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Live to Photograph? Or Photograph to Live?

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Photography falls somewhere squarely in the middle between an art and a craft, but either way it could help you earn your living in your new international location. For most of us, "photography" means grabbing the point-and-shoot and clicking away at kids, pets, grandkids and special events. That's not what I'm talking about. Frankly, you may have the cutest grandkids in the world (and I don't think you do because I know mine have that honor!), but nobody's going to pay you for taking …

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How Will the New US Health Care Law Affect Expats?

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On March 21, the House passed the health care overhaul bill and on March 23, President Obama signed it into law. Nobody really knows how it’s going to impact expats, but preliminary indications are that, unless you earn more than the FEIE (foreign earned income exclusion) annually in US income, it won’t effect you at all. That figure is currently $91,400. US citizens resident in other countries will not be required to buy US insurance, but may end up with a slightly increased tax bite, …

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Expat, Missionary, Saint

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March 17 is celebrated throughout the United States and Ireland as St. Patrick's Day. On St. Paddy's Day, as it is familiarly known, we wear green, eschew orange and drink gallons of green beer. (Yuck!) We hold parades, dye entire rivers green, and generally behave in a very un-saintly fashion. [ad#Google Adsense-1] St. Patrick: A Brief History (with a little guesswork thrown in) St. Patrick himself is a figure shrouded in some mystery. He probably lived during the 5th century, and was a Roman …

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From New York to New York

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Kate & Leopold Starring Meg Ryan and Hugh Jackman Leopold, Duke of Albany, is spending 1867 in New York City, sent there by his family in disgrace because he is 30 and not yet married. While watching a speech by the designer of the Brooklyn Bridge, Leopold sees someone behaving oddly in the crowd. Later that evening, at the ball where he has promised his uncle he would announce an engagement to some wealthy young lady to be determined, Leopold again sees the stranger. The man turns tail and …

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Rush Limbaugh Threatens to Leave the USA Over Health Care Reform

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A couple of days ago, Limbaugh, self-proclaimed leader of the far right, told an on-air caller he will leave the country if health reform passes. Read the article Limbaugh said he would go to Costa Rica. The only problem with that plan? Costa Rica has universal health care. [ad#Google Adsense-1] According to International Living: “Costa Rica has universal health care, one of the best health systems in Latin America. “Statistics from the World Health Organization frequently place Costa …

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Teach English in Asia to Finance Your Life Overseas

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So, you've decided you want to live in Asia, to travel to exotic locations, eat incredibly spicy food, and generally enjoy life in a culture that's completely different from what you've grown up with. But you have to be able to afford it. Previously, we’ve discussed teaching English as a second language as a way to finance your life abroad. Not surprisingly, the greatest demand for English teachers is in Asia. If you have a Bachelor's degree in just about any subject and some specialized …

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