Personal Finance for Overseas Americans: How to direct your own financial future while living abroad

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Summary: Deceptive Title
Review: A better title might be: Basics of Personal Finance

I did not find this book helpful at all with regards to the financial considerations of moving and living abroad.

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Summary: Solid, concise advice for expats
Review: For those of you who live abroad but often times find yourselves too busy to pay close enough attention to your finances, this compact book is for you. I've lived overseas for over 15 years, and Ms. Frew's book helped me better grasp not only the basics I needed to better understand my investments, but also more advanced taxation and retirement issues. I found the worksheets particularly useful. Bottom line is that if you live abroad and don't have time to take a seminar in personal finance, you'll find this book to be a great primer, and a useful resource.

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Summary: Little to do with liviing abroad
Review: I couldn't have been more disappointed by this book. It was 95% basic finance topics and 5% dealing with finances for living abroad. And the 5% was so basic that it was barely worthwhile. Not only was the book mistitled for it's content, but the style was condescending and repetitive. It's the first time that I'll be returning a book to Amazon.com

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Summary: Excellent choice for American expatriates
Review: I have lived abroad since 1992, and published Overseas Digest since 1996. I have seen many books for Americans abroad, but this one offers a long-needed way to understand the many financial problems specific to working and living overseas. Especially helpful are the many charts and worksheets which make the book very easy to use.

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Summary: Deceptive Title
Review: In Personal Finance For Overseas Americans, Barbara Frew offers the reader insightful, effective strategies that American expatriates can employ to successfully manage their complex financial affairs abroad. Frew covers all aspects of financial planning from setting goals to achieving them, as well as offering invaluable and practical advice for managing cash, debt, financial risk, investments, and taxes. Highly recommended for anyone living and working out of the country, Personal Finance For Overseas Americans is an ideal "how to" manual enhanced with step-by-step examples and easy-to-use financial worksheets.