PROMOTED: Introducing Silversurfers.com

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PROMOTED: Introducing Silversurfers.com

Silversurfers.com is a unique and informative lifestyle website and social network exclusively for the online community of over-50s in the UK and many other English speaking expats living all over the world. The site was developed by an experienced team, all aged over 50, in response to the growing number of UK internet users of the same age, of which there are currently over 16 million.

Silversurfers.com is a trusted and very friendly online community providing news, reviews, helpful advice, features and offers from over 100 leading brands.

Key sections include: Silvercard+ for member offers; Speakers’ Corner, where visitors can vote and comment on a large range of subjects; ‘Best of The Web’, a round-up of useful websites covering over 200 topics ranging from health and wellbeing, travel and finance to cars, technology, sport and gardening; Showcase, which allows members to share pictures, prose and poetry; and there is Silversurfersdating.com, a dating site for the over-50s with over 50,000 members.

By joining Silversurfers.com you automatically qualify for a free Silvercard+ which gives you access to fantastic discounts including deals on insurance, theatre tickets, restaurants, breakdown cover, flights, holidays, clothes, computers, wine and much more.

We have the largest over-50s Facebook site in Europe, with over 310,000 members and up to one million people visiting weekly … take a look at our FaceBook page for special offers, nostalgia, fun and more.

Moving Abroad Checklist

Initial Considerations

Will your partner be travelling with you?

If so, what will they be giving up in your present home and will they be able to continue with their career in your new home? You will need to check whether a separate visa is required for your partner to work or if your visa gives that right. If they are unable to work you will need to decide on the effect on your finances and what alternatives are available to give a fulfilling life (home business, training, voluntary work).

Are you taking family with you?

Moving with family raises many exciting opportunities, but also can create challenges. The HSBC Expat Explorer survey indicates that expat kids can take six months to settle in to their new country (see article). Getting young or even older children to prepare to move and leave their friends and family behind can be a challenge and should be thought through.

The options for education is another area that needs to be thought through.

Moving your child to a new country with a different education system can be a great opportunity to broaden their experience, but if they are close to key exams the timing can make this inadvisable. If you do take your family with you, it is important to decide between joining the local school system or choosing an international school.

Where will you be living?

Whether you will be living in a house or apartment, furnished or unfurnished, these decisions will affect what you need to take with you. The time you are planning to live overseas will also affect whether you should leave your property at home empty, rent it out or sell it. See the article Sell, Store or Ship.