you still fell for this con. You're not the only one. I was you 20 years ago.

  • @mkuc6951
    @mkuc6951 День назад +2

    You're 24 dude, when you're young you can take risks. As you get older you have less options to take risks. You're going to do well don't worry keep thinking and trying new things.

  • @paulpierantozzi
    @paulpierantozzi День назад +11

    bro why the fuck did you move to Florida from Europe? There is a reason the taxes are so low down there lol. As an American it is wild watching this. The perception of life in the USA is so wildly different overseas than inside the country. "you can't just wing it here", bro wait until you have to learn how the healthcare system works over here. Europe has a higher quality of life, for less money because of the social safety net.

    • @bohdanUSA
      @bohdanUSA  День назад +1

      @@paulpierantozzi Let me tell you something even more wild - imagine most Europeans only know about NYC, LA and maaaaybe Miami as the cities you could live in. Coming here and picking a state it’s probably one of the toughest things. It’s like if you go to “Europe” - which country would you move to? They’re all TOTALLY different. So yeah it’s tough. But anyway, as American, where would you live and why?

    • @Roniczka
      @Roniczka 20 часов назад +1

      yeah, but in Europe I already got maximum possible salary as specialist and I can't afford not working partner, healthcare also sucks, you can wait for months in queue for visiting doctor.

    • @alifnomad3223
      @alifnomad3223 19 часов назад

      South FL is quite nice (Miami-FLL), or Naples, but most parts of FL isn't worth living.

    • @fatherson5907
      @fatherson5907 17 часов назад +3

      The EU quality of life is absolutely awful. I lived there for years. The cost of living is much, much worse, and the nanny state is a joke.
      You believe any silly propaganda you hear on social media. It’s pathetic.

    • @paulpierantozzi
      @paulpierantozzi 13 часов назад +1

      @@fatherson5907 I just want decent healthcare man. Also european food quality is much higher than in the US. It is common to find a bunch of chemicals in US food because we barely regulate it here.

  • @Just_another_Euro_dude
    @Just_another_Euro_dude 9 часов назад +1

    In Europe the accent of the society is that individual never becomes desperate in life. The safety net. Universal healthcare, cheep/free education, free social services, free help from the good schrink, free rehabs, etc. Everything else comes AFTER. In USA it seems to be a lot different. Success is the the main thing. Who is left behind no one cares about them. The worst form of social darwinism. But we are HUMANS. We got fantastic ability to help each other. And in Europe helping each other is the main thing, instead of walking over the corpses of the losers. It even refects in the lack of mass shootings in Europe.

  • @larkatmic
    @larkatmic 13 часов назад +1

    You are learning well. Here’s my old man’s advice. Always, always pay yourself first. Then pay your monthly bills and always live below your means. This way of life was quite normal for most Americans before this century. Frugality was all the rage and being in debt was mostly unheard of until women started entering the work force in masses. Women are spenders 😂 Don’t be fooled by the overconsumption and spenders around you. They are foolish. If we have an economic depression, jobs will be scarce. If you have savings, you will fare much better. When you save money this way, you will eventually see your wealth improve and you won’t be tempted to spend it or go into debt, but continue to save and pay for necessary things in full. Being in debt destroys one’s wealth and future wealth gains. You are ahead of the game! I wish you well.

  • @SatisfecteIIent
    @SatisfecteIIent День назад +1

    depends on what state you live in brother. Illinois job market is going to be harder than larger states. had you moved to california or nyc you might have found it easier to find a job in tech

  • @joshfrench6426
    @joshfrench6426 День назад +7

    Literally the worst time to move here. Economic depression is coming

    • @bohdanUSA
      @bohdanUSA  День назад +5

      @@joshfrench6426 where there’s crisis there’s always an opportunity

    • @charrua59
      @charrua59 15 часов назад

      In a good scenario economic depression. In bad scenario civil war.

  • @kingachiever
    @kingachiever 2 часа назад +1

    I moved from California to Tijuana, Mexico 🇲🇽

  • @ilovecatsandgyat
    @ilovecatsandgyat День назад +6

    Bro used humanitarian program for people running from war

  • @levb.7338
    @levb.7338 23 часа назад +7

    You left Europe to the US?
    You gonna move to Africa next, bro?

