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It's risky.
by dajohnson89 10y ago
It's risky.
- kchoudhu 10y agoIt worked out for us, but I would be peddling bad advice if I didn't add that I don't recommend doing it without a substantial financial backstop already in place.
- jelliclesfarm 10y agoQuestion: Don't you have to pay tax stateside on income earned outside the USA?
- kchoudhu 10y agoAfter a certain income threshold, yes. The income threshold is actually quite high: 103K of income earned abroad per person in a family is exempt from US taxation, which is a substantial savings. I'm not comfortable disclosing my personal situation in any greater detail in public -- but I'm happy to chat about it over email if you are interested!
- jelliclesfarm 10y agoThanks! (and apologies)
- morgante 10y agoIf you do contract development, it's really not that risky. If anything, I'd argue it's riskier not having that option available. Even though I've taken full-time jobs on occasion, always having the option to fall back on contracting is an amazing safety net.