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Levi Borba
Levi Borba

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About Me — Levi Borba

Writing about Business and Economics. Former 5* airline specialist. I lost my memory after a skiing accident. — Table of Contents · My Most Read Articles · Bio · Books that I published · Tools I recommend ∘ For Entrepreneurs ∘ For Writing ∘ For Life · What would you like me to write about? My Most Read Articles Understanding Why People Buy $4000 Shoes Will Change Your Marketing Strategy It helped me understand my customers and revolutionize my firmmedium.com

About Me

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About Me — Levi Borba
About Me — Levi Borba
About Me

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Published in The Startup

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Understanding Why People Buy $4000 Shoes Will Change Your Marketing Strategy

It helped me understand my customers and revolutionize my firm — Subscribe (for free) to receive my articles directly in your inbox and receive as a special gift the digital book 20 Essential Hacks for Saving Money While Travelling. If you discovered this article, it means you have some entrepreneurial blood in your veins. Subscribe to my YouTube channel, Small Business…

Business

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Understanding Why People Buy $4000 Shoes Will Change Your Marketing Strategy
Understanding Why People Buy $4000 Shoes Will Change Your Marketing Strategy
Business

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Published in Farewell Alarms

·Jan 21

High Taxes, High Costs, and a Housing Crisis, But People Still Want to Retire There

The mysterious case of this small European country — Here is how it works: I run a consulting business that helps people who want to relocate abroad. Many of these people are pensioners or remote workers who want to move somewhere to retire. Many of these people already have preconceived plans and just ask What about retirement in the…

Retirement

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High Taxes, High Costs, and a Housing Crisis, But People Still Want to Retire There
High Taxes, High Costs, and a Housing Crisis, But People Still Want to Retire There
Retirement

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Jan 18

The Explosive Venezuelan Plan for an Alliance Between Russia, South America, and China

It has never been as close to reality as it is now, in 2023. — Nicolás Maduro, Venezuela’s head of state (and also its military commander), stated a few days ago in a speech to the Venezuelan National Assembly: I was talking about this with Lula [new president of Brazil] on the phone, personally with President Gustavo Petro [recently elected president of Colombia], and also…

Politics

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The Explosive Venezuelan Plan for an Alliance Between Russia, South America, and China
The Explosive Venezuelan Plan for an Alliance Between Russia, South America, and China
Politics

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Published in The Expat Chronicles

·Jan 16

Why Did 7539 American Pensioners (And Lewis Hamilton) Move to This Tiny Country?

You may guess why this confederation is so attractive, but there is more. — Almost 8,000 Americans chose to retire in this country. This is more than twice what a popular retirement destination like Costa Rica gets. These pensioners now live in one of the most peaceful places on earth and pay taxes that are very easy on them. And I mean really low…

Travel

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Why Did 7539 American Pensioners (And Lewis Hamilton) Move to This Tiny Country?
Why Did 7539 American Pensioners (And Lewis Hamilton) Move to This Tiny Country?
Travel

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Jan 11

How Funds Profit From Unreal Prices (And Make You Homeless in the Process)

It is so simple that it even sounds like an insult — and maybe it is. — It’s not surprising that the US housing bubble is about to burst. In one of my most-viewed articles of the last few months, I wrote about why the real estate market will have one of the biggest price drops since 2008 while we are still in the first semester. In…

Investing

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The Effortless Way Funds Pump Home Prices, Earn Billions and Make You Homeless
The Effortless Way Funds Pump Home Prices, Earn Billions and Make You Homeless
Investing

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Jan 9

Terrorists, Knives, and X-Rays: The Insane Story of a Swiss Legendary Brand

How a single event caused a business pivot in a 100-year-old company (and why that matters to you) — During the first week of this year, I spent some hours reading a book that touches on the subject of companies that went through massive business pivots. As an entrepreneur myself, after reading that book, I realized that one of my own businesses pivoted during the COVID-19 pandemic. It was…

Business

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Terrorists, Knives, and X-Rays: The Insane Story of a Swiss Legendary Brand
Terrorists, Knives, and X-Rays: The Insane Story of a Swiss Legendary Brand
Business

7 min read


Published in Startup Stash

·Dec 28, 2022

The 7 Countries With The Worst Work-Life Balance in The OECD

One of the world’s largest organizations released shocking data about overloaded nationalities. — Ps: check also our Youtube channel The Expat. When I was still working in the financial area, it was not uncommon to work 13, sometimes 14 hours per day. Since most of our income was variable, staying at the office for long hours was standard practice for young, ambitious college…

Work

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The 7 Countries With The Worst Work-Life Balance in The OECD
The 7 Countries With The Worst Work-Life Balance in The OECD
Work

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Dec 12, 2022

10 Eye-Opening Charts Depicting the Shocking State of the Economy Right Now

From the price of a Thanksgiving dinner to credit delinquency, understand what is going on and have topics for family dinners. — “Stop with the end-of-the-world porn” This was a comment for one of my articles. It caught my eye. Why would some of my articles be considered “end-of-the-world porn”? I am not talking about the optimistic ones, like that about 5 countries that got stronger with all the turmoil of 2022…

Finance

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10 Eye-Opening Charts Depicting the Shocking State of the Economy Right Now
10 Eye-Opening Charts Depicting the Shocking State of the Economy Right Now
Finance

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Published in The Expat Chronicles

·Dec 8, 2022

How a Central-American Country Safer Than Delaware Became Popular Among Pensioners

An apartment there costs 86% less than a similar one in Florida. — Ps: check also our Youtube channel The Expat. This Central American country may be perfect if you enjoy outdoor activities and tropical scenery. So it’s no wonder thousands of Americans (specific statistics are at the end of the article) decided to retire in Nicaragua. It’s a unique and interesting country…

Travel

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How a Central-American Country Safer Than Delaware Became Popular Among Pensioners
How a Central-American Country Safer Than Delaware Became Popular Among Pensioners
Travel

10 min read

Levi Borba

Levi Borba

15K Followers

Former 5-Star airline specialist, creator of https://expatriateconsultancy.com and the podcast https://www.spreaker.com/show/the-expatriate-consultancy

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