    • @fatherson5907
      @fatherson5907 17 часов назад

      The EU is below South Sudan. It’s pathetic.

    • @leagueaddict8357
      @leagueaddict8357 16 часов назад

      @@fatherson5907 What are you talking about?

    • @fatherson5907
      @fatherson5907 16 часов назад

      @@leagueaddict8357 the truth, little boy.

  • @iGhostr
    @iGhostr День назад +1

    Also from Budapest, want to make the leap to the US. It was interesting to hear this

  • @celticlarper9679
    @celticlarper9679 День назад +14

    I'm tryingnto move to europe. I'm tired of this grind

    • @bohdanUSA
      @bohdanUSA  День назад

      @@celticlarper9679 European definitely do enjoy life way more than people in USA are used to. Totally different culture.

    • @avitalsheva
      @avitalsheva День назад +3

      Go to EUrope without connection and relations is extremely hard

    • @kevinvong6912
      @kevinvong6912 22 часа назад +1

      I live in both the United States and Europe. Currently, I am in Germany. Europe is going through some rough times and it isn’t as easy to live here as you think.
      One still needs a car throughout much of Europe and there are serious wait times for many healthcare needs. It is OK is you want to be a worker or kid level manager but if you want to be a creator or owner America is the place to be.

    • @BorisBoris-sl1sf
      @BorisBoris-sl1sf 12 часов назад

      @celticlarper9679 In what delusional state of mind must you be to believe Europeans are not over worked, stressed out, burned out? Someone's gonna give you money for nothing?

    • @pedros1
      @pedros1 3 часа назад

      What are you going to do there, you are not a Syrian asylee 😅

  • @it6642
    @it6642 День назад +1

    😂 yeah, get a job in Europe is fast.. sure nice joke

  • @matthewnelson3893
    @matthewnelson3893 День назад +1

    Hey!
    It will depend a lot on where you live. Find lower cost of living areas.
    Find small towns in downstate Illinois. Stay away for big cities. I am 22 American guy who has traveled to europe and south america. I bought a decent duplex for 85K in the Midwest. Mortgage was 590 and I rented the other side for 550.
    I think a lot of immigrants go wrong by trying to live in major US cities but it's just too expensive

    • @bohdanUSA
      @bohdanUSA  День назад +1

      My area is already pretty low cost. But yeah, I think you need to do more in America than just work a job.

  • @Bambotb
    @Bambotb 10 часов назад +1

    how did you get a good job in hungary without a degree

  • @clipkut4979
    @clipkut4979 23 часа назад +1

    If I were starting from zero in the US today at 24, I would immediately join a welders union. There is a shortage of 300.000 welders in the US, and the union provides you with training, the guarantee of pay that goes up, pension, overtime, benefits, etc... Plus a lot of these jobs you can find even outside of main cities, which means your purchasing power would be much more. The white-collar jobs are the new underpaid jobs, thanks to AI, remote work and third world country outsourcing. 3k is nothing. Blue-collar jobs on the other hand are what's in demand, now that boomers retire, the young population is declining, and they want to only work on computers at home.

    • @pedros1
      @pedros1 3 часа назад

      Good point. The community center recommended me to study welding and they were going to pay $5000 for the classes + unemployment benefits. But I am a SWE.

  • @alexandrugheorghe3257
    @alexandrugheorghe3257 26 минут назад

    Brother you have a really good plan about your finances. You are ahead of many people our age and I'm sure you're going to make it. Give it a year, a two but you'll make it. I'm thinking of moving to the US too. I have a software engineering degree, I have a job in Europe in the same field but I want the opportunities the US brings with startups, investments, jobs and overall life.
    Hope you make it!

  • @helenooft9664
    @helenooft9664 День назад +2

    I now that, i can not understand that you didn't, America is a beautiful country with beautiful nature, but that's all there is, for the rest it is terrible to live as a human.

    • @1Reddd
      @1Reddd 20 часов назад

      America is a playground for politicians and billionaires. That is all it is. If you are anyone else, you are there simply to make their lives better.

