u/Wish_and_Wonder

My husband and I have been planning a move abroad and currently the decision is between Italy and Portugal. For context: I am a dual US/German citizen, so we are not worried about visa issues. I will be working remotely and my husband will also be self-employed, so jobs are not a consideration either.

My question is: which country has less challenging bureaucracies to navigate? I would love to hear from people who've lived both places because people living in Italy say its worse there, and people living in Portugal say Italian bureaucracy's got nothing on theirs. Who to believe? And, can you give specific examples of what is challenging? Regardless, we know there will be bureaucracy challenges in either place and we are up for the challenge, but we want to go into it with open eyes.

I am not naturally a minimalist, I came from a household that held onto everything and it's been a long journey for me to be able to let go of more things. I've been actually quite proud of myself for all the paring down I have successfully done recently! However, we are getting ready for a big overseas move and I still have to tackle the thing I have been putting off for, to be totally honest, forever - the boxes and boxes of old photos that I have. I am planning on digitizing many of them but I'd love advice and encouragement on letting go of the rest. For starters - I feel weird about just throwing photos away, how did you dispose of yours? How did you decide how many and what was worth keeping? Did you find a way to digitize them that didn't cost a fortune? Thanks in advice for the help tackling what feels like an impossible task!