#1-Spanish is not the only language the local Latins speak. Chances are that your cleaning lady/maid and the small shopkeepers will speak one of the…
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#1- Ever wonder about those big black bow-ties one occasionally sees being tacked to a Latino’s door, business, taxi or chicken bus? That means someone…
Prison rates in the US are the world's highest, at 724 people per 100,000. In Russia the rate is 581. At 145 per 100,000, the…
#1- When Gringo/Expats get in traffic accidents. What to do? Yes, it will eventually happen to you but what happens then? BTW: if you get…
Happy New Year! May yours be peaceful, safe and impactful! As tumultuous as last year was from a global political perspective on the back of…
Dr. Jack Rasmus reviews the major economic events of 2016 and their likely continuing impact in the year ahead. Topics includes global trade stagnation, Federal…
When Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff was impeached in May and removed from office in August, many called it a coup. The president was not charged…
Brazil’s new president, Michel Temer, has introduced austerity via constitutional amendment, freezing Brazil’s state spending at 2016 levels for 20 years, allowing it to increase…
It’s not “Doom and Gloom” to focus on the impending changes to our planet being caused by our prevailing economic systems.
The “back-to-the-land” movement continues to grow in America, and if you’re one of those who’ve made the big leap from city to country, or are…
#7- Johnny’s new “Expat Essentials Course” is a Plan B blueprint for people who can’t get “boots on the ground” just yet. It’s the next…
- What taxes do expat gringos generally have to pay to their new Latin country’s government thieves and scumbags?