Today’s assignment is simply this: Print out the following budgeting spreadsheet. You’re not ready to fill in figures yet, as they depend on where you decide to settle. For now, print out the budget template here and put it aside for reference later.
Until tomorrow,
Kathleen Peddicord
Your New Life Overseas Coach
P.S. Tomorrow: Detailed monthly budgets for the countries I believe should be at the center of your radar as you launch your search for your ideal overseas haven. In every case, your cost of living depends both on how you live, specifically how local you’re ready to take your lifestyle (as we’ve discussed today) and, as well, on where, exactly, in the country you settle. I’ll walk you through the thinking you need to do and the decisions you need to make as we consider each destination in turn, starting mañana…