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Ask HN: Nomads, How Do You Manage Your Mail?
I am moving place to place season to season. I live in the US and will be traveling internationally and domestically.
- ha470 7y agoNever tried it but https://www.virtualpostmail.com/ https://www.virtualpostmail.com/ seems like an interesting solution.
- ipodopt 7y agoI wonder about the privacy concerns of them scanning and uploading your mail especially since proof of identity is strict. Initially, I was thinking of a PO Box with on-demand mail forwarding. USPS does not have that exact thing, but it looks like there may be a couple of private companies offering it.
- znpy 7y agoI’d better like to know how nomads manage their taxes, with respect of their specific country of origin and/or residency.
- davewasthere 7y agoPay tax in all countries where you're tax-resident. Although it's possible to optimise this by constantly travelling. Look at the three flag/five flag theory on perpetual travellers.
- znpy 7y agoThat’s easier said than done. Could you elaborate a bit on the travelling part?
- rattlesnakedave 7y agotravelingmailbox
- unstatusthequo 7y agoEarthclassmail
- eddof13 7y agoI use https://www.anytimemailbox.com/ https://www.anytimemailbox.com/
- DoreenMichele 7y agoYou can get a virtual mailbox.
- davewasthere 7y agoUsing a virtual mailbox works well. The only pain is when their address changes for any reason. (Which has happened to me once) Or, if you want to change virtual mailbox providers. Essentially, they scan in the first page of anything sent to your address, then email you a copy and wait for instructions (Scan all, Forward, or Destroy). Works really well. Yachties have used similar services for years.
- gyardley 7y agoI've used https://www.usglobalmail.com/ https://www.usglobalmail.com/ for years. You could always forward your mail to a friend or relative, which I've also done, but whatever you do, get an address in a state without personal income tax. You don't want to get inadvertently flagged as a resident and sent a state income tax bill which you'll have to dispute.
- actionowl 7y agoI used Earthclass mail for a year, it was very good and worth the price. Last trip back home to the US I just changed my address to my parents since I get such little amounts of mail (it's either spam or year-end taxes)