why: so the government won’t be able to use your money for whatever the fuck they’re planning for the next 4 years.

as a traveler, none of my money has been funding Israel, for example.

one-step method: you basically fill out one extra tax form called FEIE while you’re doing your taxes, write down the dates you were outside of the country, and then since you aren’t in the country and are not receiving any services from the US, you don’t have to pay income tax up to a certain amount (it’s a little over 125k this year).

  • bizarroland@fedia.io
    3·
    16 days ago

    I’m definitely a jack of all trades, but I have a bachelor’s in IT and like 10 years of work experience.

    I feel like the competition is pretty high for people in that category though, but I could probably handle a couple hours a week of berry picking and English teaching.

    • Varyk@sh.itjust.worksOP
      2·
      16 days ago

      yup yup.

      any bullshit part-time job in IT will more than fund your lifestyle indefinitely.

      get a job you like? even better. and you have 5 years to find that job that can pay you 10% of the US salary and you’ll still save $1,000 a month without trying.

      and you can always try out other jobs just for fun since you don’t have the unrelenting financial pressure of the US ripping dollar bills out of your account everyday

      oh!

      I’ve got a great one.

      are you tall?

      China still hires tall foreigners to wear suits to walk around buildings and pretend they’re advisors.

      so you dress up in a doctor’s coat and pose with a hospital administrator for a photo op, maybe give a prewritten speech at a textile conference, they’ll pay you to do that, more money and work. the taller you are hahaha.

      anyway, you’re all set.

      find any job that pays you $1 to $2,000 a month, sell all your shit and fly to whatever country.

      shoot and you’re at the end of this year too, so if you leave before the end of January next year, and stay out the rest of the year, you’ll be able to use the feie for your 2025 taxes.

      go ahead and show me any other questions if you think of them

      • bizarroland@fedia.io
        1·
        16 days ago

        Yeah I’m 6’1 but I’m native American so I don’t think I will fit into their thing cuz they tend to prefer white guys

        • Varyk@sh.itjust.worksOP
          3·
          16 days ago

          prefer, yes, but especially for the walking around job they’ll take anybody tall.

          their prejudices are real flexible in that regard.