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..getting shot/stabbed/mugged?Say someone from USA who earns well just wants to up and quit, buy a cheap home in somewhere rural/scenic and live on his savings?I remember hearing from someone that you could buy somewhere in the Dominican Republic for 20 grand and live easily on very little, don't know how true though.
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Tasmania.
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thailand
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thailand
I have heard that Thailand is very cheap to live there as well.
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canada
:)
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Panama...they are actually building gated communities to attract American retires.
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but who would want to live in a shithole as thailand
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canada
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lol you mean the most expensive.
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Poland
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but who would want to live in a shithole as thailand
I might go there when I get old.
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but who would want to live in a shithole as thailand
Many do.
On down side, you can end up in prison for years for mocking their king ;D
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..getting shot/stabbed/mugged?Say someone from USA who earns well just wants to up and quit, buy a cheap home in somewhere rural/scenic and live on his savings?I remember hearing from someone that you could buy somewhere in the Dominican Republic for 20 grand and live easily on very little, don't know how true though.
Hey man, I am saving for the same thing. I guess it's all about what you want. I visit saint Martin every year and really enjoy it. It is on my five year plan to buy a house there. No property tax and it's very safe.
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no such country
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Hey man, I am saving for the same thing. I guess it's all about what you want. I visit saint Martin every year and really enjoy it. It is on my five year plan to buy a house there. No property tax and it's very safe.
Isn't Saint-Martin incredibly expensive now? I too am looking for a place to flee to once all my loans are paid off. France is going down the shitter and Paris has become incredibly expensive.
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North Korea would for sure be on top of that list. Seriously.
- Possibly the safest place on earth - virtually no criminality. If you don't find need to meddle with politics of course.
whole huge city, Pyongyang reserved for the elite.
- Very low cost. Someone with even 10k to spend a year would most likely live like a fukin' king.
- I bet you could build a castle there with 100k
But I don't know if they let random foreigners to live permanently in the country.
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North Korea would for sure be on top of that list. Seriously.
- Possibly the safest place on earth - virtually no criminality. If you don't find need to meddle with politics of course.
whole huge city, Pyongyang reserved for the elite.
- Very low cost. Someone with even 10k to spend a year would most likely live like a fukin' king.
- I bet you could build a castle there with 100k
But I don't know if they let random foreigners to live permanently in the country.
Seriously, get help. Your obsession with stalinian regimes is a bit disturbing.
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Seriously, get help. Your obsession with stalinian regimes is a bit disturbing.
Oh STFU mate.
I thought about places meeting the stated requirements and that - regardless of being a nice place or not - came on top of the list.
Please state where I was wrong.
question was:
"What is the cheapest country to live in where you don't have to worry about being shot, stabbed"
I think it's hard to top my suggestion by the given standards.
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Oh STFU mate.
I thought about places meeting the stated requirements and that - regardless of being a nice place or not - came on top of the list.
Please state where I was wrong.
I think that the fact that basic food would be available was somehow implied.
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Uganda is known for it's awesome beaches.
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The suburbs of Iowa is nice. No crime and cheap houses. Very little of work to be found though. Places like South Carolina has really cheap houses on plenty of land but outside of the major towns it looks like something close to the movie Deliverance. Actually there are many places in America that are safe.
Places like the Dominican republic and Thailand you are a major target for crime if you are an American. Staying in the resort hotels gives you a false sense that the place is safe. Journey out into the town at night. You might as well paint a bulls eye on your back.
There is one country outside of the US that I would move to right now if I could. Gorgeous country, cheap houses, no crime, friendly people, and hot women. I wouldn't tell a getbigger where it is for a million dollars.
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I think that the fact that basic food would be available was somehow implied.
I'm sure food is not a problem for someone with money.
OP said he has money to spend and he's not seeking place to work at.
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The suburbs of Iowa is nice. No crime and cheap houses. Very little of work to be found though. Places like South Carolina has really cheap houses on plenty of land but outside of the major towns it looks like something close to the movie Deliverance. Actually there are many places in America that are safe.
