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Sam Salmon

Sam Salmon

Samia "Sam" Salmon, Vice President of Retail Business Development at the State Department Federal Credit Union, and frequent podcast guest on expat banking and financial literacy.

Sep 5, 2026

6:54
So yeah, tell us all about it.
6:58
Yeah, we are super excited.
7:01
I think there's many layers to why we're excited about the partnership with Democrats Abroad.
7:05
But I met Rebecca Lammers.
7:08
I both found you allowed to mention this.
7:12
But randomly through another partnership that we have, and they said, hey, you partner with us, you should partner with Democrats Abroad.
7:19
I think they've been trying to contact you.

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16:13
So who are you? What is the State Department Federal Credit Union? And what do you
8:46
And it sounds like you even need to get a tax professional to help you think about different accounts.
8:52
Yes.
8:53
Apologies.
8:53
Let me backtrack.
8:54
Yes, absolutely.
8:55
So to your like, just you said it beautifully.
8:58
So first, research what in country.

21 MINS LATER

29:51
Are there any other tips that you might offer for someone who's thinking 12 or 18 months from now, I'm ready to make an international move?
16:14
So Maybe that idea of communicating and meeting folks where they are leads to our next question, which is how do you talk to kids about money in a household where money might be tight? How do you have that conversation without creating anxiety?
16:32
It's tough.
16:33
It's probably one of the toughest things.
16:35
But like I said, to me, communication, having open and honest communication because of two different things, things can change.
16:42
Like I was mentioning with maybe a loss of employment or situations just in general.
16:47
Hey, we had just these we had a flood in the basement and now we are going to have to pay for it.
16:52
Right.

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26:57
So speaking of complications, at least in my view, with the world becoming increasingly cashless and everything's tapped to pay or moving money through apps, How can parents make money feel real to their kid if they rarely ever see an actual dollar bill?

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