Cost Of Living Blog Posts

So, what is the cost of living in Mexico?  That seems to be the “million-dollar” question on our minds and I don’t think we’re alone.  Many of us considering early retirement abroad (especially to Latin America) are hoping t...

by The Guardian   Liane Ng is 25 and single, works 60 hours a week, and until recently, shared a bedroom with her grandmother. Like many other Singaporeans, her life revolves around work, family and the stress of making ends meet in a nation tha...

The IRS has released the tax tables for 2013 as well as the cost-of-living adjustments for inflation for certain tax items. But wait… before you read any further, promise me something? You understand that these are the applicable rates for th...

The Internal Revenue Service announced cost of living adjustments affecting dollar limitations for pension plans and other retirement-related items for Tax Year 2013. In general, many of the pension plan limitations will change for 2013 because th...

Earlier this year, the Telegraph published an article on the British rush for Australian visas in pursuit of a move Down Under. This month, I've been away from the motherland for nine years and I thought it timely to share a few things I've learned...

Except by Janelle Wetzstein PETALUMA ARGUS-COURIER | Monday, June 18, 2012 Charlotte Phelps Moran had always been an eccentric person, according to her family. Her daughter, Petaluma resident Cyndi Kowalski, said that being different was somethi...

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Every May 1st the Provinces announce what the minimum wages in the Province are going to be until next May 1st. Of course, every May 1st other two things happen: Employers complaints because the change may affect their businesses…. and employee...

One of my worries with the whole relocation thing is the quite large possibility that I will be moving over the Zurich sans employment and furthermore sans cash monies. Husband has assured me what's his is mine but the idea of total dependence is not...

The Indian biking scenario has reached incredible heights as regards premium bikes are concerned. Our country has become one of the most chosen nations for the production and circulation of premium bikes is concerned. But still commuters play very im...

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Teachers in London save money by being smart about their purchases, using sites like Groupon for entertainment deals, and booking flights through discount airlines like RyanAir.  Now they have Swagbucks - an easy way to collect points for doing...

It will be soon 7 years since we arrived to Canada. I still remember our first place: a two bedroom apartment in Hull, QC that I had the chance to rent with the help of some fellows Argentinian guys that were moving out.  Nevertheless, before that i...

Yesterday I interviewed a teacher who admitted that the biggest concern she had about moving to teach in London, England was her finances.  She's not alone.  Most teachers I interview have the view that London is an extremely expensive city...

In the list or preoccupations in a newcomers mind includes there are two things you will find for sure: employment and cost of living. Both, my friends, are money related issues that will kidnap our thoughts for long time. “How much money I w...

I recently wrote for the UK Telegraph on the rising cost of expat life in the land down under. This is a contentious issue and one which is stirring up opinion on both sides of the fence - those who agree and those who emphatically do not.