Posted on 07/20/2018 9:16:21 AM PDT by C19fan
After decades teaching social studies at a California high school, Noel Correa moved to Nicaragua, buying a home on the outskirts of this colonial city. Then, the country he chose as his retirement paradise began to unravel.
“We were just getting settled when the fighting broke out,” said Mr. Correa, 67, who arrived here with his wife in December. “Now we are in limbo.”
So are many other expats caught up in a three-month-old uprising against Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega, whose crackdown in response has killed more than 300 people.
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Congrats on your move. I also am in the PNW and it’s expensive. Property taxes, food, fuel it all adds up and when we retire (soon) it’s going to be hard. Overall are you happy with the move, how about being far away from other family? that would be hard for us.
We all are. Thinking it can't happen here is Pollyannish. The primary difference is here we have been, can be, and will be armed. In those other countries, arms are generally not allowed to foreigners.
Play stupid games, win stupid prizes.
With the drug trafficking going on in Central America, I would be concerned about the long-term stability of any country along those trade routes. Any of them could become Mexico quickly.
I’d go to Poland. The only thing I’d have to worry about is a Russian invasion. ;)
My neighbors called me “Mr. Douglas” at first, even though I only wear my three piece suit when pumping gas, never when driving my tractor. :)
Stuck between Russia and Germany - what could go wrong!!
Ah, the joy of being a US ex-patriate in an unstable banana republic, which thet almost all are. But the beaches ate so pretty, they said. But the cost of living is so low, they said.
There is no way in hell I would retire outside of the good old US of A, for all her warts.
Looks like the expats may soon be getting plenty of “bang” for their trouble...
Retire to a Communist dictatorship...What could possibly go wrong?
I never got the appeal of moving to 3rd world countries...especially those who don’t want you armed. After a while, they start licking their chops at what you have.
I’m relocating as well now. We may put a bid on a house much further south this very week (or day). My taxes are insane and they now want to tax WATER.
Funny you mention that (about family).
My middle daughter moved to a suburb of Phoenix, and my olderst, just two weeks ago, moved to southeast LOUISVILLE, KY!!!!
I practically go by their house every day on my way home from work. Yeah, the one drawback Is my 150 mile round trip commute. But it’s worth it, since I’m averaging 70 mph on the whole thing. :)
We absolutely love it here. And the ANNUAL property taxes on our 32 acres with a home, barn, shed, and two creeks, is less than one months Toyota Camry payment. And when we turn 65 it goes down about another 25%.
Oh, and though this is an income tax state, it doesn’t apply to SS. Not one cent. It’s like you never received the money, even if you still work and earn a good income.
If you’ve been well employed your entire life, you can live quite comfortably here on SS alone, even more so if both of you were.
However, if there was no such thing as air conditioning, I would not live here.
“So we did the next best thing. We “ex-patriated” from seattle to a farm in south-central Kentucky. The cost of living for retirees is a fraction of what it is in Seattle. And a huge part of that benefit is the taxes.”
And more than likely, your neighbors will help you out if you need it.
We don’t like fellers like you movin’ here. I bet you own shoes and gots most of yer teeth. You better watch yerseff.
CA teacher makes bad investment in socialist banana republic. Looses. That’s news?
who’s yer people?
And more than likely, your neighbors will help you out if you need it.
We hand out eggs to our neighbors. One neighbor came over with his behind tractor rototiller that utterly pulverized the ground for our 1/4 acre garden, and also gave us a ton of his tomato plants.
I could go on, but it’s almost like living in the 50’s, but with internet and reliable cars. We love it.
Welcome to the Bluegrass state! :)
So many retire to Mexico. This sort of thing right away convinces me to never consider it.
These are unstable nations with a lot of corruption. I am staying here which comparatively speaking is paradise.
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