Places like the Dominican republic and Thailand you are a major target for crime if you are an American. Staying in the resort hotels gives you a false sense that the place is safe. Journey out into the town at night. You might as well paint a bulls eye on your back.
There is one country outside of the US that I would move to right now if I could. Gorgeous country, cheap houses, no crime, friendly people, and hot women. I wouldn't tell a getbigger where it is for a million dollars.
The Shire?
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Oh yes, Poland. Nice people, beautiful country and epic women.
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no such country
Seriously, coach Huang.. if you had 100 million dollars, there would be no country you would go to to indulge in hedonism and high internet speeds for YouTube?
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but who would want to live in a shithole as thailand
basile is the type of a guy you would spot in a night club in a remote area of bangkok and when you look in his direction again he suddenly is gone like he never were there in first place.
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Uganda is known for it's awesome beaches.
And no police = no crime, right? ;D
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Going to find out about Costa Rica and Panama starting tomorrow. 8)
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Going to find out about Costa Rica and Panama starting tomorrow. 8)
http://money.usnews.com/money/blogs/On-Retirement/2011/01/24/10-reasons-to-retire-in-panama
http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/09_28/b4139054352321.htm
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thailand
Yup Thailand. Great country too.
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it doesnt get any safer than cuba.
thailand too.
and i dont know if it matters to you, but check who dont extradite bc of interpol warrants ;D
http://www.nationmaster.com/country/th-thailand/cri-crime (http://www.nationmaster.com/country/th-thailand/cri-crime)
Your safe thailand is third in the world what comes to homicide rates. How about cuba?
http://www.nationmaster.com/country/cu-cuba/cri-crime (http://www.nationmaster.com/country/cu-cuba/cri-crime)
Not so bad.. But first you have to figure out how to live like a king in some third world communist shit-hole, and how cool will it be. Like cuba, for example. When you are tired to cigars and rum, what else there will be? Nothing. You will end up like Hemingway, sucking bullets from the gun.
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India.
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Going to find out about Costa Rica and Panama starting tomorrow. 8)
I think you are thinking Honduras because CR has safety uses up the ass. One of my exs was from Panama. She always said I should buy there.
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Argentina or Chile.
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http://www.nationmaster.com/country/th-thailand/cri-crime (http://www.nationmaster.com/country/th-thailand/cri-crime)
Your safe thailand is third in the world what comes to homicide rates. How about cuba?
http://www.nationmaster.com/country/cu-cuba/cri-crime (http://www.nationmaster.com/country/cu-cuba/cri-crime)
Not so bad.. But first you have to figure out how to live like a king in some third world communist shit-hole, and how cool will it be. Like cuba, for example. When you are tired to cigars and rum, what else there will be? Nothing. You will end up like Hemingway, sucking bullets from the gun.
As long as you stay out of the big cities and main tourist areas, crime in Thailand is pretty low. Thai's a pretty pasionate people and they make decisions based on emotions rather than logic, so they can go through what some call the "Thai Snap" where one second they are laughing and carrying on and the next your are getting stabbed in the eye.
I lived there for a year and never once ran into trouble, even while owning a bar, receiving death threats from the bar owner next to me (thankfully my mafia friends were higher than her mafia friends) and having to toss drunk Russians out. I did see several people get murdered (thai and thai violence) and a more than a handful deadly motorbike accidents.
I also spent a lot of time up in Isaan where one could easily live for a few dollars a day and it's far safer with very little cause for concern.
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canada
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Canada is super expensive. A 2 bedroom apartment costs more in Toronto then a 5 bedroom huge house in vagas.
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Going to find out about Costa Rica and Panama starting tomorrow. 8)
I was born there, awesome place, tropical, Cheap in some things and expensive in others. Basically food and rent is cheap but technology related things are not cheap; cars, phones, etc all the imported things. Does not compare to the cheapness of a country in the east like thailand or Korea but it is a tropical place.
No military there and I do not think they let foreigners stay there unless they have business there or something like that, at least that is what it was like 20 years ago.
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I was born there, awesome place, tropical, Cheap in some things and expensive in others. Basically food and rent is cheap but technology related things are not cheap; cars, phones, etc all the imported things. Does not compare to the cheapness of a country in the east like thailand or Korea but it is a tropical place.
