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! More

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Quito, Ecuador

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.

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Our First Poll Results

We recently ran a four-part poll to find out a little about readers’ plans for moving overseas. We asked four simple

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Do We Know You Yet?

Here’s the last installment of our Getting To Know You poll series. If you haven’t seen the previous questions, you can view them here, here and here.

Once results are in, we’ll be compiling them and posting the results. All your responses are anonymous, and we appreciate your participationg.

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Getting to Know You III

OK, we’re halfway through our survey. If you missed parts I and II, you can find them here and here.

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Is there something you’d like to know about your fellow Future Expats? Click on the Comment link below to let us know what you’d like to see us ask in the future!

Getting to Know You II

If you responded to yesterday’s poll question, thanks. If you haven’t and would like to, go to http://futureexpats.com/archives/688 to register your response.

Once our poll is completed, we’ll share the results with you. As always, your responses are completely anonymous.

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What Were They Thinking?

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.

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Tell Us About It

Tell us about your first visit to the community abroad that you now call home (or plan to shortly). Inquiring minds want to

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