Who? Why? How? We’re here to look at who decides to live overseas, why they do, and how they accomplish it.
There are probably as many reasons to live outside of your native country as there are people who do so. In my case, my husband and I realized several years ago that, if we stay here, we will never be able to afford to retire. Add to this my lifelong desire to spend significant time in another country, and we began looking at the possibilities of retiring overseas.
But that’s not the only reason, not by a long shot!
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By FutureExpat, on March 5th, 2010
 About 500 people are gathered in Quito, Ecuador right now for International Living’s Ultimate Event 2010. They’re learning about life in a bunch of countries where it’s possible to live well on $2,000 a month or less. Can’t be there with them? They’re offering the Ultimate Event 2010 Conference-At-Home Kit, and guaranteeing satisfaction.
Continue reading It’s Time to Fall in Love with Your Life Again
By FutureExpat, on February 26th, 2010
 Guest Post by Kathy Nicholls
photo by Kathy Nicholls
Nothing is quite as wonderful as living 10 minutes from the Caribbean Sea. In 2008, I had the opportunity to relocate to Barbados, contracted by the government of Barbados to set up a school to train medical transcriptionists. The two years I lived there changed
Continue reading Living On Bajan Time
By FutureExpat, on December 30th, 2009
International Living’s annual Quality of Life Index. Every year, IL produces a Quality of Life index, which usually differs quite a bit from their recommendations on best places to retire. France has topped the list for several years running.
France (was #1 last year as well)
Australia (moved up from #5 in 2009)
Switzerland (down one
Continue reading End-of-Year Lists
By FutureExpat, on December 8th, 2009
According to Forbes.com, Bahrain scored the top spot in HSBC’s recent survey of 3,100 expats. They admit this might be a fluke — only 31 responses came in from Bahrain, compared to 450 from the UK, for example. But it’s an interesting list, nonetheless. Canada moved down from its No. 1 spot last
Continue reading Bahrain: World’s Friendliest Country?
By FutureExpat, on November 25th, 2009
Live and Invest Overseas publisher Kathleen Peddicord has named the Top 10 Retirement Havens for 2010, and the list includes some surprises.
Panama occupies the top spot, and Peddicord comments that “this country manages to become more appealing all the time.”
Vietnam
Her Top 10 picks include:
Panama
France “World’s best quality of life, world’s best health
Continue reading Top 10 Retirement Havens
By FutureExpat, on October 26th, 2009
Hospital in Guadalajara
In Mexico, that is. That’s the headline in today’s email postcard from the Overseas Opportunity Letter. I thought I was done writing about health care, for a little while anyway. But this postcard caught my attention.
Author Therese Lewis goes on to discuss in some detail the upside of Mexican health
Continue reading Save Up To 50% on Health Care Costs
By FutureExpat, on October 11th, 2009
Forbes list of The World’s Most Expensive Cities to Live. According to Forbes, the 10 most expensive cities are:
Tokyo, Japan
Osaka, Japan
Moscow, Russia
Geneva, Switzerland
Hong Kong, China
Zurich, Switzerland
Copenhagen, Denmark
New York, USA
Beijing, China
Singapore
By FutureExpat, on August 28th, 2009
International Living has just named Cuenca, Ecador its Best Retirement Haven for 2009. The cover story, in the September issue of the magazine, outlines why Cuenca beat out the competition as the best place for expat
Continue reading Cuenca, Ecuador Named Best Retirement Haven
By FutureExpat, on August 11th, 2009
If your overseas move will include doing business, the World Bank has just published a list that might help you narrow your search. According to their annual Doing Business report, the countries most favorable to starting a small- to medium-sized business are:
Singapore
New Zealand
United States
Hong Kong
Denmark
United Kingdom
Ireland
Canada
Australia
Norway
Obviously, ease of starting a business is not
Continue reading Doing Business Abroad
By FutureExpat, on August 3rd, 2009
First of all, let me state that I’m a big fan of International Living. Their magazine and their daily postcards are gold mines of information, and I’ve also bought several of their country books.
But last week, they just floored me, and I’ve come to the conclusion that it comes back to the profit motive. Because IL is a business, and they want to make money, they gave some advice that I really disagree with.
Continue reading What Were They Thinking?
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