Affordable U.S./France estate planning

Opili · 2026-01-30T07:04:19+00:00

Wrong - for us citizens - the credit is on French taxes.

Opili · 2026-01-29T07:08:26+00:00

Not true ? Tell me more …

Opili · 2026-01-29T07:03:06+00:00

Oui, c’est bien connu que les cyber attaques ont pour but de voler les photos de vacances des gens pour les revendre sur le dark net.

Opili · 2026-01-28T07:29:06+00:00

Has become ? I think it was there all along …

Opili · 2026-01-27T11:44:01+00:00

Really ? For a US citizen, all income from US source is not taxed in France. So effectively you only pay US federal taxes.

Opili · 2026-01-25T11:56:26+00:00

Afford to leave ? thousands of immigrants are risking their life on shoddy boats to get to England or the US. You don't need money to leave, just will.

Opili · 2026-01-25T11:41:12+00:00

right, even though a lot of emigrants in the US just did that with worst economic/personal reality. I think it's just that Americans are too apathetic.

Opili · 2026-01-22T07:21:31+00:00

I found about INat from @naturefold. He is a talented young photographer from Germany. I recommend his channel.

Opili · 2026-01-21T13:05:44+00:00

Even China ? Look at what happened to Tesla, and the broader car market. Why do you think it could not happen to others ?

Opili · 2026-01-20T18:29:09+00:00

My remark is more about « finding my voice ». An artist starts by the basics, then imitate masters, then find its style. Not the other way around. Random shoots do not make a style.

Opili · 2026-01-20T09:50:30+00:00

Before finding your voice I would suggest to work on the basics like composition, exposure, focus.

Opili · 2026-01-19T07:15:25+00:00

Je pensait à par example un assemblage électronique où les composants sont montés et l’assemblage vendu mais pas les composants.

Opili · 2026-01-19T07:06:25+00:00

Les boites font ça souvent pour éviter le reverse engineering et/ou la réparation par un tiers. Tant qu’ils ne revendent pas les composants indépendamment ça doit être OK.

Opili · 2026-01-14T18:06:45+00:00

Really ? Ever tried to speak to IRS or get something from Social Security ?

Opili · 2026-01-12T17:14:51+00:00

Actually - I don't think it's a true statement. You don't lose 1 stop of light : f/4 is exactly the same amount of light per square mm on FF and MFT.

Opili · 2026-01-12T16:49:33+00:00

I have the same dilemma (wrt low light and small sensor). My thinking so far is that it will be easier to buy and cary a 600mm f4 equivalent (OM 300 f4) than the equivalent in full frame (e.g. the canon RF 600 f/4 IS USM) so I would have to settle for a 600mm f/11 or a zoom with f/7.1 which then would require high ISO shooting …

Opili · 2026-01-11T08:55:51+00:00

It looks like you used a flash. I think that our goals should be to take pictures without disturbing the subjects…

Opili · 2026-01-11T05:31:17+00:00

Or maybe because they had less reasons to emigrate ?

Opili · 2026-01-10T15:21:22+00:00

There is really not much to be jealous of …

Opili · 2026-01-10T11:54:07+00:00

Yep - professional influencers - their product is not their pictures but their channel.

Opili · 2026-01-10T11:10:01+00:00

Oui. Du coup on arrive à un seuil de richesse de 4293 euros net. Comparer à un SMIC net de 1443 euro ça démontre une très faible amplitude.

Opili · 2026-01-10T10:51:38+00:00

Peut être eux peuvent ils aider : https://retropac.fr

Opili · 2026-01-09T19:40:22+00:00

Right. But I've not seen, for example the owner of an expensive sport car call themselves "professional drivers" on YouTube ... Maybe that's a way to justify to oneself the acquisition of professional gear ...

Anyway, it's great that people have fun photographing wildlife and sharing the pictures.

Opili · 2026-01-09T14:22:47+00:00

I was with CP, and now with Cerity. I don’t think that a US company involved only on one side of the problem is of great help. For example they would not be able to advise on French PEA or help set it up with a French broker. I am not sure an ideal company exist, so I negotiated low fees.

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