Today, Jim from – Qualidade de Vida (Quality of Life) shares with us his stories of living in Brazil where he teaches English after working in the U.S. for 20 years. Jim has been blogging about his adventures for almost 3 years and writes about topics in his life like food, work, and culture. If [...]
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Why I Spent $2,000 on an Airplane Ticket
I made the single biggest purchase of my life last week. After fuel charges and 12 other airline taxes I spent $2,000 on a round-trip airline ticket from Tokyo to Chicago for the 2 weeks in August. Is it an outrageous price? You bet, but as I’ll try to justify to my readers (and myself), the ticket [...]
Find a Job Abroad with a Working Holiday Visa & Temp Agency
Yesterday I was joined by FF reader and world traveler SA on The Foreigner’s Finances Podcast to discuss a variety of travel stories and tips. Today, SA was kind enough to expand on the topic on the topic of working holiday visas and how to use a temp agency while you’re abroad to find work. [...]
The FF Podcast Ep. 6: Travel Stories & Tips from a World Traveler
On this week’s episode of The Foreigner’s Finances Podcast I talk with FF reader, SA, and we discuss what she’s learned from vacationing, studying, and working abroad. SA is a twenty-something who has frugally managed to travel to countries like Italy, Guatemala, New Zealand, and England. In this podcast she tells us about her favorite [...]
Why Don’t Online Banks Accept International Wire Transfers?
Last week I wrote about my experience getting denied by an online bank with an international wire transfer. I talked about the importance of figuring out if your bank allows these wires because if you need them in a dire situation, it’s going to be too late and your loan is going to go unpaid [...]
Does Your Bank Accept International Wire Transfers?
I finally sent money back to America last month after building up savings in Japan for 9 months. I built up the courage and figured out the process one afternoon. Corinne and I combined our money and sent it home together, splitting the ¥2,500 ($27) fee. We sent the transfer to her ING Direct account since [...]
FF TV Episode #5: Talking Japanese Personal Finance with Hiro
The different ways countries and people use money is really fascinating to me. Why do some countries use credit cards? Why do some barter? Why do same have large percentages of debt while some are very money savvy? Thankfully, my good friend Hiro, a native of Japan, was nice enough to sit down and talk about [...]
The FF Podcast Ep. 2: Frugal Travel Tips with Erik Hajek from the Web Comic ClintPidgewood.com
Today’s episode of The Foreigner’s Finances Podcast features frugal travel tips from globetrotter and web comic creator Erik Hajek of ClintPidgewood.com. Erik is a good friend of mine from college and has managed to travel to over 10 countries and 25 states on a tight budge all before he turned 23. In this episode Erik shares his [...]
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Hi, my name's Austin Morgan. I teach English in Japan and write about money for twenty-somethings. Feel free to contact me with any questions and I hope you enjoy the site!
