Aren’t You Happy You’re Not Paying New York City Taxes?

After a decade working on Wall Street, I left the Upper West Side in New York City during a brutal blizzard in early 1996 – with a thick accented Russian limo driver who kept on telling me “Dis snow eez notting” – to live in the Cayman Islands and boy! Am I glad I left …

Now I pay less taxes per year – legally I should add – than I used to pay every month in New York City … Admittedly I am earning less but I am not paying 35.48 – 40.44% – of my hard earned money to the tax man and I’m a whole lot happier….

In those early days on Wall Street of 500-900 telephone calls per day, the type ‘A’ personality wasn’t an accurate tag for me, type ‘AAA’ was probably more descriptive but thankfully ten wonderful years in Costa Rica has taught me a lot and my plastic, totally artificial, Yuppy Matrix days on Wall Street are – Gracias A Dios (thanks to God) – long gone.

Written by Scott Oliver, author of How To Buy Costa Rica Real Estate Without Losing Your Camisa and Costa Rica’s Guide To Making Money Offshore.

Andrew Makarik

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Andrew Makarik is the main editor of WeLoveCostaRica, a fan of this sunny country. He is also a loving husband and a has a lovely daughter. By being a devoted family man and the biggest Costa Rica fan, he wants to make more people feel at home there. WeLoveCostaRica unites people and helps them find new home or a new travel destination. This website is a friendly community where everyone can find not only information, but also new friends and travel pals. Andrew is also passionate about IT and programming, so he himself maintains a friendly atmosphere in this cozy environment of WeLoveCostaRica.com.