Uploaded July 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Last summer I was driving back to the UK when Hannah rang: "I don't know how to say this, we only have £6 left in our account."
This is the full story of what moving our family to Portugal actually cost. The £30,000 mortgage penalty. The procession of fees. The villa held together by duct tape and wishful thinking. Going from £100K months to six quid and why, weirdly, I'd probably do it all again.
We're documenting what starting again really looks like, not the highlight reel. New episode every Sunday, 10am UK.
Next week: the villa — what we've done, and what we'd never do again.
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Stef x
Last summer I was driving back to the UK when Hannah rang: "I don't know how to say this, we only have £6 left in our account."
This is the full story of what moving our family to Portugal actually cost. The £30,000 mortgage penalty. The procession of fees. The villa held together by duct tape and wishful thinking. Going from £100K months to six quid and why, weirdly, I'd probably do it all again.
We're documenting what starting again really looks like, not the highlight reel. New episode every Sunday, 10am UK.
Next week: the villa — what we've done, and what we'd never do again.
📱 Want to support us? Our apps are a couple of quid and it genuinely helps:
blackoutcards.com
Work with us
themichalaks.co.uk
Stef x
