Social scientists have many different views on poverty and the consequences of living in poverty. In my youth, I used to blame poverty on failed social and government policies. I believed at that time that government’s failure to “cure” poverty...
Topics: Featured, My Journey, Philippines, poverty, sari-sari store

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In addition to the four major Mediterranean countries, it is also possible to retire abroad to a number of microstates in Southern Europe. These microstates are very small countries, but are independent and possess their own sovereign governments. The...
Topics: andorra retirement, Country Profiles, europe microstates, Featured, malta retirement, Microstates, monaco retirement lichtenstein retirement, san marino retirement

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Woke up early before the sun was up today and joined a few friends for a sunrise on the beach. We met up at my condo and took a taxi south to Talisay City, one of the cities that make up Metro Cebu. My friends [...]
Topics: cebu city, expatriate living, Featured, My Journey, Philippines retirement, talisay city

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One of the more popular retirement destinations in Mediterranean Europe is Greece. Although not quite as affordable as Portugal or Spain, a Greece retirement is still one of the more affordable options in the western half of Europe.Greece Retirement –..
Topics: expatriate living, Featured, Greece, Greece retirement, mediterranean retirement

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In partnership with a local pinay, we’re launching our second blog:  The Philippines Community!  Development and launching of this new blog took over a month of planning and research, but it is now live. It took me away from Retire Abroad quite a.
Topics: blog, Featured, My Journey, the philippines community

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