Retiring outside the USA

[Brett]

My wife and I have started looking at real estate in Nicaragua. We probably will stay right here, but were dreaming of retiring down there.

Question. Tell me if I'm wrong, but living your last years in Nicaragua, you still have to pay full federal taxes, right? Had anyone you know tried retirement outside the country?

 

[vol46]

My wife and I have started looking at real estate in Nicaragua. We probably will stay right here, but were dreaming of retiring down there.

Question. Tell me if I'm wrong, but living your last years in Nicaragua, you still have to pay full federal taxes, right? Had anyone you know tried retirement outside the country?

As far as I know there is no place in the world where you can retire without Uncle Sam getting his cut.
Been looking for a retirement place now for a few years, asia, central america, and the carribean.
Heading down to Ecuador in a few weeks to check out the cost of living down there.
May not ever move but, it's sure nice to dream.
Later, Vol46

 

[fuzzduzz]

Vol46,
Of all the places you've been so far which has been the most retirement friendly? I'm starting to look into this myself starting with Costa Rica...

 

[GGal]

Hey, you guys should look at retirement in South GA.....very low cost of living (check out home prices on realtor.com), low utilities, lots of golf courses, warm weather year round......we're staying right here.....housing and utilities very affordable.

GA

 

[Brett]

"Hey, you guys should look at retirement in South GA....."

I considered retiring to GA, but have been told the language is too hard to learn.:laugh:

 

[vol46]

Costa Rica is a very pretty country with nice weather. Fairly low cost of living but, with all the americans moving down there, prices will soon rise. High inflation there also.
I guess Thailand would be my 1st choice for retirement. Low cost of housing, healthcare, food, and plenty of golf courses. Drawbacks, being the travel time from the states, and it's hot as hell there.
Still looking for my utopia.
Later, Vol46

 

[rokid]

Also, the bugs are really big in Thailand!:laugh:

 

[GGal]

"Hey, you guys should look at retirement in South GA....."

I considered retiring to GA, but have been told the language is too hard to learn.:laugh:

Not for us intellectuals. LOL!

It's easy once you get the hang of it. Every vowel is very, very long......words per minute is very low.....words are incomplete.....and all the words sometimes run together in a sentence.

nice = eyes, with an n in front.....same for rice, dice, etc.
jewelry = jury
was not me = wuttinme

GA

 

[nnuut]

now you's speakin' my language You'all How about that bad peanut butter? Do you think them peanuts was Jimmy's?

 

[Spaf]

http://usads.ms11.net/southern-talk.html ............

 

[ATCJeff]

Hey, you guys should look at retirement in South GA.....very low cost of living (check out home prices on realtor.com), low utilities, lots of golf courses, warm weather year round......we're staying right here.....housing and utilities very affordable.

GA

And we may lose the state tax very soon.

 

[James48843]

My dream is the island nation of St. Kitts.

Cost of living isn't bad.

Beaches everywhere.

They speak english.

People are wonderfully friendly.

A new hospital in 2003 means decent health care available.

You can swim out on the reefs, and catch a lobster for dinner.

I went there on vacation, and seriously considered chucking it all and not coming back.

If you haven't been there, you should go.

http://www.stkittstourism.kn/

 

[marco59]

My wife's from Georgia. She wants to know what part of Georgia you're talking about, because the accents change when you go from the mountains to Atlanta, or into South Georgia. You'll need a different translator for each one.

 

[Spaf]

From Macon south.....

 

[marco59]

You're gonna have to get somebody else, then. Her brother in law is from Macon and I still can't understand him after all these years. My wife is a North Georgia Redneck.

 

[Spaf]

Had flight school in Hinesville. Later lived in Georgia. Really a nice state. Son and grandkids still there.
Albany GA used to have a annual chitlin cook off! You could smell the cooking all the way to I-75.......

 

[Spaf]

In Texas
The city of Houston is pronounced "Hew-ston"
In Georgia
The city of Houston is pronounced "House-ston"

.....:cheesy: ......

 

[GGal]

You're gonna have to get somebody else, then. Her brother in law is from Macon and I still can't understand him after all these years. My wife is a North Georgia Redneck.

My husband is from Macon, and he thinks he's more worldly and sophisticated than I. He calls me a country bumpkin.

GA

 

[nnuut]

In Texas
The city of Houston is pronounced "Hew-ston"
In Georgia
The city of Houston is pronounced "House-ston"

.....:cheesy: ......

House-ton in Central Ga! It's a long story!

 

[James48843]

American Senior Citizen Retiree in Costa Rice is mugged,
Kills mugger with bare hands.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070223...ist_mugging;_ylt=ApudRky0Gp5UFsxIknp7bn3MWM0F