“Mainstream” Financial Thinking Is Failing… Punishment at school hit different when I was a kid—literally. None of this namby-pambiness we have …
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A Potential Game-Changer for Expats in Asia
Access Multiple Countries With 1 Permit. Europe and Latin America hog the expat spotlight. But Asia is catching up quickly… and is poised to copy …
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“Going Bamboo”
Digital Nomads Have More Fun. My wife and I are “going bamboo.” It’s something I’ve wanted to do for at least the last 25 years. A month from …
Janet Yellen’s Warning
Will D.C. Listen? No. We pick up today where we’ve left off a thousand times before: Wondering why people ignore the obvious… If you spend any …
America’s New Paradigm
This Chart Shows Trouble Ahead… What goes up must come downSpinnin' wheel got to go 'roundTalkin' 'bout your troubles it's a cryin' sinRide a …
The Problem With Having Only One Passport
After International Living’s Go Overseas Bootcamp conference in September last year, I spent a week at my father's house in Florida. While there I …
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I Met an Iowa Couple on a Greek Island…
Athenian Millionaires Flock Here in Summer… “My friend, if you do not like it here, then I am taking a dead man across the sea.” No worries, I can …
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The Truth About Europe’s “Free” Healthcare
My Experience in Prague and Portugal. I’ve been seeing a physical therapist in Portugal three times a week for the last two months. I’ll chalk it …
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Gold to Double by 2027?
Here’s How It Happens… Maybe I was too conservative. Many a week back, I wrote that I expected gold prices to hit $2,500 by 2025. Had a certain …
Seagulls, Sanctions, and the “Substitution Effect”
A Breakfast Experiment in Montenegro. Late spring here in Kotor Bay, Montenegro. A gray and chilly morning. Rain plinks on the ground. Tourist …
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