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Recently I had reason to transfer a fair sum of money from UK Pound to US Dollars. I had been watching the exchange rate improve over several weeks with my currency converter widget on my google home page. Though I've transferred funds between my bank in the States, PNC, and my bank in London, HSBC, I had always done it in person previously while visiting home. But now I needed to to do it all via wire transfer or the like. After doing a bit of research I decided to do a...
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Jump to the full entry & travel map Vienna, Vienna, AustriaPrior to leaving for my adventure, I asked several of my friends who either are European or have spent many years in Europe to please tell me everything I needed to know. Unfortunately, they really let me down. As far as I can remember, Shandy informed me that I would need to buy a new hairdryer in Europe. That was the extent of my friends' advice.With that said, I would...
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Ah yet another issue I've been struggling with as an expat in Austria. It's become blatantly obvious to me in the last few months that Austria is a very masculine society. Some of you might roll your eyes and think, duh, but it was really hard to figure out. Austrian women are far better supported by their government then American women. Austrian women also have a tendency to be as assertive as American women. They are also far less suppressed concerning their sexuality than American women. My...
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Passenger: "And where are you from'" N.: "... Austria." Novala --> off to the seaside.
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Fortunately I had a guide to walk me through some of the financial lingo and the nuances that are unique to the markets in the UK. One of my first questions for our company consultant was in regards to the compatibility of UK pension funds with a 401K or an IRA. If I begin pension fund in the UK am I amble to transfer it to a U.S. 'Fund' when we move back to the States' Here is excerpt from the answer: An overseas transfer of your accrued pension rights will be possible if...
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Colleague: "Where are you from'" N.: "Austria." C.: "Oh, really'! I am from Australia." And guess what: On her participant's badge it says ... *ta taaa*: AUSTRIA.
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Everything in Vienna always seems to be on a larger and grander scale than anywhere else in Europe. However, today was a rainy day and it got dark early. It was off-season and the two highlights of our day - Belvedere and Schonbrunn Palaces - did not show well.
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Paypal's new iPhone app lets you split checks (up to 20 people) and settle personal debts by simply holding two phones next to each other. If you use a bank transfer (and not a credit card), there are zero fees. This is big. (via Lifehacker)
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Cooking is probably one of the single most useful and money saving skills anyone could ever learn. For the cost of one nice meal out, I can buy groceries for a week. We also know from health class and our moms that protein is a key part of any meal nutritionally and has the added benefit of keeping us feeling fuller longer. But how are we supposed to fill our need for protein in a world of less eating meat and more saving money' TVP (texturized vegetable protein) is a good option. I first heard...
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If you deposited money using AlertPay in the last 30 days you can dispute the transaction and you may get your money back (ONLY transactions for the last 30 days). Submit a ticket to Alertpay {loadposition user555}
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