u/frostyfins — reddlx

what should a Canadian citizen returning from abroad do, for an easy import of (modest) wealth back to Canada from foreign bank?

Hi all,

I've been living in Germany for nearly ten years, but as I get older (still mid 30s) I realize I'd like to be old in Canada, not in Germany. Also I miss my family and am sick of missing out on big events for my dissatisfying career.

To be clear, I'm a Canadian citizen, returning from abroad.

I'm planning to move back to Canada now over the next year, and have some investments in German banks that I'd like to shuffle over to Canada and Canadian banks. The value is not massive, but big enough I want to be sure I do the paperwork right (about 100k CAD).

What information do I need to start collecting from the German bank, to prepare to declare everything appropriately when it arrives to my Canadian bank account? I maintained my Canadian account to facilitate small spending during my visits, so the account exists and I know I can send money to it without issue (usually 500-1000 bucks a year in total, usually much less).

Also, to whom do I report these things and provide these documents? A quick trip to Google swamped me with AI slop and a thousand links that sent me anywhere but to a source with clear steps.

Any tips or recommended readings would be very warmly welcomed.

Bonus question: is there any way to just ... own the same investments, but now in Canada and not in Germany? I'm sure I have to liquidate everything, but I'd love to be wrong about that.

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u/frostyfins — 1 day ago

▲ 14 r/forestry

Hi all,

I'm a molecular biologist (PhD + additional years of experience) from Canada, and just finished 7 years of postdoc/staff scientist work in Germany. I'm fed up with the lack of jobs in academia, in pharma, in biotech, and with the life style (work a million hours a day, ideally both in the lab and at the computer and never mind if that is actually possible).

I love being outside, and had a wonderful experience of doing a lot of fieldwork for a previous job which is now sadly ended. I'm originally from BC in Canada, where the trees are plentiful, and my grandfather was a forester in the days of yore so I have some very positive childhood memories.

I do see a very recent post (link: https://www.reddit.com/r/forestry/comments/1svh28i/is_forestry_an_ok_job_to_start_from_scratch_at_37/ ) that _almost_ scares me off from considering a career transition into forestry. I think the main difference is that I come with a BSc in a biology field and of course the PhD doesn't hurt my understanding of science, either.

Am I insane to consider retraining to work as a forester in BC? And importantly, are there actually jobs? I'm done moving around the planet for work, so I'd want to be in BC where my family is for the long term.

I accept that there would be some coursework in my future if I did this, so realistically if moving back to Canada in the next half year, I'd be done "even more school" by about 39 or 41 depending on program length. This is why I am being extra cautious about this, since I already spent what feels like forever paying someone tuition for something.

Based off prior posts I see (like this one https://www.reddit.com/r/forestry/comments/1iy8smw/how_much_are_registered_professional_foresters/ , which is about income but the comments reveal a lot of nice things about the job itself) as well as off info from https://www.fpbc.ca/public-interest/choose-a-career-as-a-forest-professional/ , it seems like it would be a good fit for me. I'm also sporty and fit, and sort of have my ADHD in check but it does better in nature than in the lab; these points I mention because I am always looking for ADHDers giving their insight about their careers.

Thanks for any reality checks, advice, thoughts, wishes, insults, and gifs.

PS I'm also very happy to chat more 1-on-1 with anyone actively doing the work now who feels chatty, and with anyone who also transitioned in their latter 30s to become a forest professional.

u/frostyfins — 22 days ago

▲ 15 r/nms

Just sitting on my couch wondering what game to play this evening (1-2 hours totally unbothered by the world), and while NMS immediately comes to mind as the vibe I want, I can’t put my finger on what I’d actually want to _do_.

I have done the main stories and quest lines, have (starter quality bases) on nice planets, have a settlement doing fine, find my corvette to be pretty ok (could be better), and I’m not sure how to intentionally seek out quality battle critters but find it fun anyways…

What would you do in this case? Inspire me :)

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u/frostyfins — 25 days ago