Llep
Recycles dryer sheets
- Joined
- May 26, 2014
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- 64
Probably going to be RE this summer. Will only be 52. Would like to buy a condo in Sun City but too young for that. Moved where I am now for the job and don't want to hang around once I am RE. Am considering spending time abroad between now and at least 55 and then reassess. Have visited many nice places and have decided upon 3 final candidates. I know all of the rules for long term visas and none of the three present any great difficulty. Where I get hung up on the whole expat thing is accessing my money from abroad. I don't even think about it here but should something happen (wallet stolen, a clean out burglary) it would be a bummer but easily straightened out. My big paranoia is being in Thailand, Mexico or Ecuador, with no local cash and not being able to access my funds. The last few years have been very bad for the relatives in my immediate family in terms of passing away and the few remaining friends and relatives I have would have difficulty putting their own hands on funds to wire me to help me out in an emergency. I feel like I am afraid for no good reason other than the unknown. Do any of you have experience living overseas with regard to moving money around and can you help put my mind at ease? Some of my fears involve not being able to log into accounts, not being able to get funds transferred into local banks, being told I need to come into the bank for certain things, etc.. What are some of the things I should start thinking about? Thanks for your help.