Like many of you, we (Lidia and Jeff) wanted to travel a lot in retirement, but we knew we had to be smart with our money. That’s how we discovered budget slow travel! It’s the perfect way to make your retirement dreams come true. Inspired by a recent discussion in our Budget Slow Travel in Retirement Facebook group, where member Kim Hubbard sparked a lively conversation about retirement travel…

Is Geoarbitrage a Good Idea?

[Today’s post by Peter Kim at Passive Income, MD discusses a concept we often refer to around here as Geoarbitrage. Usually when we say it, we mean moving somewhere that you will either get paid more or where it will cost you less to live. This, of course, speeds you along the way to financial independence. It can also mean investing in real estate somewhere that you don’t live. In this post,…

        Welcome to this session of grand rounds, a collection of posts I have discovered in the blogosphere and have found of interest and hope you do too.

This offering of Grand Rounds looks at articles from around the web that deal with geoarbitrage and its benefits.

      Home is indeed where the heart is.

But where that home is can determine if it is where you leave your bank account too.

I Owe My Accelerated Path To Financial Independence To A Leap of Faith And…….Ebay??!??!?!?!

I’m pretty sure the first thought that came to your mind when reading that title was that I must have sold (or are selling) a lot of stuff on Ebay.

You would be wrong with this line of thinking.

In fact it was not selling at all but buying (my largest purchase ever in actuality) a listing on Ebay that I credit jumpstarted my path to financial independence, though I did not know it at the time.

C…

Geoarbitrage: The Live Here, Retire There Approach

In this post, we will talk about the “Live Here, Retire There” approach to geoarbitrage. This is in contrast to the “Live Here, Earn There” approach we covered last time. With the Retire There approach, you follow many of the same steps as before, except that you move to a new location after you retire. This will be short and sweet so let’s get going.

You’re Probably Already Contemplating a Live…

Geoarbitrage: The Live Here, Earn There Approach

As promised, I am going to describe various approaches to Geoarbitrage in some detail. We’ll talk about the approach and how it works, then cover the Pros and Cons. By the time we’re done, you will have a good handle on which approaches (if any) fit into your future.

Ready? We’ll start with…

What is the “Live Here, Earn There” Approach

The “Live Here, Earn There” approach is my favorite approach…

Geoarbitrage — One Key to a Freer Tomorrow

Geoarbitrage is a strange word. It doesn’t appear in any dictionary I’ve seen, but it is used a lot in certain circles. In this short post, I’ll give you a usable definition of the term and show you why it can be a key to your freer tomorrow. This will set the stage for the following posts. There we will look at the different aspects of geoarbitrage in more detail.

What the Heck is Geoarbitrage?