Author: The JetSetter Team
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Starting Young: Discussing Finances with Children
There comes a point in every person’s life where they are required or at least prompted to discuss money with a child or very young person. As a parent, aunt, uncle, cousin, etc. you may be asked questions regarding finances that leave you struggling to find an answer. Financial literacy is important at any age—visit…
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Seasteading: The Ultimate Island Move
It’s easy to complain about the government. More rare, however, is the ability to conceive a plan of how to implement an alternative and then actually do it. That’s where the Seasteading Institute comes into play. This non-profit organization exists for the purpose of developing plans for the construction of floating cities with independent governments…
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Hunting for Employment, the Expat Way
If you’ve made the leap to live abroad, you may be struggling to find employment. While there are a few options for self employment (Jason Hartman recommends real estate investment!) you may be on the hunt for something else. Fortunately, we live in a digital age—finding employment abroad has never been easier! Your first step…
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How to Save on International Currency Exchange
For individuals living the expatriate lifestyle, there are many questions. While it takes a bit of adjusting to feel at home in a new country, it can be a relatively easy (and worthwhile) transition. There is a learning curve though, and it usually revolves around all things financial. In his travel overseas, Jason Hartman has…
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Home Exchange: The Future of Travel
As budgets get tighter and tighter, many people are considering the possibilities of home exchange for short or long term travel or living abroad purposes. The idea is essentially explained in the term—two parties trade homes for a period of time, usually for the purposes of holiday or vacation. The trade happens without the exchange…
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You Deserve a Raise! Here’s How to Get It…
It’s fair to say that most of us want a raise—especially around the holidays. If you’re working hard, there’s no reason to expect that you won’t be compensated for your good work. But in times of recession, raises are more infrequent and less hefty—if you find yourself facing the end of yearly raises and the…
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Bitcoin’s Cyber-Achilles Heel
You’d think one of the primary advantages to using digital coinage like bitcoins would be they’re impossible to lose or accidentally throw away. If you think that, you’d be wrong. Just ask James Howells from the UK. This young man squirreled away 7,500 bitcoins on his computer hard drive back in 2009 when they were…
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Three Strange Turkey Day Traditions
Thanksgiving is a favorite holiday of many, and why not? The turkey, family, and football make us all a little excited for November to roll around. Thanksgiving marks the beginning of the holiday season, and the first day it’s a little bit acceptable to put up your evergreen and festive lights. But, all in all,…
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Defining Expatriate
Since Hemingway lived in Paris as an expatriate, Americans have romanticized the title and the action, often dreaming of an international life overseas. Hemingway’s days in Paris were limited; he eventually moved back to the United States and tenderly mocked expatriates in his fiction. But what exactly does it mean to be an expatriate? For…
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Deal Breakers for Homebuyers
Maybe you’re thinking about selling your home because you want to relocate, retire, or move abroad. Maybe you want to upgrade or live beachfront in another country. Either way, you’ll likely face the stress of selling a home at some point in your life. Jason Hartman knows that it is a situation that is rarely…