Recent content by countryfree

Wise is a good company. You should try to upgrade to a business account.

I don't want to move to Bulgaria. I could certainly enjoy spending there a few weeks per year, but no more. And I'm not interested in getting Bulgarian citizenship. What I'm looking for is to get a TIN from a EU country. If I buy a property in Bulgaria, I'll have to pay property tax, is that...

Is it worth it? Cost of a good lawyer may be higher than a flight ticket.

Wild wild west is over, Revolut also asked me my TIN. I understand regulations forced them to do that, but they will loose many customers.

As a rule of thumb, if you don't want to pay tax anywhere, you must not live anywhere. That means travelling all the time.

I don't understand why anyone would pay cash. Anywhere in the EU, there are fees, stamp duties and the like, meaning the price has to be written down in the sales contract. And a low price would bring suspicions... Tax men everywhere in the EU are watching property transactions (in some...

Look at the Russians! They have so much confidence in their country that they invest in Montenegro, Dubai, Cyprus, or anywhere they're accepted...

I guess they had too many issues with scammers, and people reporting issues.

This case should be documented. I know people who have been using Wise for years without any trouble, while others face terrible problems. I'd like to know how their compliance software is working.

You may check with the company that will pay you, if it's OK if you're outside of the EU. It may make a difference...

Very true, so it's important not to keep too much money with banks, and to manage all your accounts online, so you can quickly move your money if you hear something bad coming. Alternatively, I do own 20 Austrian philarmonics (silver). Some days, I think I should buy more.

I think the OP or a moderator should change the title of this topic. This is a war, with already hundreds of casualties on both sides.

Don't put all your eggs in one basket. You shall split. Properties in different countries. Cash in different currencies. Bank accounts in different countries. That's what I'm doing.

Many Russians in Geneva. It's hard to say but there could be more Russians than Americans in Switzerland.

Very interesting data. I wish someone could make a similar schema measuring the ease to get a loan. It's much easier for Japan to get a loan than it is for Albania...