I ditched the UK and moved to Bulgaria

A WOMAN has revealed that she ditched life in the UK and moved abroad to Bulgaria. Not only are her bills and food costs now a fraction of the price, but she even bought her home for just £5,5000 on eBay. The blonde beauty took to social media to reveal the five reasons why she left her life in the UK for Bulgaria, leaving many open-mouthed. Posting online, the content creator explained that her first reason for leaving the UK was for warmer weather.

Image Credit: The Sun [Woman explaining her reasons for moving from the UK to Bulgaria.]

Whilst filming her clip in January, the influencer, who has 59,000 followers, wore just a T-shirt and beamed: “We're currently in January and I'm in a T-shirt in beautiful sunny weather.”. As well as this, the 23-year-old claimed that she wanted to move to Bulgaria because the people there are “much friendlier than the English”. She acknowledged: “They're there to help you, they'll prepare you food, they're just so much friendlier - whoever you drive past on the street will wave and say hello, I never once got that in the UK.”.

Image Credit: The Sun [House in Bulgaria for sale.]

Not only this, but the woman explained that another reason why she relocated was for a “better and healthier lifestyle”. She explained that now, living in Bulgaria, she has a “healthier mindset”, as she admitted: “Living here, I don't have the worries that I had in the UK.”. The homeowner claimed that being a young woman in the UK, she constantly had “eyes daggering into her” on what she “should be doing” with her life.

Image Credit: The Sun [Aerial view of St. Alexander Nevsky Cathedral in Sofia, Bulgaria at sunset.]

Whilst she wanted to buy a home, she wasn’t bothered about following a conventional lifestyle and didn’t want to be “pulled into a job that I wouldn't be able to get out of and one that I probably wouldn't be so happily in”. In addition to this, the TikTok user claimed that living in Bulgaria has given her “all the time in the world” which she can now spend with her family and friends. She explained: “Back in the UK, nobody ever had the time. Here in Bulgaria, we make time for each other because we have so much of it, none of us are in 9 to 5 jobs, so we have so much more free time to give each other and spend with each other.”.

And if that wasn’t enough, the savvy woman also praised the “cheap living” in Bulgaria. Living here, I don't have the worries that I had in the UK. She beamed: “Housing prices are so much cheaper than the UK - for what you spend on a deposit, you can buy a house here in Bulgaria and own it outright, never mind getting yourself stuck into a mortgage for 25+ years, it's bought and paid for.”. Not only this, but she claimed that her electricity, water and phone bills are now a “fraction of the price compared to the UK.”.

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The TikTok clip, which was posted under the username @lifeinbulgaria, has clearly left many open-mouthed, as it has quickly racked up 61,800 views. Social media users were impressed with the young woman’s new lifestyle and many eagerly flocked to the comments to express this. Good on you. Very valid reasons to move. One person said: “Love watching your videos. Very tempting to move there.”. Another added: “Very good choice.”.

A third commented: “I couldn’t agree more with what you’ve done. I am looking for a property in Tenerife, renting my properties out in England and I’m gone and I won’t step back here again. Good luck, thank you.”. Whilst someone else chimed in: “Good on you. Very valid reasons to move.”. Unlock even more award-winning articles as The Sun launches brand new membership programme - Sun Club.