    • @fatherson5907
      @fatherson5907 17 часов назад

      You believe any silly propaganda that you see on social media 🤣🤣

    • @helenooft9664
      @helenooft9664 7 минут назад

      @@fatherson5907 My god, i am not blind like you, has nothing to do with social media, it is what Americans saying that are living in my country, and also
      on television we can see, how people are living in tents on the street. And there is no government that take care of them.
      Americans living only for themselves.

  • @invisiblestars
    @invisiblestars День назад +6

    I once had a bf from Europe and I could literally see him becoming ill with stress just living in the US for 3 months. Not even a marriage green card was worth it for him lol he just wanted to go back and so he did...

    • @bohdanUSA
      @bohdanUSA  День назад +1

      @@invisiblestars I mean, if not even a GREEN CARD could hold him… it was hopeless case for him haha

    • @invisiblestars
      @invisiblestars 23 часа назад +1

      @@bohdanUSA lol yeah he wasn't interested in hustle culture and I can't blame him. Just thought I'd share since some Americans seem to think everyone is desperate to become citizens here

    • @PingPingO9
      @PingPingO9 20 часов назад

      Where was he from

    • @invisiblestars
      @invisiblestars 18 часов назад +2

      @@PingPingO9 Poland

  • @mickylogic
    @mickylogic День назад +2

    Your're already ahead of plenty your age with work ethic and your goals, have patience and enjoy the process :) I'm an 28 year old irish software engineer who went to toronto but came home as I got a job here sooner, but I will be back. The opportunity and earning potential is definitely way higher in the states, so you got this man! Also the job market is terrible now in most places, well definitely in my industry.

    • @bohdanUSA
      @bohdanUSA  День назад

      @@mickylogic I have a friend here with masters in CS and few years of experience - he spent 11 months looking for a job in states. Then he got fired after 2 months. Definitely a tough time.

    • @mickylogic
      @mickylogic 22 часа назад

      @@bohdanUSA It is for sure a tough time, still took me 7 months to get a job and I have an electronics degree and a software development masters. The more experience you have the easier it gets though.

    • @mickylogic
      @mickylogic 22 часа назад

      @@bohdanUSA But getting a visa for the states is a great opportunity that most don't get.

    • @alexandrugheorghe3257
      @alexandrugheorghe3257 47 минут назад

      Hey, how was your Toronto experience. I'm a 22 year old software engineer and I'm thinking about taking the leap across the Atlantic :))

    • @mickylogic
      @mickylogic 14 минут назад

      @@alexandrugheorghe3257 Great, socially and especially in the summer, you would love it. As long as you are happy to work a retail or hospitality job while searching for a career job as hiring process is very slow(months) and it is expensive there.

  • @aptyp3109
    @aptyp3109 День назад +1

    No Bitcoin? Its over for you 🤣

  • @Bambotb
    @Bambotb 10 часов назад +1

    which visa you on

  • @MartykanT
    @MartykanT День назад +1

    Can you talk a bit about the government documents situation like greencard/visa/driver license/ITIN/taxes...

    • @bohdanUSA
      @bohdanUSA  День назад +2

      @@MartykanT I could, but I guess my situation regarding visa/docs is very different from what yours might be, if you’re coming from a different country… did you immigrate already or just planning?

    • @MartykanT
      @MartykanT 17 часов назад

      @@bohdanUSAjust curious about it

  • @paulretzbach9583
    @paulretzbach9583 День назад +2

    You only have 40 years of working ahead of you buddy!!

    • @bohdanUSA
      @bohdanUSA  День назад

      @@paulretzbach9583 I’m so looking forward

    • @CheezersTV
      @CheezersTV День назад +1

      @@bohdanUSAYou got your Roth IRA going?

    • @paulretzbach9583
      @paulretzbach9583 День назад +1

      @@bohdanUSAwait till your about 45 yo……it really starts to suck then! HaHaHa

    • @pedros1
      @pedros1 3 часа назад

      Less. Bezos and Musk will replace 98% of US population with robots. All residents will become broke and homeless

  • @derekwhittom1639
    @derekwhittom1639 16 часов назад

    The way I look at it is this:
    Pick a lifestyle. Lets say you want to live a $2000 a month life. Then start banking months of life. So, if your life costs $2000 a month and you make $2500 a month after taxes, then you’re buying a month of life you don’t need to work for every 4 months. If you’re making $4000 a month after taxes, you’re buying a month of not working for every month you work. $8000 a month buys 3 months of not working for every month of work. Once you’ve banked 30 years of life, you’re done.
    That’s it.
    Getting rich through investments isn’t a plan, but saving money (hopefully in a way that doesn’t deteriorate with inflation) is a plan.

