Paul G. Says: My wife has MS, very much under control for the past 18 years, but it still raises concern, so we are hesitant to head to a foreign country and drop our current medical coverage in the States. Do you have any advice? IL Senior Editor Dan Prescher Says: Hi Paul, My Read more...: My Wife Has MS, Where Would Suit Us Overseas?
In this age of global technology, distances seem shorter than ever. Today’s VoIP services and free cellphone chat programs are helping millions stay in touch without breaking the bank. They allow you to call or even have video-chats from anywhere in the world.
Robert O. Says: I don’t have the patience at 70 to learn Spanish. Are places like Ecuador, Panama, Belize and Roatan mainly English-speaking? IL Senior Editor Dan Prescher Says: The need to learn a new language can seem like a real roadblock to moving abroad, but it really isn’t, for a couple of reasons. First, Read more...: Do I Need to Learn Spanish to Move Overseas?
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As 2019 begins, I’m filled with hope and excitement. I feel this way for several reasons. One of these is the fact that 2019 will mark International Living's 40th year of publication.That’s four decades of making readers aware that living a happier, healthier, more affordable life in some of the world’s most exotic destinations—and having the retirement of their dreams—isn’t a fantasy.It’s a rock-solid...
The concept of living, working, and retiring abroad is such a compelling idea—one that makes so much sense on so many levels—that stories about successful North American expats abound. I’m a member of that cadre myself. My wife and I have lived and worked abroad for 17 years now, and we’ve spent almost all that time talking to, and writing about, people successfully living their own happy, affordable lives overseas...
There’s one thing about the concept of living, working, or retiring abroad that I value above all else: It gives me options. Options are good. Having options is much better than not having options, even if you never make a choice. No one likes to be caught in a location...
I’ve often said that Ecuador offers expats and retirees some of the best bang-for-buck affordability in the Americas. But it’s not simply low prices that earn it that title in my book. “Bang for your buck” means getting top value, and Ecuador is simply an unparalleled value in so many ways.
Over the past couple of years, something remarkable—and unsettling—has happened to the middle class in the U.S. A Pew Research Center analysis of government data shows that, after nearly 40 years as the majority economic class in the U.S., the middle class in 2015 became smaller than the economic classes above it and below it.