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Can You Build a Solid House from this Blueprint?

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Recently I purchased a publication that promised to be roadmap for expats, something that would quickly take us, step by step, through our journey from our native homes to our lives abroad. Instead of the AAA Triptik I was expecting, however, I got an envelope full of "How I Spent My Summer Vacation" from Mrs. Murphy's fourth grade. At least, that's what it felt like. "We've compiled a blueprint you can follow. The map you need to get from where you are now straight to the perfect place you …

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Retire to Latin America if You’re Poor, Europe if You’re Not

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I don't generally follow investment websites or blogs, but The Oblivious Investor caught my eye recently. Why? Because author Rick Todd rated some expat retirement destinations based on how much income you have to retire on. His top five picks for retirees with a limited (primarily Social Security) income: Costa Rica Malaysia Uruguay Panama Nicaragua His top five picks for retirees with higher income: France Spain Italy Portugal New Zealand Note that four out of the five …

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10 Best Expat Destinations

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A few days ago, I posted the results of International Living's 2010 Annual Retirement Index. Topping this prestigious list are Ecuador Panama Mexico France Italy Today I'm looking at a very different list: this one includes the 10 Most Suitable Countries for American Expatriates. According to the website Expatify.com, they considered these important criteria: How receptive is the local culture to Americans? How popular is the country for American expats already? Can you manage …

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Who’s Your Cheerleader Now?

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When making big, life-changing moves, we all need people supporting our decisions, cheering us on, telling us we're okay. Big, life-changing moves are scary, after all, even when based on logic. As children, most of us had people encourage us to take another step even after we fell down, to get back on the bicycle despite the skid marks on our knees, to go ahead and jump into the deep end of the pool. So now we're all grown up, and planning a move to another country. It's like contemplating a …

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Health Care and Expatriation

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A few days ago, I asked the question, “Is US health care driving Americans to move abroad?” The response was swift. “Of course it is,” wrote Lya Sorano, Atlanta businesswoman. “Hardly a month passes in which I do not hear about a friend-of-a-friend or former neighbor decamping to Mexico or Costa Rica. I may be next . . . :-)" Mary Duckworth Mimouna, living in Morocco, responded: "It was one of the major factors prompting me to move overseas in 1993 when I did with my foreign husband. We had no …

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