The Adventures of an American Expat in Valencia, Spain
Are you ready to start investing but don’t know where to begin? Are you a European who is interested in Financial Independence (FI)? If you’re doing it right, investing is simple. Saving and investing will provide stability, financial security, and options for you now and well into the future. Regardless of what the market is …
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Americans... You have 5 Days Left if you are considering a Roth Conversion 2020 is a very unique year... for a lot of reasons. It has been tough. It has been difficult for everyone but not everyone equally. But it is not all doom and gloom. 2020 has a lot to teach us and it …
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[4-minute read] I think people often get the wrong idea about what FI is and why people seek to achieve it. What FI is Not It might be easy to assume, for example, that people who seek FI are greedy, money-hungry, people who value money above all else or just want to be rich. These …
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19 March 2020 - Financial prudence is more relevant than ever. The COVID-19 virus is disturbing the health, social and economic fabric of our world. Right now we have much more pressing concerns than Financial Independence. However, I still believe that the basic concepts of FI (live well below your means, save and invest) apply …
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Do sangrias, siestas and sunshine call to you? Would you like to stay or live in Spain long term? Would you like to stay longer than the 90 days allowed on your American passport? You can and I'll tell you exactly how to do it. As an American, your valid U.S. passport only allows you …
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It's amazing what you can find if you just dig a little deeper. We were wandering El Carmen today (our old neighborhood here in Valencia, Spain) showing my youngest daughter and her boyfriend around the city a bit. I happened upon the International House Spanish school near Tossal plaza in central El Carmen and noticed …
Are you ready to transform your life in a powerful way? Are you ready to take back control of your own destiny... from your employer, from your clients, from your stuff, from consumerism? This one idea has the power to improve your life within days and to radically change the trajectory of your life over …
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If you are doing it right, investing should be very simple. [14-minute read] You've just discovered this thing called FIRE... Financial Independence/Retire Early. It's new, it's exciting, it's very promising... ...but you're scared. You don't know anything about investing! Learning about investing and money seems daunting and about as much fun as watching paint dry! …
My life is far from perfect, and yet so close My journey is yet far The journey we begin in 2019 stepping off the edge into a deep, unseeable abyss based largely on faith and hope... This journey has given me moments of sheer terror Moments on my own when out of nowhere I wonder …
If you are doing it right, investing should be very simple. Welcome back! This is the third post in the series on beginning your personal journey to Financial Independence. Did you read JL Collins' The Simple Path to Wealth? This was your homework for Step 2: Learn. It is my favorite easy introduction to money …
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