Tag: retire abroad

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

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

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

The following questions, which we receive every day, are often preceded by, "I feel a little foolish asking, but I'm ...

Unless you’re very lucky, your friends and family won’t understand. When you tell them you’re thinking about moving to a ...

Ever wonder what is the secret to making friends while living abroad? Twenty-five years ago, Lief and I moved to ...

I’ve been hosting conferences on living, retiring, and investing overseas for more than 30 years. At these events I’ve met ...

The world is alive with opportunity. Specifically, in the context of the conversation we carry on in these dispatches, the ...

This doesn't have to be all or nothing. You could "retire overseas" and still spend part or even lots of ...

For better than two-and-a-half decades, Lief and I have been working together to identify and then position pieces of our ...

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

The first and perhaps most important step you must take to make sure that you arrive where you want to ...

Panama has been on Live And Invest Overseas’ radar for more than 20 years, and its investment fundamentals continue to ...

Going Solo In Belize Belize has made concerted efforts to grow in sustainable ways. It's one of the reasons that ...

To live on an island? Me?  Well, about 20 years ago, I made a trip to Vancouver, Canada, in February. ...

One of the perks when you live abroad: “I’ve hired a yacht. “We’ll sail the inner Hebrides… snorkel in secluded ...

I had packaged the weeklong tour of Ireland, marketed it to readers of International Living, the travel magazine I was ...

If you've long harbored dreams of living on a sun-soaked Mediterranean island but think you'll have to win the Powerball ...

With a world of enticing options for an overseas retirement to pick from, the trickiest part of an international move ...

Your motivations for an overseas move are likely as individual as you are but one universal desire shared by all ...

Where's the best place in the world to reposition yourself overseas in 2023? The answers are found in our just-released ...

Why... how... and where.Those are the three big questions to answer as you consider the world map in the context ...

"Do you think he'd take US$10,000?" "Yes, I'm pretty sure he'd jump at that." "Would he take US$8,500? At US$8,500, ...

An American, a Norwegian, a Mexican, an Indian, and a Lithuanian sit down to lunch… No, it’s not the start ...

I traveled this week to La Rochelle on an easy three-hour train ride that took me from Paris to the ...

The Forbes reporter who interviewed me recently wanted me to give it to him straight. "Living or retiring overseas," he ...

Day by day in these dispatches, I work to show you that you can reinvent your life for the better ...

It might seem that retiring abroad alone could present additional challenges… That taking this big leap on your own could ...

Talk about an inflation-busting opportunity… For the price of a mid-range car, you could own a village in Europe. Somewhere ...

Before you're ready to retire, you're likely to notice places around the world where you'd like to be able to ...

When is the right time for you to make a move overseas? Right now. OK, I don't know you personally, ...

One of the biggest lessons of the past two-and-a-half years has been this: We all need to seize opportunities when ...

It's easier to adapt to a new life overseas when you move with a spouse or partner. You can laugh ...

As we’ve returned this year to in-person events… With our Live And Invest In Belize Conference in January… Our Live ...

In a matter of days, we will release our 2022 Overseas Retirement Index. This survey presents our selection of the ...

Honestly, there’s only one reason that’ll prevent you from retiring overseas… you’re dead. Other than that, there’s no reason you ...

We all know that when looking for our dream retirement destination, an important factor is cost of living. Luckily, a ...

"Let me know when you start talking about mild climates and I'll consider it. I have no interest in tropical ...

As we finalize plans, presentations, and panel discussion talking points for this week’s Retire Overseas Virtual Conference kicking off bright ...

Recently, Mary M. from the United States, wrote in to say: "Kathleen, I do not believe a word of those ...

"I read something you wrote on Thailand several months ago and decided that that was the place for me," explained ...

A friend here in Paris was entertaining her in-laws recently, visiting from New Mexico, and I joined them for a ...

We're in a frothy situation... Right now, the United States is one of the most overheated property markets in the ...

What if you could retire early... even with a small nest egg and little income? What if you could live ...

The countdown is on... To the biggest and most important live and retire overseas event of 2021. Every year for ...

Not sure where to retire? Consider living on a sailboat and seeing the world instead of settling in one place. ...

This week I've been thinking back and remembering readers I've been fortunate enough to get to know personally. Readers whose ...