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Expat Wealth: Why the Stock Market's Wild Ride Is Your Best Ticket to Financial Freedom

Expat Wealth: Why the Stock Market's Wild Ride Is Your Best Ticket to Financial FreedomBy: Orla Barry Published on: 23/11/2025

Learn how 400 years of stock market history can help expats build wealth through simple long-term investing and understanding market cycles.

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Expat Wealth: Why the Stock Market's Wild Ride Is Your Best Ticket to Financial Freedom

💸 Why You (Yes, You) Should Care About Interest Rates (Even if Economics Makes You Yawn)

💸 Why You (Yes, You) Should Care About Interest Rates (Even if Economics Makes You Yawn)By: Orla Barry Published on: 08/11/2025

Living in the UAE? Here’s how interest rate changes affect your savings, loans, and investments - explained simply for expats.

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💸 Why You (Yes, You) Should Care About Interest Rates (Even if Economics Makes You Yawn)

Why Playing It Safe With Your Money Is The Riskiest Move Of All

Why Playing It Safe With Your Money Is The Riskiest Move Of AllBy: Orla Barry Published on: 02/11/2025

Playing it safe can cost you. See how $1,000 a month at 7% beats saving, and why long-term index investing builds freedom for expats.

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Why Playing It Safe With Your Money Is The Riskiest Move Of All

Whole Life Vs Term Life Insurance (The Showdown)

Whole Life Vs Term Life Insurance 

(The Showdown)By: Orla Barry Published on: 24/10/2025

Whole life vs term life explained simply. See costs, and the BTID strategy so you can protect your family and invest for real long-term growth

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Whole Life Vs Term Life Insurance 

(The Showdown)

MEET THE FOUNDEr

Hey, I'm Orla!

I coach expats to cut the money drama, set up a long-term money plan, and let compound interest do its big, bold, beautiful thing.


With over a decade in the UAE, I know the local quirks and the common traps expats should avoid at all costs. We follow a low-cost strategy and build steady momentum over time.


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