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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 Life

Positive Change Is Why We Choose to Be Expats One of the great things about being an expat is that nothing is…

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Tips On Buying Property In Costa Rica

Do As I Say, Not As I Did Against all the conventional wisdom repeated ad nauseum to potential expat real estate buyers,…

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Finding Professional Help In Your New Country

I have always been one to try doing things on my own, without professional help. It is a trait inherited from my…

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How Will You Spend Your Retirement as an Expat?

The Loaded Question Once friends and neighbors got over their shock that we were pulling up the tent stakes and moving 5,000…

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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, 1726 As certain…

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