If I were you, I would get yourself covered on a worldwide policy taken out by you. This way you’ll find out if covered through the medical underwriting. Popular insurance companies are Cigna, AXA, IMG and Allianz to name a few. I’d be interested to hear back if you do happen to go down this road. Keep us posted.

No problem.

Well, that’s what you need to ask at interview or to request after receiving an offer. I think it’s critical that insurance covers a trailing or working spouse and children. You’d need to check the coverage, any deductibles, co-payments and the annual limits. Others may comment and add on this. If there’s no coverage for dependents then I’d be looking to cover this out of pocket.

I’d be happy to share the insurance I have in Saudi to give you an idea. Are you pretty knowledgeable on what to look for? I’d say it’s okay at best. I might be wrong. Send me a PM.

I second this. I also use IBKR. I do not have a teacher pension, so I aim to save enough to bridge to my retirement.

zenteach wrote:
> As my financial literacy grows, I am curious about how others are planning
> for the retirement. If you'd like to join in the conversation, please
> share:
>
> 1) How do you save for retirement when working outside of your home
> country?
>
> 2) What percentage of your salary are you able to save towards retirement?
> What would you ideally like to save?
>
> 3) Do you have a teacher pension in your home country (if you have worked
> there) and if so, what will it look like?
>
> 4) Do you have any passive income streams, and what are they?
>
> 5) What are your best tips about finances and retirement?
>
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>
> To answer the above questions, I am using Interactive Brokers and index
> funds to save for retirement while living abroad, and save 30% of net
> monthly income. I'd like to increase this to 40%, and that will take a lot
> of focus to do. I do have a teacher pension in my home country with about a
> decade of service, and I am still investigating what this means. I do rent
> out a house in home country, and one day hope to maybe purchase a second
> property if I plan well. My tip is to remember that it is never too late to
> get into finances, even if you feel you have lost some time!