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Family swap UK for Eastern Europe and show insane savings after leaving ‘rat race’

A UK couple is currently living the fantasy of many families up and down the country by being able to save hundreds a month, living mortgage-free.While most of us are living paycheck-to-paycheck, Amy Smerdon, 35, and her husband, Jerry, 53, have taken the leap to get away from the ever-expensive Britain.The couple - who share two sons, eight and six, and twin boys, five - spotted a £7,000 property on the market in Bulgaria and decided to cash in, do it up, and rent it out as a holiday home.However,...
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I left frantic UK life to buy 85p home in sunny paradise – now I’m building property empire for cost of two pints

AFTER years of enduring the rat race as a jewellery dealer in the UK, George Laing took a gamble on a new life in Europe - with just 85p. With gruelling hard work and patience, the Brit is slowly transforming a derelict three-story building into his dream home - and he has another plan up his sleeve.15George Laing, 32, bought his dream home for cheap as part of the €1 Houses projectCredit: Instagram/george_laing_15The property George bought for 85pCredit: SWNS15He snapped up the home in Mussomeli, Sicily - a sun-soaked region...
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