No military there and I do not think they let foreigners stay there unless they have business there or something like that, at least that is what it was like 20 years ago.
Yep...and doing business there seems much harder. also the quality of local employees is reported as better in Panama. I just came back from Honduras and loved it but it doesnt have the infrastructure of CR/Panama. This trip is the first exploratory to the area. Part work/part relaxation.
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I think you are thinking Honduras because CR has safety uses up the ass. One of my exs was from Panama. She always said I should buy there.
Voodoo curse in Honduras. White man don't belong there. Plus the west do target practice in that area with earthquake machine.
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..getting shot/stabbed/mugged?Say someone from USA who earns well just wants to up and quit, buy a cheap home in somewhere rural/scenic and live on his savings?I remember hearing from someone that you could buy somewhere in the Dominican Republic for 20 grand and live easily on very little, don't know how true though.
good question. i was wondering the same thing.
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Hey man, I am saving for the same thing. I guess it's all about what you want. I visit saint Martin every year and really enjoy it. It is on my five year plan to buy a house there. No property tax and it's very safe.
Not for whitey.
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nicaragua
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nicaragua
buying land there is tricky because ownership through the civil war and the earthquake is sketchy. Lots offolks bought land confiscated by the sandanistas only to have the orginal owners fight them in court. Locals tend to win those.
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I have land there and have never had a problem. Then again, I have had a contact there since the 80's.
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Down town New York does me just fine.Very cheap Very clean and very very safe.
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buying land there is tricky because ownership through the civil war and the earthquake is sketchy. Lots offolks bought land confiscated by the sandanistas only to have the orginal owners fight them in court. Locals tend to win those.
Blue Fields, and he is good to go.
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Down town New York does me just fine.Very cheap Very clean and very very safe.
lol downtown ny is cheap?
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I think the best combo of cheapness and safety is Spain ...
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I think the best combo of cheapness and safety is Spain ...
with their current unemployment rate. Seriously?
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lol downtown ny is cheap?
Not clean nor safe either ???
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with their current unemployment rate. Seriously?
And the fact that half the population of northern Africa lives there?
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Canada is super expensive. A 2 bedroom apartment costs more in Toronto then a 5 bedroom huge house in vagas.
i own a 5 bedroom house in toronto...
wanna rent a room? :)
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i own a 5 bedroom house in toronto...
wanna rent a room? :)
What is your house worth?
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What is your house worth?
750
and it's not even detached... :-\
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750
and it's not even detached... :-\
Fuck, that seems really cheap compared to Paris prices. How many square meters (or feet) is that house?
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Fuck, that seems really cheap compared to Paris prices. How many square meters (or feet) is that house?
1800-1900 inside + 2 large decks (3 stories)
big enough for the wife and I and the animals
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1800-1900 inside + 2 large decks (3 stories)
big enough for the wife and I and the animals
Fuck, that's about 170 square meters not including the decks. i need to move out of my city. I barely have half of that with one large balcony. I could sell it for about 850 000 euros but I would have to put about the same amount on top of it to get what you have.
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Fuck, that's about 170 square meters not including the decks. i need to move out of my city. I barely have half of that with one large balcony. I could sell it for about 850 000 euros but I would have to put about the same amount on top of it to get what you have.
A million dollar house to live in tiny shack, that fucken sucks.
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A million dollar house to live in tiny shack, that fucken sucks.
Most beautiful city in the world. ::)
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Most beautiful city in the world. ::)
For that much money the streets better be made out of gold :D
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For that much money the streets better be made out of gold :D
Actually, the city is getting dirtier day by day. More and more homeless and not even mentioning the romanians begging at every red light.
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Actually, the city is getting dirtier day by day. More and more homeless and not even mentioning the romanians begging at every red light.
sevaste loves it there
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sevaste loves it there
Sebastian is a legend among the gypsy romani community here in Paris. Their representative stated that if he came back to Paris, they would all leave. the government is still unsure if they want to trade.
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Tasmania.
Tazie is fine, Vatican could be good too .
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Oh yes, Poland. Nice people, beautiful country and epic women.
