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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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Moving to Spain?

March 12, 2010

I want Expat Yourself to be more than information. It needs to provide value, to you, the expat or expat to-be. So, one idea I had to give added value is expat-related discounts, incentives, more external help, etc… To get this means talking to companies to create some advantages for ExpatYourself visitors. Of course, nothing [...]

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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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Tipping in Different Countries

October 14, 2009

If you’re from the US, you likely tip. Not just any loose change, but a healthy 15%. You may even believe that 15% is mandatory and extra good service warrants a bit more. Fact #1: Only in the US do we tip 15-20%. Fact #2: Tipping is not expected in all countries. In fact, not [...]

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