My German Pension Will Be a Joke — Here's My Escape Plan

I'm 45, a software engineer in Germany — and my state pension is going to suck. So I sat down and ran the real numbers: what a high earner actually gets from the German state pension, why buying property in Bavaria makes no financial sense anymore, and the exact escape plan my family is building instead. No theory — real euro amounts for rent, mortgages, land, investments, and private pension deductions. If you're an immigrant IT specialist working in Germany and wondering whether you'll ever be able to retire here, this one is for you. In this video, you will find: 0:00 Introduction 0:31 Why My State Pension Sucks 1:51 Buying Property in Germany 3:50 Our Plan B in Ukraine 4:39 Investments & Rürup Pension 7:02 Work & Partial Retirement Support the Channel: If you find this content useful, you can buy me a coffee! Buy Me a Coffee: coff.ee/germaninsider 🔗 Connect with me: My LinkedIn Profile:   / alexandertaranenko   #germany #softwareengineer #pension #retirement #immigrant #techjobs #rürup #investing #bavaria #munich #expatlife #financialfreedom