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Earning lots of money tax free* living on the beach. Doesn't do much for your career if you eventually want to do stuff back in the real world. But if you're happy spending 10 - 15 years there, you can probably rack up a huge amount of savings then go back to the real world to play with it.

  • Does not apply if you're a US citizen. Sucks to be you.
Those who can, do. Those who can't, post threads about how to do it on WSO.
 
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