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Mail from Home — How Do You Get it Overseas?

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Recently a reader wrote to ask: "I'm wondering if you've had any experience or knowledge about having supplements & vitamins shipped into Panama for personal use? I need to figure out a cost effective way to do this. I'll appreciate anything you can share!" As an expat, staying connected with friends and family is easier today than ever before, thanks to the internet. But what about that old-fashioned snail mail? Not just for letters, but for items you want shipped to you. It makes sense …

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Cerro Canajagua — Las Tablas, Panama’s Highest Mountain [Video]

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On Sunday, December 2, giddy with our newfound freedom as car owners in Panama, my husband and I decided to drive up to Cerro Canajagua. It's the tallest mountain in the Las Tablas area, at 886 meters (2907 feet). My husband has wanted to get up there almost since we arrived as expats. Some of his Panamanian cycling pals rode their bikes up to the top one day. After living in Florida for 24 years, my husband hasn't developed the hill-climbing ability to bicycle up (although he's working …

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18 Tools for Portable Career Productivity

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A couple of weeks ago I wrote about staying focused and moving ahead with your portable career even when life gets in the way. I promised to share some productivity tools with you, so here goes. Some are free and some are not. These are all applications and programs that I use -- a lot -- and recommend. If you don't have a business or portable career, you won't need all of these. Security Password Protection I'm putting Security at the top of the list. Even though we don't …

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US Expat Taxes & FATCA: How do Expats Comply?

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Guest Post by ZM Ishmurzina, MBA, CPA Confused about some of the filing requirements for your US tax return as an expat? Here's some clarification about the FATCA and FBAR forms. On November 8, 2012 the U.S. Department of the Treasury announced that it has been pursuing extensive negotiations with over 50 countries to improve international tax compliance and to implement FATCA. If you want to know more about FATCA, please read What is FATCA. Panama is not among these 50 countries as of …

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Thanksgiving in Las Tablas, Panama

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This was our first Thanksgiving in Panama, as well as our first-ever Thanksgiving outside the United States. Thanksgiving dinner -- turkey, cranberry sauce and all the fixin's -- is a uniquely US traditional meal. So much so that, years ago, we celebrated Thanksgiving in August with our French exchange student so that he could enjoy a truly American experience. For me, Thanksgiving was always the one holiday when my family made a big effort to get together. Although that happened less …

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Your Portable Career — How Do You Keep it On Track when Life Gets In the Way

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I admit, I'm not very good at juggling. No, I'm talking talking about the balls-or-clubs-in-the-air kind of juggling. I'm talking about the elusive work-life balancing act. Right now, I'm having a hard time staying on top of my normal business tasks. After living here in Panama without a car for six months, we finally decided to buy one. The search for a decent, affordable used car is a lot more time consuming than I had anticipated. Instead of planning future articles for this site, …

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