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Has anyone tried these: https://www.ray-ban.com/germany/ray-ban-meta-ai-glasses

Or something similar? You can play music through them or white noise that basically no one else can hear except you.

My friend let me try them on and it was pretty awesome. I didn’t get to test them in daily life however.

Hi,

I am a US citizen living in Germany since 2023. My wife is German. She has a private life insurance retirement pension which is holding index funds for her.

I filed taxes 2023/2024 married filing separately.

Would PFIC apply to this account?

I am wholly unattached to it. She had it established before we met, but she still pays into it as of now.

Thank you!

German:
Bitte helfen Sie mir. Ich bin ein Expat in Deutschland und kenne mich in meinem Heimatland normalerweise gut mit Investitionen und Ruhestandsplanung aus, aber hier bin ich überfordert.

Meine Frau hat einen „Freund“, der ihr vor etwa 5 Jahren eine „fondsgebundene Rentenversicherung“ bei der Helvetia organisiert hat. Ich war sofort misstrauisch gegenüber diesem Instrument, als wir vor ein paar Jahren begannen, über langfristige Finanzplanung zu diskutieren.

Der Steuervorteil hörte sich gut an, aber ich zwang sie schliesslich heute Abend, mir die Verwaltungsgebühren und Kostenquoten zu zeigen, die sie immer noch nicht klar erklären konnte, die aber hoch klangen.

Wir verdienen zusam

I live in Germany and visit the US between 5-10 weeks a year.

What’s the cheapest way to park my number, but still receive verification texts, do wifi calling/facetiming, and have a somewhat reasonable rate while I’m back in the US visiting home?

Thanks everyone. I know there have been other threads on this but the only ones I found were old.

Hi everyone,

Sorry if this is a stupid question - am I allowed to freelance in the US while living and working in Germany?

I am a US citizen, and my wife is German. I am in Germany on a blue card since May 2023.

According to my wife I am not yet allowed to freelance in Germany. But is there anything stopping me from freelancing in the US?

Thanks!

Hi, I am an expat living in Germany married to a German citizen.

I am filling my 2023 taxes and have a question about the FBAR requirement.

All of my income was deposited into my wife's German bank account. The account is not in my name. The only name on the account is hers. Must I file an FBAR based on this?

Additionally I have a stock plan from my work. The stock is only listed in Germany and appears to be stored in a German bank. Must that be reported? In both cases there are amounts over 10k. Thanks!

Hi all,

I am from the US. I have an EU blue card/working permission and currently work/live in Germany just over the border.

Currently I work in tech remotely for a large German company.

Also I am recently married to a German citizen.

Zurich is the closest city and ideally I would like to work in Zurich and continue living in Germany with family. Is an arrangement like this possible?

If anyone has any experience they could share it would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks

Hi All,

I am a Cybersecurity Engineer at a large enterprise, comprised almost entirely of Win10. MacOS is not currently in my focus. I have used it in the past, but I am by no means an expert.

I have a job offer from a medium size enterprise who are using almost entirely MacOS.

What are some considerations with respect to Cyber Security and MacOS in an enterprise environment?

On Win10 there are loads of configurations possible to improve security, ie blocking unsigned macros in Office, Defender scan intervals, Windows credential guard and so forth.

Basically there are quite a bit of options for configuring Windows10 in a more secure manner. Is it the same for Mac?

I just bought a used XPS 15 7590 and unfortunately the palm rest is quite sticky and generally uncomfortable feeling. I would like to try to skin it.

Does anyone know where I can get a palm rest skin for a German keyboard layout on a Dell XPS 15 7590?

Also does anyone have any pictures of their skinned palm rest on an XPS?

Thanks!

I realize this is a strange question, but in the US it is very common to find Lambskin condoms in nearly every pharmacy/grocery store. They are greatly preferred for monogamous relationships for the increased sensitivity improvement versus regular condoms.

Do these not exist in Germany?

https://www.verywellhealth.com/what-are-lambskin-condoms-906783

Hi everyone,

My wife has some really nice friends who have treated us on several occasions already and given nice birthday gifts and some gifts for our newborn.

They are the type of Germans who are kind of in love with American culture, if you know what I mean.

I don't personally understand it, but they are overly interested in the USA, despite having never been there. They really seem to love the idea of America, probably you know this type of person.

On my next trip to the USA I would like to bring something back for them.

Are there certain items this type of person would be especially interested in?

We were thinking some Texas flavoured BBQ sauce or something like that, or

Hi All,
I live in a small village with my/my elderly neighbors garage backing up to a nice playground/park for kids.
One problem, there is graffiti all over the back of our garage, on the part which is in the park/playground.
My wife says it is at least a few years old, I think the artists have probably moved on. Its a very quiet village, and most likely just some bored teens a few years ago.
I would like to remove it. What is the best way to go about doing that?
Can I somehow wash it off? and is that even allowed as the paint will run into the ground. Do I have to paint over it?
Thanks

I am allergic to most apples, like my chest gets tight in "waves" and feels very uncomfortable. Plus my mouth gets itchy.

But! There are some apples I can eat just fine, no symptoms. When I was a kid up until about age 19 I could eat every kind of apple. They are my favorite fruit.

What happened? Anyone know anything or experience something similar?