Missed Some Great Expat Links on Twitter? (22-23 June 2011)

Hi Everyone, Here are some great expat-related links I have tweeted recently, that might interest you. Enjoy! Andrea

Expat kids returning to Singapore called "Half-Pats" by The Straits Times

http://bit.ly/mALSqy

New Malta Divorce Rules Poses New Questions for Expats

http://bit.ly/kSNgxd

Does previous expat experience help adjustment in a new culture? Not necessarily

http://bit.ly/mwcmOn

Expats in the UAE: What's Your Dubai Bucket List?

http://bit.ly/lhqLQe

Loved this video by American Relocation Connections about moving home!

http://bit.ly/ltf0DK

Getting ready for Home Leave? Enjoy Expat Expert’s irreverent look at summer holiday planning

http://t.co/IMYGl3p

It has been 30 years since the founding of China's first expat newspaper
http://bit.ly/kJSJba

Moving Soon? Here's a spreadsheet you can use to compare movers
http://bit.ly/jC3QTG

Are you an Expat in Baja, Mexico? Check out Baja Tips Weekly

http://bit.ly/kf9fec

Should you stay or move? Tools to decide via Expat Interrupted
http://bit.ly/kaUtKO

Feeling overwhelmed because of a move? Good advice from Global Coach Center's blog
http://bit.ly/lGwEYW

Wisdom from Distant Shores
http://bit.ly/j0k05t

Meet Telegraph Expat's first video blogger, Emily. Blogging about parenting in Provence
http://tgr.ph/iikRG8

Why Brian Ware joined the outstanding clear-up operation in Japan
http://tgr.ph/j6IWrw

Italian Mom Finds a Rich New Life in China
http://bit.ly/izrW07

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Thanks for your support and I wish you a wonderful day/evening! Andrea @andreaexpat

PS. Missed our Twitter Links from 15-16 June? Just click here. Thanks.

Money Matters for Expat Women

Hi Everyone, If you are interested in learning more about money matters, including how they relate to expatriate issues, please do take a look at our Expat Women Money Matters page, anytime.

Here are some of our recent additions to that page:

The Expat Spouse as Household CFO: Basic Principles You Need to Know About Investing
Chad Creveling and Peggy Creveling
Investing is a full-time profession for many, and myriads of books have been written on the hows and whys of making smart investment decisions. Expats also must consider the role that different currencies and tax jurisdictions should play in their portfolio. Given the complexity involved, our goal here is to simply introduce you to some of the concepts behind successful investing...

Managing Currency Risk: As an American Abroad, In What Currency Should I Save and Invest? Part 1 of 2: Principles of Sound Currency Management
David Kuenzi, CFP®
Currency issues are often one of the most vexing and least well understood issues for investors. This is especially true for Americans abroad whose salaries and other income sources are often denominated in currencies other than U.S. Dollars (USD). The good news is that understanding how to properly incorporate currency considerations into a sound, long-term investment strategy is much easier than commonly understood...

Managing Currency Risk: Part 2 of 2: Practical Guide to Building a Globally Diversified, Multi-currency Investment Portfolio
David Kuenzi, CFP®
In this part two, we provide a practical guide on how and where investors can go to construct a globally diversified, multi-currency investment portfolio. Are multi-currency portfolios the exclusive realm of the ultra-wealthy who have accounts all around the globe? Do we have to open up investment accounts in the U.S. and Europe or buy complicated currency hedging products, such as futures or swaps?

Business Finances for Expat Women Entrepreneurs: Corporate Structures, Expat Taxes and Retirement Planning
David McKeegan
If you are a budding expat entrepreneur who has settled offshore permanently, establishing your business in your host country might be an appealing option. However, if you are planning on being abroad for just a few years - not forever - or you plan on living in multiple countries abroad, you may want to incorporate in your home country (depending on rules in your home country, of course)...

8 Tips for Controlling Your International Health Insurance Costs
Philip McCusker
It used to be that the two things you could be certain of in life were death and taxes. The third one should be increasing insurance premiums every year for your health care. Even globe-trotting executives who are fortunate enough to have their family's health care covered by their employer might face a bit of a shock...

7 Financial Tips to Help Expatriates Prepare for When Danger and Disaster Strike Abroad
Lisa R. Mitchell
In Egypt during the civil unrest, the government shut down the Internet. Try conducting banking activities without phone or Internet service. How would you move money, pay bills and conduct other necessary banking transactions if you were stuck in the middle of political unrest or living in a country that experienced a natural disaster...

