Posted on 01/03/2010 7:56:09 AM PST by Diana in Wisconsin
“Get Out of Debt in 2010”
Get out of the U.S. in 2010...posthaste.
Never once used a credit card and it was quite different! LOL
Good for you! I’m already stashing things for next year. I ‘shopped at home’ and made things myself this season, so did Husband.
It was very nice; very ‘Gift of the Magi.’ :)
Making gifts like fudge and cookies and stuff is another good things to do that people appreciate. We used those pre-sized post office boxes and did spend some on postage but it was worth it.
Slow go but working on it. I have been in credit counseling for a year and it has bought me some breathing room when things really went south for me over a year ago. Things may actually start improving soon so I can do more than just breathe. It was my own fault and I have learned my lesson.
If you are retired, Panama has special privileges for non Panamanian retirees without the need of becoming citizens.
You have asked more than just a valid question.
Other expats who live elsewhere need to come forward and help with this information.
I suggest you go to Google and lookup retirement in Panama or becoming an expat in Panama before retirement. Life is very good here.
I wish I could be more helpful, but you need to use Google and checkout their expat information.
If you decide and can, welcome to Panama.
P.S.
I forgot a very important detail: Panama has great doctors/patient care/ hospitals.
Many doctors are U.S. trained/graduates.
Panama is not a banana republic. It is very progressive.
And yes, you can have your own health insurance.
Obama will punish you if you do.
What we are seeing is a civil war of ideas and it's not the first time and won't be the last.
Interestingly enough, it seems that since post WWII, if the US sneezes, the rest of the world wipes it's nose, even Panama.
We will get through this, but it may well be painful. Pain is a good teacher. Fortunately for some, pain is not remembered which is why we need history to remind us.
These libtards we are dealing with today have been ignoring or re-writing history for decades, and they don't see the truth of it anymore or believe a distorted view like it is a religion. Their beliefs and ideas must be destroyed or severely cut out of society before we can move forward once again.
This is coming at some point, and it will be messy, but we will survive it.
If you’re not familiar with the community boards over on Dave’s site, they are a wealth of information and inspiration! Keep up the good work. We’re all pullin’ for ya!
http://www.daveramsey.com/category/community/
Dave’s Five “Must Dos” for 2010:
http://www.daveramsey.com/article/daves-five-must-dos-for-2010/lifeandmoney_goalsetting/text1/
“Well, I’m the sort of patriot who will fight to the death before thinking of leaving. I’m sorta invested in the concept of America and it’s roots.”
I agree with you.
A lot of us were in the font lines against Noriega. (Also think Honduras and Iran.) There was no carnival crap with folks laughing it up with children around to include clowns in costumes. The situation was serious and not a party.
Thus far, I have an awful feeling nobody is going to be there to cover your back.
Too many folks here on FR brag how many firearms purchased along with bullets. What a waste of money because it is all talk in the end.
The word “chicken” comes to mind which DOES NOT include you.
Thank you for your post. It was a great, honest read.
Keep safe. Keep in touch.
My best regards.
font lines = front lines
Printed and bookmarked.
If I may
Keeping 3 to 6 moths of cash might have been a good idea a few years back (we tell folks 2 months) given the loss of value of the dollar.
Getting out of debt - or better yet, never geting into the hole in the first place, is likely the best “investment’ most folks can make.
OTOH, personal finance is just that. When we busted a gut to be debt free in 1980, it was hard. We have stayed that way ever since with the exception of a home purchase. Even that was paid off in 14 years.
Now, we pay cash, save for major purchaces and use the credit card to get airline miles (we live in AK) to use on visits.
The lack of worry, of course, is priceless.
I am very fortunate to have a wife with the same mindset - we will do without rather than go into debt.
Luckily, the guy doesn’t even know I exist. ;)
Most people aren't sophisticated enough to hedge against the dollar. At this point, inflation is rather tame. If it heats up, one can always do something about then.
At this time, all the kids are grown and I'm retired. I can do nothing but lead and that's what I would bring to the table now.
Sure, there are many fair weather soldiers, but everyone has a place and a responsibility. When the time comes, they will be there, just as they were for George Washington. If you recall, George nearly lost faith because so many of his soldiers gave up and went home before the fight even started. many more deserted after but they all became war hero's and took credit after Washington turned the tide with only what was left and it was not much.
I can imagine how he felt and how he ignored those feelings to lead the country that largely had forsaken him and left him when the chips were down and all looked lost.
All things have changed with time, but remain the same as far as human nature is concerned. People don't really change, and circumstances always repeat.
That is what history teaches us and why nirvana and the promised land of liberal beliefs will never be achieved. They continue to believe in the perfect.
You can't have perfection with anything but a machine. People are far too flawed and that is not necessarily a bad thing. It's what makes life interesting.
Happy new year all of my fellow Dave Ramsey fans.
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