100 Things I Wish Someone Told me Before Moving to Australia
Moving to Australia? We spent two years in Australia and learned a great deal about the country. There are so many things we wish we had known before moving to …
Money Transfers
How to Send Money to Australia (2026)
Moving to Australia, or already there and need your savings from home? Sending money to Australia is easy. Sending it cheaply takes a little more thought. We learned that the …
Cheapest Way to Send Money to Canada From Abroad (2026)
When we moved to Vancouver on the IEC working holiday visa in 2016, coming straight from two years in Australia, one of the first jobs after opening a Canadian bank …
Best Bank in Canada for Newcomers (2026): Offers, Fees and Credit Cards Compared
Opening a bank account is one of the easiest jobs on your list when you move to Canada, and one of the most useful. Get it right and you can …
Best Bank in Australia for Newcomers (2026): Opening an Account From Abroad
We moved to Australia in 2013 and opened our first Australian bank account before we even landed. Since then, “which bank should I go with?” and “can I open an …
International Money Transfers: How to Send Money Abroad Cheaply (2026 Guide)
We have moved countries a few times (Ireland to Australia, then Canada, then Portugal) and travelled a lot in between. Along the way we have paid more than our fair …