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Category: Retirement

02 May
save your retirement

How To Save Your Retirement

It’s a big part of the American Dream… owning your own home. I’ve owned many over the years. But owning your own home isn’t always easy… even in your dream location. Right now, I’m in Los Islotes, our base on Panama’s Sunset Coast… and we are dealing with bats…the flying kind.

07 Nov

Life In Panama Is Not What You Think It Is… For Better Or Worse

My #1 Property Investment Market For 2023 I was the first person to tell people about Panama... at least in the context of a top option for North Americans looking for a place to live better for less in retirement. I named Panama as a top overseas investment option before anyone else, but, full disclosure, [...]
01 Aug
Roasted Chicken Index

Cost of Living: Roasted Chicken in Paris, Panama And Rural Illinois.

Lief Simon’s Roasted Chicken Index The U.S. dollar hasn’t been this strong in 20 years. It’s reached near parity with the euro… and has been pounding the pound since the beginning of the pandemic. What Happened To The Demise Of The Dollar? What happened to the demise of the dollar? The U.S. dollar remains the [...]
21 Jul
Happy healthy seniors gardening

Purpose: Your New Life Overseas Won’t Last Without It

When I ask attendees at conferences what they’ve got planned after they’ve made their moves overseas, many tell me they intend to play a lot of golf… or go deep-sea fishing every day. While those activities can be fun… and you could do them every day, maybe, for a while… are you really going to […]

07 Jul
Couple watching the sunset in a beautiful national park

The Secret To A Wealthy Retirement Revealed

How much money do I need to retire comfortably? That question was torn apart in a recent article I read. More precisely, the author was ripping into the non-expert experts that were answering the question in various forums online. It’s an unanswerable question without knowing more about the person asking it and their circumstances. My […]