I’ve shown you how easy it can be to pay no federal income tax in retirement. In fact, it’s not difficult to pay negative taxes, that is, to have the federal government owe you money. That’s exactly the situation the fatFIREd couple behind FI Heroes have found themselves in.
When we decided to become nomads, we realized that we could call “home base” just about anywhere. One of our requirements for our new home was to not have to pay income taxes if at all possible.
By quitting W-2 work and not making any money off of our blog, the only income we get is from our investments. We set up our after-tax investment account to generate about $55K(ish) a year.
A married couple making less than $68,900 in 2019 will qualify for the ACA subsidies which for us was substantial. We still have plenty of room between this limit and our actual income of $56K.