{"id":35233,"date":"2024-08-24T19:55:59","date_gmt":"2024-08-24T23:55:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/world\/flight-attendant-hasnt-paid-rent-for-10-years-tax-free-salary-helps-her-live-dream-life\/24\/08\/2024\/"},"modified":"2024-08-24T19:55:59","modified_gmt":"2024-08-24T23:55:59","slug":"flight-attendant-hasnt-paid-rent-for-10-years-tax-free-salary-helps-her-live-dream-life","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/world\/flight-attendant-hasnt-paid-rent-for-10-years-tax-free-salary-helps-her-live-dream-life\/24\/08\/2024\/","title":{"rendered":"Flight Attendant Hasn&#8217;t Paid Rent For 10 Years, Tax-Free Salary Helps Her Live &#8216;Dream Life&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<figure class=\"caas-figure\">\n<div class=\"caas-figure-with-pb\" style=\"max-height: 540px\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"caas-img-container\" style=\"padding-bottom:56%\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><figcaption class=\"caption-collapse\">Flight Attendant Hasn&#8217;t Paid Rent For 10 Years, Tax-Free Salary Helps Her Live &#8216;Dream Life&#8217;<\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p>The idea of not having to pay rent while working a job might sound like a great perk. One flight attendant did just that and now lives a \u201cdream life\u201d thanks to the airline industry.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What Happened:<\/strong>\u00a0To be able to travel around the world\u00a0is a\u00a0dream come true.<\/p>\n<p>Thirty-three-year-old\u00a0<strong>Alexandra Cosoff<\/strong>\u00a0has done just that, leaving Queensland, Australia, to serve as a flight attendant for <strong>Emirates<\/strong>. Cosoff lives in Dubai\u00a0but hasn&#8217;t paid rent in ten years.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Don\u2019t Miss:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Cosoff enjoys a &#8220;generous benefit package&#8221; working as a cabin supervisor for Emirates, as\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.news.com.au\/travel\/travel-updates\/travel-stories\/inside-the-life-of-an-emirates-flight-attendant\/news-story\/5aa991f62040eb828cf8d34ebca5d9bb\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:reported\u00a0;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">reported\u00a0<\/a>by news.com.au in 2023.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Our accommodation is provides and salary is tax free \u2014\u00a0and not just that, we have a lot of other things taken care of like transport, laundry, we have full medical and dental coverage,&#8221; Cosoff\u00a0told news.com.au. &#8220;We are very well looked after.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Cosoff said that a large portion of her salary\u00a0used to go to rent and bills while working in Australia. Working for Emirates, a United Arab Emirates airline, Cosoff is now able to save more of her income and travel the world.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Trending: Don\u2019t miss out on the next Nvidia \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.benzinga.com\/money\/fundrise-innovation-fund?utm_campaign=partner_feed&amp;utm_source=yahooFinance&amp;utm_medium=partner_feed&amp;utm_content=site&amp;nid=40542088\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:you can invest in the future of AI for only $10.;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">you can invest in the future of AI for only $10.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;What was very attractive to me was also not paying tax on top of my salary,&#8221; she said.<\/p>\n<p>Cosoff\u00a0said she lives in an apartment provided\u00a0by the airline.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;You can either get company-provided accommodation or opt for accommodation allowance,&#8221; she said.<\/p>\n<p>Cosoff, who was formerly a makeup artist, said she is now living the &#8220;dream life.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I have been so lucky. I&#8217;ve had the most amazing time,&#8221; she said.<\/p>\n<p>Cosoff told the outlet that\u00a0training to be a flight attendant with Emirates can be intense and takes eight weeks.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It&#8217;s such a rigorous training, but you will keep that with you for life \u2013 it give you cultural awareness, how to maintain calm and composure, and once you have all those skills no one can take that away from you,&#8221; she said.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Did You Know?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Why It&#8217;s Important:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The report states that new Emirates flight attendants receive a base salary of approximately $1,236 per month, along with an hourly rate of about $17.86. They typically work between 80 to 100 flight hours each month and also receive meal allowances.<\/p>\n<p><button class=\"link caas-button readmore-button-finance collapse-button readmore-button-class\" data-ylk=\"elm:readmore;slk:Story continues\"><span class=\"readmoreButtonText\">Story continues<\/span><\/button><\/p>\n<p>On average, economy class flight attendants earn around $3,435 per month, while cabin attendants tend to earn more.<\/p>\n<p>Cosoff, who holds a degree in marketing and public relations, mentioned that a career in aviation had always appealed to them.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Ever since I was a young girl I wanted to be a flight attendant. I remember seeing Emirates cabin crew on TV with their red hats and striking red lipstick and thinking, \u2018Wow, they&#8217;re so beautiful,'&#8221; she said.<\/p>\n<p>Cosoff\u00a0told the outlet that she recommends those interested in becoming flight attendants to apply for what she called\u00a0&#8220;a dream come true.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read Next:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>For more inspiring stories about people around the world,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.benzinga.com\/topic\/benzinga-inspire?utm_campaign=partner_feed&amp;utm_source=yahooFinance&amp;utm_medium=partner_feed&amp;utm_content=site&amp;nid=40542088\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:check out Benzinga Inspire.\u00a0;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">check out Benzinga Inspire.\u00a0<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>This article was previously published by Benzinga and has been updated.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Photo: Yaroslav Astakhov\/Shutterstock.com<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;ACTIVE INVESTORS&#8217; SECRET WEAPON&#8221; Supercharge Your Stock Market Game with the #1 &#8220;news &amp; everything else&#8221; trading tool: Benzinga Pro &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/pro.benzinga.com\/register\/?utm_source=yahoo_finance\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Click here to start Your 14-Day Trial Now!;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Click here to start Your 14-Day Trial Now!<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Get the latest stock analysis from Benzinga?<\/p>\n<p>This article <a href=\"https:\/\/www.benzinga.com\/personal-finance\/24\/08\/40542088\/flight-attendant-hasnt-paid-rent-for-10-years-tax-free-salary-helps-her-live-dream-life\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Flight Attendant Hasn't Paid Rent For 10 Years, Tax-Free Salary Helps Her Live 'Dream Life';elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Flight Attendant Hasn&#8217;t Paid Rent For 10 Years, Tax-Free Salary Helps Her Live &#8216;Dream Life&#8217;<\/a> originally appeared on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.benzinga.com\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Benzinga.com;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Benzinga.com<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/finance.yahoo.com\/news\/flight-attendant-hasnt-paid-rent-213329891.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Flight Attendant Hasn&rsquo;t Paid Rent For 10 Years, Tax-Free Salary Helps Her Live &lsquo;Dream Life&rsquo; The idea of not having to pay<br \/><button class=\"read-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/world\/flight-attendant-hasnt-paid-rent-for-10-years-tax-free-salary-helps-her-live-dream-life\/24\/08\/2024\/\">Read More &rsaquo;<\/a><\/button><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":35235,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"","_seopress_titles_title":"","_seopress_titles_desc":"","_seopress_robots_index":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35233"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=35233"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35233\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/35235"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=35233"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=35233"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=35233"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}