Two years ago this month I was traveling through Greece for 15 days, partly on a work assignment, partly on holiday with my then-girlfriend/now-wife Yuliya. As we drove through the rocky landscape of Crete, the largest Greek isle, we both looked at each other and said, “This would be a great place to live for a while.” [Read More] …
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Why You Don’t Need Argentina’s New Digital Nomad Visa
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 [Read More] …
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 [Read More] …
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 [Read More] …
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 [Read More] …