  • @johnstibal2131
    @johnstibal2131 7 часов назад

    The funny thing about Munger's quote regarding 100k....is that nobody adjusts that quote for inflation. I would upgrade the 100k to 300k, minimum...lol.

  • @MyEuropeanDream
    @MyEuropeanDream День назад

    This last year at the age of 26 I went functionally blind. Lost my job, bit a year prior I acquired my Hungarian citizenship… I am so thankful mail. My hope is that by age of 30, I’ll. E alright and living in Europe. You seem to have a good head on your shoulders, the US might work in your favor. Just be sure to take care of your heath

  • @lukazi
    @lukazi 19 часов назад

    You are 24 yo, what earnings would you expect? Job experience, education..

  • @durkioCOD
    @durkioCOD День назад

    Dude, im from Hungary, im so glad that I found your video, me and my wife going to the US for the first time at the end of October just to look around and if we like it we will file our EB3 next year, great to hear your opinion and experience on the topic, much respect to you and keep up the good work bro, much love from Hungary boss ❤

  • @lostgleammedia
    @lostgleammedia 13 часов назад

    I hope you are enjoying your youth as well as building a future. Because it's important to do both

  • @thetechnician5080
    @thetechnician5080 22 часа назад

    I moved from Washington DC to Germany let me know if you want to chat. I can give you tips.

  • @apkidlafirm522
    @apkidlafirm522 16 часов назад

    I had dozens of students from Ukraine like you man I think you take things you hear a bit too seriously

  • @Louis-jv3fz
    @Louis-jv3fz День назад +1

    this is the worst time to be an immigrant! just do whatever you have to do to get that Green Card and then cut your losses!

    • @bohdanUSA
      @bohdanUSA  День назад +2

      @@Louis-jv3fz wanna get married lol

    • @TheU.S.
      @TheU.S. День назад +1

      Best time to be an illegal immigrant in North America and Europe though apparently

    • @Louis-jv3fz
      @Louis-jv3fz День назад

      @@bohdanUSA im australian lol

  • @damonmelendez856
    @damonmelendez856 43 минуты назад

    Leaving Hungary for the U.S. was a very dumb thing to do. Really

  • @thechocolatemonster3392
    @thechocolatemonster3392 12 часов назад

    Hey Brother! I respect your hustle. I understand things are easier for you in the countries you are mentioning in Europe. That said, I want to offer some perspective:
    1. America is frankly not as good as it was 20 years ago. Spent their money in wars, instead of the country itself and too much negativity now and finally covid killed a lot of it. That's just how things are. Try it out for a few years, if you don't like it, then bounce.
    2. All that being said - the biggest issues in my opinion in this country with the job situation, that's healthcare in my opinion. But as you get a better job, that also stops being an issue, you don't need to worry about it.
    3. That said, here’s the thing, you are here now, let’s make the best of the time you have here. I want to offer you some perspective. You mentioned you were earning 3k/month in your new job and felt it was a lot and started living lavishly. You are wrong, that's not a lot of money in US, and you have to compare it with the local cost of living. I'm from India and I'm not expecting 1000 dollars a month to be enough in the US. 3-3.5k is not enough and you'll have to keep doing side jobs, so I think you need to recalibrate how much you think you need to make. You are not on a path to success at this rate and don't have a good job if you're making 3-3.5k.
    4. Your idea of comparing to 'Europe' - there's a lot of Europe (Switzerland as an example) where 3k/month is not good.
    5. What do you do for a main job? You said you did some finance stuff but you didn't say much about your current main job?
    6. Your biggest focus right now in life is not to accumulate huge sums of money, it's to gain skill, so that you can be worth something on the job market, so that you can get those huge sums of money. Do you have skill to get a better job? You said you don't have a college degree. No issue, do you know that community college is almost free in the US? I am doing a course right now in machining and it only costs me $250 for the semester. I do this besides my main job not because I have to, but I like it. And machining pays well, you will not have to work two jobs. Have you considered training yourself in something like that? It's 18-24 months of training. There are many such trade-skill jobs in the US. And then your life can open to a lot of technology companies too.
    7. As far as buying a house is concerned - unlike a lot of Americans believe, i think at present time buying a house is a financially bad idea in a lot of America. Check out Ramit Sethi, read his book and see his videos to get an idea financially. I think it's a bad goal and you're better off renting and investing the rest in the SnP500 right now in many places in the US.
    8. If you want to go to college, then you can finish 2 years at community school to finish the basics and then transfer to a state school. It's not that expensive. Most people here in debt for school are in bad debt because they went for lousy degrees.
    9. Why are you renting an apartment in Florida that you don't live in? Aren't you wasting money? Why are you doing food delivery in Illinois instead? Makes no sense. Food delivery is not lucrative, and you definitely shouldn't be moving states for something like that.
    10. If you don't like it here (there are real negatives here and I won't argue with you), then leave after a few years of trying it. But before going - try getting a higher paying job! There's a lot of opportunity here especially when you're young
    tl;dr - America has issues and is not going to have some of the benefits of Europe for a while, but so do your expectations and you need to recalibrate. You don't make enough money because you don't have good enough a job in all likelihood.

