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Surviving Voluntary Exile: Overcoming Common Obstacles to Making a Successful Life Transition Online Course

Surviving Voluntary Exile: Overcoming Common Obstacles to Making a Successful Life Transition Online Course

If you’ve followed my blog for a time, you’ll likely already know that I have made it my mission to provide practical information and support to those, especially women, who have moved to Mexico, particularly rural Mexico.

I love my life in rural Mexico. However, that has not always been true. When I first arrived, the lack of basic services like water, sewage and electricity caused my daily…

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What’s Wrong With Being An "Expat"?

What’s Wrong With Being An “Expat”?

At a meeting in London recently, I was among dozens of expats from all around the world. Many took offense to being described that way…to being called “expats.” They found the term derogatory; however, not for the reason people typically object to the word.

Some among the group in London who’d chosen to live in countries other than the ones where they’d been born weren’t worried about people…

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FBAR’s, FinCEN, And FATCA—What Every American With Foreign Assets Needs To Know As April 15 Approaches

FBAR’s, FinCEN, And FATCA—What Every American With Foreign Assets Needs To Know As April 15 Approaches

Next week (April 15) is T-Day—that is, Tax Day—in the United States.

If you’re living outside the States, you have an automatic filing extension until June 15; however, any taxes due still must be paid by April 15 to avoid penalties. You also have the option of applying for a six-month extension, pushing your filing deadline to Oct. 15, even if you’re not living outside the United States. Again,…

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5 Tips to Ease Your Transition After Moving to Japan

5 Tips to Ease Your Transition After Moving to Japan

Moving can be an exciting time. Depending on why, there is a sense of adventure, or trepidation, perhaps both. Sometimes it’s just plain overwhelming with all of the things to be considered: change in cost of living, transportation, negotiating new work place and social scene.

  To help you through this time, I asked two friends who’ve been long time residents of Japan to share their experience…

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7th Expat Explorer by HSBC on its way

7th Expat Explorer by HSBC on its way

HSBC Expat has launched the seventh annual Expat Explorer Survey.

The largest poll of its kind, it offers those living and working overseas the chance to voice opinions on topics such as financial well-being, quality of life and raising children abroad.

The results will be used as part of Expat Explorer Interactive – an online resource dedicated to painting a comprehensive picture of expat…

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Tax tips for young professionals: don't overlook these deductions

Tax tips for young professionals: don’t overlook these deductions

For many young professionals, this will be your very first year to file your own taxes. Filing state and federal income tax returns can be a daunting task, but don’t be intimidated by it—instead, plunge in with confidence that you won’t be paying any more than you have to by making sure you take every deduction you’re eligible for. Here are some you may not have thought of when your only income…

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When Americans want to leave the United States for foreign lands of opportunity, where do they go?…

When Americans want to leave the United States for foreign lands of opportunity, where do they go? Thanks to an excellent new tool made by the Migration Policy Institute, we now have an answer to that question.

The institute has analyzed migration data from the United Nations to create an interactive map that shows where everyone in the world is emigrating from and immigrating to, providing a…

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My Top 10 Reasons to Retire in Panama

After years of research, why I chose Panama as my new home

1) The stable political environment

Aft…

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