5 of the Best Places for Singles to Retire to
There are many reasons a single person would want to live and retire abroad. The opportunity to travel, and see...
How To Sell Property Overseas
We talk a lot about the benefits of buying property overseas and why it makes sense to buy real estate...
6 Things You Need To Know About Your Stimulus Payment
On March 27, the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES) was passed by Congress and singed into law...
Countries And Cities With The Cheapest Cost Of Living
Imagine your ideal lifestyle. Then look at the numbers in that context. Where will the budget you’ve got buy you...
4 Of The Safest Countries To Retire In Europe
Not any one place in the world is completely safe, but these are our picks for the places where you...
5 Real Estate Opportunities For Cash Buyers
Over the past two years, we’ve been highlighting Colombia as a place where U.S.-dollar-holders have increased buying power. Now, that currency...
10 Things To Do In Panama
The Republic of Panama offers beaches and mountains approximately an hour away from each other, the Panama Viejo ruins, the...
What Panama Looks Like As It Begins To Reopen
At the end of March, Panama placed everyone under quarantine and set a travel ban. As of mid-June, the country...
What Belize Looks Like As It Begins To Reopen
Belize’s coronavirus case and death counts have remained low throughout the pandemic, with only 23 confirmed cases and 2 deaths....
What France Looks Like As It Begins to Reopen
On the 12th of March, President of the Republic Emmanuel Macron addressed the country with a televised statement announcing the...
What Colombia Looks Like As It Begins to Reopen
On the March 6th the first confirmed case of COVID 19 was made in Colombia from a traveler who had...
What Mexico Looks Like As It Begins To Reopen
Before the World Health Organization announced a global pandemic, the government of Mexico designed a Preparation and Response Plan on...
What Ireland Looks Like As It Begins to Reopen
On the 12th of February, in response to the growing situation in China and spreading to other parts of the...
What Greece Looks Like As It Begins to Reopen
Several news outlets have said that Greece has become the role model for beating COVID 19. With a population of...
What Italy Looks Like As It Begins to Reopen
Without a doubt, COVID 19 hit Italy hard. While quick action was taken starting in January by the suspension of...
What Canada Looks Like As It Begins To Reopen?
With the initial stages of the pandemic slowing down in many parts of Canada, provinces and territories started implementing their...
The Live and Invest Overseas Podcast #18: Do you have any experience with Empresas Bern?
Here are the questions addressed in today's episode: - Starting a self-sufficient dream "Kathleen and Lief, I have been reading...
Podcast from Paris #17: Can you recommend solid banks in Panama or abroad?
Here are the questions addressed in today's episode: - Banks in Panama "I am currently in Panama and looking to...
What Portugal Looks Like As It Begins to Reopen
What Does Portugal Look Like As It Begins to Reopen? Portugal is one of the countries that is really ahead...
International Living Myths–Debunked
All You Need To Know About The Myths Of Moving Towards International Living The idea of picking up and moving...
Podcast From Paris #16: Isn’t that a typo? Can it really be that affordable?
Here are the questions addressed in today's episode: - Renting in Belize "I will be ordering your subscription in the...
Podcast From Paris #15: Getting Started
Here are the questions addressed in today's episode: - How to get started "My sister and I want to make...
How to Make Money in Retirement
You don’t have to be a millionaire to make your overseas dreams a reality. The opportunities to have a fun,...
What is Self-Sustainability?
Self-sufficiency and self-sustainability seem to overlap, while in fact they do share many of the same ideas, self-sustainability is a...
Living Off the Grid – A Beginners Guide
When some people hear the words “off-the-grid” they think this means abandoning technology and going out to live in the...
How to Make Money Homesteading
When you have put in all the work and are living a self-sufficient and self-sustainable lifestyle you may find you...
How to be Self-Sufficient During COVID 19
COVID-19 may very well be a call-to-action for anyone who has ever been interested in self-sufficiency. The first thing to...
