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Becoming a freelance translator in Spain
Thread poster: Nathalie Coutelle
Mervyn Henderson (X)
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Sheila ... Dec 1, 2016

... knows more about it than I do, and I've been here for years! I didn't know they got half-price travel deals down there, either. All good advice, as usual.

As for the wish expressed elsewhere in the thread to "avoid" social security payments, hey, me too! - I'd love to avoid Spain's fully-fledged monthly 267.03 €, which was lifted from my bank account this very morning, but it's not an option, and I can't expect to have all the benefits in the country if I don't pay it. There's
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... knows more about it than I do, and I've been here for years! I didn't know they got half-price travel deals down there, either. All good advice, as usual.

As for the wish expressed elsewhere in the thread to "avoid" social security payments, hey, me too! - I'd love to avoid Spain's fully-fledged monthly 267.03 €, which was lifted from my bank account this very morning, but it's not an option, and I can't expect to have all the benefits in the country if I don't pay it. There's no such thing as "free" healthcare benefits etc. - they're paid for by people's contributions in any country.


Mervyn

[Edited at 2016-12-01 13:01 GMT]
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