Create an Untethered Life Overseas
The battle to whittle down our stuff continues. . . I’ve posted before about our efforts to sell off the household items, furniture and furnishings that we don’t want to move abroad with. (You can see some of those posts here, here and here. (And no, that’s not my stuff in the picture.) Unfortunately, in [...]
Tomorrow our neighborhood holds a twice-yearly garage sale, and we’re participating. Yes, we need to get rid of a lot of excess baggage before our overseas move. Yes, garage sales are a way to do that. But I really, truly detest garage sales. I don’t like going to them and pawing through other people’s discarded [...]
We recently got a whole new perspective on selling stuff in preparation for our move. In the past, between eBay, Craigslist and other such venues, as well as the traditional garage or yard sale, you could move pretty much anything you owned in good condition. That’s changed. With the US economy still a mess, more [...]
Last fall I wrote about lightening your load in preparation for moving overseas. I discussed various ways of getting rid of excess stuff — garage sales, online sales and the like. You can read the entire post here. I inventoried the items that I want to take with me when we move, then created lists [...]
Preparing for an overseas move is a lot more complicated than preparing to move across town, or even across the country. The cost of bringing your home furnishings and personal items with you can end up costing you tens of thousands of dollars instead of the hundreds you will pay to move within the US. [...]
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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