    • @chrisj699
      @chrisj699 6 часов назад +1

      Great advice!

  • @Viktorp16
    @Viktorp16 3 дня назад +2

    Тільки вперед! Молодець!

    • @bohdanUSA
      @bohdanUSA  2 дня назад +1

      Дякую дуже!:)

    • @pedros1
      @pedros1 3 часа назад

      Путин - Бог

  • @mattilahde5220
    @mattilahde5220 20 часов назад +4

    My sister lives in California. I will visit again soon. I have no interest to live there. Here in Finland everything is better. I don't even like the heat in L.A. It burns my skin

    • @nahidsarker69
      @nahidsarker69 14 часов назад

      I'm planning to move to finland,but i heard about the job crisis in that country... So what is the situation over there?

    • @mattilahde5220
      @mattilahde5220 Час назад +1

      @@nahidsarker69 We have a right wing goverment now so ofcourse economy is going down while politicians steal what they can as long as their still in pover. Better come after 2027 when we have a functioning goverment again. Things here are still good but not getting better doing this goverment.
      Right now it's hard to find a good job here.

    • @nahidsarker69
      @nahidsarker69 17 минут назад

      @@mattilahde5220 tnx mate,I'll keep it in my mind

  • @1MuchButteR1
    @1MuchButteR1 День назад

    I think you came at perfect age to USA, I wish my family did not bring me here at 10. In fact I sound more like you than locals in USA. Don't know why I did not integrate. Wish I had my connections and more memories in Europe it would be great motivation to make a business grind in USA. I've seen European friend groups with motivation make good money in USA in their 20's. It is like taking advantage of east European social life and American monetary power for perfect combination in business.

    • @bohdanUSA
      @bohdanUSA  День назад

      @@1MuchButteR1 I guess it does help to have been exposed to both sides, but it’s never too late to change your location!

  • @leet8017
    @leet8017 День назад

    I'm american, been in Europe for 14 years, work in tech. I would make more there, but there are so many expenses. My plan would be to be there temporarily, and save as much as possible and invest in safe stock investments that would compound
    Your plan seems solid, especially for your age. Working as much as you do, its definately for young people, its easier at your age. When you get older, have kids etc, thats when you start to relax on it

    • @helenooft9664
      @helenooft9664 День назад

      Yes, a higher income in the states, but the cost are also much higher than in Europe, and a bad safety net from the government, no Europe is much better.

  • @sebb_pl
    @sebb_pl 11 часов назад

    How did you move to the us and got a job there ?

  • @stevendaniel8126
    @stevendaniel8126 16 часов назад

    Hahaha hahaha hahaha........😊

  • @emilyyyy9048
    @emilyyyy9048 День назад

    Very well explained. I also notice this same difference

    • @bohdanUSA
      @bohdanUSA  День назад

      @@emilyyyy9048 thanks for the comment. What do you like and dislike compared to Europe?

