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Barcelona & Expat Life

Moving Country With N26: What Changes, What Stays, and the Italy Exception

September 12, 2026

Moving to another European country while keeping your N26 account sounds like it should be an address change and nothing more. It largely is, but not …

Filed under: Barcelona & Expat Life, Investing

Essays

The Midlife Squeeze: Peak Earnings, Peak Family Demands

September 11, 2026

A 69-year-old posted the five things he’d tell his 49-year-old self, and the list is a good one. Money can be replaced and time can’t. Your …

Filed under: Essays, Investing

Business

Business Moats: What Actually Keeps Competitors Out

September 8, 2026

Being good at something buys you about a year. After that it’s been copied, and whatever keeps customers paying has to be something other than quality. …

Filed under: Business

Health & Fitness

The Sunscreen Rules Worth Following (and the Ones to Ignore)

September 8, 2026

The number on a sunscreen bottle measures how well it stops you burning. It tells you almost nothing about the radiation that ages your skin. That …

Filed under: Health & Fitness

Barcelona & Expat Life

Keeping a Spanish Phone Number While Living Abroad

September 7, 2026

A Spanish mobile number is cheap to hold and easy to lose by accident. Banks send verification codes to it and some government systems will only …

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Barcelona & Expat Life

Lisbon From Cascais: When to Take the Train, When to Drive, and What It All Costs

September 5, 2026

Cascais sits about 30 kilometers west of Lisbon, and once you live here the city stops being a destination and becomes a routine. What changes is …

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Business

Why Founders Sell for Millions and Bank Nothing

August 31, 2026

A founder can sell a company for five million dollars and end up with nothing in the bank. It’s common enough that the mechanics are worth …

Filed under: Business

Barcelona & Expat Life

Internet and Mobile in Portugal: Why I Use UZO

August 28, 2026

UZO sells mobile and home internet in Portugal on MEO’s network at sub-brand prices, and it’s what I’d point any new arrival at. Setting it up …

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Setting Up Utilities in Portugal: A Practical Guide for New Arrivals

August 18, 2026

Four utilities, four different systems. Electricity and gas are fully liberalized, so you pick a retailer and can leave whenever you want. Water isn’t liberalized at …

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Barcelona & Expat Life

Campervan Rental in Cascais: Where You Can Actually Sleep

August 12, 2026

Cascais is a good place to pick up a campervan and a hard place to sleep in one. Portuguese law does allow you to spend the …

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General

How Capital Gains Are Taxed in Portugal (2026)

August 2, 2026

Portugal has a reputation for treating investors gently. Some of that is deserved, and some of it is a hangover from the NHR years that no …

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Investing

Afranga in 2026: The ECSP Relaunch, New Originators, and the Latest Numbers

August 1, 2026

This is a sponsored review. Afranga has paid for this placement, and some links are affiliate links, meaning I may be compensated if you sign up …

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