I can’t define it precisely, but there’s something explicitly romantic about Buenos Aires. You know how Vegas casinos supposedly pump oxygen into the gaming area to keep gamblers alert for longer? Well, I think the government of B.A. pumps some kind of voodoo love potion into the local atmosphere. You just can’t help but fall in […]
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The Most Important Lesson You’ll Ever Learn About Investing
There’s an easy way to tell if someone understands the fundamentals of investing—ask them if extended warranties are a good idea. If they give you the wrong answer, you should probably disregard any investment advice they offer you. If they know the right answer—and more importantly, why it’s the right answer—they may be worth listening to. So, what […]
How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Crypto
Once upon a time, a fox strolling through a vineyard on a hot summer’s day came upon a trellis fat with ripe grapes dangling above. “Just the thing to quench my thirst,” the fox thought to himself. So, he stepped back several paces and raced toward the grapes, leaping into the air with all his […]
The Huge Tax and Lifestyle Benefits of Moving Overseas
Dear Field Notes reader, The sky opened up here in Prague recently. One minute, a gray winter’s day, a bit below freezing. The next…a winter wonderland of brilliant white. Ultimately, inches and inches of snowy powder covered the city. I know lots of people shudder at the thought. They grew up shoveling snow, driving in […]
Where, Why, and How I’m Getting a Second (and Third) Passport
Dear Field Notes reader, Uncle Sam presented me with my first passport when I was 9 or 10 years old. Forty-plus years later I still remember the number: DO30591. I’m gonna say that little blue booklet clearly imprinted on me. I’m now on passport #6. The last one—before the State Department changed the rules—had been […]