In particular, you will have to pay an extra 7.5% in soc sec tax. That's not even talking about insurance issues, which you can (hopefully) ignore for a while

In particular, you will have to pay an extra 7.5% in soc sec tax. That's not even talking about insurance issues, which you can (hopefully) ignore for a while if you are healthy and single and living in a state where you can legally do so.