  • @celticlarper9679
    @celticlarper9679 День назад

    Make more videos please. I'd love to hear your perspective. I went to europe for several months last year and fell in love with it. I wanted to make sure im not just having grass is greener fallacy

    • @bohdanUSA
      @bohdanUSA  День назад

      @@celticlarper9679 for sure will, thanks!
      It depends where did you go in Europe?

    • @celticlarper9679
      @celticlarper9679 21 час назад

      @@bohdanUSA poland, czechia, finland, Estonia, and Italy

  • @tommyg5261
    @tommyg5261 20 часов назад

    I grew up poor

  • @charlottegauthier5635
    @charlottegauthier5635 14 часов назад

    Szia!

  • @ittakir
    @ittakir 22 часа назад +3

    Ukrainians literally got lottery ticket with this war! They can immigrate to any top developed country. They can receive benefits. Even those who were never capable to immigrate, didn’t have enough skills and money can do it now. 🎉

    • @giorgikotetishvili8037
      @giorgikotetishvili8037 17 часов назад

      You're just forgetting one little tiny thing, their country is being DESTROYED by the Russian orks. How's that for a lottery ticket? You think they care more about their lives abroad than their own country?

    • @curiousobserver6077
      @curiousobserver6077 15 часов назад

      Would you like to win the same lottery ticket? In most countries benefits are limited to a simple path for work permits. It was quite easy before the war for anyone to go for work in Poland (while salaries in Kyiv were quite similar).

    • @ittakir
      @ittakir 14 часов назад

      @@curiousobserver6077 I would like to be able to go in USA and just work. But the only way for Russians to do it is to get criminal case against you in Russia. This is one way ticket. You will never be able to visit your family. Your international passport will be expired and you will not get new documents never again. Some countries probably can even extradite you.
      And I don’t even mention that you need to live in Mexico for a long time and risk your life and all your money to be able to get to the border.
      That’s all applies to those Russians who are strictly against Pootin and all z bs.

    • @pedros1
      @pedros1 3 часа назад

      You did not get it. They were forced to flee their paradise country because all what they had was bought for the borrowed money. And lenders finally asked for the return of the debt.
      But remember the quality of live in Ukraine before Blackrock acquired the lands was 100 times better than in EU and USA

    • @ittakir
      @ittakir 16 минут назад

      @@pedros1 Those young people dreamed to leave Ukraine even before the war.
      You are not right about Russians. They are not running from their credits. That’s ridiculous. They are running from Z craziness.

  • @1Reddd
    @1Reddd 20 часов назад +2

    People think living in the U.S. is all rainbows and butterflies, it is what they see on the TV or on social media. For most people living here it is incredibly difficult, most Americans are one medical emergency away from complete bankruptcy. We live paycheck to paycheck, we cannot afford to buy homes anymore, we rent and even that takes up over half of our income generally. The country our parents and grandparents grew up in does not exist anymore. I would love to save up and move away, though it's impossible when every penny goes towards just to trying to survive. America is a wonderful country to live in, but only if you're rich.

    • @finfan83
      @finfan83 16 часов назад +1

      Aww, poor Americans :( Sad to hear it all turned out against the current generation like that. We do indeed see most of our image of America through movies and random news appearing here and there. Most we hear about is the student's debt and the completely privatised healthcare.

    • @alexandrugheorghe3257
      @alexandrugheorghe3257 44 минуты назад

      It's the same in Europe, many young folks that own a house either have parents that bought them an apartment with their all life savings, or are 30 or 35 and managed to get a 30 year loan for an apartment. Usually they work in tech, finance or engineering.

  • @finalwaveee
    @finalwaveee 18 часов назад +2

    great video man, im polish American, born/raised in California till as a teenager moved to Poland and have been living in Poland for about 10 years... I've been back visited the states a few times and realized ill never go back... to strive so hard just to survive...life is so mechanical in the U.S. not good for the soul...but good luck to you man, cheers

    • @chrisj699
      @chrisj699 17 часов назад +2

      Good decision. I'm Polish-American too. In the process of moving to Poland. Yeah the US lures you in, chews you up, and then spits you out. Trying to make it out before I get all chewed up😁

    • @fatherson5907
      @fatherson5907 17 часов назад

      It’s only tough if you’re lazy, have no skills (your fault) and broke.

