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5 Places to Retire On Social Security Alone
yahoo ^ | Friday, June 18, 2010 | Kathleen Peddicord

Posted on 06/19/2010 7:39:53 AM PDT by BenLurkin

The average Social Security check is about $1,200. You can receive that payment while living anywhere in the world. In some countries, you can even have your Social Security check direct-deposited into your local bank account. Here are five places where you could retire on your Social Security income alone.

Boquete, Panama. Panama offers super user-friendly options for foreign residency. Resident retirees receive a long list of benefits including discounts on everything from prescription medicines and in-country air travel to closing costs on the purchase of real estate.

Granada, Nicaragua. Granada is ... home to a welcoming community of expat retirees enjoying new lives in this land of lakes and volcanoes. You could live well in Granada on about $900 per month.

Hangzou, China. About $1,000 a month could buy you a comfortable and super-exotic new life in Hangzou.

Morelia, Mexico. You could retire on a budget of about $1,100 per month in this colonial city full of charm and history.

Cuenca, Ecuador. The average monthly Social Security check ($1,200) could also buy you a pleasant new life in Cuenca. The city has an established community of expats who will welcome you and help with your transition.

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TOPICS: Humor
KEYWORDS: costofliving; expats; holdontourmoney; income; leavegoodoleusa; retire; retirement; senior; seniorcitizens; seniors; socialsecurity
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To: AlexW

Have they gotten rid of the Muslim insurgents?


101 posted on 06/19/2010 5:05:47 PM PDT by Chickensoup (The Acting President....is an incompetent puppet of Soros.)
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To: Chickensoup

“Have they gotten rid of the Muslim insurgents?”

I have never seen a Muzie here.
As I mentioned on another post, there are probably more in Detroit then in the Philippines.

They do have a group of insurgents, but they are down in Mindanao, and on Jolo Island, nowhere near anything.


102 posted on 06/19/2010 5:12:44 PM PDT by AlexW
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To: GOPJ

I have a big old house on thirty acres. Am thining of having roomates with separate kitches and baths quite a bit. We should be able to have cleaning help and a relaxed country life a half hour from city lights.


103 posted on 06/19/2010 5:15:24 PM PDT by Chickensoup (The Acting President....is an incompetent puppet of Soros.)
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To: AlexW

My wife is from San Carlos City...i have seriously considered retiring there...do you have decent access to pharmacies? How is the medical care?


104 posted on 06/19/2010 5:26:44 PM PDT by chasio649 (amused)
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To: chasio649

I fo not know San Carlos.
I have been only to Bacolod and Dumaguete on Negros.
I live on Cebu, two hours south of Cebu city.

Even small towns have various drug counters.
I do not take any drugs or have any known medical problems,
but many, if not most of the American Expats here are grossly overweight, taking numerous medications, look like hell, but seem to survive.

I did buy some oral antibiotics for an infected scratch, and had no problem getting what I needed.
Most drugs do not need a prescription unless you are buying from one of the big drug chains in the cities.

Most every town has some sort of hospital.


105 posted on 06/19/2010 5:39:52 PM PDT by AlexW
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To: AlexW

San Carlos is straight east of Bacolod...on the coast...i may be traveling there next year for a visit.


106 posted on 06/19/2010 5:42:52 PM PDT by chasio649 (amused)
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To: Nik Naym
Everybody knows they are called VANILLA envelopes.

I ordered a Manila milkshake once and I couldn't figure out why anybody liked 'em.

It tasted like licking a postage stamp to me.

107 posted on 06/19/2010 9:00:59 PM PDT by seowulf ("If you write a whole line of zeroes, it's still---nothing"...Kira Alexandrovna Argounova)
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To: mojitojoe

??? If the fan has been hit, how will all this international travel happen? Where will the money come from?


108 posted on 06/19/2010 9:21:16 PM PDT by stuartcr (Everything happens as God wants it to...otherwise, things would be different)
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To: SeeSharp

Perfect to live in philipines, they speak english over there !
It costS only $300 /month to live in cambodia or vietnam , but i didnt see on that list either !


109 posted on 06/19/2010 9:59:08 PM PDT by ComeCulturedGirl (I win !)
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To: joesjane
I would be interested in more info on the ex military enclaves if anyone has info.

Retired Activities Office - Subic Bay, Philippines

http://www.raosubic.com/

Website has lots of info for Military Retirees and others who are thinking of moving to the Subic Bay Area (Olongapo City, Barrio Barretto, Subic City and the old Subic Bay Navy Base). You can also contact them via the contact info from their website. Also has links to a local VFW and Fleet Reserve Association (FRA) Posts and a few local establishments.

VFW Post 2485, Angeles City, Philippines. Location of the old Clark Air Force Base.

http://www.vfwpost2485.com/

Has some info on visiting Angeles City. Also has contact info where you might be able to inquire about living there and what is going on in Angeles City.

This link is to American Legion Post 123, also located in Angeles City, Philippines. - http://www.philampost123.org/

111 posted on 06/19/2010 11:12:10 PM PDT by AmericaOne (Sneaking In is NOT Immigration!!!)
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To: Chickensoup
"Have they gotten rid of the Muslim insurgents?"

The Muslim population is on Mindanao and some expats live there in Davao city. The Muslim population in the PI is not particularly hostile to Americans. In the past the US has been the only thing keeping the other Filipinos from trying to wipe the Muslims out. There has been some violence and kidnappings in the past though. Historically, the Muslim violence that has occurred has been in pursuit of independence, not the usual convert-the-infidels, free Palestine, or bring-back-the-caliphate nonsense.

112 posted on 06/19/2010 11:18:26 PM PDT by SeeSharp
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To: stuartcr

What money? You still letting them use your money? International travel? Buy a damn home elsewhere NOW, I’m not going into details on here. I’m sure you will figure it out.


113 posted on 06/19/2010 11:32:35 PM PDT by mojitojoe (banking institutions are more dangerous to our liberties than standing armies. Thomas Jefferson)
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To: mojitojoe

OK, I don’t have a clue what you talking about now.


114 posted on 06/19/2010 11:34:58 PM PDT by stuartcr (Everything happens as God wants it to...otherwise, things would be different)
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To: stuartcr

I don’t have a clue what you are asking so that makes us even.


115 posted on 06/20/2010 12:32:38 AM PDT by mojitojoe (banking institutions are more dangerous to our liberties than standing armies. Thomas Jefferson)
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To: Travis McGee
And when the locals get riled at Uncle Sam (and eventually they always do) suddenly unpopular Gringo

You talking about LA?

116 posted on 06/20/2010 5:15:03 PM PDT by itsahoot (Each generation takes to excess, what the previous generation accepted in moderation.)
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To: AmericaOne

thank you so much for the info!


117 posted on 06/20/2010 5:54:59 PM PDT by joesjane (The strength of the pack is the wolf - Rudyard Kipling)
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To: itsahoot

Damn right! Hey, I’m an “expat” from SoCal to N FL.


118 posted on 06/20/2010 6:09:11 PM PDT by Travis McGee (---www.EnemiesForeignAndDomestic.com---)
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119 posted on 06/20/2010 6:13:27 PM PDT by eastforker (.If you design an idiot proof gadget, society will just build a better idiot!)
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To: Travis McGee

How’s the PI on, ummm, “self-defense issues”?


120 posted on 06/21/2010 4:07:41 AM PDT by DuncanWaring (The Lord uses the good ones; the bad ones use the Lord.)
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