Retirement/Living

#1 Retirement Overseas Strategy Somebody should tell the French. They don't seem to realize that the world is ending. All...

The Retire Overseas Escape Plan Want to get out...start over...move on? One day post the U.S. presidential elections, here are your...

What's The Worst That Could Happen? We welcome a great number of new readers this week, so I thought it...

Here's What You Do Next Panama City, Panama You've got your list. Now you need another, shorter one...a list of...

This Is How You Begin Take out a piece of paper and a pen and write down everything that's important...

Investing In Property Abroad What in the world are you going to do with your money now? "I don’t have...

Life Goes On Lief and I were out all morning in meetings with colleagues, readers, and friends here in Panama...

You Couldn't Plan This If You Tried... Lief and I have been at this living and investing overseas thing a...

The Good Life In Kerala, South India "Jose and I are at the beach in Kovalam, Kerala, in south India,"...

The World’s Best Value Seaside Retirement? Friend Bill Bonner wrote last week to say he's on his way to Buenos...

Finding Adventure In India "Vicki and I are in a village outside of Bombay (Mumbai), our first stop on our first...

Confessions Of A Foreign Property Owner “This is the wettest rainy season in a long time,” our guide explained, as...

Back To Reality Harry and I returned to Panama Friday afternoon to be greeted by a heavy dose of reality....

Friends here in Panama in the hotel business are launching a new project: a super-high-end, ultra-exclusive, and seriously private boutique hotel...

An Upscale Lifestyle That You Can’t Afford In The States “We never imagined we’d be able to afford an island...

Welcome To The New Retirement Revolution I’m going to keep this short right now, dear reader, but I’ll be in...

Find Your Way Around In Costa Rica “I think Ticos must be born with homing devices in their brains, like...

The Truth About Financial Meltdowns “Financial meltdown? A dozen and counting,” writes friend and correspondent Paul Terhorst this morning. “Vicki...

10 Questions To Ask Before Investing In Property Overseas How many engineers and architects does it take to plan a...

Mr. Juan’s Retirement Plan We were standing on the street corner waiting for a taxi, running late for the first...

Gone Fishin’ I introduced you yesterday to friend Alex Green’s “Gone Fishin’ Portfolio.” That note prompted Venezuelan correspondent Don Ellers...

Look Overseas. You Can’t Afford Not To… Lief watches CNN. It’s harder and harder for me to stay in the...

It’s Not Only About The Money Attendees at the “Retiring Abroad…A New Place To Call Home” session at the AARP...

Location, Location, Location I made a strong parting recommendation yesterday: “Get on a plane,” I said. Stop dreaming about your...

Life At 50+ I’m preparing for my presentation tomorrow at AARP’s national convention here in D.C. this week. My part...

48 Hours In Phayao I’m en-route as you read this from Panama City to Washington, D.C., where I’m speaking later...

Welcome To Oman, II As promised last week, more from correspondent Paul Terhorst on the Arabian country Oman…and why this...

Why To Move, Retire, Or Invest Overseas We welcome a great number of new readers this week, so I thought...

We come to you today live, for the first time, from our new digs in Paitilla. We’re no more than 10...

There Is A Season… Our daughter has returned to the States after two weeks holiday in Panama with us. She's...

Working Overseas Can you find work…get a job…earn a living…overseas? The truth is, speaking and thinking conventionally, the answer is...

At Home…And At Peace…In Chiang Mai Thailand is arguably the cheapest place on earth to live well right now. Friends...

Home Exchange The weekend before we took our leave from Paris last month, over a farewell picnic on the banks...

Where The Living Is Good, Safe, Healthy, And Cheap The news these days is grim. Dollar debacle…sub-prime crisis…property market freefall…...

Developing In Vilcabamba Ecuador “I began my search for a place to live outside U.S. borders in early 2005,” writes...

Going Local When Living Abroad We knew not a soul in Ireland when we moved to Waterford 10 years ago....

“You moved from Paris to… Panama?” “Every day you make more progress. Every step may be fruitful. Yet there will...

The Other Panama City, Where The Living Is Tranquil And Sweet Through le manifestation of shouting, chanting construction workers vocally...

Retiring Grandly, On A Budget According to our editors’ careful calculations, you could retire well and comfortably right now for...

"The honesty and realism of your information shines through. I am looking forward to continuing reading your offerings for a...

48 Hours In Panama We're 48 hours into our new life in Panama. What are our initial impressions? The shortage...

New Frontiers And The American Way Why do we do this? Why do we drag ourselves, our children, their toys,...

How To Retire Overseas--Steps 3 Through 12 To get from where you are today to the richer, fuller life you're...

Choosing An Overseas Retirement Haven Doesn't Have To Be Hard "My wife and I are looking for a place to...

Forget The Sandinistas: Time (Again) To Act In Nicaragua "Forget about the Sandinistas. They're obsolete." -- Violeta Chamorro, September 1989,...

When The Time Is Right? A couple of years ago at a conference in Panama, I met a gentleman, an...

Why You Can't Afford Not To Retire Overseas Over lunch Friday afternoon, friends in Dungarvan shared big news: "We're preparing...

Struggles Of Moving Overseas When we moved from the U.S. to Ireland 10 years ago, we shipped an entire household...

Where to Retire at 35 Jay Snyder and his wife chose Granada, Nicaragua (where they're building something extraordinary...more on that...