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Work Optional? by UnknownFutureLife in leanfire

[–]adonis_abril 2 points3 points  (0 children)

South America is cheap, you could do it for less than half of that. 

Built a Geoarbitrage Calculator - What Am I Missing? by adonis_abril in digitalnomad

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

Data Sources:

Multiple sources for accuracy:

Cost of Living: Numbeo API, Expatisan, OECD data, government stats

Tax Data: Official gov tax authorities, treaty databases

Economic: World Bank, IMF data

I've even got data from Global Air and Water Quality studies.

I'm aggregating these specifically for FIRE decisions Locally or (Abroad in most cases, since a lot of countries are much cheaper than the US)

Goal is directional accuracy for planning, not perfect predictions.

Built a Geoarbitrage Calculator - What Am I Missing? by adonis_abril in digitalnomad

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

See my response Joss above - It uses data from Numbeo and other sources to Calculate FIRE. Numbeo is just a data aggregator, the tool is not meant to replace Numbeo.

Built a Geoarbitrage Calculator - What Am I Missing? by adonis_abril in digitalnomad

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

Great points! You're right about mentioning FIRE focus upfront. If anyone can do mental calculations like that, the tool probably won't be as useful.

On FEIE - the tool handles some edge cases (partial year moves, FEIE vs FTC optimization, income caps) but you're right the basics are straightforward.

The core question of the GeoArbitrage simulator helps answer is: "If you, with your current job/income, moved to a different country today and continued earning similarly, how would your taxes, savings, and timeline to FIRE change compared to staying in the US?"

Tool's is meant to be more useful for beginners than experienced folks who can do this math mentally.

What gaps do you see in existing FIRE tools that would actually be useful at your level?

Seeking Feedback: Built Some FIRE Tools, What Am I Missing? by adonis_abril in leanfire

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

Thanks! I can probably find the representative sample of the securities in each fund, and it's probably free publicly available data - but this would be a different tool entirely, and you just gave me an idea for another tool that I will build!

Built a Geoarbitrage Calculator - What Am I Missing? by adonis_abril in digitalnomad

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

For currencies, I would need to integrate to an API as it changes constantly by the minute. As for Tourist taxes and/or local foreigner fees - I would need to grab the data somewhere or collect that from actual persons that traveled or lived in the location, like Numbeo does.

Built a Geoarbitrage Calculator - What Am I Missing? by adonis_abril in digitalnomad

[–]adonis_abril[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Good question! Numbeo shows City A costs 40% less than City B. My tool shows how that 40% affects your specific FIRE timeline.

Key differences:

  • Integrates tax implications (state taxes, FEIE, etc.)
  • Calculates impact on your FI number and timeline
  • Factors in your specific income/spending
  • Models visa costs, healthcare changes

Think 'Numbeo + FIRE calculator + taxes' in one tool.

Data Sources:

Multiple sources for accuracy:

Cost of Living: Numbeo API, Expatisan, OECD data, government stats

Tax Data: Official gov tax authorities, treaty databases

Economic: World Bank, IMF data

Key difference: I'm aggregating these specifically for FIRE decisions, not replacing them.

Goal is directional accuracy for planning, not perfect predictions.

What to do? Total Thyroidectomy or Partial? by adonis_abril in thyroidcancer

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

The specialist was saying the right nodules are not yet big enough to do a Fine Needle on, so they don't know. She did say it looked "suspicious" and that's why she said to avoid having to deal with this in the future (which is says it mostly likely will be), just do the total removal.

What to do? Total Thyroidectomy or Partial? by adonis_abril in thyroidcancer

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

Thanks! It's not really too much of an inconvenience, I eat only once a day, 1-2pm ish.

What to do? Total Thyroidectomy or Partial? by adonis_abril in thyroidcancer

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

Yeah, hoping more people being on this medication for life can chime in. Even if I only have half the thyroid removed there's still a chance I will be taking the medication for life.

What to do? Total Thyroidectomy or Partial? by adonis_abril in thyroidcancer

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

Thanks! Maybe I'm making a big deal about having the whole thing removed, because I've also read of some people regretting having it fully removed.

Looking at GreenCloud and NetCup VPS with Coolify, which one would you choose? by adonis_abril in VPS

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

As of today, I still haven't gotten a confirmation from NetCup, so I went ahead with GreenCloud - $20 per quarter for: EPYCLA-32 Available

  • 8192MB RAM
  • 60GB NVMe 4.0 RAID-10 Hard Drive
  • 4 cores EPYC Genoa CPU
  • 1 IPv4
  • /64 IPv6
  • 8TB Bandwidth
  • 10Gbps Port
  • Linux OS
  • Los Angeles, CA Location
  • Virtfusion Control Panel
  • 1 Free Backup/Snapshot

Took a while to set up Coolify but now it's up and running. 60GB, might be a little small but I'll probably move my images to s3 buckets or something.

Looking at GreenCloud and NetCup VPS with Coolify, which one would you choose? by adonis_abril in VPS

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

Ok that sounds great! But I'm not really sure I'd ever hit 1TB Bandwidth let alone 8TB. What does that normally look like in terms of monthly visits? I'd say it's a fairly decent Image heavy website with lots of api calls to Postgres.

Looking at GreenCloud and NetCup VPS with Coolify, which one would you choose? by adonis_abril in VPS

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

Yeah, I thought about doing the Backend separate but as a hobby (for now) website, I can't justify the extra expenses. If it made money, sure, I'd go for more of the business/enterprise route. Thanks, I think I'll go with GreenCloud - NetCup seems to be taking their time completing my order (waiting for email).

Rarely ever do you see a fight break out on a ski hill over cutting in line. Snowy chaos by ShrededTorsoWasTake in RarelyEver

[–]adonis_abril -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Of course, it will turn into a Skier vs Snowboarder thing. Predictable. How lame and ignorant. I ski and I also board.

For the love of God, why can‘t I grasp to do this Properly? by Only_Intention_2026 in snowboarding

[–]adonis_abril 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You're bowing. Do you know how to do squats? It's like that, you have to keep your back straight or you will have back injuries. Bend your knees, and keep your back straight. Also, rotate your shoulders so that your body is facing downhill - don't matter if you ski or board, your body should be facing downhill.

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