'Life more affordable' for British expatriates

31/August/2010

British expatriates often find a laidback and affordable life waiting for them abroad, free of the money worries prevalent back home, it has been claimed.

Rhiannon Davies, director of the expatriate lifestyle magazine Shelter Offshore, said anyone who is seriously thinking about moving abroad has "a bottom line common denominator" which is that they want to improve their life in some way.

She explained: "British retirees often want to live in a country where the weather is better, the pace of life is more laid-back, the cost of living is more affordable and where there is more emphasis on enjoying life."

Ms Davies noted that in the UK, it is deemed normal to for people to work simply to pay off their credit card, mortgage or other debts.

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