Retire Abroad
January 27, 2010 by admin
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A lot of “retirees” are getting hit hard by the economic crisis. Many were hit hard by the market crash (401ks) (and by the way, get your money out of the damn market now cause another crash is coming). Many are struggling… in America or Europe.
But here’s some great news… with that same retirement income that you are struggling on in the US, you could be living very well here in Thailand, or in several other wonderful countries around the world. Better still, Thailand actually has a “retirement” visa for people 55 years and older (I believe that’s the age).
So many people are caged by their nationality.. with the ingrained belief that their country is “the best” and “the only place I could live” (and everyone in nearly every country believes it’s their country which is “the best”). But these beliefs are just brainwashed conditioning and fear of the unknown.
The truth is that life, for example, in Thailand is in many ways much much better than life in the US or Europe. Like Florida, the weather is always hot… never a cold day! The food is fantastic. There are beautiful beaches and gorgeous hills/mountains.
And at this point, there are already plenty of US/Euro expats and retirees living here. You can get by quite well with English.
With the same fixed income, you can live very well here. A very nice one room apartment in Chiang Mai, for example, can be gotten for $250 a month!
Why toil and suffer in the USA when you can live well elsewhere? (Other possibilities include: Cambodia, Laos, Nepal, India, Mexico (not as cheap)……)
I’ve said many times and will continue to say it– a great new life is possible– just get out of the United States!
It is easy to say if you have income money like in US and you living in one of those countries. If you live there and earn money there it is not so nice.
it is so true, AJ. while it is true that money does give us some comforts, it does not necessarily mean that living in an expensive apartment is better than a simple one. When I lived in Guangzhou, China at an apartment for 3000 dollars a month, I was not for the least bit happy. because its surroundings are so artificial and seem lifeless with lots of smog, I would flee to Thailand many times ( with Air asia, I can fly to thailand for only 30 dollars!).
a cottage where I frequently stay costs only 350 dollar a month including a very good vegetarian meal three times a day, plus abundant nature. when I live there, I can do a lot of reading, writing, feeling so much better than when I was stuck in Guangzhou.
This experience taught me that happiness is not so much how much money I have as where I put myself and with whom I spend time.