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 [...]
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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 [...]
Interview with an American Sailing Up the Eastern Seaboard
The post-college but pre-full fledged adult years (22-27) are a really interesting time for people. Every one has different priorities, expectations, motivations, and dreams. Many people choose to get a job or chase after a career, but the outliers are the most interesting ones. They are the ones that open up your mind to new [...]
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 [...]
FF TV Episode #3: Travel With a Water Bottle and Save Hundreds Every Year
J.D. over at Get Rich Slowly launched a video contest last month to go along with the release of his new book, Your Money: The Missing Manual. He had readers competing for a cash prize or copies of his new book by posting videos in one of two categories 1) sharing a personal finance story [...]
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 [...]
How to Improve Your Credit While Living Abroad
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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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!
