Just Released: New Book
Just Released: New Book
Live Better Overseas: Hidden Places and Surprising Ways You Can Spend Less, Live Richer, and Thrive Abroad
In a world that feels increasingly chaotic—politically, financially, even emotionally—there’s comfort in knowing you have options.
Whether you’re seeking a part-time escape to recharge, a full-time lifestyle reboot, or a smart way to move your money somewhere safer, this book shows you how.
Equal parts anthology, insider orientation, and how-to guide, author Jennifer Stevens, IL’s Executive Editor, gathers intelligence from International Living’s country correspondents and team of in-house experts to deliver a lively—and inspiring—guide to the hidden places and surprising ways it’s possible to live better overseas.
Escape the Noise. Find Peace—and Value—Overseas
In her new book Live Better Overseas, IL Executive Editor Jennifer Stevens invites you to consider what it means to live well today—and where you might do that more affordably, more freely, and more fully.
Somewhere along the way, we started equating “living well” with a McMansion and a pricey gym membership... but bankrolling that sort of life takes long hours at work—and often an even longer commute.
What if you simply redefined “living well?”
What if living well meant sipping espresso in a cobbled square, chatting with neighbors who know your name, walking to the market, swimming in the sea, and lingering over dinner because you’re not rushing anywhere?
Living overseas can allow you to reinvent your lifestyle—and how you spend your days. When it costs half—or even less—than you spend now to live better abroad, you can afford to step off the treadmill and create a life that suits you perfectly.
YOU can control what your days look like... and they can change with the weather, the season, your mood.
This book is not just a collection of how-to tips (though it includes plenty of those). It’s a permission slip to imagine a different kind of life. A more relaxed one. A more joyful one. A life that aligns better with your values—and your bank account.
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“It’s never been easier to lead a more international life,” says author Jennifer Stevens. “It’s easier than ever to get around this planet of ours. The physical infrastructure is more sophisticated than it has ever been. Airlines fly to more places, smooth roads take you today where no roads existed 20 years ago.
“Plus, the internet has changed everything—making a move so much less isolating than it once was. Today, you can plant yourself in some far-flung spot if you want to—like a surfing beach in Panama’s Chiriqui province... or a little town nobody’s heard of in the Dordogne in France’s Southwest... and dial up your grandkids on FaceTime so you can attend their piano recital via video in real time.
“Online you can move money around in the blink of an eye. You can decipher foreign words by simply pointing your phone at them.
“It’s all rendered the world at once bigger and smaller—but altogether easier, really—when it comes to navigating new places.
“Whether you love the idea of a little part-time getaway you could decamp to if you needed and can lock and leave when you’re not there... or you’re in the market for a full-time escape... Live Better Overseas will orient—and, I hope, inspire—you to explore the many great-value options you’ll find abroad.”
In Live Better Overseas, you’ll find a collection of stories from expats already living well abroad—and doing it in all kinds of ways, in all kinds of places: young, old, married, single, gay, straight, full-time, part-time, and more...
In the “hidden places” where they’re based, they enjoy:
Lower costs and higher quality of life
Excellent healthcare that doesn’t bankrupt you
Safety, stability, and a slower pace
And most of all—space to breathe
How To Move Out of the U.S.
How To Move Out of the U.S.
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As Jennifer writes in the book’s introduction:
“You don’t have to be rich to afford the luxury of time. You just have to go where the cost of living is lower. And where people still make time—for meals, for rest, for connection.”
This is the invitation at the heart of Live Better Overseas.
To opt out of the chaos.
To unplug from the stress.
And to plug into a life that feels like your own again.