Retirement/Living

"I've had enough of your Caribbean vacations for this year!" This is the response Bill Piatt got from his wife...

Apples to apples. That's the principle to keep in mind when comparing costs, both for living and for buying real...

The following questions about how to retire overseas, which we receive every day, are often preceded by, "I feel a...

With great anticipation we await the launch of our 2025 Overseas Retirement Index, coming this Friday… I can’t divulge the...

We humans invented the New Year and named it after Janus, the Roman god of beginnings. Janus is depicted with...

In some places around the world, it is possible to arrange good, comprehensive health insurance for less than US$120 per...

Dreaming of a new life in Portugal? No doubt, as you consider the idea of launching a new life in...

What if you could go anywhere, do anything, and spend your time and your money any way you wanted? As...

Whacking a log with a stick to make it poop? It doesn't sound like something you'd do to celebrate Christmas,...

This Sunday before Christmas, I write from Baltimore, Maryland, my home town. I’m here with Lief, along with our daughter...

Moving overseas can be an opportunity to reinvent yourself—leave behind the stresses and worries of where you’re currently living and...

“Gosh, I am old.” This thought came to me unexpectedly the other day. The term “old” can have negative connotations....

I've been spending time in Portugal since 2013. I knew after the first visit that this was a special place......

My family moved to Cascais sight unseen. We had spent time in Portugal on several occasions but never with the...

Imagining a new life in a new country then globe-hopping to find the paradise with your name on it is...

Here's our tale of How We Escaped The Frozen North... We came to Belize from northern Idaho. We were used...

Belize Vs Costa Rica is a recurring theme when it comes to making a retirement or expat living call. These...

In the past being rich meant spending a lot of money… But then came low-cost airlines, ATMs, satellite TV, computers,...

Europe is home to the world’s elite retirement havens. You won’t find a higher quality of life than here on...

It was my third machete. My first was in Santiago where I watched a man use one to shave his...

I first visited Montenegro in the early 2000’s. Back then, it was a new state—freshly split from neighboring Serbia and...

Is Panama still a good choice for retiring overseas? In a word: yes. But there are some caveats… I was...

The countdown is on. Lief and I have been based in Paris since April. We came for the arrival of...

I’ve just finished class with Renata, a pediatrics resident who is going to the United States for a one-month observership....

Go to school... get a job... work hard for a few decades... retire... then die. For as long as I...

I’ve been a fan of Europe for a long time. My husband and I met in Ireland, and later moved...

Living in Northern Cyprus means gorgeous beaches, great food, and rich culture. Plus, it is an underrated retirement destination. And, since...

Is moving to Cyprus a good idea? So the legend says… She was born in the waters of Cyprus—Venus, the...

Mexico is home to more U.S. expats than any other country, with as many as 1.6 million currently living there....

On Tuesday, Lief and I arrived in Izmir on a mission to explore Turkey’s Turquoise Coast… From there we drove...

In January 1994, I moved to Argentina. By that time, I had already done short stints in Chad and Kazakhstan....

Mark Twain summed up behavior like this: "The cat, having sat upon a hot stove lid, will not sit upon...

Should you really be thinking about retiring to a new country? That is… who should consider this idea? Surely it’s...

I give a presentation for our annual Live and Invest in Europe Conferences… sharing my “expat story,” as we refer...

“I retired when I was forty-nine, thirteen years before I’d planned,” says Lee Harrison. “And it wasn’t because I’d struck...

My high-powered, six-speed Opel was stranded... stopped partway through a turn onto a narrow, cobblestoned street, much to the annoyance...

Considering a move to Spain? Here’s my list of things you need to know before taking the plunge on this...

As a reader of Live and Invest Overseas, you probably have dreams of living in another country, as I did...

Recently, a reader wrote to me to ask whether she should buy property in Greece to qualify for residency under...

If you could live anywhere, where would you go? And, once you got there, what would you like your new...

Cordon Bleu pastry chef, Frédéric Hoël, held up two handfuls of dough, one that you could have mistaken for a...

Some years ago, back home in Baltimore for the holidays, I caught up with an old friend. Bill had a...

I wrote my first book on retiring overseas in 1987. I was twenty-four years old. I’ve produced many titles on...

Retiring by the beach is a popular dream of many, but while escaping the 9-to-5 grind on a deserted island...

Lee and Jennifer Scott were ready to retire when their son graduated from college in 2012. “We sold the house,...

When the King of Rock and Roll died in August 1977, his estate was valued at more than US$10 million....

Finding quality health care overseas is a top priority for most expats and retirees. Luckily you can find excellent healthcare...

“How much money do I need to retire comfortably?” That question was torn apart in a recent article I read....