Costa Rica Got More Expensive for Americans. Prices Did Not.
If you have lived in Costa Rica on a US income since 2023, you have probably noticed something odd. Your grocery bill looks the same in colones. Your landlord has…
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The Extraordinary Appeal of Zanzibar
There are few places in the world where the possibility of spending the morning beside a turquoise ocean and the following day surrounded by some of the most extraordinary wildlife…
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What Actually Changes for Expats in 2027, and the Deadlines You Can’t Afford to Miss
Every year, as January approaches, a familiar collection of warnings begins circulating about the changes awaiting expats in the year ahead. New residency requirements, higher financial thresholds, revised tax rules…
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The Most Important Asset You Will Ever Protect Is You
Asset protection is usually discussed in financial terms. The conversation revolves around property, investments, stocks and bonds, banking relationships, business interests, and the structures used to preserve wealth over time.…
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The Beautiful Latin American Haven That Still Feels Like a Discovery
There is a lake in the western highlands of Guatemala that the writer Aldous Huxley once called the most beautiful in the world, and almost a century later the description…
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The Spanish Retirement Visa Asks for Income, Not Savings
I have filed more than a thousand Spanish residence applications a year, and almost all of them are for Americans, Britons, Canadians and Australians. That volume is not a boast.…
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The Emperor Has No Clothes
Saving is great. But if we start now, can we really save enough to live well in our old age? The numbers below argue that for most people, the honest…
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The Hidden Weakness in Most Plan B Strategies: Banking Concentration
In recent years, the idea of having a “Plan B” has moved decisively into the mainstream. What was once viewed as the preserve of the exceptionally wealthy is now discussed…
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Why Some of the Best Second Residencies Are in Countries You Would Never Retire To
Here is a question that quietly separates the people who understand second residencies from the people who are still shopping for a holiday. If someone offered you legal residency in…
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Why Kendwa Is Becoming Zanzibar’s Most Desirable Address
Kendwa has spent years being known primarily for its beach, which is understandable when the beach in question is one of the best in Zanzibar. The sand is extraordinarily soft,…
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