Being location independent for 8 years Chris tells us about his current life setting up businesses, helping others be successful online all whilst travelling the world.

If you want to live and work abroad you have a range of options to choose from when it comes to finding the perfect career that will allow you to do just that.

When you go abroad to work, one of the tools that you should be certain to pack is your smartphone. Many people could not imagine living without their smartphone on a daily basis back home, but when you are working overseas it can be even more important to have one with you.

If you are living and working abroad for longer than a few weeks then you will probably need to get regular access to your cash. Living in a different country to the one you are earning in does bring with it a few challenges when it comes to accessing your funds, but luckily it is easy enough to arrange.

Just because working from overseas has become easier than ever before, that does not mean that preparing for the worst case scenario should not be a concern.

There are a plethora of companies offering QROPS advice on the internet, it is difficult to have a session on the internet without seeing links to QROPs advice articles. So, what are QROPS? Chris gives us the financial low down.

The economic woes in Europe have been responsible for a startling turn around in the traditional emigration routes. Whereas over the past decades people from the southern hemisphere and less economically developed countries have sought out a new life in Europe, now the tables appear to have turned. Residents of Portugal, Ireland, Greece, Spain and other economies which have been badly affected in recent months and years are now leaving their homes and seeking out new lives in the very countries from which immigrants have been arriving for so many years.

The Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development has released a study which found that professional people are moving abroad on a greater scale than ever before, as reported in the BBC. Between 2000 and 2006, there was a rise of 44% in the number of educated people migrating from upper- and middle-income countries, and a rise of 28% from lower-income countries.

If you’re self-employed, why on earth would you want to up ship and move to another country? Actually there are many reasons why you might want to do so. Here is a list of four of the key arguments why it may be a good idea for you to pack up your bags and head overseas to experience something completely different.

If you are self-employed and you decide to move to a new country for a few months or longer, it will be important for you to settle into your new environment as soon as possible. Here are a few of the things which you may want to do early on to ensure that you are ready to start working from abroad within a few days of arriving.