![]() While there was no option to buy a replacement near my hotel in Mexico, there were several third-party resellers in my next destination, Panama. When I left my room in the morning, it was safely plugged into a power converter and charging when I returned after lunch, the screen wouldn’t turn on and the entire machine appeared to be dead. Why pay a few hundred dollars in sales tax or VAT when it wasn’t necessary? Two years ago, I was in Cancun for our annual Passport to Freedom event and my old MacBook broke. I recently decided to buy a new MacBook Pro laptop to replace the older model that I had, and being the Nomad Capitalist, I figured it would be interesting to ascertain which country has the least expensive price for the new model. ![]() Having traveled to almost 100 countries and become familiar with the shopping culture in many of them, I can tell you that there are definite differences in prices on a lot of common items. They are, in fact, a lifestyle that can extend to any area of your life, from legal tax optimization to dating. Dateline: Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia We have often discussed the idea that my Five Magic Worlds – “Go Where You’re Treated Best” – are more than just a rally cry to pay less in taxes.
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