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Risk and Ambiguity – What’s Your Tolerance and Why Does It Matter?

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Any big change involves some risk and ambiguity -- but not changing is risky, too! Just ask the company that used to make vinyl records, or the transportation firm that thought those new-fangled horseless carriages were just a fad. Some people have a high risk tolerance. Would you be comfortable packing a few changes of clothes into a backpack and setting out for parts unknown? I wouldn't -- but some people do just that. Then there are those who have to plan every tiny detail. In the …

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How to Balance Adventure and Risk as an Anywhereist

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Thirty-two years ago, my husband and I started a big adventure with a pretty big risk. We sold our house in upstate New York, packed up our furniture and our four kids and moved to Florida. Without jobs. Our children ranged in age from seven years to 12. In school, the youngest was finishing first grade, the oldest was in seventh. We were pulling them out of the small school where they knew everyone into larger schools where they knew no one. We were tired of the cold and the grey skies. …

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7 Planning Steps Bridget Jones Can Teach Anywhereists

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"Earth to Bridget Sodding Jones!" yells Bridget's boss. As the sequel to Bridget Jones's Diary opens, lucky Bridget has been chosen to try skydiving -- on camera -- to see if it's great fun or a terrifying risk. After being forced out of the plane, forgetting to pull the ripcord (prompting the above exclamation from boss) and finally drifting along, chute open, Bridget starts daydreaming about her boyfriend. To come to earth with a bump -- literally -- facedown in a large …

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Shock Announcement About the Easiest Place to Retire

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While you're reading this, I'll be at the Live and Invest Overseas Conference in Orlando, FL. It's an intensive, three-day get together where we'll talk about the 20 best countries to retire to, along with sessions on the practical issues of relocating to and living in a new country. I've been invited to speak about Portable Careers at the "Fund Your Life Overseas" workshop. I'll be reporting to you next week about the conference, but for today I thought I'd share with you some thoughts about …

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Living Abroad — Does it Make Financial Sense?

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"Why do you feel moving outside the US is the only option you have?" an online acquaintance inquired recently. The answer to that question feels so painfully obvious to me that I had to really stop and think about it. If you've been thinking about living abroad and you're not sure whether it makes sense for you in your individual financial circumstances, here's some food for thought. (I'm talking specifically to my readers in the US here.) Now, let me be clear. If your income covers your …

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Top 10 Spots to Retire Overseas in 2011

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Every year International Living publishes its list of the top ten retirement havens. They've just sent out their September issue, and it includes their take on the best spots in the world to retire. I've been known to take issue with their findings in the past (for example, in their 2011 Quality of Life list). This time, though, they've come up with a list that makes a lot of sense. Of course, any time you're relying on number crunching, your results depend on what you feel is most important. …

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