First of all 12% tax, really, that is your reason for living there? Get a grip, 12% is nothing to pay to be somewhere you want to be or that feels like home. S

First of all 12% tax, really, that is your reason for living there? Get a grip, 12% is nothing to pay to be somewhere you want to be or that feels like home. Secondly, you have lost what the Japanese call "reason for getting out of bed in the morning", which is when you start to die, no matter what your age is. The longer you live like you are the less you will have to connect with anyone about. Worry less about the money and more about doing something that you feel has some purpose. It doesn't have to be some feel good save the planet/whales/children, just something that you believe in and needs doing. Don't throw away the advantages you have built/won/stumbled into, just take them and use them. Lastly back to the taxes, they pay for schools, hospitals, roads, immunisation programs, disaster preparedness etc etc - given they are not exhorbitant, just pay them and feel like you are contributing to the greater good.