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 [...]
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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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 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 [...]
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