Podcast From Paris #14: We have read elsewhere about 10% to 20% ROI. Do you think that’s realistic?
Here are the questions addressed in today's episode: - Where to start when relocating to Europe... "First of all, thank...
Where Is Belize?
Credits: Kelisi at the English language Wikipedia / CC BY-SA (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0 Believe it or not, many...
How Is Belize Handling Lockdown During Coronavirus?
Belize has proved to be one of the best places to live and invest overseas, as we have been advising...
What Does It Mean To Be Self-Sufficient?
The Cambridge Dictionary defines self-sufficiency as the quality or state of being able to provide everything you need, especially food,...
Enjoy A Romantic Retirement In Guanajuato, Mexico
“If I spoke Spanish as well as you,” suggested a retired American woman in Ajijic, Mexico, “I'd go live in...
Podcast From Paris #13: On Panama
Here are the questions addressed in today's episode: - Friendly Nations visa "Kathleen, if one buys property to use to...
Podcast From Paris #12: Is it true that obtaining financing in Panama is difficult these days?
Here are the questions addressed in today's episode: - Where should we search for a home to buy? "Kathleen, we...
Life In Medellin, Colombia: What’s Not To Love
If anyone had told me six years ago that today I would be living in Colombia, I would have laughed....
10 Countries With The Easiest Gun Laws In The World
The United States of America is the best/easiest place in the world to own guns. Period. It’s the only place...
The 10 Best Panamanian Dishes You Must Try Today
When people talk about Panama, the first things you’ll probably hear (or read) will be on favorable taxes, great shopping,...
Podcast From Paris #11: I need options for retiring overseas with disability access.
Here are the questions addressed in today's episode: - Real estate in the Dominican Republic "Kathleen, my ex-wife is Dominican,...
Podcast From Paris #10: If I move to another country, can I drive on my U.S. driver’s license?
Here are the questions addressed in today's episode: - Can I open an overseas bank account and withdraw in local...
Podcast From Paris #9: Medellín, Colombia?! You’ve gotta be kidding me!
Here are the question addressed in today's episode: - Should I bring my car with me? "In a recent comment,...
Podcast From Paris #8: Isn’t there a Social Security penalty for retiring overseas?
Here are the questions addressed in today's episode: - Taxes in Belize "We are planning a move out of the...
Podcast From Paris #7: Spanish-speaking place with cool weather and low humidity for retirement?
Here are the questions addressed in today's episode: – Does the same information apply to Canadians as well as U.S....
Starting A New Life In Portugal With A Family
"Do you know where our passports are?" my husband asked, sounding slightly panicked over the phone. I was away on...
Podcast From Paris #6: Can an American open a bank account in Panama without a Panama address?
In the sixth podcast episode by Kathleen Peddicord and Lief Simon, they discuss the following... - Does the same information...
Podcast from Paris #5: Is my U.S. will enough?
Here are the questions addressed in today's episode: - Will Panama honor my U.S. will? “I own farmland in Brazil...
Angela And Rick’s Big Adventure In Belize, Part I
As I gazed out the window of our 15-seater turboprop airplane at the turquoise Caribbean waters below, I could barely...
Podcast From Paris #4: Where would you have gone and why before the COVID-19 outbreak?
In today’s Podcast From Paris episode, we answer the following readers questions: - Offshore company incorporations "Wondering whether some of...
Best Places To Retire In Panama
Over the last 20 years and counting, Panama has been in the conversation as the best place in the...
Podcast from Paris #3: Where would you suggest a single lady spend the winter months?
In today's Podcast From Paris episode, we answer the following readers questions: - Spending the winter months overseas "I am...
Podcast From Paris #2: What if the U.S. dollar doesn’t survive as the de-facto global currency?
In today’s podcast, we discuss the following: - Foreign Earned Income Exclusion Robert S. asks for help deducting the Foreign...
