Health Insurance For Expats In Spain – For Non Lucrative Visa Application

Posted on August 22, 2022 by Heidi

Medical & Expat Health Insurance Spain! Let’s talk Private Health Insurance in Spain for US Citizens and other nationalities who are thinking of applying for the non lucrative visa Spain or the retirement visa Spain have been asking about the private health insurance Spain.

The popular questions are related to costs, Non lucrative visa Spain health insurance options, as well as the medical insurance in Spain residency. If you are looking for practical information on health insurance in Spain, this is the perfect place for you to start! It has been a hot topic for us lately and keeping our email inbox buzzing away.

Explaining Medical Insurance in Spain or private Health Insurance Spain costs and options. This is all information to meet the non lucrative visa Spain or retirement visa Spain requirements. Read more about Private medical insurance Spain on WagonersAbroad.com

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How Much Was The Cost Of Living In Spain For A Year?

Posted on February 28, 2022 by Heidi

Let me start by saying, we love that you follow along with our adventures and are curious about the cost to live in Spain. You really keep us motivated to keep up with our writing. Living in Spain for a year was amazing and we will keep on going!

Cost of living in Spain for a year! How much does it cost living in Spain for a year? That all depends on you, but this family of 4 captured all of their costs for a year and share it with you. Including a 6 week European road trip! We are Americans sharing our cost of living in Spain. Read more on WagonersAbroad.com

I have to admit I do love that people actually read my boring budget stuff. It’s great fun to play with spreadsheets, look for the best travel deals, and plan away. I can’t believe there are other people out there that like this stuff too. They don’t even include any exciting photos, but these budget posts are popular! Let’s get into the cost of living in Spain!

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Do You Want To Live In Spain For A Year or More?

Posted on January 6, 2022 by Heidi

Dreaming of something different? Do you want to live in Spain for a year? Perhaps a gap year in Spain is what you need? Does this sound like you?

There you are living a wonderful life with both parents working and the kids are in school. Your afternoons and evenings are spent running around from activity to event and driving from one location to another. Sometimes you need to have a quick meal out, as there just isn’t enough time to cook a meal at home. Once you arrive home, it is time to do a bit of cleaning, have the kids finish their homework, and have a little bit of time together as a family. Time to go to bed and start it all again tomorrow.

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International Money Transfers & Wise Fees

Posted on December 2, 2021 by Heidi

We are often asked about what we do for international money transfers. Unfortunately I rarely have a straightforward answer, because it is one of those “it depends” type answers. We will share with you some of our money transfer tools & tips.

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9 Travel Credit Card Tips – Chase Sapphire Preferred

Posted on October 23, 2021 by Heidi

When planning our move abroad, to live in Spain, we researched many travel credit cards and felt that the Chase Sapphire Preferred was the best fit for us and our planned lifestyle, with no foreign transaction fees!

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Comparison of USA and Spain Cost Of Living (Show me the money $)

Posted on October 2, 2021 by Heidi

We are often asked about our Spain cost of living compared to the USA. You know, the cost of daily life, to just live and do what you want to do. This was a question that came to us in our post – What Do You Want To Know or Have Us Show?

Before moving to Spain, we thought that the cost of living in Europe was going to be expensive. Of course we had our doubts that we would be able to live on the budget we set for our family of 4. We made it happen and with the right choices you can too. From 2012 to 2020!

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The Cost of Everyday Things – Spain Food Costs

Posted on February 23, 2021 by Heidi

I know you are curious about the cost of things in Spain, as that is a popular question we are often asked. I thought we would show you a little here an there about our Spain food costs. If you have any other curiosities, feel free to ask us and we will be glad to share with you. Continue reading →

Cost Of Living In Spain For A Family Of 4 – All Expenses Shared

Posted on January 19, 2021 by Heidi

We lived along the beautiful southern coast of Spain from August 2012, with a trip to Asia in the mix too. In Spain, we live in a small town named Almuñécar and we use this as our home base to explore more of Europe as well. We kept track of every expenditure along the way the first couple of year and have shared our cost of living in Spain with you. This page is a compilation of our expenses in Spain and how much it really costs for our family of 4 to live in Spain. We have more recent updates included too.

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How Do You Make Money Online? Career Break to Travel Lifestyle

Posted on September 15, 2020 by Heidi

As you know, our move to Spain started with a career break, taking a sabbatical, planning a family gap year, or whatever you want to call it. After years of travel, it has now officially turned into a travel lifestyle. Yes, we now have the lifestyle of the open-ended traveler with a home base in Spain.

How did you go from Career Break to Lifestyle?
How do you make money online? (C’mon this is the real question you want answered, right?)
When are you returning to the USA?