Good morning! Today is usually the day for a Guatemalan life recap, so I am publishing a post I wrote back when I got there, about the reasons why I ended up there, hope you like it! Cancún, Mexico. I just flew in, and my dream house, on a little patch of land by a… Read more
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The cost of living in Guatemala
I have been living in Guatemala for three years between 2004 and 2006, and in 2011 for 7 months in between extended European and US travel. This post is more based on my experience then than now because I have bought my house and this region of Northern Guatemala doesn’t have a lot to offer… Read more
A change you need to know about
Good morning! Today I have a guest post from William Cowie from over at Bite the Bullet Investing and Drop Dead Money *I need to know how people can find enough hours in the day to run multiple blogs!*. He also offers a free course on the basics of investing to anyone who didn’t think… Read more
Pauline’s jacket and life priorities
I have been reconnecting with friends last week and it was so good. My group of closest girlfriends always tries to get together when I am around and we spent a lovely day at the beach, catching up on life and creating new memories. While we were there, my friend’s husband said something like “Oh,… Read more
What made me decide to live in a hotel full time
Good morning! Today I have a post from mochimac, a personal finance blogger at “Save. Spend. Splurge.” mochimac got out of $60,000 of debt in 18 months. She now lives in a hotel full-time, and works a lot less for a lot more money as a freelancing consultant. Please contact me if you would… Read more
The awesome French healthcare system. Or is it?
With all the talks around about the US healthcare system and how we are much better off in Europe, I wanted to explain how the French healthcare system works and why it is so awesome and so broken at the same time. The good stuff In France, healthcare is universal. Everyone has access to… Read more
Help me help a reader get on track with her finances
Carrie wrote to me recently and said Reaching financial freedom for me is very difficult. I’ve tried and it never works. A little about myself? I’m a 21 year old college student, engaged, business owner, and we have a small pet. I really struggle with saving money and it’s starting to become a pain. My… Read more
What should you pay for your teens and adult kids? And a $1,249.99 TV giveaway!
You want your kids to have the very best, to give them everything you can and who can blame you? But there is a fine line between giving them a good life and spoiling them. What do you think about parents paying for their teen’s or young adult’s… Clothes When I was a teenager,… Read more
Financial goals update, March-April 2013
On January 1st, I set a number of financial goals, and will update every couple of months through the year. Here is the second review. You can check the March one here. The main financial goal was to grow my net worth by 30%. I still haven’t updated any of the $20K we put… Read more
Little house in Guatemala, week 24/25
Happy Monday! Time for some sunny news from beautiful Guatemala. This is the recap that was to go live when the storm hit, and now almost everything is back in order. I am in the plane to France as you read this, enjoy! After a busy Easter, life went back to normal and we are… Read more
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