Tag: ‘Ecuador’

Worried about soaring utility costs? You're not alone. Over the past year, energy costs across the United States have increased ...

Getting onto the property ladder has always been one of the safest and best ways of securing long-term wealth. Buying ...

Ecuador is a fascinating and geographically diverse country. The cost of living is low, it uses the U.S. dollar as ...

In a world filled with solid options for a richer, better life overseas, where's truly the best place to reposition ...

Planning for a retirement that includes spending some or even all your time in another country is an increasingly appealing ...

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

If you haven't already established a backup residency and at least considered your options for acquiring a second citizenship, I'm ...

We made a sharp turn off a small country road into the brush and started to climb. After a brief ...

For tourists and foreign residents, Cuenca's Christmas Eve Paseo del Niño parade, or Passing of the Child, is a colorful, ...

Since 2004, the Fundación Bolívar has been helping foreigners, both resident and visiting the country, to share their time, their ...

Comparing different retirement or investment destinations head-to-head is not only necessary, but fun and interesting, as well. It's the key ...

As we continue shining a spotlight on the opportunity Ecuador presents right now for you to retire well even on ...

I was downsized, and I had a baby on the way, so I went into the army. After two years, ...

I retired when I was 49... 13 years before I'd planned. And it wasn't because I'd struck it rich; quite ...

Why would anyone want to become a legal resident of another country? If you're interested in becoming a resident of ...

American retirees are a hot commodity worldwide. You may not realize it, but countries across the globe and especially nearby ...

I've spoken with lots of potential expats who are trying to choose between Cuenca, Ecuador, and Medellín, Colombia... even though ...

Mexico is still North America... and it can be helpful to remind ourselves of this fact when we think about ...

We give a lot of virtual ink to Latin America… And for good reason. This region checks three of the ...

"What are we doing?" Lief asked me the other morning as we were dressing for the day, rushed, hurried, confirming ...

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

I'm from Nebraska. I first came to Ecuador more than 30 years ago as an undergraduate student. Eighteen years ago ...

I retired to Cuenca in 2001, at the age of 49. I knew no other North Americans there, and no ...

Other than for random, one-off real estate investment opportunities, Ecuador has never been high on my list of top offshore ...

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

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

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

The postponed 2020 Tokyo Olympics are currently in full swing. Testing their abilities against the world's most elite competitors are ...

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

I'm most of the way through Alain De Botton's "The Consolations Of Philosophy." It's an entertaining collection of teachings from ...

It might be easy to get on board with the idea of retiring overseas... But it’s not as easy to ...

"I get two weeks of vacation a year from my stressful job, and you want me to spend one of ...

Where in the world will offer the best options for repositioning yourself overseas in 2021? Diversifying your lifestyle and your ...

When establishing a Plan B or backup residency, most people look for the easiest option... but "easiest" isn't a one-size-fits-all ...

City living is not for everyone. The noise, traffic, pollution, and crowds you find in a typical big city can ...

Loja, Ecuador, is the object of my most remarkable failed prediction. In fact, of two failed predictions. Loja is one ...

I traveled to Ecuador for the first time nearly 20 years ago and lived in the country—in Cuenca and in ...

Ecuador remains a top option for living, retiring, and investing overseas. It’s also one of your best current choices for ...

In 2013, I visited Ecuador as part of my personal search for an overseas home. After attending the Live and ...

Overnight, I received this question from a reader: "Kathleen, my husband, 10-year-old son, and I are taking the leap and ...

Could Correa Confiscate Private Property From Foreign Investors In Ecuador? Recently a reader wrote in to comment on an article we'd ...

Tax Friendliest Places On Earth Our First Annual Retire Overseas Index released this month named not the best countries in the ...