by Hui-Chin Chen, CFP® | Last updated May 23, 2021 | Published on May 23, 2021 | Americans working abroad, Global Living Basics, Tax Planning
We talked a lot about what to do with Federal Tax system when a US tax resident moves away from the US. One other consideration we often forget is that there is another taxing authority in the US – the states. Furthermore, all states plus the District of Columbia have...
by Hui-Chin Chen, CFP® | Published on Dec 2, 2020 | Global Living Basics, Organize, Plan, Systematize, Risk Management, Work with financial planner
Working mostly with younger clients, I never expected to face the death of a client so soon. In early September, Rae* showed up to our Zoom meeting late and fatigued, unlike her usual self. “Probably not Covid”, she said. Seeing her state, I suggested rescheduling to...
by Hui-Chin Chen, CFP® | Last updated Jul 20, 2020 | Published on Jul 20, 2020 | Americans working abroad, Global Living Basics, Organize, Plan, Systematize
Chances are if you are reading this blog, you have or will have the need for managing US finances from overseas. I did in the past 11 years. While I’ve discussed extensively about how to plan for your financial life on the go, I haven’t written specifically on the...
by Hui-Chin Chen, CFP® | Last updated Jan 23, 2020 | Published on Jan 23, 2020 | Americans working abroad, Global Living Basics
Several years back I wrote about why freezing your US credit reports might be a good idea when you live overseas. With data breach a normal occurrence these days, freezing your US credit reports can make you sleep better at night, knowing no one can take out a loan in...
by Hui-Chin Chen, CFP® | Last updated Oct 6, 2019 | Published on Oct 6, 2019 | Global Living Basics, International Transactions
Budgeting and tracking is not a topic I discuss much on this blog. For one thing, I’m not personally a huge budget tracker. Having done it for six months in our first year of marriage, I decided that there are better uses of my time to improve our financial picture...
by Hui-Chin Chen, CFP® | Published on Apr 29, 2019 | Global Living Basics, Work with financial planner
If you have moved internationally in the near past, you may have noticed that it is difficult getting straight forward answers about what to do with your cross-border finances. You may have gone to financial advisers in your resident country. As soon as they hear you...
I'm Hui-chin Chen, a globetrotter & certified financial planner helping you manage your finances from afar and on the go.