In France, First-Rate Healthcare Costs Me $9 Per Doctor’s Visit
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Tips to Help You Find Your French Dream Home
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Tax Tips: How to Get the Most From Overseas Real Estate
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What You Should Know About U.S. Taxes for Expats
Excluding the first $108,700 of your earned income from U.S. taxes is a pretty neat trick. It’s also an easy one—you can do it as simply as moving overseas. What’s more, you don’t need to move to an outrageously expensive Caribbean tax haven for the tax break. It applies wherever you choose. If you’re an Read more...: What You Should Know About U.S. Taxes for Expats
It’s Not Just Your Healthcare That’s Affordable in Mexico
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My Experience Getting Private Healthcare in Ecuador
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The Middle Ages Meet the 21st Century in Malta
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How a Second Home Can Score You a Second Passport
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Extend Your Summer in Malaysia’s Colonial Jewel
On a sunny day, Penang island is the most beautiful place in the world. Its jungles glow lush and green, and the seas that surround the island glitter a cool aquamarine blue. Penang’s best-known destination is George Town. Many of its buildings were built between 1810 and 1840 and still bustle with use today. The Read more...: Extend Your Summer in Malaysia’s Colonial Jewel
The Annuity PILL: Should You Take it?
There are no mulligans in retirement. If you’re a non-golfer, a “mulligan” is a do-over. For example, you hit your tee shot into the water… you turn to your buddies and say, “I’m going to take a mulligan on that one.” In other words, you put another ball on the tee and take another swing…hoping Read more...: The Annuity PILL: Should You Take it?