Yeah, I could be making triple what I do in Japan had I stayed in the US. It’s not always about the money. Retirement is certainly a harder thing with all the idiotic IRS rules (PFICs, specifically). I don’t regret moving at all. If I had it to do again, I may have picked somewhere else instead, but this is home now.
We’re in Australia. The idea of home ownership is completely off the table, and the prospect of retirement is laughable, but we have some really bloody nice beaches!
Yeah, I could be making triple what I do in Japan had I stayed in the US. It’s not always about the money. Retirement is certainly a harder thing with all the idiotic IRS rules (PFICs, specifically). I don’t regret moving at all. If I had it to do again, I may have picked somewhere else instead, but this is home now.
We’re in Australia. The idea of home ownership is completely off the table, and the prospect of retirement is laughable, but we have some really bloody nice beaches!