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Can You Afford to Give Your Bank 30% Of Your Savings?

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Last year, Congress passed a law which was supposed to get Americans back to work. Buried in it, however, are provisions for restricting the free flow of funds from US bank accounts to offshore accounts. The Hiring Incentives to Restore Employment (HIRE) Act will require foreign financial institutions to report annually on accounts held by US citizens. This doesn't just mean banks, it includes all financial institutions -- trusts, investment funds, any and all investment "structures." The IRS …

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Turn Your Blog Into a Cha-Ching Machine Part II

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If you want to build a portable career that will give you an income overseas, basing a business on a blog can pay off handsomely. A few days ago I told you that this site is generating some income for me through affiliate links. Eventually we'll get into an in-depth discussion about affiliate links as part of the Blogging for Expats series, but I wanted to give you some of this information now, because it ties in with the previous article. Here's a quick summary of how I choose products and …

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Turn Your Blog Into a Cha-Ching Machine

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In the past two months, my earnings from affiliate links on this website have increased dramatically. I tell you this, not to brag, but to reinforce what I've been saying for a long time -- that building a business on a blog is a good strategy if you want to develop a portable-career income to support yourself overseas. My husband and I plan to move to Panama soon. My strategy for creating an income to sustain us there has been twofold: to develop my freelance writing business, and to earn …

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Google Plus for Expats

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For the past week, the interwebs have been buzzing about Google Plus. While it's still too early to tell whether it will really kill Facebook (I doubt it) or Twitter (ditto), it's certainly gained a lot of traction, and very quickly. But what does Google Plus (or Google+ or G+) do for expats? First, let me say if you haven't joined yet and want an invitation, let me know. I'll be happy to send you one. Just note on the form that you'd like to join Google+. There's tons of information …

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Money Matters — and Why Cash Matters Even More Overseas

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Guest Post by Brian Brookshire One of the things we often don't think about when moving abroad is how we're going to access our money once we actually get there. I learned the hard way that it can be a huge disaster if you don't plan beforehand. In my mid-20s I moved to Korea. I'd been abroad many times before as a foreign exchange student in high school and college while staying with host families and in student housing, but this was the first time I was going to rent a proper adult apartment …

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From Africa to Central America: 12 Expat Blogs Worth Watching

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It's been a while since I shared some of the expat-related blogs and websites I've been reading. Time for another roundup of interesting blogs by and about expats! Here are an even dozen for your enjoyment. Africa Africa Expat Wives, a UK citizen moves to Africa two days after her marriage, and raises a family there. Middle East Intercultural Meanderings. Lynne Diligent, a long-time expat and Middle Eastern resident since 1990, writes about interesting questions relating to intercultural …

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