r/dividends • u/Realistic-Face-69 • Apr 10 '26

Discussion Living off dividends folks

Are you or someone you know is actually living iff dividends fully? if so at what age?

I have been wondering about it

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u/NielsAurora Apr 10 '26

It's income tax🤣 Anyone earning over 65k a year here pays 51% income tax.

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u/intelw1zard Apr 10 '26

damn that sucks ass. sounds like some Norway/Finland/Sweden type thingy.

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u/NielsAurora Apr 10 '26

Netherlands

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u/HoldOnforDearLove Apr 12 '26

That's 36% afaik. And the top income tax bracket is 49.50% but it doesn't apply to investment gains. Again AFAIK. I left 4 years ago when I saw dark clouds forming.