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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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Carry-On, Baggage or Cargo: How Will You Move Your Pet Overseas?

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We have three furry companions, small Papillon dogs who will be moving with us to Panama. We are not alone in wanting to bring our pets with us overseas. Expat forums and message boards are full of questions about moving a pet abroad. The information can be confusing, to say the least. Websites, even official ones, don't necessarily have complete information, but at least they give you a place to begin. Start at the Embassy or Consulate If you want to move Fido or Whiskers abroad, the best …

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Hopes, Plans and Dreams

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Life can turn upside down in a heartbeat -- or in a lack of a heartbeat. Last year I told you about my father's passing after a long, difficult illness. At the time I wrote, "My father’s death has reminded me — viciously and viscerally — just how short life is. If you delay your plans, hopes and dreams too long, you may never experience their reality." Today I am trying to cope with the loss of my mother, who went suddenly. One day she seemed healthy, the next she was on medication for heart …

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