Expat Essentials
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277How Europe actually tries to protect consumers from debt
Living in the United States, money always felt fast. Quick to come and even quicker to go. Salaries are higher. Credit card...
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258Taylor Haught: How I became a German citizen and moved to Europe, Pt. 1
(Editor’s note: This is Pt. 1 of a two-part series. You can jump to Pt. 2 here, which includes detailed lists of...
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248Ellery Weil: What to know when signing a lease in the UK
Even if you’ve already been living in the UK for years, you may never have had to sign a lease. After all,...
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453Part-time work statistics for the Netherlands are staggering, but is that a bad thing?
The school bell rings, and students come flooding out of their classrooms. They run to their parents, drop their bags and often...
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481Thom Harding: Vienna has an incredible variety of facilities for year-round swimming
As the cold winter winds blow across Austria with increasing animosity and the temperature starts to mock your long-forgotten shorts and t-shirts,...
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387Applying for a Turkish residence permit as a tourist, digital nomad or expat
If you’re about to apply for a digital nomad visa for Turkey, think again. I’ve been here for over half a year...
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560German banking: What is an EC-Karte, and what should you know if you’re moving to Germany?
It’s 11 a.m. on a crisp Saturday morning. I’ve just finished my ritualistic run around Hamburg’s Alster Lake and stopped by my...
