{
  "keyword": "best countries low cost living retirees",
  "outline": "News-driven update existing brief.\n\nSource: Living in Spain, earning EUR. Is it worth using a US no-FX credit card + Wise to earn points, or just use my Spanish debit card?\nURL: https://www.reddit.com/r/ExpatFIRE/comments/1uo6tgk/living_in_spain_earning_eur_is_it_worth_using_a/\nPublished: 2026-07-05T16:40:03.000Z\nMatched keywords: best countries low cost living retirees\nReasoning: The news story is about financial considerations for expats in Spain, which matches the existing post on best countries for American remote workers.",
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    "story_id": 4027,
    "story_url": "https://www.reddit.com/r/ExpatFIRE/comments/1uo6tgk/living_in_spain_earning_eur_is_it_worth_using_a/",
    "story_title": "Living in Spain, earning EUR. Is it worth using a US no-FX credit card + Wise to earn points, or just use my Spanish debit card?",
    "story_excerpt": "Hi! I'm an Italian citizen, lived in the US 7 years, now in Madrid earning euros (paid to Santander).\n I'm trying to figure out which of these actually leaves me with more money:\n A) Just use my Santander debit card for everything in Spain. Simple, no fees, but earns nothing.\n B) Use my BofA Travel Rewards card (US, no annual fee, no foreign transaction fee, 1.5% back) for everything, and top up a Wise account from Santander each month to pay the bill, losing (i think???) ~0.5% on the EUR→USD conversion plus the fee of 1.5 dollars per transaction.\n By my math, B nets ~1% ahead (1.5% rewards minus ~0.5% conversion), so on my spend it's a few hundred euros a year vs. debit. Am I right, or am I missing a hidden cost?\n Also: I have a Chase Sapphire Preferred ($95/yr) I'm planning to downgrade ",
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    "reasoning": "The news story is about financial considerations for expats in Spain, which matches the existing post on best countries for American remote workers."
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