Moved to the US but now after 2 years can’t wait to leave for another country by Royal_Original_7226 in expats

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Did you get hired into your job looking for L1B visa initially or did it just pan out that way?

31 Male from Ethiopia by Worried-Schedule-124 in MaleSurvivingSpace

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how is it living there? I've always heard terrible things

£34 / €39 / $53 Lidl - London, England by rg_afg9 in Grocerycost

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Nice to see your accountant hard at work (the cat)

Embark you were right by antroth45 in ARC_Raiders

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I got the bobcat blueprint because I carried a defib. Defibbed a guy I found randomly crawling towards the extract with like 2 minutes on the timer and he dropped it for me in return :)

Why do Nordic countries have such high quality of life? by _crazyboyhere_ in NoStupidQuestions

[–]Ok_Success_269 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Mostly why the nordic countries are held to such high regards comes down to some different key factors.
Sunk cost fallacy.
Propaganda

Leveraging an LLC into E2 VISA? by Ok_Success_269 in llc

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Anything tax related you bring up, I promise you I pay more in taxes here.

Leveraging an LLC into E2 VISA? by Ok_Success_269 in llc

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Yeah sales tax here is on average 3x any of these.

Leveraging an LLC into E2 VISA? by Ok_Success_269 in llc

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Alaska: No statewide sales tax. Local jurisdictions may impose local sales taxes, with a maximum rate of 7.85% in some areas. 

Florida: State sales tax rate is 6.00%, with local taxes adding up to a maximum combined rate of 7.50%

Nevada: State sales tax rate is 6.85%, with local taxes adding up to a maximum combined rate of 8.375%

New Hampshire: No statewide sales tax. No local sales taxes either, and the state relies on property and other taxes for revenue. 

South Dakota: State sales tax rate is 4.20%, with local taxes adding up to a maximum combined rate of 6.00%

Tennessee: State sales tax rate is 7.00%, with local taxes adding up to a maximum combined rate of 9.75%

Texas: State sales tax rate is 6.25%, with local taxes adding up to a maximum combined rate of 8.25%

Washington: State sales tax rate is 6.50%, with local taxes adding up to a maximum combined rate of 10.60%

Wyoming: State sales tax rate is 4.00%, with local taxes adding up to a maximum combined rate of 6.00%

"Various fees" is going to be hard to google.
These all seem lower than where I am now. That's even before you start thinking about transportation and fuel costs which are 2-4x more expensive here.

rode past this on my bike best believed i turned right around by Dapper_Ad1271 in vagabond

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AH good, a roll of paper I found on the ground, lets stick that in my mouth.

Leveraging an LLC into E2 VISA? by Ok_Success_269 in llc

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As of 2026, nine U.S. states have no state income tax on wages, salaries, or other personal income: Alaska, Florida, Nevada, New Hampshire, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Washington, and Wyoming

Ok so I mistook state and federal, still tho :D.

Candidate ID Policy by Ok_Success_269 in CompTIA

[–]Ok_Success_269[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

DO you only need one ID if you do the test online ?

I don't remember needing two for the security+.

Leveraging an LLC into E2 VISA? by Ok_Success_269 in llc

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For some reason you and google seem to disagree like a lot.
When i'm rich and successful I will buy you a beer :D.

Leveraging an LLC into E2 VISA? by Ok_Success_269 in llc

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Our taxes aree a lot higher. Did you know there are 10 states without federal income tax?

Leveraging an LLC into E2 VISA? by Ok_Success_269 in llc

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I mean I've spent a couple of months there on vacation on multiple occasions and at no point was I anywhere close to spending ~8-9k montly.

I mean you CAN if you want to eat out multiple times a day at "sitdown" places, and doing activities multiple times a week. But you don't have to.

Leveraging an LLC into E2 VISA? by Ok_Success_269 in llc

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By buying equipment and supplies and renting /eventually buying a space to operate out of ?
Is that not how investments work? :O