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Tag: Diversified International Lifestyle
23
Sep
The key to living long-term overseas… and to escaping home at a moment’s notice if you need to… is residency and/or citizenship overseas… You can obtain residency or citizenship in more than one country. However, most expats obtain residency or a second citizenship in just one country outside their home country. Which country depends on [...]
26
Aug
Don’t Make This Second Citizenship Mistake
My family and I moved from the United States to Ireland many years ago for personal and business reasons. At the time, I hadn’t even considered the concept of obtaining a second citizenship. In fact, it wasn’t until after my son Jackson was born that the idea of a second citizenship crossed my mind. Jackson [...]
08
Apr
Put Yourself Back In The Driver’s Seat
In 1964 “Goldfinger”, the third instalment in the James Bond franchise, hit movie theaters across the U.S. It had it all… beautiful women, psychotic villains, dramatic explosions, and, of course, gadgets… When a foolhardy henchman orders Bond behind the wheel of his DB5—albeit at gunpoint—it’s not long before the unwelcome passenger is sent rocketing out [...]
01
Apr
Safety, World-Class Health Care, And 3,000 Hours Of Sunshine
I’ve been spending time in Europe for decades. I’ve lived in Ireland and hold an Irish passport. I still live part-time in France. And I’ve invested right across the continent, from Cyprus to Spain, Romania, Croatia, and beyond. For a lot of years, Portugal stood head and shoulders above the rest for two key reasons: [...]
29
Jan
6 Key Steps To True Diversification
I’ve been planting flags for more than 25 years at this point… long before I had ever heard about the Five Flags Theory or any of the other terms used to simplify the conversation about internationalizing one’s life. Some of my flags were accidental… or incidental at first… just part of life. My first offshore [...]
29
Jun
Our Ever-Evolving (And Truly Diversified) International Lifestyle
The time has come for Kathleen and me to trigger our next phase of living overseas. Our son has graduated high school this month, freeing us up geographically. We can now move around the globe with few restrictions. We’ve spent our last 20 years together putting in place the pieces of an international lifestyle. We’ve […]