From the category archives:

Financial

Foreign Mortgages – Ours: Approved. Yea!

May 20, 2010

Today is a banner day. I just got word that our mortgage refinance application was approved. Oh, man, that rocks! …so, now we only owe two and a half million. Thankfully, that’s not dollars, but in Czech crowns. In fact, I’m real thankful that’s not in dollars, since I’d be jumping out of a window [...]

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How to Transfer Money Internationally, Part II

March 30, 2010

This is the 2nd post about wiring money overseas. In the first post, I talked about words we come across And what great timing for this post! Today I need to wire just under $3,000 to rent a RV for a month out of Germany. Let’s use my case as an example scenario…

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How to Transfer Money Internationally, Part I

March 26, 2010

For almost anyone, the idea of transferring money can be stressful. If you’re like me, you’re triple-checking it “went through” even if transferring money between accounts of the same bank. But this article is not about accounts in the same bank, nor about banks in the same country. This is about international money transfers. I’m [...]

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Visa Process – Timelines

February 24, 2010

In a prior post, I mentioned how most countries do not require a visa just to visit. But some do. Some examples include Bolivia, India, Russia (& most of the former Soviet Republics), Cambodia, Vietnam. This post will set your expectations about getting a tourist visa for those countries. Filling out Paperwork, Paperwork, Paperwork Needing [...]

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Hey- An ExpatYourself Forum!!

January 26, 2010

I’m not just adventurous in real life (yeah, right), I’m adventurous in website administration. My dream of helping people live overseas suddenly found a glass ceiling – enough time to answer e-mails. So, one idea I came up with is to create a forum where people could ask questions (and I still answer them), but [...]

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Tax Free Income

October 15, 2009

Besides other obvious benefits to living overseas, there is a huge financial perk. For US citizens earning income outside the United States, their income (up to a certain amount) is tax free.

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International Moving Checklist

October 15, 2009

Moving anywhere, whether across the street or across the ocean, requires considerable planning. The below checklist was written by Kathy Dorf of Clements International as a helpful international moving checklist for moving overseas.

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Why Be An Expat?

October 8, 2009

Need a reason to become an expat? Here are the most popular: • “I have no job. Now what?” – There are countries begging for English speaking workers. • “I want to retire cheaply.” – Go retire for cheap in a country with a low cost of living. • “Looking for adventure and whatever comes [...]

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