& well known pro Nazi football hooligans !.
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India.
ugliest of ugly
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in cuba as longterm tourist youre treated like a king.
its the safest place barnone worldwide, how i know i been there.
theres more than cigars and rum there,fyi ::)
& how much for hookers "services" ;D
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Isn't Saint-Martin incredibly expensive now? I too am looking for a place to flee to once all my loans are paid off. France is going down the shitter and Paris has become incredibly expensive.
My bad, Sint Maarten Dutch side. The French side is more expensive, and is an ultra peripheral eurozone member, so it uses euros and is expensive. The Dutch side is way more laid back and uses the dollar. Weird, but shits cheaper on that side, unless you are far down Orient Beach or something, then they do dollar for euro exchange straight up.
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canada
:)
this
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Salinas ,Ecuador.
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Oh yes, Poland. Nice people, beautiful country and epic women.
Considering going there this summer. What's the best month weather-wise?
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this is interesting and important.
its best if you know someone, then itl be cheaper.
since theres no official prostitution there, one has to be somewhat careful, but basicaly any girl in a club can be approached and asked.
100-200 dollaros will get you real hotties to stay with you all night.i never even asked for a quick fuck, my frends did, ill ask them what they paid, but i think its 20-30usd. and this is all hot girls,clean,healthy, not like the foolmouthed toothless monsters walking in soho-london.
in dominican republic, its cheaper and every woman is a whore, but if they know youre leaving the next day, they gonna steal your digi cam and phone and whatever they can.
in cuba noone will steal shit from you, the govt penalty is simply too ridiculous.
when i hear how some ppl say cuba isnt safe, my head could explode.
its extremly safe even for gringo face like me, unlike the gated communities all over spain, where the thieves have quite the trciks to break into a house.
With that tan you got going on you look more cuban than castro.
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canada
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canada is cold and too many taxes, and poor health care.
I would have to vote for Australia.
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Oh yes, Poland. Nice people, beautiful country and epic women.
(http://colorfully.eu/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/beautiful-polish-girl-euro-2012.jpg)
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in dominican republic, its cheaper and every woman is a whore, but if they know youre leaving the next day, they gonna steal your digi cam and phone and whatever they can.
Dominican is too hairy. I work with a guy from there...came here to be a pitcher. Cops shake down everybody. Saw pics of this guys cousin that the cops shot with a shotgun, for not pulling over quick enough.
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been a few years since I looked into this, but costa rica looked pretty appealing. your dollar will go far in panama, and a nice gated palace will only run you a couple hundred grand. I was turned off by the fact that having a wall around your property seemed to be a necessity, and most of the real estate listings talked about the playful monkeys in your yard eating your fruit from the trees. fuck that shit, I don't want to walk out of my house and run into some asshole fairy ass monkey who is having a bad day.
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(http://colorfully.eu/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/beautiful-polish-girl-euro-2012.jpg)
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:D :D :D :D
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Try Monaco if you a loaded .
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(http://colorfully.eu/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/beautiful-polish-girl-euro-2012.jpg)
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Have you been to Poland? You need to have been there to judge it for yourself.
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Sebastian is a legend among the gypsy romani community here in Paris. Their representative stated that if he came back to Paris, they would all leave. the government is still unsure if they want to trade.
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So far Costa Rica is nice but not as cheap as anticipated. There's better prices in the smaller town but still 60% of what you'd pay in the U.S. without the infrastructure bonuses. Tourism appears down here so prices need to fall.
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I did not like Poland. There were a lot of hot chicks, but I would NOT want to live there.
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So far Costa Rica is nice but not as cheap as anticipated. There's better prices in the smaller town but still 60% of what you'd pay in the U.S. without the infrastructure bonuses. Tourism appears down here so prices need to fall.
Nicaragua right next door is not as developed but just as nice...probably good to get in now.
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canada is cold and too many taxes, and poor health care.
I would have to vote for Australia.
