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I lived in NYC with my 6 siblings during undergrad. For graduate school, I was determined to go abroad.
Omarni Webb, 29, left New York City to study in Sweden for a year. It was more affordable option, a…
Erin Liam
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A Texas baby boomer who retired at 60 and moved to Mexico says housing, food, and a good life are cheaper, but gas is more expensive
Geary Bartmess III retired at age 60 in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, after a career as a lawyer in Tex…
John Towfighi
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I swore I would leave the US if Trump won the 2016 election. Here's how that worked out for me.
Sonya Moore is grateful to her former self for choosing to leave the US. She sometimes misses famil…
Sonya Moore
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I moved to the UK to be with my husband but it ended in divorce. I could never move abroad for love again.
I left all of my friends and family to be with my husband in the UK. But the stress of the visa pro…
Maja Proescholdt
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I couldn't afford retirement in the US on $3,000 a month, so I moved abroad. I've lived in 43 countries and am happier.
Norman Bour and his wife moved abroad for a more affordable lifestyle. They are currently living in…
Alcynna Lloyd
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I moved back to the US after 6 years abroad, but the comforts of home feel more isolating than ever
After six years of living abroad, I moved back home to the United States. Transitioning back to lif…
Katie Lemon
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I lived and traveled abroad for 7 months using credit-card points. My stash of miles meant I barely had to pay anything out of pocket.
After a year of saving credit card points, I financed my move from the US to South America. I lived…
Anny Caba
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An expat in Panama explains what movers can expect to pay and the pros and cons of raising kids abroad
Mac Davidson moved from Canada to Panama for a warmer, cheaper lifestyle, and he hopes to retire th…
Noah Sheidlower
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A millennial FIRE couple shares how moving abroad and living on a $50k income helped them quadruple their net worth to $700k in 6 years
A millennial shares how living abroad and only spending one of their incomes helped them more than …
Jacob Zinkula
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Meet a boomer living off of $2,700 a month in retirement who plans on moving abroad for cheaper living and political stability
Dee, 71, dealt with a wage gap for years. Now she has minimal savings, and wants a cheaper cost of …
Juliana Kaplan
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We retired abroad to Cuenca, Ecuador, once the US got too expensive. We still love the expat hot spot 14 years later.
After the Great Recession, we retired early to a walkable city in one of the cheapest countries to …
Edd Staton,Cynthia Staton
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Raising kids can be lonely, even for couples. We decided to move abroad and travel more.
My house felt like an island even though I had my husband and three kids. We've done things to feel…
Amy Challenger
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They moved abroad for work, then started looking for love. Here are their 5 best pieces of dating advice.
Even if there's no chemistry, a date can still be a great way for expats to make new friends in a c…
Alexandra Karplus
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Thinking about sending your kid abroad for college? Here are 6 tips from college advisors and students for a successful move.
"Recognize that your experience is going to be a bit different, but it doesn't mean it's any less r…
Erin Liam
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Why are so many Indians renouncing their citizenship from Delhi, Punjab, and Gujarat?
There has been a recent surge of Indian citizens renouncing their citizenship. What factors have le…
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I'm a Yale student who just spent a semester abroad in the UK. I now know I want to eventually move overseas for grad school.
While studying abroad in London as a Yale student, I visited Oxford and fell in love with it. Now, …
Miles Kirkpatrick
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He was stressed out and unfulfilled living in NYC. So, at 25, he left and moved to Bangkok to start anew.
Paul Lee traveled to Bangkok for a break from New York. "But then I liked it so much that I decided…
Amanda Goh
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Americans living overseas face being taxed twice. Donald Trump wants to change that.
Donald Trump takes aim at the "double taxation" policy for Americans living overseas, which was int…
Theron Mohamed
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My husband works abroad for 2 weeks each month while I watch the kids. The arrangement has strengthened our marriage.
A mom of two reveals the rewards and challenges of solo parenting and sustaining a strong marriage …
Jane Ridley
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I've lived on 3 continents. Our town in Canada surpassed my expectations, but London let me down.
I moved from Australia to a town in the Canadian Rockies and loved it. Once I moved to London, I fo…