Hi there...am I retired now???

[Poopycat]

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Originally Posted by WyomingLife Here's what it looks like in one landlocked village in fly-over country on the way to the West Coast. No income taxes here. Also no corporate income taxes. It's a hard life here. No beauty, no taxes. Suffering abounds. It is a lot more challenging here than Portugal, too. Or maybe that was Spain, or Mexico.

Very pretty.

[Retired Expat]

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Originally Posted by Poopycat Thanks. Yes, the more I think about it, the more I prefer to stay in the US. I have been researching other countries and have a Top 5 list, but I’m hoping I can find health care options here because adjusting to a new country where I don’t know anybody and I have to adjust to a new culture and perhaps even a new language may be too much for me. I really just want a simple life, walking a dog or two by the ocean, doing some volunteer or paid part-time work, cuddling up with a couple of kitties, playing tennis, then heading to dinner. I can do that in this country. But as you say, I’ll keep the expat option as the SHTF option

As one who chose the Expat option in my early 50’sit was the best possible choice! It allowed for a seriously cheaper but my healthier lifestyle. Had to learn another language and that gets harder every year as well as how another culture and society works.

Btw; the beach is 2 blocks away, my Expat insurance is far less than my share of employer program, medications are same price as what my copay was in the US. During this crazy time, it is not crazy here! Restrictions but far less and far safer than in the US right now.

So don’t be so quick to throw out the Expat option. If that is something you want to experience in your life, if not now, when? Or soon once planes are flying.