Canadian health care is not poor health care. It's just that its not always timely. For certain surgeries its quicker to cross the border into the US if you're willing to pay the costs. One of the good things about health care in Canada is that you can be unemployed, and not worked in decades, and if you get into an accident and fuck yourself up and end up in the hospital, you are fully covered. I broke arm and tib and fib on both legs when I was in my 20's and was in the hospital here in Canada where I live for 38 days. Was attending University at the time. Had no income other than a small student loans. Didn't pay a dime for my hospital bill. I do agree that it's cold here though, but hey, I'll take a little cold over crime and overpopulation any day.
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Canadian health care is not poor health care. It's just that its not always timely. For certain surgeries its quicker to cross the border into the US if you're willing to pay the costs. One of the good things about health care in Canada is that you can be unemployed, and not worked in decades, and if you get into an accident and fuck yourself up and end up in the hospital, you are fully covered. I broke arm and tib and fib on both legs when I was in my 20's and was in the hospital here in Canada where I live for 38 days. Was attending University at the time. Had no income other than a small student loans. Didn't pay a dime for my hospital bill. I do agree that it's cold here though, but hey, I'll take a little cold over crime and overpopulation any day.
no, free and shitty.
everyone with a decent job in Canada would gladly drive to the US to see a doctor.
that being say, yes health care in the US is $$$ but it worth the price. The only problem is that not everyone can afford it.
And being that medical bills don't affect credit, yes sadly, some people do rack up a shit load of bills and never pay them.
Crime and overpopulation? Stay out of Detroit my friend. America is a big ass place and lots of nice areas.
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yeah I've had bad experiences with the Canadian health care system....couldn't even find a gp accepting new patients recently. I don't really wanna get into all of that right now as I'm in a good mood.
And I agree with you texan ...your country is nice...just gotta know where to go. Less taxes than Canada too so when you work hard you're rewarded not punished.
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Medical bills do affect credit if sent to collections.
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Canadian health care is not poor health care. It's just that its not always timely. For certain surgeries its quicker to cross the border into the US if you're willing to pay the costs. One of the good things about health care in Canada is that you can be unemployed, and not worked in decades, and if you get into an accident and fuck yourself up and end up in the hospital, you are fully covered. I broke arm and tib and fib on both legs when I was in my 20's and was in the hospital here in Canada where I live for 38 days. Was attending University at the time. Had no income other than a small student loans. Didn't pay a dime for my hospital bill. I do agree that it's cold here though, but hey, I'll take a little cold over crime and overpopulation any day.
its free and if you work whatever job you can get cured!
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no, free and shitty.
everyone with a decent job in Canada would gladly drive to the US to see a doctor.
that being say, yes health care in the US is $$$ but it worth the price. The only problem is that not everyone can afford it.
And being that medical bills don't affect credit, yes sadly, some people do rack up a shit load of bills and never pay them.
Crime and overpopulation? Stay out of Detroit my friend. America is a big ass place and lots of nice areas.
why you say shitty? i mean here we are not talking about some rare brain surgery that happens to 1 in a million but a normal medical care!
USA is the worst country for "normal" working people...why-cause you have to pay an insurance and if you have some type of rare disease and your injsurance doesnt have enough money for cover it-bye bye you are soon to be RIP!
