INFORMATION AND COMMUNITY FOR EXPATS IN INDONESIA
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Twitter Wars: Bali vs. Kristen Gray
You’ll need the money for the liver transplant, but if you imbibe local oplosan drink you may not live long enough to use it.- Nimbus
- Post #97
- Forum: In the News
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Twitter Wars: Bali vs. Kristen Gray
Sheet, I wouldn’t move to Indo for that amount, and I used to live there. Living cost in Jakarta is roughly half of my city’s, yet at my career level in Indo I’d be earning 15-25% of my American salary. That’s a big drop in quality of life.- Nimbus
- Post #95
- Forum: In the News
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How do you guys invest?
I wish I still have TSLA. Live and learn. Made a little money with NIO, now looking for another entry point.- Nimbus
- Post #153
- Forum: Money matters, Banking and Investments
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Twitter Wars: Bali vs. Kristen Gray
Yeah, for every mid level manager earning $1500 a month, there are easily 10 people below him earning considerably less, and we’re only talking about the formal economy.- Nimbus
- Post #87
- Forum: In the News
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Twitter Wars: Bali vs. Kristen Gray
You get $1500 a month (Rp 21 million) if you’re an experienced manager or assistant GM in a five star hotel in Indonesia.- Nimbus
- Post #85
- Forum: In the News
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Twitter Wars: Bali vs. Kristen Gray
That is true. Indonesians in general are more accepting of vices made by moneyed foreigners. Local LGBTQ folks in Indonesia are tolerated only in their particular niche: entertainment and the arts.- Nimbus
- Post #83
- Forum: In the News
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Twitter Wars: Bali vs. Kristen Gray
To make it worse, many Americans have a warped understanding of free speech. The constitution only protects from abridgment of free speech by the government. Fellow citizens can still take action against you for your publicized opinion. As for birthright citizenship, it is a feature of the “new...- Nimbus
- Post #82
- Forum: In the News
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Twitter Wars: Bali vs. Kristen Gray
I can imagine. If there is a locality in Indonesia that’s LGBTQ-friendly, tell only your LGBTQ friends then shut. the. f. up. She was literally selling them out, all for her $30 ebook.- Nimbus
- Post #76
- Forum: In the News
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Twitter Wars: Bali vs. Kristen Gray
Right, but I think there are more of them than Russian oligarchs.- Nimbus
- Post #71
- Forum: In the News
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Twitter Wars: Bali vs. Kristen Gray
I think a small percentage of digital nomads are freelance programmers and stock daytraders. These folks make decent money and can afford to live leisurely in most developing countries.- Nimbus
- Post #69
- Forum: In the News
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Twitter Wars: Bali vs. Kristen Gray
She still maintains that she doesn’t do anything wrong because she doesn’t earn any amount in Rupiah. I guess it’s tough to keep her mouth shut since she earns her living selling ebooks.- Nimbus
- Post #58
- Forum: In the News
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Twitter Wars: Bali vs. Kristen Gray
Encouraging people to ignore Covid restrictions alone is a serious matter. Remember that Rizieq Shihab was arrested for it. She’s lucky that she’s only getting deported.- Nimbus
- Post #51
- Forum: In the News
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Twitter Wars: Bali vs. Kristen Gray
Thanks. This is what I got for relying on Turbotax and just plugging the numbers in year after year.- Nimbus
- Post #38
- Forum: In the News
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Twitter Wars: Bali vs. Kristen Gray
I’m no expert on Indonesian tax, but it seems that any stay beyond 183 days subjects you to PPh 21. Out of curiosity I did a calculation based on a person earning USD 15,000 a year, which should cover a modest living cost in Bali. USA would tax the first $9,875 at 10% and the rest at 12%, for a...- Nimbus
- Post #32
- Forum: In the News
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Twitter Wars: Bali vs. Kristen Gray
Unless she can prove to the IRS that she’s an Indonesian resident, she still owes US income tax. Just staying for more than a year abroad doesn’t automatically qualify her for the status. It looks like a double whammy to me. Indonesian authorities would like to know how she stays and works...- Nimbus
- Post #25
- Forum: In the News
