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The critical financial stuff to do before you leave America for good
If you are one of the many Americans who are considering leaving the US for a life abroad, there is one crucial thing to get right before you do. Before you board that one-way flight, you want your financial...
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How not to be a Philistine when traveling abroad: Five tips to get more out of your experience (without pissing people off)
The reputation of Americans traveling abroad – especially in Europe – precedes them. And, unfortunately, that reputation isn’t a great one. Too often we’re the biggest and the brashest in the room. You...
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The freedom of exile
In 1948, according to the School of Life, James Baldwin “undertook that most inwardly liberating of moves. He went into exile” in France. The idea offers a lot of appeal. There is a certain romanticism...
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If you want to leave America, then leave
Just leave. Before killing yourself because you’ve come to a dead-end in America, just leave. It’s not worth contemplating suicide or slowly drinking/drugging yourself to death as you struggle to achieve...