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 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 [...]
Interview with a Former ESL Teacher in Laos
I recently exchanged e-mails with Max Messner who runs the financial blog MaximizingMoney.com and lived in Laos in 1999. Max taught English there for over a year and raved about his experience. Thanks to Max for sharing his experience and enjoy his stories! A: When were you in Laos? M: I lived in Laos around [...]
Interview with a Thai Twenty-Something Who Has Lived in Chicago, Yokohama, and Bangkok
I met Chris Kridakorn in 2007 when we both were part of our college’s China and Japan study abroad program for 15 weeks. Since then he’s been all around the globe, not just visiting, but claiming residence and studying. Today, Chris is living in the heart of Bangkok, Thailand with his parents and we recently [...]
Catching Up on International Posts
You may have noticed some slight changes slowly making their way onto the FF homepage as of late. I’m trying to get the site to the next level as Year 2 approaches at the end of the summer. One request I’ve had is to make the site easier to navigate so that people who are [...]
Interview with an American Working at a Preschool in Norway
When you think about moving abroad to work, countries like Taiwan, Korea, or Brazil come to mine. But occasionally an outlier pops up as is the case with Corinne’s ex-roommate and our friend from college, Sarah, who has lived in Norway with her boyfriend for almost 2 years. Here’s my interview with Sarah where she shares details about her [...]
Yakezie Carnival: Money From Around the World Edition
This week I have the pleasure of hosting the Yakezie Carnival. The Yakezies are a group of up-and-coming personal finance bloggers who are working together to improve one another’s blogs and make some internet friends along the way. I’ve always been interested in how countries handle money, so this week’s carnival will take a look at different [...]
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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!
