by Hui-Chin Chen, CFP® | Aug 30, 2016 | Americans working abroad, Global Living Basics, Globetrotters working in the US
About a month ago, I saw this video on Business Insider. It’s an interview with Sara Blakely, CEO of Spanx. She talked about when she was a child, her father would ask the children on the dinner table about how they have done today that they totally failed at....
by Hui-Chin Chen, CFP® | Jul 19, 2016 | Americans working abroad, Global Living Basics, Globetrotters working in the US
Did you ever feel like you just don’t “fit” in your environment? Maybe it was that first time you move to a new country, or when all your friends moved away around the same time. As globetrotters, a lot of times we cannot control whether we feel...
by Hui-Chin Chen, CFP® | Jun 29, 2016 | Americans working abroad, Global Living Basics, Globetrotters working in the US
I wrote this post to celebrate the first annual #FinHealthMatters Day. Find out more here and check out what others are saying about their financial health. I still remember those days in an enormous house, running out of things to do at 9am, being alone with my...
by Hui-Chin Chen, CFP® | Jun 19, 2016 | Americans working abroad, Global Living Basics, Globetrotters working in the US, Uncategorized
From the very beginning of my journey as a trailing spouse, I sought out other people’s success stories. How did they maintain a happy home and a satisfying career without knowing where their spouses’ jobs are taking them next? As you may have guessed, among the top...
by Hui-Chin Chen, CFP® | Jun 3, 2016 | Americans working abroad, Global Living Basics, Organize, Plan, Systematize
Summer is a common season for people to make the transition overseas. Whether this is your first time or 10th time, I hope this moving overseas checklist focusing on personal finance helps you get organized before heading to your next destination. The checklist is...
by Hui-Chin Chen, CFP® | May 24, 2016 | Americans working abroad, Global Living Basics, Globetrotters working in the US
This past week Jodi Harris from World Tree Coaching and I once again had an interesting discussion about habits. We talked about how we developed habits and how the globetrotting lifestyle shapes our habits. We focused a lot on the process of coming to the awareness...
I'm Hui-chin Chen, a globetrotter & certified financial planner helping you manage your finances from afar and on the go.