...and we have plenty more Money Matters articles here.

Happy reading! Andrea

Missed Some More Great Expat Links on Twitter? (15-16 June 2011)

Hi Everyone, Here are some great expat-related links I have tweeted recently, that might interest you. Enjoy! Andrea

Expat writes letter to China explaining why she decided to stay

http://bit.ly/jICE7P

Expat Entrepreneurship - A Lesson in Resistance and Acceptance
http://bit.ly/mlSSFH

Families split due to work: ‘Colony of wives’ in Mississauga
http://bit.ly/lD3SFa

Time to Return to Traumatised Japan
http://bit.ly/k1zxbY

9 Reasons Not To Retire Overseas (And Why They Don't Matter)
http://bit.ly/irSmJ3

Why You Should Visit a New Destination
http://bit.ly/jQrOoH

British Expat Uproar as Denmark Bans Marmite
http://t.co/QSNw4Xm

In Search of a Better Life - History of British and Irish Migration
http://t.co/TU9Y7CY

400,000 Indian Expats in Singapore - Are They Living the Best of Both Worlds
http://bit.ly/msRcss

Why does this expat entrepreneur live in Bali?
http://bit.ly/lopU6v

Where's home for you? Geographical schizophrenia. Spiritual geography. Expat life.
http://bit.ly/lgePI1

Do You Work Too Hard? Some Cultural Perspectives
http://t.co/JKxtQGl

The Bilingual Advantage
http://ow.ly/588lB

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Thanks for your support and I wish you a wonderful day/evening! Andrea @andreaexpat

Missed Some Great Expat Links on Twitter?

Hi Everyone, Here are some great expat-related links I have tweeted recently, that might interest you. Enjoy!

Loving What You Have Abroad
bit.ly/eIF5OM

Expat Spouses: Live a Little!
http://tinyurl.com/3jmjom5

Expat Psychology: 3 Lessons From Posttraumatic Research
http://bit.ly/eBabdB

Best Emerging Destinations for Retirement Abroad?
http://bit.ly/fkS0Ja

Great Question: When The Going Gets Tough Abroad, Should I?
http://bit.ly/fXJs7o

Building Your Writing Muscle, Connecting with People, and the Life of an Expat
http://ow.ly/4FgHu

New Website for Comparing Cost of Living
http://bit.ly/dTCdQR

Who Are Third Culture Kids Really? Response from Ruth E. Van Reken
http://bit.ly/ghHGFm

Do You Know Emergency Numbers in the Country You're Visiting?
http://bit.ly/fSewCV

Why Aren't My Kids Bilingual?
http://bit.ly/mDBa0n

Parents of the Third Culture: Where to retire, when all the world is home?
http://bit.ly/llKj3y

10 Things I Wish I’d Known Before Volunteering Abroad
http://bit.ly/kKrz0G

Should You Take An Overseas Job?
http://bit.ly/lrpWii

Overcoming Top 10 Expat Concerns - Part 1
http://bit.ly/j3Bku1

Expats and Repatriation: What Can You No Longer Do
http://bit.ly/l0g2jT

Expat Pride and Emotion Abroad
http://bit.ly/mdxfBo

Best and Worst Countries to be a Mom?
http://ow.ly/4MDZH

Expat Life in the Netherlands: Pros and Cons
http://bit.ly/jVqQOP

Top Tweets, week of May 6, from Telegraph Expat
http://bit.ly/jirY7Q

Understanding Your Own Cultural Blueprint Helps Expats Adjust Abroad
http://bit.ly/iyJweE

Expat Kids Get the Best of Both Worlds
http://bit.ly/jTcqSx

Relocating With Children: When Divorce Enters the Equation
http://bit.ly/kTIIEz

To follow me in 'real time' and keep up with even more great expat links on Twitter, please click here.

If you reading this blog post online and you are not already an Expat Women member, please support us and sign up here to receive our monthly, motivational newsletters.

Thanks for your support and I wish you a wonderful day/evening! Andrea @andreaexpat

Only 3 Days until We Launch Our Expat Women Book and US$5,000 Competition

Hi Everyone, At last, we can announce a definite date for the official launch of our very first Expat Women book... it will be this Thursday, 5 May... only 3 days away!

