Create an Untethered Life Overseas
One of the most exciting aspects of my recent move to Panama is knowing that I can be paid for every… [more]
When last seen, Future Expat was grumpy. Tired of living in a hotel and having to go out for every meal,… [more]
Nobody can completely take away the challenges of an overseas move. No matter how carefully you plan… [more]
Guest post by Kathleen Peddicord You know all those millions of jobs lost in 2008, 2009, and 2010? Many of them didn’t disappear. They’re resurfacing today…online. You can find them if you know how to look…and you can fill them anywhere on earth you can get an Internet connection. I know publishing. Starting 26 years [...]
You expect that you’ll need time to readjust and develop new routines when you make a big move. Did you know the same thing happens when you make tiny changes as well? Recently I moved my home office from one room in my house to another. Since then, my productivity has dropped — a lot. [...]
“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 [...]
As future expats trying to decide where to live, we have to balance all sorts of important issues: quality of life, health care, affordability, weather and climate seem to top everyone’s lists. The Economist recently ranked cities worldwide for Quality of Life. Vancouver, BC, Canada Melbourne, Australia Vienna, Austria Toronto, Canada Calgary, Alberta, Canada Helsinki, [...]
Future Expats, what can I do to help you move closer to your expat goals during the coming year? Please choose up to three topics below to let me know what you’d find most helpful. I’ll let this poll run for a couple of weeks, then share the responses with you. You can also contact [...]
I’ve found it! Earlier this year, I wrote about my disappointment in a product that promised to be a roadmap for expats. Instead, it was a bunch of fluff — mostly recycled fluff, at that. I haven’t given up the search, though, because we future expats need something that will take us, step by step, [...]
One way to support your expat, overseas lifestyle is by creating a blog-based business. This is the 6th installment in the series of Blogging for Expats tuturials. In our last installment we talked about themes for your blog. Today we’ll continue with our WordPress / home construction analogy. If WordPress is the foundation and framing, [...]
A new book for expat women has just been released, and if you buy it now — during May, 2011 — you can win some fabulous prizes! Chances are, if you’re reading this article, you’re not a “traditional” expat, meaning someone who moves abroad because their employer (or spouse’s employer) sends them on assignment overseas. [...]
Twenty-two years ago, my husband and I 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 [...]
Interest in living overseas is exploding. How do I know this? Not from any government study. . . In the past few days, Live and Invest Overseas has announced their new conference schedule for the upcoming year, and to say it’s jam-packed is an understatement. After promoting the spring conference as their only Panama event [...]
If you're one of the 80% of readers who will have to earn a living overseas, this book's for you!
There’s a ton of information about different regions, countries and cities of the world. There’s lots of investment advice and information about protecting your wealth.
What I haven’t found is basic information on how to accomplish your overseas move, and how to support yourself once you arrive.
There aren’t any road maps.
This website zeros in on two areas: Prepping the Move and Portable Careers [Read More …]
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