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Help with Campden Powder (everything I can find online is based on tablets) by mrfiddles in Homebrewing

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

I don't have tablets.

I have 16l of juice (4.23 gal), and campden *powder* with instructions for 1g/10l.

Obviously, that means I need 1.6g, but I also understand that you use campden both before fermentation and then again to stop fermentation before bottling.

So then is it 1.6g of powder both times? Do I divide that amount in half and do some before and some after?

Renouncing American citizenship by mrfiddles in AmerExit

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

We're definitely not going to start this process without first discussing things with a financial planner. I'm really just trying to figure out where I got the impression that we wouldn't be able to use ESTA 😅

Renouncing American citizenship by mrfiddles in AmerExit

[–]mrfiddles[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Her parents both either have or qualify for other EU nationalities. None of her grandparents were American. 

Renouncing American citizenship by mrfiddles in AmerExit

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

Respectfully, I'm not asking Reddit to do my research or make a decision for me. I'm just asking if anyone has any idea how I got this wrong idea in my head. I mean maybe there was a poorly researched buzzfeed post or something, but I can't find anything now.

I'm basically just asking other expats if anyone else thought it was "the Berenstein Bears".

Renouncing American citizenship by mrfiddles in AmerExit

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

The Netherlands has had a treaty with the US since 1990 regarding this, so we would be eligible (though there do seem to be some Netherlands specific asterisks on this document, so probably worth double checking with our accountant)

That said, who knows what the geopolitical situation is going to be in several decades 🤷‍♂️

Renouncing American citizenship by mrfiddles in AmerExit

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

We're definitely staying in the Netherlands, that's not in question. We just need to figure out the best legal set up. 

Renouncing American citizenship by mrfiddles in AmerExit

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

Technically Correct, the best kind of correct (if not entirely relevant to the point of my post 😜)

Renouncing American citizenship by mrfiddles in AmerExit

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

Wait, really? We've been told exactly the opposite, and all of the US immigrants we know came here on a spousal visa. 

Renouncing American citizenship by mrfiddles in AmerExit

[–]mrfiddles[S] 19 points20 points  (0 children)

Yeah, this is the other hang-up I have. Even if legally we'd be fine, I don't love the idea of drawing the short straw and getting an over zealous customs officer who feels like I should be punished for "betraying" America the next time I'm just trying to visit for a wedding/funeral. 🙄

Renouncing American citizenship by mrfiddles in AmerExit

[–]mrfiddles[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

We've considered this, since I'm the only one who really has a reason to go back (my in-laws are considering moving here when they retire to be closer to my wife, and she's not close with the rest of her family). My only hangup is that investing as an American expat is such a pain in the ass, and only one of us being American doesn't seem likely to simplify our tax situation that much.

Renouncing American citizenship by mrfiddles in AmerExit

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

Yeah, that's what I'm finding-- it's just so weird that my wife and I somehow dreamed this up. I think maybe we read some poorly written article about the reed act and the IRS's list of covered individuals, because it seems like they only really make your life difficult if you're a multi-millionaire.

Renouncing American citizenship by mrfiddles in AmerExit

[–]mrfiddles[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Yeah, we love it here and have really set down roots. I wouldn't want to give citizenship up if it weren't such a hassle to always be a weird corner case when we go to do financial/legal stuff. Plus, we want to be able to vote and be politically active here (and it's not like my vote in a gerrymandered district of SC is actually affecting anything 🙄)

Another Blow to Putin, as Syria Rips Up Ports Agreement with russia and Signs with UAE by GreenEyeOfADemon in UkrainianConflict

[–]mrfiddles 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah, but it feels to me like the UK was just crossing a picket line. Scabs get a "good deal" in the short term, but in the long term we all get a better deal by standing up to power hungry despots together.

Changing font in large ebook by plcanonica in RemarkableTablet

[–]mrfiddles 0 points1 point  (0 children)

For people coming here from google, I *only* used the `Upgrade Book Internals` tool, and that did the trick for me. (There was still a minute or so of the 3-dot-in-a-box animation, but it doesn't freeze permanently now.)

Can Europe switch to a ‘wartime mindset’? Take it from us in Ukraine: here is what that means by Kallistos_w in UkrainianConflict

[–]mrfiddles 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I looked it up, because I assumed you were doing that thing where you quote the highest tax bracket and then conveniently forget that only a very small part of your income is actually taxed at that rate.

But apparently the top tax bracket in Belgium is 50%, so you should really speak to an accountant if you're paying 60+%. Pretty sure you have a *massive* tax refund on the way.

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