It's the reason I move(d) countries to optimise for my situation; some countries are far more friendly than others for freelancers vs employees. In taxes but al

It's the reason I move(d) countries to optimise for my situation; some countries are far more friendly than others for freelancers vs employees. In taxes but also social security, insurance, paperwork for deductibles etc. All these are important when self-employed. Many countries are pretty naft for self-employed (usually because the entire 'company', large or small, concept is geared towards enterprises, so as small company you get the worst of everything); if you want to remain living there, maybe consider just becoming an employee. I never understood why so many people are so inflexible, but if you are then I think it's not in your best interest to become self-employed in some countries (for instance, Spain).