Category: Blog Articles
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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…
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Online Banks: Are They Safe?
Now, some banks are in business only in an online capacity. There is no physical branch that a person could go to if they chose. It’s an interesting idea, certainly, especially when many Americans can’t so much as name the last time they visited an actual, physical branch of their bank. Banks like Ally Bank,…
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Some Airline Fees are Worth a Few Bucks
Wi-Fi It’s almost impossible to find yourself somewhere that doesn’t have internet now, and an airplane is no different. For a generally modest fee, you get a stable internet connection that will allow you to entertain yourself, check emails, or plan a travel itinerary. Some airlines offer discounts if you purchase a Wi-Fi connection prior…
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Finding Unclaimed Property
The promise of free money seems to be too good to be true—and Jason Hartman assures that it usually is—but sometimes, money does come more easily than others. While playing the lottery is a risky way to get free money, there are other (even easier) strategies that might just be worth trying out. The treasurer’s…