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Working Overseas

Empire Building Kit – One Way for a Location Independent Expat

May 17, 2010

You asked me about my being “location independent?” Maybe you’re there or almost there, or …wanting to be almost there? Tomorrow – Tuesday May 18th you have an opportunity: Build your own empire. That’s key to location independence in one year. Being location independent means freedom. Freedom to earn as you want and then have [...]

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Work For Yourself – Expat Yourself from Corporate Life

May 3, 2010

I am now officially retired from the corporate rat race. Two months ago, I wrote how I was laid off. As of just Friday, April 30th, I am officially out of work. How cool is that?

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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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Kafka versus Dr. Seuss

March 1, 2010

Every night, the wife and I read a couple bedtime stories to our young kids. One of my daughter’s favorites is Dr Seuss’s Oh, the Places You’ll Go! We both recommend it highly. If you don’t have it – get it now.. The story speaks to “you,” a young boy. He learns all about life’s [...]

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Got Laid Off

February 26, 2010

hey, I promised an update to my earlier post “Getting Laid Off” – and here it is! My position is no longer going forward as the company has reengineered itself through staff reductions in response to the poor economy. Can you tell I work for a major corporation? Yes, I am officially laid off, rightsized, [...]

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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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I’m Still Here – I Promise!!

February 23, 2010

Hi all, I haven’t fallen off the map. Not yet anyway. I know I am woefully behind on posts. It kills me, really it does. Tomorrow I am jumping back in with both feet. I will deliver the next article in the “Visa Process” series. There’s some big news coming from me soon. This Friday, [...]

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Visa Process – the Basics

February 10, 2010

Rather than dive into filling out forms, let’s be sure we’re all starting on the same page. Read the below Q&A. Once you know & understand them, you’re ahead of most. What’s a Visa? Not the credit card. Here, we’re talking about permission to visit a country. Consider it like your personal “green light” to [...]

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Visa Process – Intro

February 5, 2010

This is a Big Topic: the visa process. By the way, when expats talk about visas, we ain’t talking credit cards! Whenever I hear the question How do I get a visa?, I cringe. I cringe because I know it’s the most common question to ask and the most difficult one to answer. Some people [...]

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I Want to Be An Expat: You + 700M Others

January 29, 2010

“I want to be an expat” – a dream of over 700 million people. A survey, which took 3 years to complete, was finally released. The survey asked “Would you like to start a new life abroad?”. Across 130 countries, 16% of the people answered “Yes.” What countries were most popular? Mostly developed western countries, [...]

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