  • @piotrzurek9732
    @piotrzurek9732 7 часов назад

    Jaysus! You overdosed on youtube man😂

  • @ICEYisGood
    @ICEYisGood День назад +1

    You seem to have a good mindset for success and that will take you far. The US is definitely a high risk / high reward country. Imo the strength of the US is massive job opportunities if you are constantly on the lookout and willing to purse a better job when the opportunity presents itself. Its difficult at first but once you figure out how to navigate the job market in the US it becomes very easy climb.

    • @bohdanUSA
      @bohdanUSA  День назад

      Appreciate this! I'm still trying to navigate the job market along everything else. Definitely tough in the beginning, but I see how this becomes easier. Money plays significant role in this country for sure.

    • @ICEYisGood
      @ICEYisGood День назад

      @@bohdanUSA I just saw your other video. I grew up in Binghamton NY haha small world! Always cloudy/gloomy and yes little to do overall but more so without a car. Definitely small town living.

  • @iskatel39
    @iskatel39 46 минут назад

    Так зачем сюда приехал? Поезжай обратно в Венгрию или на Украину.

  • @dansugardude2655
    @dansugardude2655 17 часов назад

    Bohdan, why on Earth did you leave beautiful Budapest for the United States!? I know the Orban is corrupt as hell, so getting out of Hungary might have been fine. But you could have moved to any other EU country, including those that were once part of Hungary! Is Hungary your home country?

  • @errrmaaa7456
    @errrmaaa7456 День назад

    Up until the 1960s most Americans lived in tight knit communities that we could trace our family trees back in. Walkable towns like what you'd see in back to the future or over there in Europe I'd assume. My family tree used to be in south New Jersey between Philadelphia and Trenton New Jersey and went back almost 300 years.
    Then there were a bunch of race riots and the commies went around throwing bricks at everybody and everyone was more enticed to move away from the city centers to the suburbs and we scattered all over the place. That's why we have a fixation on period movies in like the 1920s and 30s I think. American towns and cities were all like New York until then but we scattered out to escape the violence and bulldozed the walkable areas.
    Now every time we try to come together in any way and something goes sideways people start throwing bricks at everyone and everything gets burned down. It sucks, we don't like it, you don't like it, it sucks man.
    Our currency is being devalued by our government intentionally to make more people reliant on government support to insure reliable voters for political job security. People actually busting their ass like you are being squeezed more and more to pay for everything. Our grandparents were able to retire on pension in their 50s and enjoyed nice cars, vacations, road trips down route 66, a house they owed outright with a factory job. We're crowding in with friends in splitting apartments in our late 20s and struggling.
    Absolute hoards of "new voters" coming over the border to insure political job security against our will. It sucks, sucks, sucks. Everyone is atomized from one another because we wake up, drive to work, bust our ass, drive home, and just afford enough to get gas to get to and from work. Something has to give, this can't go on like how it's going.

  • @jambear7862
    @jambear7862 День назад

    Hey dude why dont you look at day trading with prop firms its changed my life!

    • @bohdanUSA
      @bohdanUSA  День назад +2

      @@jambear7862 I heard really bad stuff about day trading

    • @jambear7862
      @jambear7862 День назад

      @@bohdanUSA there is something called apex which is a firm they give you $50,000 for $90 dollers buy in if you can make $5,600 profit you keep. $2,000. I am now completely financially free and have no affiliation. Look up two people 1. Alpine trader who made $300,000k+ this year and 2. Nutty bar trading $100,000k+ this year. Both based in Usa. If you can do it you solve all your problems and get to the first 100k milestone in 12 months. Feel free to discuss further I’m actually based in the U.K :)

    • @duckqueak
      @duckqueak День назад +4

      ​@@bohdanUSAdon't do it its gambling. Only hedge funds make money day trading.

    • @bohdanUSA
      @bohdanUSA  День назад +2

      @@duckqueak if even that… Isn’t AI like dominating that already? Or soon will

    • @OhAwe
      @OhAwe День назад

      @@bohdanUSA Bro is trying to push his scam bs.

  • @lordbendtner7021
    @lordbendtner7021 День назад +1

    You moved to the US? That's so retro...
    I am moving back to Russia next year. After 2 decades in the US.
    Good luck to you, though.