01Before commitment

Decide without selling yourself the move

Compare ordinary life before paperwork makes the decision feel inevitable.

THE JOB

Start with fit, city routine, hard-season housing and financial runway. The useful result may be a smaller trial, a different city, a delayed move—or a confident yes with the expensive assumptions exposed.

THE SEQUENCE

Three moves, in order

  1. 01FIT

    Write the non-negotiables

    Work hours, health access, family needs, climate, language, transport and exit constraints come before lifestyle imagery.

  2. 02ROUTINE

    Choose doors, not city reputations

    Test the weekly routes, building, hard season and service access attached to an exact address.

  3. 03RUNWAY

    Price a failed first attempt

    Budget temporary housing, a second deposit, changed plans and an exit—not only the successful month.

APPLY IT

Use your facts first

TOOL · STARTWhich pages apply to me?

What should I read or calculate next—and what must stay separate?

TOOL · 3·6·12Relocation cash & runway planner

Can I fund the move without depending on best-case assumptions?

READ THE FAILURE PATH

8 field guides for this stage

01
Accessibility in Georgia: Verify the Whole Route

Does the whole route work from the street through the destination and back?

Health & family
02
Where to Live in Batumi: Test the Building and the Winter Routine

Will this exact Batumi building and route work outside the easy season?

Housing
03
Moving to Georgia with a Partner, Children, Pets or Care Needs

Which person's dependency can break the household plan, and what is the tested fallback?

Health & family
04
Is Moving to Georgia Right for You? An Honest Decision Framework

Does Georgia fit my ordinary life—not only my escape plan?

Planning
05
Tbilisi Neighborhoods: Choose by Routine, Commute and Building

Which exact door makes my weekly routes work?

Housing
06
Weather, Seasons, and Air Quality in Georgia: Test the Year, Not the Week

Will this exact home and routine work in the difficult season?

Planning
07
Tbilisi vs Batumi vs Kutaisi: Choose by Routine, Not Reputation

Which city fits my ordinary week?

Planning
08
Cost of Living in Georgia: What You'll Actually Spend

What will my version of life cost?

Planning
DO NOT SKIP

Common ways this stage fails

  1. 01Using a holiday week as evidence for a year
  2. 02Treating a low headline tax as personal eligibility
  3. 03Committing to a city before testing the actual weekly route