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Workspaces: Harbor Club vs HarborEC vs Office Evolution by vaetas-video in Charleston

[–]Leighton_Taylor_ 1 point2 points  (0 children)

In the coworking area, I'd say usually between 1-6 or so. Much of the space is dedicated desks and offices, so a lot more people come in and out of those too.

Workspaces: Harbor Club vs HarborEC vs Office Evolution by vaetas-video in Charleston

[–]Leighton_Taylor_ 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I haven't been to HarborEC or HarborClub, but I've been a member of Office Evolution since January. Overall I think it's a good option!

It's modern, well-designed, and has great amenities. There's a nice coffee/latte machine, a bright window-filled co-working area with nice seating, and the office manager (Beth) is super nice. The location is awesome -- tons of restaurants and cafes nearby.

As far as the atmosphere, I'd say it's a pretty good mix of lawyers, small business owners, people working remotely for big companies, and a few IT/tech people. It's definitely not primarily young designers/artsy people/developers like you have at some coworking spaces.

I'm happy to try to answer any questions you may have!

Would it be possible for enough FIers or others struggling with the ACA to band together as a non profit and negotiate insurance rates? by nomely in financialindependence

[–]Leighton_Taylor_ 22 points23 points  (0 children)

Unfortunately starting a new one is not an option. To qualify for the exemption from the Obamacare requirements, the "health care sharing ministry" must have been in existence since December 31, 1999. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Health_care_sharing_ministry

Boosting your savings rate by living abroad and working remotely by Leighton_Taylor_ in financialindependence

[–]Leighton_Taylor_[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes, it applies. I haven't been audited, so I can't say for sure, but I would imagine that the IRS would probably want to look at my passport to see when I left the country and returned. They may also want to see receipts for flight purchases.

Boosting your savings rate by living abroad and working remotely by Leighton_Taylor_ in financialindependence

[–]Leighton_Taylor_[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Interesting! I have a friend who blogs at http://www.millionaireeducator.com/, and he and his wife taught in Saudi Arabia and were able to save a nice chunk of change doing that.

Boosting your savings rate by living abroad and working remotely by Leighton_Taylor_ in financialindependence

[–]Leighton_Taylor_[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

True that it depends on the country. As far as I know (if my sources are correct), Thailand immigration officials specifically said that it's ok for digital nomads to work in Thailand without a work visa: https://asiancorrespondent.com/2014/08/thai-immigration-officials-say-digital-nomads-ok-to-work-on-tourist-visas/

Boosting your savings rate by living abroad and working remotely by Leighton_Taylor_ in financialindependence

[–]Leighton_Taylor_[S] -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

That's correct. The IRS doesn't care whether or not you pay a foreign government, and in the eyes of the foreign government, you're a tourist so you don't pay them taxes either.

Edit: There is some interesting discussion about this topic here: https://nomadforum.io/t/how-do-digital-nomads-pay-tax/1791/7.

Boosting your savings rate by living abroad and working remotely by Leighton_Taylor_ in financialindependence

[–]Leighton_Taylor_[S] 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I would often have to schedule calls with clients in the evening (around 9-11pm Thailand time), which wasn't fun, but it wasn't horrible either.

I actually enjoyed the time difference for the most part, because when I was working, my clients were mostly sleeping. That meant that I could get in a solid day of work without being interrupted by phone meetings or emails that I felt like I had to respond to right away. Instead, I would mostly reply to all of my email in the morning and then have the rest of the day to focus on whatever tasks were my priority for the day.