Hello fellow sitters! Who among you has made house sitting your permanent lifestyle? I used to live in SE Asia for years and I’m pretty adaptable. I am now considering taking a few years (or more) to travel the world and it occurred to me that I could probably piece together quite a few nice sits as…

Had a quick look, these are our expenses per year (2 people): 3068 CHF (health insurance) + 1900 CHF (public transport) + 2400 CHF (food) + 1260 CHF (Airbnb, insurance, mobile internet, clothes, sanitary products, dietary supplements etc.) = 8628 CHF per year (719 CHF per month) We cook at home, u…

Wow! - That is really impressive - especially for Switzerland :smiley:

Thank you, we have really been trying to lower our expenses + ecological footprint, but we’re still learning :).

@Timmy Wow, very impressive indeed! Especially the food!! It’s so expensive in Switzerland!! Did you stay the entire year in Switzerland?

[image] Timmy: nce) + 1900 CHF (public transport) + 2400 CHF (food) + 1260 CHF (Airbnb, insurance, mobile internet, clothe Thank you. :slight_smile: Yes, we spent almost all the time in Switzerland. We shop at Aldi/Lidl or buy in bulk at Asian stores, don’t buy expensive items except the occa…

Oh yes it does matter. Check it very carefully. We found out that we could be liable for paying tax in US if we spend more than 183 days there in any given year. We are retired and have pensions.

Yes, I think it applies to any non-American who spends more than 183 days in the US, regardless of where their income originates.

Hi there We’ve been doing this full time since 2018. The pandemic caused a few bumps in the road. We rented for about 3 months in the first lock down and have had to cancel sits and get out of sits early. Other than that we have very few gaps. Most of our sits line up. We do like a break occasional…

Rough costs of house and petsitting as a long-term lifestyle

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ElsieDownie 1 August 2022 11:55 86

It also applies to UK citizens we are allowed 6 months rolling in the US but only 183 days in any given year or we are liable for US taxes. And no one wants to be caught up in that!

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Rough costs of house and petsitting as a long-term lifestyle

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