Cash is King – Sort of
Recent months have taught us to have cash, credit cards, debit cards, and even frequent flyer miles
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Warnings for Expats!
How much should I give to my church abroad?
Many Vagabond Finances readers are members, leaders, or even planters of local Christian communities. Some of us are trained, fulltime
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When is 1 point worth $22,000?
The difference between a 33 on the ACT and a 34 on the ACT is worth $22,000.
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Where’s my income tax residence?
If you are a teacher in the USA, you know where you pay income tax because it is seamlessly deducted
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Why Americans Should Never Own Shares in a Non-US Mutual Fund (PFIC)
If you are investing your savings through a non-US financial institution, you need to learn what a Passive Foreign Investment Company is very quickly. Why?
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How to get around 2-step verification
I fired up the computer this morning to login to my brokerage account only to discover that my username and
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How to open a US brokerage account while abroad
They chuckled and hung up the phone, didn’t they? Yep, you called XYZ Brokerage of St. Louis, Missouri to open
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10 Investment Mistakes Made By Americans Abroad
10, 12 or 200 mistakes. Each one weighs heavily on the limited-income, US expatriate. So, while a few of these
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No expats allowed!
My US brokerage account was frozen as a result of one stray comment. As I was chatting online about a
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Favorite Resources
This is a collection of freebies, low-cost and money-saving tools of particular interest to missionaries and limited-income workers. FREE or
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