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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

7 min read


1 day ago

This Life-Changing Surgery Costs 5 Times More in the US Than in These Countries

Even in developed European countries, it costs less than in the US — Ps: Check also the Youtube channel The Expat Some years ago, I was spending holidays with my wife in Brazil (which is also the place where I was born and lived for a good part of my life). One thing that she noticed is that the prices of dentists in…

Health

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This Life-Changing Surgery Costs 5 Times More in the US Than in These Countries
This Life-Changing Surgery Costs 5 Times More in the US Than in These Countries
Health

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3 days ago

Coldplay, Xylobands, and How an Awful Behaviour Almost Made me Oikophobic

What happened in my country has no parallel in the world. Literally. — Before jumping into how the things that happened during the Music of the Spheres Coldplay tour in Brazil made me disgusted, first a bit of context. I promise it will be short, and then you can join me in the appalling stupefaction at some of my countrymen’s heinous actions. What is Oikophobia? Oikophobia…

Culture

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Coldplay, Xylobands, and How an Awful Behaviour Almost Made me Oikophobic
Coldplay, Xylobands, and How an Awful Behaviour Almost Made me Oikophobic
Culture

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Published in DataDrivenInvestor

·5 days ago

What They Are NOT Telling You About SVB’s (and other crashed banks) Bailout

Explained in a very simple way. — In the last few days, three banks crashed in the US, for different reasons: The Silicon Valley Bank (SVB), which at the time of the crash was the 16th largest bank in the US, had US$209 billion in assets. The Signature Bank, which had assets worth US$110 billion and was…

Money

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What They Are NOT Telling You About SVB’s (and other crashed banks) Bailout
What They Are NOT Telling You About SVB’s (and other crashed banks) Bailout
Money

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Published in Farewell Alarms

·6 days ago

The Most (and The LEAST) Aesthetic Capital Cities in Europe

A ranking of the 21 most beautiful capital cities in Europe based purely on aesthetic impressions — PS: Most of the pictures were taken by me, the author. Since I am not a photographer, they likely don’t do justice to how glorious some places are. Ps2: Visit also our channel, The Expat During the last few years, both as part of my job as a hospitality entrepreneur…

Travel

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The Most (and The LEAST) Aesthetic Capital Cities in Europe
The Most (and The LEAST) Aesthetic Capital Cities in Europe
Travel

11 min read


Published in Farewell Alarms

·Mar 3

The Mind-Blowing Tourist Scams You Can Find in Europe

From bird drops to lucky eyes, there are some very creative tourist scams in Europe. — Ps: Check also our Youtube channel. After visiting over 30 countries in entire Europe, I witnessed natural and human beauties that will never be erased from my memories. But I also saw some very creative scammers and all sorts of people trying to take advantage of tourists that came to…

Travel

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The Mind-Blowing Tourist Scams You Can Find in Europe
The Mind-Blowing Tourist Scams You Can Find in Europe
Travel

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Published in DataDrivenInvestor

·Mar 3

24 Countries Enticing Pensioners By Offering Retirement Visas

From Austria to Uruguay, retirees may look for countries with retirement visas and incredible financial incentives. — Ps: Check also our Youtube Channel. One of my colleagues, still in his early 40s, asked about my opinion on the idea of retirement abroad in some tropical English speaking countries with retirement visas (the name of the place you will discover in a few paragraphs). Many of us work…

Finance

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24 Countries Enticing Pensioners By Offering Retirement Visas
24 Countries Enticing Pensioners By Offering Retirement Visas
Finance

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Published in The Expat Chronicles

·Feb 24

The Favorite Country for Americans to Retire (By Far) and Why So Many Do So

It is not an idyllic warm destination proper for cold drinks on the beach, but still, more than 100K Americans choose to retire there. — One of my businesses helps people who want to move abroad. Many of these people already know what they want to do and just ask for help. What about retirement in country X? What are your thoughts? Most of the time, I don’t know what to say to them. So…

Travel

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The Favorite Country for Americans to Retire (By Far) and Why So Many Do So
The Favorite Country for Americans to Retire (By Far) and Why So Many Do So
Travel

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Feb 23

The Bizarre Story of a “How to Be a Scammer” Course that Ended in Kidnapping

It all started with the University of Crime. Yes, you read correctly, and this is no fiction… — If you are one of the 15 thousand people that follow my profile, you probably realized that I went a long time without posting anything. I was spending holidays in Brazil with my family and friends. I returned this week, and before going back to the usual schedule of writing…

Crime

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The Bizarre Story of a “How to Be a Scammer” Course that Ended in Kidnapping
The Bizarre Story of a “How to Be a Scammer” Course that Ended in Kidnapping
Crime

4 min read

Levi Borba

Levi Borba

15.6K 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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