10, 12 or 200 mistakes. Each one weighs heavily on the limited-income, US expatriate. So, while a few of these “10” mistakes are more
Tag: US tax
No expats allowed!
My US brokerage account was frozen as a result of one stray comment. As I was chatting online about a technical problem, I made
Favorite Resources
This is a collection of FREEBIES, low-cost and money-saving tools of particular interest to missionaries and limited-income workers. Whenever available, I’ve used referral links
Not expensing is expensive
I’m weird about money. I listen to financial podcasts in the gym, I read expat tax websites at midnight, and I click-through TopCashBack before
Top expat questions
A well-meaning friend recently told me that US expat missionaries and nonprofit workers have basically the same personal finance issues as everyone else. What
Tax Day! Free FBAR filing
My computer greeted me with “Tax Day!” as I signed in this morning. While we expats generally get an automatic 2-month extension on our
Don’t Invest in an IRA!
If you search online for the “best retirement account,” most websites will hands-down recommend the Roth IRA for most people (although the health savings
Do you understand your W-2?
Many of us receive a W-2 in February (although some nonprofit workers and missionaries do get a 1099 instead). If you’re like me, you
Don’t worry about the Gift Tax?
Remember that generous couple, Stan and Serena Donor, who came up to you and said, “We’d like to give you $70,000, so you can
Taxation: They All Love You and Your Money
Benjamin Franklin asserted: “in this world nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes.” What he didn’t tell you was that