Hi folks and welcome to the Meaningful Money podcast session number 98. Very happy birthday.

How come you're so fat? That might be my favorite clip ever. This is the podcast dedicated to

helping you put your finances in order. My name is Pete Matthew and I'm going

to share with you everything you need to know and everything you need to do to secure your

financial future. I'm here to help you make sense of money. Yes, that is probably my favorite clip ever, but I put it in there because it's my birthday,

or rather two days before this session was released, it was my birthday.

23rd of February is my birthday, and any of you following me on Twitter or Facebook would know

that actually it was the big 4-0.

So a big day for me.

I actually don't feel any older.

Although the other day I did feel ancient because I had a client the other day, would you believe,

who mentioned to me that they were flying to the US on the 23rd of February.

And I said, oh, that's my birthday.

And it's a big one this year.

And the client said, oh, that's my birthday and it's a big one this year. And the client said,

oh, are you going to be 50? And nobody will ever find where I buried.

Good creep. I think, you know, must be deluded. Anyway, so, you know, I'm not 50. I am 40 now,

or at least I will be when you listen to this. So thank you for everybody that sent me birthday wishes. And on Facebook and email, I know there'll be tons of those, so that's all very

much appreciated. So yeah, you know, and now a 40-year-old financial planner. And very happy

as well. Life begins, they reckon. Anyway, this week we're going to be talking about financial

planning for expats. And this is a session that I've been asked to do many, many times. So all of you

who have asked, thank you so much for your patience. I'm sorry it's been so long. I do hope it's

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