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A weekly newsletter with four quick bites, edited by Tim Leffel, author of\u00a0A Better Life for Half the Price<\/em><\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0The World\u2019s Cheapest Destinations<\/em>. See\u00a0past editions here,<\/a>\u00a0where your like-minded friends can subscribe and join you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Spain Doesn\u2019t Want Your $$$<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

We\u2019ve previously reported on Spain\u2019s onerous data requests for Brits and aggressive income tax grabs for foreigners already paying taxes elsewhere. Now the country is in the news again with more signals that they don\u2019t really want foreigners putting down roots there. First, they\u2019re ending their Golden Visa program<\/a>, following similar moves by other countries who found it to be \u201ctoo successful.\u201d But the prime minister has doubled down with a statement that he wants to implement a 100% tax on real estate investments<\/a> from non-EU foreigners.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Greener Chicago<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

While it\u2019s valid to be concerned about how dirty federal energy policy will become under the next US administration, cities and companies keep marching into a cleaner air future regardless. Chicago recently announced that 100% of its city buildings\u2014including its two airports\u2014are now running on renewable energy only<\/a>. The reduced pollution is equivalent to taking 62,000 cars off the road.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Brands and Big Business<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

JCPenney just announced it is merging with Sparc Group, which owns Forever 21, A\u00e9ropostale, Eddie Bauer, Nautica, and Brooks Brothers. The A\/B InBev beer conglomerate stocks the sports stadium stands with its own Bud, Corona, Stella, Beck’s, Leffe, Labatt, Hoegaarden, Goose Island, and a potential 390 others. In travel, Expedia, Hotels.com, Orbitz, Travelocity, CheapTickets, ebookers, Vrbo, and Hotwire are all part of the same company. I just made 2025 season price updates to this article on how it is so much more expensive to ski in North America than in Europe<\/a>. It is partly because Vail Resorts owns 37 ski mountains and Alterra owns 15.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Eagle Creek Gear Warrior Suitcases<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

While I was wheeling an Osprey suitcase around Europe for two months, my wife carried an Eagle Creek Gear Warrior one we\u2019ve been using for even more years. One of these costs two or three times what something from Samsonite or a lesser brand will, but it\u2019s better made and guaranteed for life. In a quarter-century of using bags from Eagle Creek\u2014an independent company\u2014I\u2019ve only actually thrown away one of them. The company has sent replacement wheels twice, so the warranty is not just an empty promise. See the current checked version<\/a> in 4 colors or the carry-on version<\/a> at Amazon. Or see the whole line at EagleCreek.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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