The Frugal Vagabond - Life is short. Save hard. Travel far.

Worrying that a life-threatening illness will kill you for lack of access to care, or that it will ruin you financially, is a uniquely American condition among citizens of developed nations. It’s also one that we tend to carry far beyond our borders...

We recently declared ourselves financially independent, which is definitely a weird and uncertain feeling. We’ll likely wait a couple more years to retire early, add to our FIREhouse (ha!) savings, and augment our early retirement travel budget a bit...

(The Cheapskate’s Guide)
According the Spanish Law, foreign residents may continue to drive with a license from their country of origin for six months, and then must obtain a Spanish license (permiso de conducir). So, naturally, after nearly three years in Spain, I spent some...

Living abroad– the idea of taking your hard-won savings and moving overseas for a better life– is as alluring as it is polarizing. Every day, without fail, an article or blog post is written about the “Top Ten Cheap Beach Retirement Destinations,” and...