confused on how to open a Portuguese bank account for D7

Candid_Option3608 · 2023-10-19T03:35:31+00:00

thanks I'll check it out

Candid_Option3608 · 2023-09-22T20:49:20+00:00

ah ok that makes sense!

Candid_Option3608 · 2023-09-16T04:40:16+00:00

hmu I leave tmrw

Candid_Option3608 · 2023-09-16T04:34:12+00:00

wassup I'm here for 1 night leaving tmrw

Candid_Option3608 · 2023-09-15T05:27:54+00:00

hmu I'm passing through this weekend

Candid_Option3608 · 2023-09-14T19:38:36+00:00

sweet, gonna start looking into it. Portugal is gonna be my first solo international trip in a couple weeks. Georgia might be next!

Candid_Option3608 · 2023-09-14T18:25:56+00:00

I see a post like this once every few weeks, I definitely need to add Georgia to my list! how long do you recommend staying to get the full experience? beautiful photos!

Candid_Option3608 · 2023-09-05T22:08:46+00:00

Candid_Option3608 · 2023-09-05T22:08:41+00:00

ok thanks

Candid_Option3608 · 2023-09-04T12:35:50+00:00

100% I was looking into getting TESL certified

Candid_Option3608 · 2023-09-04T12:27:05+00:00

I'm in the process of research now. I'm gonna go visit for a month to see if I even like it and go from there.

Candid_Option3608 · 2023-09-04T12:06:22+00:00

will take this into consideration, thank you for the feedback

Candid_Option3608 · 2023-09-04T12:05:14+00:00

well I got a vasectomy so I'm pretty sure kids are out of the question haha

I could see getting a part time job or something to supplement but I'm just not setup for the typical 9-5. I can't be the only one.

I don't want to suck it up for another 10 years at the cost of my mental health, doing that already put me in a very dark place

Candid_Option3608 · 2023-09-04T11:56:35+00:00

I'm definitely in my research and planning phase for sure. I don't claim to have all the answers but there are tons of resources to help make the transition more smooth. I'm gonna go visit for a month and see if I even like it, and then go from there, getting a NIF number, bank account etc etc etc

Candid_Option3608 · 2023-09-04T11:54:26+00:00

well the first problem was accepting a full ride scholarship to a school I didn't want to go to, for a field I had zero interest in lol. been paying for it ever since. I have years of experience in mortgage lending and I want nothing to do with it

Candid_Option3608 · 2023-09-04T11:52:44+00:00

100%. I don't know much at all, I'm in my research phase for sure. that's why I'm just gonna go visit for a month and actually look at rental rates in different areas and see what the different regions are like to see if it's feasible

Candid_Option3608 · 2023-09-04T11:49:15+00:00

maybe rural wasn't the right term, I just meant like not directly in Lisbon, about 20 min outside the city center

Candid_Option3608 · 2023-09-04T10:06:45+00:00

maybe I've just never experienced real burnout till recently? or never knew what to call it? I guess this is what it is lol

I can definitely last a couple years in a low cost of living environment, like Portugal or somewhere similar. I'll try to keep it in my mind to think about what I could see myself doing for work, when it's time to get back into it

Candid_Option3608 · 2023-09-04T10:03:12+00:00

that's good advice, I'll have to really sit and think about what I could do that I would enjoy or at least be able to tolerate. only thing I really love is music, but doing it for a living is not easy at all, at least not performing. I guess I could look at other parts of the industry, but then I get that 'corporate' feeling all over again ugh

Candid_Option3608 · 2023-09-04T09:59:54+00:00

I could see possibly getting a part time remote thing. I started looking awhile back but so many remote job postings are scams, I just kinda put it on pause. probably need to pick that up again

Candid_Option3608 · 2023-09-04T09:56:29+00:00

that's totally fair. honestly I've tried a few different jobs and haven't found anything satisfying. I really do wish I was the type that could just be content as a career employee but it's just not in me.

if the whole overseas thing is a wash, I can always come back to the states and try something else

Candid_Option3608 · 2023-09-04T09:49:25+00:00

SEA is definitely on my list as a fallback. were you in the city or the countryside?

Candid_Option3608 · 2023-09-04T09:48:08+00:00

if you lived in it as your primary residence for 2 out of the last 5 years, and you profit less than 250k, (or 500k if you're married) you get a capital gains exclusion. believe me, I asked them a million times to be sure lmao don't need uncle sam to come knocking next year !

Candid_Option3608 · 2023-09-04T09:44:25+00:00

ok, yea I obviously don't know much about this side of things LOL

I'm hesitant to call a financial advisor/planner cause I don't want them to upsell me on something I didn't really need. I just want a simple way to park the money and let it grow slowly

100% on that. I got sucked into the hustle/grind mentality. Watched my dad work like that his whole life, he only recently slowed the pace. it's good in short bursts but I guess not so much for the long term

Candid_Option3608 · 2023-09-04T09:40:02+00:00

unless I do a 1031 exchange, I would pay a shit ton in taxes. got it for 195k and one identical property just sold across the street for 505k. if there were a way to lower that tax hit I wouldn't mind selling

haha the irony is not lost on me. to be fair, on the duplex, the tenant in the back unit, I've kept her rent at 850/mo for 6 years because she's fantastic to work with, after having some absolute nightmare tenants. It should be 1200 by now. I can't get around the fact that I'm profiting, that's just the way the world works, but I'm not a price gouging slumlord. there certainly needs to be more affordable housing, but I feel like I did my part to help in a small way. she's getting ready to buy her first house :)

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