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6 Months in Lisbon: Keep the NYC Apartment or Break the Lease?

Three options, three answers depending on duration. Sublet wins for 3-6 month trips with strong recovery; lease break wins past 9 months; keep-empty almost never wins. The math, the legality wildcards, and the re-entry trap.

I Was 11 Days Short of FEIE — Here's What That Cost Me

FEIE excludes $130K of foreign income from US federal tax — but the 330-day Physical Presence rule is binary. Miss by even 1 day and you owe full federal tax on the entire amount. The math, the trap, and the workarounds people don't talk about.