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Find Your Perfect Retirement Overseas

Find Your Perfect Retirement Overseas

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“I always wanted to live right on the beach, but not in a condo,” says Duane, originally from Tampa, Florida. “I wanted a home, and space around me to roam. For years I scoured Florida’s coasts, looking for an affordable property. But everything was out of reach.” Then, three years ago, he and his wife Judy found what they were looking for—on a good-value Caribbean island. Today they’re living their dream on the sand, and it costs them, on average, a mere $1,300 a month to live comfortably, right on the water.

Home on Europe’s Celtic Fringe

Home on Europe’s Celtic Fringe

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In the northwest corner of Spain you find a land where the bagpipes, known locally as the gaita, is the preferred instrument, a hallmark of the region’s Celtic heritage. The Galicia province, one of the least-known Celtic nations, is littered with Celtic sites. These include ancient places of worship and stone huts similar to those found in other parts of the Celtic world. Festivals with Celtic origins continue to be celebrated. And the local language, Gallego, even has several words of Celtic origin. Today the region is an autonomous community within modern Spain.

How to Retire in Paradise on $55 a Day – 1 year

How to Retire in Paradise on $55 a Day – 1 year

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If you look beyond your own shores you’ll find that many countries around the world offer far greater benefits and advantages for retirees than those offered at home. Indeed, your quality of life in your new home will exceed all of your dreams, the cost of living will be much lower...allowing you to do more of the passion-pursuing and less of the penny-pinching you’re used to.

Escape to Spain – Everything You Need to Know to Retire Better, Invest Well, and Enjoy the Good Life for Less

Escape to Spain – Everything You Need to Know to Retire Better, Invest Well, and Enjoy the Good Life for Less

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The click of castanets, the swirl and passion of flamenco dancers, whitewashed villages tumbling down hillsides toward the blue Mediterranean…for many people, this is their impression of Spain. But those are only the bold headlines…

QWA July 2015: Protect Yourself Against a “Wealth Tax:” How to Buy and Store Precious Metals Offshore

QWA July 2015: Protect Yourself Against a “Wealth Tax:” How to Buy and Store Precious Metals Offshore

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History has shown, in times of recession, countries turn to their citizens to make up the shortfall they need to keep big government going. As such, a so-called “wealth tax” could be coming your way. Thankfully, you’re not powerless to stop it. You can protect your assets—legally, safely, and discreetly—by owning and storing precious metals offshore. Read more about this In your latest Quarterly Wealth Advisory, exclusive to you as a VIP member of International Living.

Craft Beer Brewing Thrives Across Latin America

Craft Beer Brewing Thrives Across Latin America

Entrepreneur profiles
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The global rise in demand for craft beer from microbreweries has given birth to thousands of small businesses—brewing, serving, and distributing. In a backlash against mass production, the world wants its beer made in small quantities with great care. It has become a business where manufacturer and consumer are chasing discerning production…and the small operator has a great chance of succeeding.

Work Smarter, Not Harder: The Secret of Digital Product “Royalties”

Work Smarter, Not Harder: The Secret of Digital Product “Royalties”

Fund Your Life Overseas
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Making something once and selling it over and over again has to be one of the sweetest incomes imaginable. Authors and musicians have been doing it for years…one book, one song, lots of royalties. Now this field of passive income is easier to tap into than ever before. The internet has created a demand for digital products—e-books, videos, podcasts—and technology has put the means of producing them at your fingertips.

Incomes Abroad – July 2015

Incomes Abroad – July 2015

Incomes Abroad
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We have a super range of overseas income ideas for you in this issue of Incomes Abroad—from beer making to baking...a tropical island wellness center to life on the high seas…no sailing experience required. Latin America has proved to be an affordable place for craft brewers to turn their hobby into an income—and a whole new lifestyle—while an adorable European capital has a ready market for American-style baked goods like cupcakes and cheesecakes. Read how one expat brought her dream of a wellness retreat center to life on the balmy, Caribbean island of Roatan. And just wait until you discover how another funds her global trips—sailing around the world.