With studies suggesting that you should only be spending 30% or less of your monthly income on rent in order to maintain a good standard of living, there are a number of people around the world that are ‘cost burdened’ by expensive living costs. ComparetheMarket.com’s latest study looks into the issue.
Global issues and uncertainty are having an impact on retirees considering a move abroad. So says research carried out in January 2019 for global movers Crown Relo.
Are you seriously thinking about a permanent move to an exotic location? BBC2 is making a new series about Brits planning to relocate to places like the Caribbean, the Seychelles, South and Central America or other ‘paradise’ destinations. They’d like you to be part of it.
ITV1’s Lorraine show is looking to meet expats in the Costa Blanca area who can talk about their move to Spain and how ‘the dream’ has turned out for them.
After living overseas for a long time it’s easy to get in the way of thinking that if the worst comes to the worst, you just have to make sure you have enough money left for the flight home. But life ain’t that simple, as some returning expats have found out to their cost.
It’s less than 100 days until the kick-off of the 2014 World Cup in Brazil, so naturally it’s time for the media to start fretting about the organisers’ lack of preparedness. Do they have a point?