I was diagnosed with ADHD in November 2021. It is very common for adults to be diagnosed with ADHD but this will trigger the question, "why didn't you know sooner?" I worked in an office my whole career and had built up a toolkit of coping mechanisms around me without even realizing it. I dreaded waking up every morning, dragging myself out of bed 10 minutes before I needed to leave, and frequently arriving late to work. The possible shame of missing a meeting or email was the only motivator to get me to wake up. I started a fully remote consulting role in November 2021 and working with people in the US while being in Europe meant I needed to accommodate the US hours during the fire-hose that is joining a new role. I thought that working the evening meetings would be temporary. And then I discovered that I prefer working the evening shift. Below I outline what I learned and how I make it work for me.

If you move money between certain (most) EU countries and the US, then this blog is for you and could save you big bucks. Wise (formerly TransferWise) dominates the blogosphere and Facebook groups for expats as the standard for moving money cheaply. Wise is, deservedly, a wonderful and transparent service. However, it isn't the cheapest! I show you here how over a period of 4 years I have spent a grand total of $370 in fees using Revolut (or a combination of Revolut+Wise). If I had used Wise only, I would have spent $1,023. If I had used Bank->Bank ("direct") transfers it would have cost me a whopping $1,494. I've layed out the values transferred here, read on to learn how you can setup the Revolut+Wise method and start saving $$$.