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Gender issues and organizational capability.. Best Foot Forward..
New Year, and a fresh start. That was obviously the motto of the Other Half, who failed to read my resolution rebellion, and decided to start 2012 as he meant to go on. With clean shoes. There may be...
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Relocating? Essential documents that every expat should keep, copy and/or carry
We are in the process of applying for our Green Card, and it’s nothing like the film. For a start, we are legitimately married, and have been for so long that our vacation family photos usually just...
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Redefining Relocation 2: Creating a family timeline
My brother has a five year life plan. He and his wife have at some point, sat down together and mapped out where they want to be in five years, and how they are going to get there. Every few months,...
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Redefining Relocation 4 – Creating a Family Timeline: Expat Healthcare
This bit should probably be entitled “Expat Healthcare Future Proofing ” because that is what we are trying to do here. The healthier you stay, the better your relocation experience will be. Timeline...
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The Hidden Costs of Relocation (and how to reduce them)
We never manage to move cheaply. We’re on our seventh home in 11 years and currently looking for our eighth, so you would think we would be experts by now. But relocation is an expensive business – the...
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Expat or not, this is important.. The Relocating Expat Information Service. You.
I have two distinct groups of readers; those who enjoy watching and hearing about my expat disasters from a safe distance, and those who are listening carefully, trying to avoid making the same ones...
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Expat Essentials: Do a Home Inventory
And you are insuring these?? It’s got to be one of the most loathed tasks of any move, expat relocation or not: the home inventory. Many of us choose to do a low key ‘only mention the really big...
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8 Money Rules for Creating a Relocation Budget
Creating A Budget. Striking error in our hearts since 1917.. Relocating plays havoc with your money; the cost of moving, the unpredictable expenses, the loss of local financial history and the soaring...
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(Often Ignored) Expat Essentials – Writing a Will.
Yes, I know. You don’t want to think about it, much less talk about it, which is why I have been getting shifty looks from most of my expat network this week when I asked them the seemingly simple...
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Expat Family Essentials: The Estate Planning Checklist
When my mother came to visit us in Los Angeles, she neglected to bring her swimsuit, and was faced with the challenge of what to wear in our pool. My generous offer of a string bikini was rudely...
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