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Casey Bahr
Casey writes part-time on a variety of topics, including his family’s move and their ongoing adventures in Costa Rica, chronicled in his blog, A Dull Roar. In addition, he authors two other blogs and contributes articles to Hubpages about do-it-yourself projects, science and technology topics, amateur radio, life and humor.
- You Are Not Alone When Coping With The Stresses Of Expat LifePositive Change Is Why We Choose to Be ExpatsOne of the great things about being an expat is that nothing is the same as it is “at home”. Expats have…Read more
- Tips On Buying Property In Costa RicaDo As I Say, Not As I DidAgainst all the conventional wisdom repeated ad nauseum to potential expat real estate buyers, we bought our property on our first trip to…Read more
- Finding Professional Help In Your New CountryI have always been one to try doing things on my own, without professional help. It is a trait inherited from my father, for better or worse. The tendency is…Read more
- How Will You Spend Your Retirement as an Expat?The Loaded QuestionOnce friends and neighbors got over their shock that we were pulling up the tent stakes and moving 5,000 miles to the south, their next question was often…Read more
- Retirement In Paradise May Be More Taxing Than You Think In Costa Rica“Things as certain as death and taxes, can be more firmly believed”Daniel Defoe, The Political History of the Devil, 1726As certain as death, taxes cannot be ignored. Unfortunately, unlike death,…Read more