The Expat Retirement Thread (or expat thread)

Quote: petroglyph

It depends on what you want to do? Do you just want to hole up somewhere with good medical because it's cheap, or do you want to fish/hunt, gamble explore ruins? You're a smart guy, a little foreign language isn't hard especially with all the software available, unless you just want to sit and chat. I think the language most important is $$. I'd want a country that spoke dollars. I have friends that went to the Phillipines, loved it. I have a friend that moved to China, he learned Cantonese and really likes it.

In a crazy way, I am near halfway to what I would do now. My dream retirement would be get up early as I do anyhow. Morning walk, stop at a small coffeehouse and check that day's sports bets. Also check out my stocks and any I am interested in. That takes in most of the morning. Afternoon go place sports bets then play poker or BJ or whatever for a few hours. Wait for sports results.

Mix in some hobbies. Be able to hit some nice places to eat. And if I stay in the USA do some traveling in a convertible.

IOW, pass the time.

I do think there will be a need to hole up with the way the USA is going. Besides the violence we are seeing, inflation will soon come in a huge way.

That guy I knew said he loved the Philippines. China is nogo for many reasons. Like the typical white boy I do look at Southeast Asia and like lots of it, but SE Asia has problems that could warrant its own thread. S Korea in particular if the country was a person it would be taking Prozac hourly.

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What about Europe? Many of them speak english and it has other benny's as well, good medical, food, 1st world stuff. At some point you will want medical. Don't jump in full time anyplace without exploring it for at least a year. What about Cuba? Depends on what you want to do.

Cuba?! Others on this board might like it there, last place I would want to be.

As to Europe a few problems. One is cost. Other is muslim migration, which will cause worse than the same problems I am concerned about here. Another is if I did a move I want warm weather. Most of Europe is not as cold as the USA, but still gets cold.

Quote: AZDuffman

That guy I knew said he loved the Philippines.

Every travel video from
there has them sweating
to death. I know this is a
theme with me, but hot
and humid dictates your
life in these places. Being
a tourist for a few days is
one thing, living there is
a prison sentence. Two
days of it and you's be
going, what was I thinking.

Hawaii has the best climate
of anyplace I've ever been.
It's paradise, literally. My
dad spent every winter in
FL after he retired. The summer
drove him north, it was killer.
Like most of Asia and S
America. Even Hemingway
spent summer in MT, not
Key West. And ran an air
conditioner in his bedroom
in Cuba. The rest of the time
he was almost naked, sweating
to death.

Quote: Evenbob

Hawaii has the best climate
of anyplace I've ever been.
It's paradise, literally

I think the weather in San Diego is ideal for me. I don't want to live there but if I could find a place with the same weather I would be happy.

Quote: DRich

I think the weather in San Diego is ideal for me.

60's and 70's year round. Hugely
expensive cost of living.

Quote: DRich

I think the weather in San Diego is ideal for me. I don't want to live there but if I could find a place with the same weather I would be happy.

Looks like Chile might be close.

Interesting video, Chile is 50% white? Who would have known that.

Quote: AZDuffman

Looks like Chile might be close.

Lots of pro's, not many con's.

https://www.expat.cl/guide-chile/living-chile/living-in-chile-pros-and-cons/

Quote: AZDuffman

Other is muslim migration, which will cause worse than the same problems I am concerned about here. Another is if I did a move I want warm weather. Most of Europe is not as cold as the USA, but still gets cold.

More likely to cause headlines while reading your newspaper in your coffee shop/betting parlor.

Quote: Evenbob

60's and 70's year round. Hugely
expensive cost of living.

How does the cost of living affect the weather? I said I don't want to live there I just want that weather.

Quote: DRich

How does the cost of living affect the weather? .

You mean how does the weather
affect the cost of living. You're
kidding, right? Ever been to Hawaii?
Costs a fortune to live there. Guess
why.

US VIRGIN ISLANDS

Not a true expat place, a sort of blend. You get to pay far less in income taxes but can't vote for POTUS. This place is not cheap. And the islands are fairly small, that might drive me nuts. OTOH, if you were a digital nomad it might be the place assuming the internet was fast enough.

Who wants to go there and we can open a small casino?