Offshore Living Letter is a publication of Live and Invest Overseas. Our goal is to provide timely, actionable information on all things offshore, including: how to go offshore, diversifying your portfolio, wealth creation, protecting your assets, and much more.
Category: Retirement
Panama’s Los Islotes Community Adds Beachfront Amenities
Yesterday, Kathleen and I spent the day at the beach. This was a bigger deal than that simple statement might suggest… because it was a day at our beach. More than that, it was our first day at our new Los Islotes Rancho Playa. We’ve spent many days at our Los Islotes beaches, of course, […]
12 Of My Favorite Things About Autumn In Paris
Your Top Live And Invest Overseas Options For 2018 Identified
Our editors are hunkered down mapping out answers to that question. Our planning is based first on our collective experience in recent months. Where have we scouted… what are we investing in personally… whither do we intend to travel in the next 12 months… In addition, as well, our editorial calendars, travel schedules, and conference […]
Finding More Affordable Health Care And Insurance Overseas
As Kathleen and I prepared these past several months to shift our situation and begin spending more time in Europe, I decided to take the transition as an opportunity to shop health insurance options. Health insurance is vastly more expensive in the United States than anywhere else in the world. That reality I’ve understood for […]
Moving Overseas Before Retirement: Our Grand Adventure
I’m always sharing real-life stories of folks like you who have reinvented their lives overseas… Today I thought you might be interested to hear how Lief and I came to be living the life we’re living. Ours isn’t the story of a couple of retirees, but we’re hardly the only 30-somethings to take our dreams […]
You’re Losing More Than Money By Not Going Overseas Today
Cost of Living Overseas: Part Castles In Air, Part Compromise
A recent conference attendee wanted to know where in Panama City he could rent an apartment for US$500 a month or less. He’d decided he wanted to retire to Panama City and had set his housing budget at what he currently pays in property taxes and insurance for the paid-for house he lives in Texas. […]
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 […]
Should You Be Concerned By Belize’s Murder Rate?
Two expats were murdered in Belize earlier this month. Their bodies were found in a sugarcane field in a rural area of Corozal. “Kathleen, stop promoting a violent, crime-ridden country as safe!” one reader wrote in response. “Are you not aware that Belize has one of the highest murder rates in the world?” asked another. […]