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Did Trump bring shame upon the US with his Zelensky lecture?
BKKKevin replied to spidermike007's topic in Political Soapbox
Try to get yourself in the realm of facts and stop blindly accepting the lies that are being fed to you… -
This thread is for US citizens who have a Charles Schwab Brokerage account. I am considering notifying Charles Schwab that I live in Thailand. My reason is long term I don’t want to keep skirting the rules and use a family members address. I would like to hear peoples experiences at the ramification of such a change? If you made the change, how did you go about it? I also have a Fidelity account that I slipped up about 10 years ago and told them I lived here…. The only thing that happened was I was restricted in what I could invest in… I was hoping it would be the same with Charles Schwab… But have read where they closed people’s accounts…
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Did Trump bring shame upon the US with his Zelensky lecture?
BKKKevin replied to spidermike007's topic in Political Soapbox
Yeah! Who needs thier woke maple syrup! -
Did Trump bring shame upon the US with his Zelensky lecture?
BKKKevin replied to spidermike007's topic in Political Soapbox
Lets all cheer SEASIDE GOLF COURSE!... -
Did Trump bring shame upon the US with his Zelensky lecture?
BKKKevin replied to spidermike007's topic in Political Soapbox
He's not tring to fix anything... He's trying to get reimbursed... -
Did Trump bring shame upon the US with his Zelensky lecture?
BKKKevin replied to spidermike007's topic in Political Soapbox
So George W Bush was a lefty?... Typical MAGA rewriting of history... -
Did Trump bring shame upon the US with his Zelensky lecture?
BKKKevin replied to spidermike007's topic in Political Soapbox
Given not one uniformed US soldier has died in this war under Biden one could say he's the war genius... -
Did Trump bring shame upon the US with his Zelensky lecture?
BKKKevin replied to spidermike007's topic in Political Soapbox
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Are the USA and Europe heading for a Divorce?
BKKKevin replied to Robert_Smith's topic in Political Soapbox
USExit... Basically BrExit on steroids as this includes all of Europe, Canada, Mexico & China Curious for any Brits here... How is the whole BrExit thing going? -
The whole residency issue is a bit of a black hole… Some institutions like the SSA have no problem but others have experienced bank/brokerage accounts being closed when they find out you live outside the US… One of the driving reasons I switched to SS direct deposit to my Thai account was to have a stable money flow… Last year Wise sent me a email saying they were going to close my account because my residency address on file (my mail forwarding address of 10+ years) was not a acceptable residence address… I switched my address to a family member’s and that seem to placate them (for the time being)… But long term I just don’t think one can rely on Wise as one’s only way to get funds to Thailand…
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I read that you must inform (Update you residency address) with the Social Security Administration before submitting the SSA-1099 form… The address must match… I did so by logging into my online SSA account and changing my address…(Others have mentioned that you can also update your address by contacting/email SSA in Manila) I also read that this could have ramifications as to the ability to obtain some Medicare Supplements/Advantage as they have access to the SS database… (But I’m not old enough to qualify for Medicare yet)… This has not changed my “residency” as it pertains to my bank and some brokerage accounts which have my US mail forwarding address as my residence… I have not heard of any banks or private businesses having access to SS address information to be able to cross reference my residency…
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Also caution… If you change your address to Thailand with Social Security this may trigger a notification of address to any Medicare insurance/advantage provider… Also you will be subject to an annual Social Security notification that you are alive and living abroad… https://www.kiplinger.com/retirement/social-security/social-security-payments-suspended-for-americans-abroad
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As the poster said above... I went online to the SSA website and changed my address to my Thai address... Completed Form SSA-1099, listing my Bangkok Bank account I've had for years (No special or restricted acvount needed) ... Had my BKK Bank branch sign and stamp the form... Mailed it to Manila via Thai Post... And now my monthly deposit appears on the 3rd of every month no problem...
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Musk targets Social Security with blatant misinformation
BKKKevin replied to Jingthing's topic in Political Soapbox
Under an international standard called ISO 8601, a missing value for a date is coded as May 20, 1875, because that was the date of an international standards-setting conference held in Paris, known as the "Convention du Mètre." For that reason, under some coding systems, a missing value for a date will default to 1875 — which in the year 2025 produces a round figure of 150. https://youtu.be/E4MH2Dkf14k?si=5fm1H5uvFw5vvHrO You would think these "cyber geniuses" would know this... -
Musk targets Social Security with blatant misinformation
BKKKevin replied to Jingthing's topic in Political Soapbox
If you read the entire linked article you will find the examples of misinformation… One being that Musk said that he has found 150 year olds collecting Social Security… Red meat for his easily fooled ilk…- 389 replies
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Retirement extension
BKKKevin replied to Negita43's topic in Thai Visas, Residency, and Work Permits
Can one get a single reentry permit at the same time as the one year extension?... Will that reentry permit be valid for use at anytime of the one year extension? -
Trump Creating a 2 Trillion $ Sovereign Wealth Fund
BKKKevin replied to save the frogs's topic in Political Soapbox
Good plan... A 50 year supply of empty housing... -
Foreign Tourist Saved by Thai Police After Travel Mishap
BKKKevin replied to webfact's topic in Central Thailand News
I’m wondering what his first soapy massage will turn out like?… -
Musk Fails When Confronted About Condom-Gate
BKKKevin replied to Terrance8812's topic in Political Soapbox
Trump: We spent $50 million on condoms for Hamas!… Musk: What is this condom you speak of?…