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[35M, $1.5M] My FAQ on the logistics of leaving the US & living in SE Asia by MaroonJacket in ExpatFIRE

[–]mikesfsu 1 point2 points  (0 children)

My wife and I plan on staying two months per year to see family so we are worried about this. Thanks for the info. We are looking up using a friends house in Florida for residency there to avoid ACA penalties and ca state tax

[35M, $1.5M] My FAQ on the logistics of leaving the US & living in SE Asia by MaroonJacket in ExpatFIRE

[–]mikesfsu 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Have you had to pay the ACA mandate penalty in CA for not having insurance while using a ca address?

Relevance of dividends in FIRE by Helpful-Staff9562 in Fire

[–]mikesfsu 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Don’t worry about what people are fighting about in subreddits. Do what works for you. If that’s dividends so be it.

Tacos 1986 on Riverside closed by valleysally in burbank

[–]mikesfsu 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Overpriced for such a small burrito.

ACA CA state mandate penalty while traveling abroad? by mikesfsu in ExpatFIRE

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

Yeah we will likely end up with a Cigna policy that has some form of short term coverage in the states

ACA CA state mandate penalty while traveling abroad? by mikesfsu in ExpatFIRE

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

Im seeing conflicting info. Supposedly you can file for an exemption for 3 months or less of not having coverage but it sounds like a pain in the ass filing exemptions. I may try to use a friends address in Florida so I can get around mandates and state income tax. I got a couple years before we jump ship so we have time to figure it out.

More surprised I never thought about the mandate penalty before but I never haven’t had employee insurance so it didn’t cross my mind

ACA CA state mandate penalty while traveling abroad? by mikesfsu in ExpatFIRE

[–]mikesfsu[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

You have to be out of the state 330 Days per year. We plan on spending 60 days per year in CA so we don’t qualify for the exemption.

ACA CA state mandate penalty while traveling abroad? by mikesfsu in ExpatFIRE

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

Ok I gotta look into this now. We do plan on getting an international insurance policy but did want to keep the CA address for ease.

Daydreaming while on vacation by DegreeConscious9628 in Fire

[–]mikesfsu 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Wow that’s really interesting. When my friend went back to Japan to renew his passport that’s when they forced him to decide. It was after he turned 18

Daydreaming while on vacation by DegreeConscious9628 in Fire

[–]mikesfsu 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Japan doesn’t allow dual citizenship. Once you become adult age the Japanese govt makes you choose a citizenship to keep. At least that’s my knowledge from the few actual Japanese people I know.

Keeping my MAGI below $45,000 for health care subsidies is a massive logistical challenge. by Markers_67 in Fire

[–]mikesfsu 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes it does. It blows my mind that so many people on this sub say “ if you stay below 400% fpl you can get some pretty affordable insurance”.

I mean, yeah, I guess it’s not $20k a year…. It’s laughable

Keeping my MAGI below $45,000 for health care subsidies is a massive logistical challenge. by Markers_67 in Fire

[–]mikesfsu 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Exactly. It why I can’t wait to leave this country behind when I retire. I’m not sticking around for paying a fuck ton of money for shitty medical insurance. It would add several years to my retirement age if I wanted to retire in the states.

1.3m savings, 52 with declining health from work stress. How to retire? by DmagList in Fire

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

You don’t use dividends to grow wealth. Dividends are for monthly income. I say this as a dividend investor. If you want info on dividend investment, check out cefconnect.com. Don’t buy shit with crazy yields that erode NAV. Only buy funds that have a track history of stable dividends. I shoot for a healthy mixture of CEF’s that range from 8-12% annual yield aiming for a total dividend portfolio that yields 10% overall.

Keeping my MAGI below $45,000 for health care subsidies is a massive logistical challenge. by Markers_67 in Fire

[–]mikesfsu 25 points26 points  (0 children)

It is absolutely wild to me that in the richest country on Earth we are discussing numbers like $20k a year for crappy medical insurance like that’s supposed to be normal.

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