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[-] GiddyGap@lemm.ee 6 points 3 days ago

Sure. As long as he goes, I'll support it all day long.

[-] GiddyGap@lemm.ee 1 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

I'm sure it makes money and he may not F it up, but that's not the point. The point is that Elon has turned into the douche of the century along with his butt-buddy Trump.

[-] GiddyGap@lemm.ee 21 points 3 days ago

As with X, I'll support it as soon as he's out.

[-] GiddyGap@lemm.ee 14 points 3 days ago

Stop supporting Elon.

[-] GiddyGap@lemm.ee 12 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago)

Do everything you can to learn the language quickly. Take any language class offer you get. It will make life much easier in a new country, especially if you're looking to make friends. Immerse yourself in the culture immediately.

Remember that Europeans, especially Scandinavians, are not as openly friendly as Americans. They can seem cold and distant at first. It's not because they are not friendly, it's just a cultural feature. Once you get to know them, most open up and they are awesome.

On financials, keep all your bank accounts and credit cards open in the US and use a US address for them (and get a credit card with no foreign transaction fees). Don't advertise to the US banks that you moved overseas. Just use a family member's or friend's address. Also note that European banks don't have rewards credit cards, so I only use US rewards cards with no foreign transaction fees when living overseas. They'll send you replacement cards overseas if you ask them to, even when your account address is in the US.

If you don't already have retirement IRA accounts set up (not just 401k), do it before you leave the US. Also, open a brokerage account (e.g. Schwab or Fidelity) with a US address before you leave and don't change the address to your overseas address, ever. Leave as is. It can be very hard for Americans to invest because foreign banks are required to report different things to US authorities about customers who are American citizens. They don't want the bother, so they may not allow you to open an account there. And once you move it will be much harder to open the account in the US. Use a service like Wise to move funds cheaply to your US accounts for investments and paying off credit cards.

Get a cheap eSIM phone subscription with a US phone number for two-step verification abroad. You can use Wifi-calling to connect.

Finally, remember that you are eligible to vote in the US as a US citizen living overseas. You'll still be registered as a voter in the state and county you moved overseas from. You'll use your most recent address, and you don't have to have any attachment to that address any longer. It's only for voting purposes. If you're not already registered to vote when you move overseas, you'll also use your most recent address to register to vote. More information here: https://www.fvap.gov/citizen-voter.

Good luck!

[-] GiddyGap@lemm.ee 11 points 2 weeks ago

Weird mustache-man is making a comeback.

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[-] GiddyGap@lemm.ee 15 points 2 weeks ago

This stuff is eventually going to be the end of the EU.

[-] GiddyGap@lemm.ee 5 points 2 weeks ago

People in rich countries don't like people with different color skin from other countries.

[-] GiddyGap@lemm.ee 3 points 3 weeks ago

As far as I can tell from Google, the fastest route at the moment is about 9 hours. Not a huge difference, but still more than 10 percent faster.

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[-] GiddyGap@lemm.ee 40 points 3 weeks ago

That's the good thing about a monopoly. You don't have to worry about customers choosing another service.

[-] GiddyGap@lemm.ee 2 points 3 weeks ago

Overall favorite: Shawshank Redemption
Watched the most times: Notting Hill and Coming to America

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I have everything pretty much ready to launch full time. Time, skills, customers, support from family. But I'd leave my current job behind and with it my family's health insurance for the foreseeable future. I can't afford any of the options I've seen. It's the one thing holding me back. Any ideas for affordable health insurance for startups? If you've been in the same situation, what did you end up doing?

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I've also seen US teachers spending hundreds of dollars out of their own pockets to stock classrooms.

I spent a lot of time in European schools and I've never heard of teachers having to stock their own classrooms or fundraise for things like playgrounds, etc.

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