The ledger for the connoisseur's country: living in Italy — the beauty-food-culture pros nobody disputes, the bureaucracy-and-gradient cons

The ledger for the engineer's retirement: living in Panama — the territorial-tax-and-pensionado pros, the small-country cons, and the capita

The ledger for Asia's expat institution: living in Thailand — the comfort-per-dollar pros, the impermanence-and-paperwork cons, and the hone

The ledger for the hemisphere's biggest expat corridor: living in Mexico — the proximity-value-culture pros, the security-and-infrastructure