Pourquoi j'ai Choisi de Rentrer en France

Summary

After three years in Dubai, Margo has decided to move back to Paris with her boyfriend, Manoa. Dubai was an excellent fit while her business was growing quickly: it helped her focus, offered a convenient and safe lifestyle, put her among ambitious entrepreneurs, and allowed her to structure her personal finances favorably. She says she built a stable business there and earned more than €8 million during her time in Dubai.

Her circumstances have since changed. Much of her business now runs without her, leaving her feeling bored and disconnected from her work. A new private club for successful women has reignited her enthusiasm, especially after a lively event in Paris. She realized that her next goals—building a network, connecting entrepreneurs and investors, and exploring investments—depend on being physically present in France. Manoa also sees advantages in returning, as his work benefits from greater visibility and proximity to his audience.

The move will bring significant practical and financial changes. Margo will need to decide what to do with her Dubai holding company, French businesses, Dubai property, and future investments. She is working through these questions with professional advisers and has not presented them as settled decisions.

Her current plan is to stay in Dubai until around February, then move to Paris with Manoa for roughly two or three years, perhaps longer. She hopes to develop her training business, private club, and a larger project connected to the club. Rather than focusing only on earning more, she wants to learn about long-term wealth-building and investing. Returning will also make it easier to see her grandparents, parents, siblings, and other relatives regularly.

Key Plans and Takeaways

• Choose where to live based on the work and life stage ahead, not only on past advantages.
• Margo sees Dubai as suited to her earlier focus on business growth, while Paris better supports her current need for in-person connections and new opportunities.
• Build her Paris-based network through meetings, events, and collaborations.
• Shift her financial focus from short-term income toward long-term investing and growing capital; she describes herself as a beginner in this area.
• Review cross-border business, property, and tax questions with qualified advisers before making decisions.
• Make room for family and personal relationships as part of the relocation decision.

Notable Locations, Businesses, and People

Dubai; Paris; Lisbon and Spain, which were considered but not chosen; La Samaritaine, Redcat, and Julia, Paris venues; the private club referred to in the subtitles as “MORP” (name uncertain); Margo; Manoa, her boyfriend; and her grandparents and family in France.