What to Expect When You’re Expecting… to Retire Abroad But Cancer Happens
What to Expect When You’re Expecting… to Retire Abroad But Cancer Happens

What to Expect When You’re Expecting… to Retire Abroad But Cancer Happens

Worrying that a life-threatening illness will kill you for lack of access to care, or that it will ruin you financially, is a uniquely American condition among citizens of developed nations. It’s also one that we tend to carry far…

Retire Early in France – Without All The Tax
Retire Early in France – Without All The Tax

Retire Early in France – Without All The Tax

We recently declared ourselves Financially Independent, which is definitely a weird and uncertain feeling. We’ll likely wait a couple more years to retire early, add to our FIREhouse (ha!) savings, and augment our early retirement travel budget a bit. Even though RE is a still a little ways out, we’ve been considering where “home” will be when the time comes. We always felt that we couldn’t retire early in France… until recently.

Obtaining Your Spanish Residency Card (Tarjeta de Identidad de Extranjero)
Obtaining Your Spanish Residency Card (Tarjeta de Identidad de Extranjero)

Obtaining Your Spanish Residency Card (Tarjeta de Identidad de Extranjero)

How to get your Spanish Residency Card (Tarjeta de Identidad de Extranjero) once you’ve arrived in Spain. You got your residence visa, now it’s time to seal the deal!