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This is interesting. So let's see what we would be doing with the 32 trillion instead of shuffling it back and fourth for nothing. Is this an indictment on entrepreneurship that only 1% goes towards capital finance? Don't we have enough viable business ventures that could make better use of...

@FiredToBeExpat and 38Chevy454 I've often felt that being bicultural/lingual is actually a plus in an increasingly globalized world and we try to instil that in our son as much as we can. Throughout his life he has been exposed to different cultures be it via travel of hosting relatives from...

Very insightful responses. I think being an immigrant facing retirement presents special opportunities and challenges especially with an American born and raised child. My DW and I are both US citizens so the logistics of retiring abroad are a little easier since we can always return if things...

I should mention that I'm referring to passive business opportunities such as commercial real estate. Basically we envision hiring a management company to handle the business. The farming is just more of a hobby since I love the outdoors.

This is my ideal compromise, and I like the idea of long visits with my son. Dear wife thinks otherwise. She feels that we need to spend more time with our aging parents who can no longer take the long trips to America. So that's why I like the prospect of doing frequent and longer trips to...

My son is definitely intrigued by the prospect of studying abroad and UCT is a fine university so we are encouraging him to consider it at least for his undergraduate degree. You bring up a big pro on staying put here, which is hedging ourselves financially. The thing about developing...

I came to America for college back in '99 and totally integrated. In 5 years DW and I will be ready to FIRE. Now comes the interesting problem. Should we return to Kenya where we have family and lower cost of living or should we stay put here in Northern Virginia where we have friends and the...

Goal is to retire in the Summer of 2020 when I will be 41. in 2010 I set a 10 year target to save as much money in order to be FIRE by 2020 and so far so good. Current net worth is 816K.