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PANAMA vs USA
"A checkup with a physician is $50. Boomers who say they would have had to pay roughly $1,200 a month in the U.S. for health care say they are paying roughly $800 a year for coverage in Panama. "
Barbara Dove, a 66-year-old who suffers from Parkinson's disease, worried that she would eventually need in-home care if her condition deteriorates. Researching rates in Seattle, she found that nurses run $25 an hour. In Panama City, where she has lived since 2007, they cost $25 a day. Says Dove: "I didn't want my kids to have to worry about me." According to a 2006 report by the Migration Policy Institute, the number of Panama visas issued to U.S. citizens began to rise dramatically after 2003, and an estimated 25,000 U.S. expatriates live there today. "With Americans aging, the economy in shambles, and, possibly, Medicare benefits on the cutting block, it is reasonable to assume that more Americans will retire abroad, particularly to warm, sunny locations such as Panama, where they can get more value for their dollar," says the Institute's president, Demetrios Papademetriou. That's not to say life there suits everyone. Things in Panama movereallyslowly. A repairman who says he will be right over might show up days later. Water and electricity service can be spotty. In Panama City, drivers treat stop signs as a mild suggestion. "It takes a little bit of balls to retire here," says Matt Landau, a New Jersey native who is the founder of Panama City-based online portal The Panama Report. "This is not for type As. It's not your turnkey Florida retirement." Still, boomers who have recently relocated to Panama say they feel as if they have figured out a successful geographic arbitrage. When Stephen Johnson and Linda Murdock were living in Aromas, Calif., they used to moan half-jokingly about how they'd have to retire to Barstow—the armpit of the Mojave Desert, with summers in excess of 100 degrees and winters that can dip below freezing. Stephen, 63, retired as an executive of the Salinas Valley Solid Waste Authority in June 2008. His wife, Linda, 57, owned a dog-food business. The pair had watched several friends retire on depleted cash cushions. Many weren't fully eligible for Medicare and wound up spending 50% of their income on health care. The couple's retirement agita was worsened by the fact that they got a late start building equity. "We bought our first house when I was 40 and Steve was 46," says Linda. "We knew we would never have our house paid for by retirement." Over late-night pinot noir on their patio, they started talking about moving to a developing nation to stretch their money further. They had discovered Panama on a trip there in 2004 and saw it as a bargain-basement paradise. The low cost of living appealed to Steve, whose pension amounted to 40% of his pre-retirement income of $150,000. The surf-perfect weather lured Linda, who took up the sport on her 50th birthday. CRACKS IN PARADISEJohnson and Murdock are now known as the gringos who live in the house with the red door. They bought their newly remodeled 1890 hacienda near the beach in San Carlos for $100,000 cash. They moved in last year and rented out their California ranch house. The rent covers the carrying costs on that house. But Panama isn't only about the beach. The Boquete region in the mountains—Panama's answer to Boulder, Colo.—boasts loads of U.S.-style gated retirement compounds. The big draws of the area are tennis and golf. For those who are more interested in urban amenities, Panama City, which is by the sea, is sprouting yoga studios, bohemian boutiques, health-food stores, and artsy coffee houses. Still, there are tradeoffs in this seemingly easy life. "Paradise is just a place you visit," says Johnson. "If you live here, you begin to see the cracks." Those include the three months it took them to get their driver's licenses—a process that involved blood tests, a hearing exam, and lines that make a U.S. Motor Vehicles Dept. seem like a fast-food joint. But Johnson and Murdock have no major complaints, and Panama is certainly better than the Mojave. Murdock surfs—every single day—and says Johnson looks 20 years younger since retiring. They both love the way their dog can run on the beach without a leash and the fact that their doctors, many of them schooled in the U.S., happily give out their cell-phone numbers and actually answer when called. And their social life is far more active than it was in Aromas. They go out with new friends, a blend of expats and natives, almost daily, often for evenings of fish tacos and endless margaritas—for $20. "We have more time," says Johnson. "And apparently we have more money." To return to the Retirement table of contents.
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Thailand is cheap. Something like 38 bot to a dollar. You can get a decent place for cheap from what I've seen, and it's a constitutional monarchy. Also, I beliee this is the thread I stated it in, but St Maarten is where I am gonna be buying in the next five years.
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The Philippines. True story.
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with their current unemployment rate. Seriously?
There has to be some give and take. Obviously the safest won't be the cheapest and vice versa. I found Spain to be relatively cheap in terms of housing and cost of living. Very safe in the more rural areas and smaller towns.
There is no doubt cheaper and there is no doubt safer but I think it is a reasonable combination of the two - away from the big cities.
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you see how no lifers are posting here when they are fantasazing about moving somewhere where is "cheap" and without working!
live there where you are cause anyway you are not moving anywhere!
yesss buisnessman are all over get big hahahaha
it started to look like RICH PIANA MESSAGE BOARD
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Thailand is cheap. Something like 38 bot to a dollar. You can get a decent place for cheap from what I've seen, and it's a constitutional monarchy. Also, I beliee this is the thread I stated it in, but St Maarten is where I am gonna be buying in the next five years.
For how much and what type of place?