Credit is the most underrated money word out there. Not many people realize the importance of a good credit score, but it has a huge impact on the 2 big purchases in any one’s life: a car and a mortgage. (If you don’t know what your credit score is, click here for a briefing) Part [...]
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Interview with an American ESL Teacher in Brazil
There’s multiple ways to get a job as an ESL teacher abroad. The truth is, a lot of these available jobs are found through unconventional methods. Today we’ll learn about one unconventional way to work abroad as an ESL teach from Danielle of the blog Danielle in Brazil. Danielle writes about teaching English and living [...]
Interview with a Location Independent Family Man in China
Location independent careers are a hot choice in today’s economy. Live where you want while you do your work online with Skype? Sounds good! Today we can take a look into the life of a location independent worker. William runs the site Business is Personal (Finance) and he and his family recently moved to Southeast [...]
Vittana: Help a Student in a Developing Nation Go to College
Peer-to-peer lending has soared in popularity lately. You can make loans to entrepreneurs around the world with Kiva or you can help someone with their debt through Lending Club. A new p2p company that I was recently introduced to is Vittana. Vittana wants to get people around the world to college. In America and other developed countries, [...]
Foreign Savings Accounts and CDs (Not Just For Those Abroad)
As currencies like the Euro and China’s yuan become more popular, the days of the dollar dominating the world’s financial markets could be a thing of the past. So what does a weakening dollar mean for the 90% of people who read this site who have 100% of their money in dollars? Well, diversification is a [...]
Interview with an American Working as a Research Assistant at a German University
Last Thursday, I interviewed a British filmmaker who had traveled to Kyoto on a whim, and ended up meeting his future wife and starting a new life. Continuing with the theme of unconventional ways of moving abroad, today I bring you an interview with Brandon, an American who now lives in Germany where he’s currently [...]
Interview with an English Filmmaker Living in Kyoto, Married to a Japanese Woman, and Living a Dream
I recently had a reader, Luke, e-mail me with a question about opening up a joint bank account in Japan since he is English and his wife is Japanese. Luke and I got to talking and I quickly realized he had a fascinating story that I needed to share. On a whim, he left his [...]
The Real Cost of Using a Credit Card Overseas
The following is a guest post from Fred who is a personal finance writer at Credit Card Finder, where he helps people compare credit cards and choose the best low interest credit cards. Travelling overseas is an exciting experience, and you want to make sure that the entire trip runs smoothly, with no nasty surprises [...]
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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!
