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We investigated some reasons, and they go beyond the obvious. Hint: It is much cheaper than Tampa. — Ps: Take a look and subscribe to our Youtube channel, The Expat. Since I respect the time of my readers and don’t want to waste any of their precious minutes, here is the country we are talking about: Italy. While only 12 thousand Americans choose Spain for their retirement abroad…

Lessons about the economic impact of libraries from extraordinary cases across Europe, Asia, and Africa. — When I moved to Warsaw many years ago, I noticed how every single district in my city had at least one public library. Some of them had more. …

The gigantic company made a decision that shocked the entire world just before Black Friday. — Check out also our YT channel. As pointed out by Glenn Hubbard & Tony O’Brien, The Wall Street Journal published a piece a few weeks ago with the title “Economic Worries, Weak FedEx Results Push Stocks Lower.” According to the article, the company’s downbeat expectations intensified investors’ macroeconomic anxieties.

The effects behind one of the most destructive apps ever invented — Ps: Check my Youtube channel, The Expat. As the owner of two businesses that both target young people in Europe, I was made fun of a few times for not having an Instagram, neither for myself nor for my businesses. …

Hint: If you want to save money, avoid flying on Mondays and Fridays and choose this day instead. — Ps: Remember to check our Youtube channel, The Expat. Years of working as a specialist at the headquarters of the world’s best airline led me to one conclusion: Commercial strategy, Revenue Management*, IT, and the Marketing area inside airlines are all integrated to excel at one particular skill: segmenting customers.

Yes, it is a bit violent there, but other than that, it is a good opportunity — Ps: Remember to check our Youtube channel, The Expat. Recently, my consultancy received a question about retirement abroad, more specifically on a certain Caribbean Island. At first, I was shocked. Why an American would want to retire there instead of the usual destinations in Florida? After some research, everything made…

Wishful Thinking is not going to help you, but only action. — In July, I published this article telling you what you could expect for the next 12 months. Only four months later, a good portion of my forecasts materialized. But one of them (fortunately) failed. A grain export deal between Russia and Ukraine stopped the food crisis in northern Africa that…

We analyzed air pollution, water quality, and wastewater disposal. The result is quite surprising. — Ps: Take a look and subscribe to our Youtube channel, The Expat. What makes a city… dirty? When I was 21, I moved from a countryside town where the air smelled like orange cake (since we had some fruit processing plants around) to an 11-million-resident metropolis. …