To celebrate, we are also announcing a US$5,000 book launch competition on 5 May as well. Prizes include: Life Coaching; Career Coaching; a Successful Blogging Consultation; Personal Branding Coaching; Writing Coaching; Passport Career access; an Amazon Kindle; and an Amazon gift voucher!

Prizes are kindly being donated by our friends: Anne Egros at  Zest and Zen International Coaching; Nicola McCall at Live Life Now Coaching; Annabel Candy at Successful Blogging; Susan Musich at Passport Career; Megan Fitzgerald at Career by Choice; Lois Freeke; Rebecca Wells at Clear Horizon Coaching; Jo Parfitt at Summertime Publishing; and by us, Expat Women.

Please mark your calendars to check out www.expatwomen.com this Thursday, May 5 (12am New York time onwards, for simplicity) to download a free sample of our book, to find out more details about our fantastic book launch competition, and to please support us by buying our very first motivational book for expatriate women (and their families)!

Some Advance Praise of Expat Women: Confessions - 50 Answers to Your Real-Life Questions about Living Abroad...

"What a great book! For the first time, a real-life manual that will reassure every expat woman that she is not alone in her unspoken feelings and questions. I loved it!"
Ruth E. Van Reken, Co-author of Third Culture Kids: Growing Up Among Worlds

"A terrific book! Real-life examples of the challenges expat women face, with insightful and practical advice, this should be on the must-read list for anyone involved with expatriate administration."
Andrea David, Head of Global Mobility, Bloomberg LP

Thanks in advance for your support!

Warmest wishes for your week, Andrea. @andreaexpat

Note: If you are reading this blog post online and are not yet an Expat Women member, please sign up to receive news of our book launch to your inbox, plus all of our monthly motivational newsletters as well. Thank you!

US Global Mail - Free 3 Month Trial for Expat Women Members

Hi Everyone, Our Bronze Sponsor US Global Mail, would like to offer you a free 3 month trial of their service, so you can experience just how wonderful they are. I encourage you to consider it! Andrea :)
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US Global Mail (USGM), has been in the business of making life easier for US expats and overseas shoppers for the past eight years. The company was created by expats and for expats, with a need to control their mail and packages while away from the US for extended periods.

The concept is simple, but the technology behind it very unique. Here is how it works:

1. You sign up online, send in a few forms to verify identity and you are given your own personalized mailing address in the US.

2. You can use this address to route all your incoming mail and packages to it. Once it is received, USGM will enter the details about the pieces received into an online portal.

3. You log in to your account and voila - you have all the information on the physical mail and packages received – you can now decide what you want USGM to do with it. You could choose to have it consolidated, select various shippers, or even have USGM discard it if it’s just junk mail or catalogues.

4. Everything arrives to you via FedEx, UPS, DHL or USPS – delivered to your doorstep, anywhere in the world.

USGM offers several unique benefits for overseas shoppers:
1. Retailers that do not ship internationally will ship to your USGM address. Shop from several online US shops – Gap, Abercrombie, Gilt, Hautelook, etc and have it all sent to your address in the US.

2. Consolidation - Have USGM repack everything so that you can cut the bulk and save tons on shipping.

3. Lowest international rates – the tremendous volume of shipping handled by USGM allows it to pass on the savings to their clients.

4. Security – USGM has a secure warehouse in Houston, TX and several layers of security on its website. So shop and ship with confidence.

5. Absolutely no hidden charges ever. Shipping companies are notorious for things like fuel surcharges, extended delivery area charges etc. With USGM, what you see is what you pay! They will never charge any fees that is not clearly posted on the website. You can even ask for a quote before you ship.

As a very special offer to visitors from Expat Women, US Global Mail would like to offer you a completely risk-free trial of their services at no cost for the first THREE months. Just click here and then use the code EXWO when signing up.

There is a reason US Global Mail has thousands of very satisfied customers worldwide. You can see some of the wonderful things they have to say about them at http://www.facebook.com/usglobalmail. Become a Facebook fan for even more exclusive deals!

Thank you in advance for considering to use US Global Mail – a valued Sponsor of Expat Women!

And thanks in advance for joining our main Expat Women site, if you have not already!  Andrea

Expat Women New-Look Website - Coming Soon!

Hi Everyone, Just a quick update on our new-look website for http://www.expatwomen.com/.

After many months of giving the 1,000+ pages on our site a face-lift, all going well, we hope to launch our new-look site for you next week (or soon after).

Stay tuned... and thanks as always, for your ongoing support! Andrea :-)