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On September 3, 1783, after nearly a year of excruciating back-and-forth negotiations, all sides had finally gathered together in Paris to sign a historic peace agreement. It was a pretty important peace deal. Because the Treaty of Paris, as it is now known, is what formally ended the American Revolution,
Is Nicaragua still a good place to consider for second residency? Today, we revisit whether the country still makes sense as a Plan B destination. Let’s get into the details below… Situated between the Pacific Ocean and the Caribbean Sea, Nicaragua is a Central American nation of around 6.6 million
One of the most important elements of a Plan B is to legally reduce your tax rate. Depending on where you live, the government routinely confiscates up to half of your hard-earned income. At best, this money is wasted and squandered— for example, the billions of dollars of military equipment
In March of 421 BC, after years of escalating conflict, Athens and Sparta finally decided to bury the hatchet and coexist peacefully together in the Mediterranean. The two powers had been at odds for decades. Athens had ballooned into a regional empire, and Sparta itself was a rising power. The
When news of Suleiman the Magnificent’s death on September 6, 1566 reached Europe, kings, queens, and clergy across the continent breathed a collective sigh of relief. Suleiman had reigned as the supreme leader of the Ottoman Empire for nearly 50 years, during which time he became one the most feared
Can Portugal’s Non Habitual Residency (NHR) program help you optimize your global tax obligations? In today’s episode, we take a closer look at how the program works. Let’s get into the details below… Portugal needs no introduction as a safe, relaxed and scenic Plan B destination. Boasting a temperate climate
In the year 1120, a French noble named Hugh of Payns took up residence in a former mosque on the Temple Mount in Jerusalem with his brotherhood of knights. The palace was a gift from King Baldwin II, who ruled the Kingdom of Jerusalem, carved from lands conquered by the
In the year 1445 in the Spanish city of Valencia, a 14-year old boy named Rodrigo started his first job as the ‘sacristan’ of the local cathedral. Becoming sacristan was a pretty big responsibility, especially for a kid; Rodrigo was basically put in charge of the cathedral’s books, records, and
[Editor’s Note: This article was written by Sovereign Man team member Joe Jarvis.] It was early in 2016 when I came across a Facebook post talking about a free entrepreneurship workshop for young people due to be held that summer in a country that I had barely heard of— Lithuania.
A few weeks ago, the Board of Trustees for Social Security released its annual report. And, once again, it was a scathing indictment of the program’s solvency. Primarily, the report points out that, since 2008, the cost of Social Security has been “increasing much more rapidly than [its income] and
Got Polish ancestors? Even if your great-grandparents were of Polish descent, you could be eligible for second citizenship and a Polish passport on the basis of ancestry. Let’s get into the details below… The Polish passport is a powerful travel document, offering visa-free access to a whopping 156 countries. (We
[Editor’s Note: This article was written by Sovereign Man team member Joe Jarvis, who lives in Puerto Rico.] As much as Simon Black and the team here at Sovereign Man tend to beat up on inept governments in this letter, on rare occasions politicians do come up with really great
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