I’m Austin Morgan – the foreigner. I’m a 24 year-old old from the Chicagoland area teaching English in Japan, and I’m not immune to the money battles we all will face in life.
Don’t you wish we had a money map in our lives sometimes? Loans, savings, debt, mortgages, and careers – it never seems to get any easier.
Foreigner’s Finances is the co-captain through your inaugural money journey.
FF will not only guide you through the new money decisions you’ll face in your life, but it’ll provide you a friendly face to learn from, bounce ideas off, and relate to.
Japan’s played a huge role in my life, and FF we’ll also take a look at what we can learn financially, and personally, from not just the Japanese, but other cultures as well. Perspective is inspiration and we can learn a lot about ourselves by stepping outside of our personal space bubbles and getting our minds reworked sometimes.
Besides, let’s face it, we’re all global now.
Come along for the ride as we explore ways to dominate our finances, prepare for the future, and maximize our lives.
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The FF All-Star Team (Read these first!)
- How I Saved $65 With a Five Minute Phone Call
- Vacation Abroad? – Prepare Your Financial Accounts for Stress-Free Living
- Paid to Travel the World and Other Reasons Teaching English Abroad Has Taken Off
- 3 Steps for Outrageous Savings in College
- Do I Send Money Home? Dealing With Exchange Rates
I’ve also had guest posts run at blogs like Frugal Dad and Man Vs. Debt.
Check out my complete list of guest posts HERE.
Disclaimer
I love learning about money and am able to hold my own in a conversation, but I’m not a financial planner and any advice on this blog is for entertainment purposes. I can not be held responsible for any financial wrongdoings, so please discuss any major financial decisions with a certified financial planner.
I’m astonished that you appear to believe that England is a sovereign nation. For over 300 years (since before the establishment of the United States!) it’s been part of the United Kingdom – often referred to as the “UK”, and also called Britain or Great Britain (those terms technically don’t include Northern Ireland which is part of the UK, but they’re still widely used).
I would be amazed if you’d managed to find any financial stats for England alone (I was looking at your page on credit card use) – the stats you quote will almost certainly be for the UK.
You might also want to research what the flag of the UK is….. and if you do, you’ll discover what the UK consists of, and how it developed (in the same way as the Stars & Stripes developed).
Certainly a word of friendly advice – don’t ever visit Scotland, Wales or Northern Ireland and talk about them being “part of England”….. you’ll get the same reception as if you told people in Chicago that they’re part of California!!
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