I can tell you about how I've done it and have been happy. If you're debating with me on behalf of the "can't do" crowd, you can tell me that I'm different (or I'm lying or some such thing), or if you're a "can doer" and seeking information you can say "wow, that's neat-- tell me more!".
But first your thoughts on this and post #102?
I am a student of history, so I watch trends and try to imazine where they lead. Personally I am a can do person, I started a software company that I still work for, I own a little bar and I have invented quite a few really nice (software) things. I started life as an uneducated brick layer and worked myself up the food chain, so I am kind of a self motovated person, but I have never forgotten where I came from and I'd like to see others be able to do the same. hope that answers your question.
106 - "I can tell you about how I've done it and have been happy. " (live on $4.50/hour).
And don'tell me to collect a US salary/retirement from a US source and live in a low cost of living place like Panama.