It’s June already! Normally at this time of year we would be packing our bags and setting off to explore the world. Ahh, Europe!
Last year our range was limited due to an expanding family and covid, so we adventured locally.
Now, in the year Twenty Twenty-one, our schemes have seemingly gone awry.
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Recently we discussed how utilizing “cash back” credit cards is an useful tool in any travel hacker’s tool belt. Today, we’ll go over another way to maximize the return on your online purchases with just a couple of extra clicks.
Enter the world of shopping portals!
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2020 was our 8th full year of this thing we do. It’s been an incredible ride – we’ve traveled, adventured, and procreated, with the best yet to come.
We’ve also done a fair amount of tax optimization, paying little tax each year while taking steps to minimize future taxes.
Do these optimization efforts actually work? Let’s find out.
2020 was an interesting year in many ways including all things taxes… I mean, we paid $0 in income tax (again) on ~$143k income.
This was in part because dividends and blog revenue were lower due to COVID-19, which is a bummer. But it is also because we welcomed another child tax credit into the family, which is nice. Plus, he’s kinda cute.
But that’s not all… for all of you tax aficionados, this year’s tax return offers some good examples of both short and long term tax minimization, including use of the Foreign Earned Income Exclusion, the Child Tax Credit (with phase out), capital gain harvesting, Roth conversions, the Foreign Tax Credit (on International equities), and more.
Let’s explore, shall we?
