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How to Weaponize Your Bank Account So You Never Start Over From $0 Ever Again

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One Good Reason To Retire To Honduras

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“Here’s a reason to retire to Honduras,” writes Correspondent Michael Paladin: “No one over age 65 can be sent to prison…not for anything. “Here’s another: Obtaining retirement residency is a straightforward matter. Show proof of US$600 a month in income to qualify for the pensionista visa or US$1,000 a month in income to qualify for the rentista visa. “And here are some more: As a foreign retiree resident, you can own real estate free and clear; purchase up to a maximum of three-quarters of an acre, or 3,000 meters, of land; import a car and appliances duty-free; and live very … Continue reading One Good Reason To Retire To Honduras

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Nicaragua … why not?

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“Kathleen, you write much about Nicaragua as a possibility for retirement,” writes reader David M. from the United States. “I am in agreement for the most part. However, as opposed to Panama, about which you are very frank concerning the downsides, I have not read anything about the problems in Nicaragua. “Most prominent in my mind is the shortage of electricity. The country’s electrical system is a mess. Before the Sandinistas came to power, the electrical system was sold to a Spanish transnational. The last time I was in the country, there were random blackouts, unannounced and sometimes lasting many … Continue reading Nicaragua … why not?

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Your Dream Country Home In Italy…From 11,000 Euro

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It’s a common dream: Find a tumbledown farmhouse in Italy and renovate it into a dream country home. In some regions of Italy, Abruzzo, for example, the cost can be as tempting as the romantic notion. You can find stone house ruins in this part of the country for US$50,000 and less….sometimes much less. But then what? Unless your plan is to relocate straightaway and to live nearby…you’re faced with the challenges of a long-distance renovation. And, even if you are ready to up-sticks and camp out near your renovation project…are you prepared to become a general contractor overseeing a … Continue reading Your Dream Country Home In Italy…From 11,000 Euro

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Best Places To Grow Old

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These 10 counties offer retirees comfort and opportunity, but also financial peace of mind. Ed Coghlan’s story is the same as so many others: Over the last year, the North Hills, Calif., owner of a corporate communications firm has seen his retirement accounts dwindle from the low seven figures to the mid-six figures. While Coghlan, 59, isn’t destitute, that decrease does mean that he’ll have to work longer than he expected. “I planned on retiring at 65,” he says. “Now I expect to be working until my 70s.” Coghlan’s not alone. The baby boomers–defined by the Census as those born … Continue reading Best Places To Grow Old

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“This Was A 10! Great Event. Awesome Job By The Live and Invest Overseas Team!”

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  World’s Top Three Retirement Havens PLUS: World’s Most User-Friendly Expat Haven…Expat Life In KL, City Of Contrasts…No Place Is Perfect…Can You Borrow To Buy Overseas?… “This Was A 10! Great Event. Awesome Job By The Live and Invest Overseas Team!” We missed you in Panama City for our Live & Invest in Panama Conference, but here’s your second chance to access all the insider and expert insights and information shared over the five intense days of this event. This is everything you need to know to plan for a new life, your retirement, a real estate investment, or a … Continue reading “This Was A 10! Great Event. Awesome Job By The Live and Invest Overseas Team!”

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Life In KL, City Of Contrasts

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“I wander through the jungle on narrow paths,” writes Correspondent Wendy Justice, “enjoying the thousand shades of green. Monkeys chatter nearby, making themselves heard over the ever-present hum of a billion insects. “The trail meanders down the hill, revealing hardwood trees with elaborate roots and rock-hard trunks. As I reach the end, I turn to the right and continue walking. Not 15 minutes later, I step into the air conditioning of the world’s tallest twin towers. “What other city offers the startling contrasts so common in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia’s capital? The ultra-modern city center, with dozens of skyscrapers, overlooks Kampung … Continue reading Life In KL, City Of Contrasts

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Borrowing to buy overseas … this is what you have to know

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Nowhere in the world has it ever been as easy to borrow money to buy real estate as it has been in the United States of America over the past decade. You could borrow more than the cost of the property you were buying, even, with a fixed rate of interest and a nice, long repayment term. During this time, as a result, the easiest way for an American to source capital to purchase real estate anywhere in the world has been to borrow it at home. Pull equity out of his U.S. property. Or simply find some U.S.-based outfit … Continue reading Borrowing to buy overseas … this is what you have to know

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Your Passport To 2009’s Land of Opportunity

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Panama is the world’s #1 retirement haven…the world’s top offshore haven…and an international banking center. Its pensionado program of special benefits for foreign retirees is the Gold Standard. As a foreign resident, you can pay zero local tax. Panama is one of the best places in the world right now to start a business and one of the easiest places to obtain foreign residency. Plus, outside Panama City, this beautiful country hides the smartest beach, river, and mountain property buys anywhere on the planet today. Panama is a land where the cost of living is low…the standard of health care … Continue reading Your Passport To 2009’s Land of Opportunity

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On Murkey Beach…Just Off Swamp Lagoon…

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While we’ve been fully occupied with our conference these past two weeks, the Mailbag has filled to overflowing. Let’s dive right in… “Kathleen, I so appreciate your newsletter. We found it when looking up global real-estate investments. You are giving a wonderful educational service to many Baby Boomers. Thank you.” — Carolyn and Larry B., Canada *** “I agree with you regarding the downsides to living in Panama, and it’s the same thing in most all Central and South American countries, as well. In the States, if you call for some type of service, and you don’t like it, there … Continue reading On Murkey Beach…Just Off Swamp Lagoon…

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Updates from Kathleen Peddicord – www.liveandinvestoverseas.com

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We here at Live and Invest Overseas are moving a little slowly this morning. This week’s five days of conference presentations, meetings, workshops, seminars, lunches, and parties concluded last night with a Farewell Cocktail Reception featuring a troupe of Panamanian dancers twirling their flowing and brightly colored skirts and coaxing conference attendees out on to the floor to stomp and twirl right along with them. Over our five days together, we covered Panama from end to end and every angle… Panama City’s top rental neighborhoods…and how much you should expect to spend to rent in each one…   Options with … Continue reading Updates from Kathleen Peddicord – www.liveandinvestoverseas.com

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From Costa Del Este To Casco Viejo…Choosing A Panama City Address

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The Six Best-Value Destinations for Living and Investing in the World Today You can retire in style overseas and live better than you do now… for as little as $694 a month — Live well — including a maid, a gardener, a driver — all on a Social Security budget…   Enjoy free medical care or health insurance for $300 a month or less…   Own your own home in the sun for as little as $120,000… and wake up each morning to the sound of the waves on the sand… or the freshness of clean, mountain air… Where to … Continue reading From Costa Del Este To Casco Viejo…Choosing A Panama City Address

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How Are You Going to Be Able to Afford to Retire?

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Seeking and building a new life abroad is not only the most sensible way to approach retirement in the current global market climate… It’s not only the best (maybe the only) way to assure yourself that your retirement funds will carry you all the way through retirement…comfortably and even in style… It’s not only the best way to make sure you’re able to sleep at night…that you’re not kept awake at 3 a.m. by money and budget concerns… It’s also the start of the greatest adventure of your life. The most fun you’ll ever have. The New Retirement Revolution  “Panama … Continue reading How Are You Going to Be Able to Afford to Retire?