old woman
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Since I am 63 I believe what was on my statements but mentally deduct 300 because they will deduct something for medicare.
As all my assets are now overseas, means testing should not present a problem.
My questions on your choice of Peru were unrelated but I am interested, having been there once or twice. Why not Brazil, for example? Latin America is well known for its boom-bust cycles and few have escaped harm financial harm. Not challenging and I am genuinely interested in how/why Peru and also how you protect your local purchasing power intact without excessive exposure to soft currency risk.
Central location and best cuisine were not the first things in my mind when thinking about Peru, although the food is quite tasty. As for Latin women, I married one and fathered two, and have an opinion on the subject. Comparing women in Latin America with the US is a bit unfair because in most LA countries if they are not born into affluent families they have very little resource or opportunity and are easily exploited.Central location put all of SA at my doorstep as well as making it the Economic bridge between Brazil and China, Peruvian cuisine is the the best in the Western Hemisphere and considered top 3 in the world. People work to live as opposed to living to work. As a single gent, I found most Women were interested in your heart as opposed to your wallet.
I love the culture, and the fact that everything in Life is within 20 square blocks.
BUT, I came here years ago and Peru has changed a lot. While it works for me in my situation , YMMV!
I'm 39, for planning purposes I assume I will get no Social Security (which has been my assumption since the 80s), and if it turns out that it is there after all, I will enjoy an extra luxurious old age with fancier travel accommodations than I would book otherwise, more sushi, etc. And if it turns out that it is gone, well, I won't be derailed because I'm working towards a happy and secure retirement without it.
I started one here, hopefully you can add your views. http://www.early-retirement.org/forums/f28/question-for-the-expats-57697.htmlProbably, should start a separate thread