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Your Life in Another Country – Country Comparison Tool

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Guest Post by Karli Jaenike As travel enthusiasts, I’m sure everyone reading this has imagined life in another country. Heck, most of you have probably experienced it! But, have you ever considered living somewhere with drastically different economic and social norms than your own? Questions might come to mind about how much you might make if you worked in that country. Would you have more free time? Would you be more or less safe? While it’s impossible to tell for sure until you …

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Why This is the Best Overseas Retirement Index I’ve Seen. . .

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Every year, respected publications publish their "best of" indexes for living overseas. This year, Live & Invest Overseas has done a phenomenal job. The index is robust, at more than 300 pages, and it zeros in, not on countries, but on specific cities and towns. Best of all, this resource is free for you if you subscribe to their magazine. (By itself, the Overseas Retirement Index costs $47 -- and if you're seriously planning an overseas move, totally worth it!) Note that "overseas …

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Overseas Retirement — How to Choose the Best Country for YOU

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The ideal way to find the best country for your overseas adventure is to visit and fall in love. If you've been fortunate enough to spend time in other countries, you can use that experience to choose your overseas retirement spot -- or at least whittle down your list of choices. But for the rest of us, there's a process in determining which country, and then which city, town or region, is the best spot for us to retire overseas. Here are the major points to consider. Climate Do …

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Best Quality of Life Cities and Countries in 2011

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When you're considering moving to another country, one of the big things you think about (at least I do) is the quality of life you'll be leaving and what you'll find in your new home. As 2011 has drawn to a close, let's take a quick look back at the year's top picks in various expat-oriented "Best of" lists. Quality of life means different things to different people. For example, I'm typing this at my son's dining room table, in the mountains of Vermont. It's cold (temperatures have been in …

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Best Countries for Quality of Life in 2011

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An organization called Nation Ranking recently released its 2011 Quality of Life Index. One hundred thirty-seven countries were ranked according to: "a nation's livability for its average inhabitant. It is a composite of six sub-indexes, each describing one of the elements which objectively influence the quality of life: health, education, wealth, democracy, peace and environment." You can find the entire report here. I've pulled out the Top 10 for you in the overall Quality of Life and …

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