<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.blogger.com/styles/atom.css" type="text/css"?><feed xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/' xmlns:blogger='http://schemas.google.com/blogger/2008' xmlns:georss='http://www.georss.org/georss' xmlns:gd="http://schemas.google.com/g/2005" xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6358460668122596354</id><updated>2024-09-19T02:12:43.599-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Recent Blog Post</title><subtitle type='html'></subtitle><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://opatslivingthedream.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/6358460668122596354/posts/default?max-results=5&amp;redirect=false'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='https://opatslivingthedream.blogspot.com/'/><link rel='hub' href='http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/'/><link rel='next' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/6358460668122596354/posts/default?start-index=6&amp;max-results=5&amp;redirect=false'/><author><name>Dawn Fleming</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/01028231308204075162</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>74</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>5</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6358460668122596354.post-1829358763738411132</id><published>2022-05-07T15:39:00.001-07:00</published><updated>2022-05-13T15:47:30.205-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Why The Size of Your Nest Egg Isn’t As Important as You’ve Been Led to Believe</title><summary type="text">By Dawn FlemingAbraham Harold Maslow, a psychology professor at Columbia University, was best known for creating Maslow&#39;s hierarchy of needs. His theory of human psychological health was based on the idea that there is a pecking order for fulfilling innate human needs based on priorities.Dr. Maslow said humans are motivated by their unmet needs. In this article, we look at the hierarchy through </summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/6358460668122596354/posts/default/1829358763738411132'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/6358460668122596354/posts/default/1829358763738411132'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='https://opatslivingthedream.blogspot.com/2022/05/why-size-of-your-nest-egg-isnt-as.html' title='Why The Size of Your Nest Egg Isn’t As Important as You’ve Been Led to Believe'/><author><name>Dawn Fleming</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/01028231308204075162</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkmxGUXlQjbA32FQhRVwL7_Mot9t88Jdmqtl6WwCsVpSjdtn2mYJAa-oIzjx1U4vabOWNcMaKuvbtkXCaiGlCr2PiI1bveHbOOjvWnCLmxRvkxxKPX-uQgfqi3WfH8SWCzy2L5mpac5oGG6IIvatlPKVEaoFm9WXwH3ziBINhZZZNBelxGJIpb3s_9/s72-w400-h239-c/Nest%20Egg.jpg" height="72" width="72"/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6358460668122596354.post-5855079081413479132</id><published>2022-04-30T15:30:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2022-05-13T15:48:02.968-07:00</updated><title type='text'>How the Notary System Works for Home Buyers in Mexico   </title><summary type="text">By Harriet Murray - April 26, 2022If you plan to purchase property here, you will need to know how the notary system works for home buyers in Mexico, and also be knowledgeable about the Know Your Customer form.NotariesNotaries are appointed attorneys with special education in notario law to transfer real estate from a seller to a buyer.Notaries doing the closing are in a similar position as an </summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/6358460668122596354/posts/default/5855079081413479132'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/6358460668122596354/posts/default/5855079081413479132'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='https://opatslivingthedream.blogspot.com/2022/04/how-notary-system-works-for-home-buyers.html' title='How the Notary System Works for Home Buyers in Mexico   '/><author><name>Dawn Fleming</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/01028231308204075162</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgi2MQwal2qShk3Rm5gur2IFXMeSqa33pnpn6RHPqnl-vQdXYV77qoOSZDo4w5ri6B1eg6AWJHhwY9fxIP_VQK2SaQNmIEQUGoKY9AiDIq8TrqM0Oy4NPZ8g258rW1MwdsGhTS-EMuveFn5VzQ97H-Kncjei84-_eSLzu_HtmfUVu3bvwCvRSPNmVhz/s72-w400-h375-c/Mexico.jpg" height="72" width="72"/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6358460668122596354.post-5056047834163444321</id><published>2022-04-23T14:54:00.008-07:00</published><updated>2022-04-25T15:01:14.638-07:00</updated><title type='text'> Give Yourself a Big Fat Raise!</title><summary type="text">By Dawn FlemingHow can you lower your taxes as a W-2 employee, without quitting your job? EASY! Start a side gig. By starting a business while still working, you may be able to allocate a portion of your personal expenses, such as your phone bill, internet, or automobile, that you are paying now - to operate your side gig business which converts them to tax deductible business expenses. That </summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/6358460668122596354/posts/default/5056047834163444321'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/6358460668122596354/posts/default/5056047834163444321'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='https://opatslivingthedream.blogspot.com/2022/04/give-yourself-big-fat-raise.html' title=' Give Yourself a Big Fat Raise!'/><author><name>Dawn Fleming</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/01028231308204075162</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNYlp5HjNjEmPHB_FYzUl-zzIqJbLwoMNvdZx6OuYVghY0CBtB6IHqTg4R3PtmgcfiIhCZudiRMMSFh1Rnywox-Yqsy16Wr8gIEbRD_UpGxLs3C1t75Lp1ic34--TjNEaThmt6er-Ju-TSDYAuiGHXbe5cpJccxYv9fczaY-P75SEI_SYSxu3QyqJj/s72-w400-h260-c/Tax.jpg" height="72" width="72"/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6358460668122596354.post-1969382047862172520</id><published>2022-04-09T16:20:00.005-07:00</published><updated>2022-04-13T16:50:20.179-07:00</updated><title type='text'> MINDSET–Think and Prepare Like a Warrior–Revisited!</title><summary type="text">By Gail MinogueIn 2021 I wrote about this topic. We were still in pandemic mode but better able to work with it than 2020. I sent out this piece about thinking and preparing like a warrior as it seemed it could be helpful in light of all that was going on with jobs, vaccinations, masks, etc.Now I find this information is even more important as the world has become a giant battlefield of real war,</summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/6358460668122596354/posts/default/1969382047862172520'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/6358460668122596354/posts/default/1969382047862172520'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='https://opatslivingthedream.blogspot.com/2022/04/mindsetthink-and-prepare-like.html' title=' MINDSET–Think and Prepare Like a Warrior–Revisited!'/><author><name>Dawn Fleming</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/01028231308204075162</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYbHcywHs7pHgfuTuYGys0ti-fc_Z06Cg0DdvV_Z66MT6YD-zN3FQy63IqULeCx2gV-5snGlzD1Q_PqPd2pKfNmkrDKUaNbqPi5mjIAF-dVzmFvi_ZdjSAxbly17iTttygGWN7RhE5ud3Vyu_1fSyWQqagxu1lb7AuT-HOrfQiRp6JQyc_hRN15o12/s72-w400-h335-c/Think%20and%20Prepare%20Like%20a%20Warrior.jpg" height="72" width="72"/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6358460668122596354.post-8101847095805263235</id><published>2022-03-26T16:02:00.011-07:00</published><updated>2022-04-13T16:57:15.547-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Dreaming of retiring abroad? Watch out for these 3 giant pitfalls</title><summary type="text">By Dawn Fleming - March 26, 2022 published on MarketWatchYou can read plenty of articles about how great it is to retire abroad. My husband and I are thankful every single day that we moved to Mexico five years ago. That said, moving abroad is a little scary and it’s not for everyone. I’ve met many people who love it and couldn’t imagine going back, but there are also those who decided it wasn’t </summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/6358460668122596354/posts/default/8101847095805263235'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/6358460668122596354/posts/default/8101847095805263235'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='https://opatslivingthedream.blogspot.com/2022/03/dreaming-of-retiring-abroad-watch-out.html' title='Dreaming of retiring abroad? 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