Comments on: Luck, Hard Work, and Retiring Overseas http://thefinancebuff.com/luck-hard-work-and-retiring-overseas.html like a friend telling you about money ... Fri, 10 Feb 2012 17:31:35 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.2 By: TFB http://thefinancebuff.com/luck-hard-work-and-retiring-overseas.html#comment-4241 TFB Mon, 26 Jul 2010 18:40:53 +0000 http://thefinancebuff.com/2010/07/luck-hard-work-and-retiring-overseas.html#comment-4241 Scoot - Costa Rica has no permanent standing army. It abolished its military in 1948. Scoot – Costa Rica has no permanent standing army. It abolished its military in 1948.

]]> By: Scoot http://thefinancebuff.com/luck-hard-work-and-retiring-overseas.html#comment-4240 Scoot Mon, 26 Jul 2010 18:36:54 +0000 http://thefinancebuff.com/2010/07/luck-hard-work-and-retiring-overseas.html#comment-4240 maybe a little too close to Hugo Chavez for me to live there. what kind of military does Costa Rica have? maybe a little too close to Hugo Chavez for me to live there. what kind of military does Costa Rica have?

]]> By: TFB http://thefinancebuff.com/luck-hard-work-and-retiring-overseas.html#comment-4225 TFB Sat, 24 Jul 2010 02:39:42 +0000 http://thefinancebuff.com/2010/07/luck-hard-work-and-retiring-overseas.html#comment-4225 Zack - The mother and daughter were of African descent. It was apparent they were the minority. According to Wikipedia, Blacks make up only 3% of the Costa Rican population. Zack – The mother and daughter were of African descent. It was apparent they were the minority. According to Wikipedia, Blacks make up only 3% of the Costa Rican population.

]]> By: Zack http://thefinancebuff.com/luck-hard-work-and-retiring-overseas.html#comment-4224 Zack Sat, 24 Jul 2010 01:09:19 +0000 http://thefinancebuff.com/2010/07/luck-hard-work-and-retiring-overseas.html#comment-4224 When you thought the B&B was "minority-owned," was that because you were aware that Costa Rica is 80% white? Dark-skinned people are a majority in most of Latin America. When you thought the B&B was “minority-owned,” was that because you were aware that Costa Rica is 80% white? Dark-skinned people are a majority in most of Latin America.

]]> By: ctreit http://thefinancebuff.com/luck-hard-work-and-retiring-overseas.html#comment-4216 ctreit Wed, 21 Jul 2010 02:39:56 +0000 http://thefinancebuff.com/2010/07/luck-hard-work-and-retiring-overseas.html#comment-4216 Where in Costa Rica did you go? - I just came back last week. We met an older American couple who was looking into retiring there. They looked at some projects on the Caribbean side. But there are no bargains to be had there anymore. If you want to be close to the ocean, it will cost you a pretty penny. Where in Costa Rica did you go? – I just came back last week. We met an older American couple who was looking into retiring there. They looked at some projects on the Caribbean side. But there are no bargains to be had there anymore. If you want to be close to the ocean, it will cost you a pretty penny.

]]> By: Ted Valentine http://thefinancebuff.com/luck-hard-work-and-retiring-overseas.html#comment-4210 Ted Valentine Mon, 19 Jul 2010 17:31:14 +0000 http://thefinancebuff.com/2010/07/luck-hard-work-and-retiring-overseas.html#comment-4210 For me, being away from family and friends is too high a cost of living for retiring in a foreign country. For me, being away from family and friends is too high a cost of living for retiring in a foreign country.

]]> By: KD http://thefinancebuff.com/luck-hard-work-and-retiring-overseas.html#comment-4209 KD Mon, 19 Jul 2010 14:10:26 +0000 http://thefinancebuff.com/2010/07/luck-hard-work-and-retiring-overseas.html#comment-4209 I would say you may not get a "grand" deal by moving when you retire simply because many people have already moved before you boosting the cost of living there. But still, you may be able to get a deal simply based on the cost of living and the exchange rate. I would say you may not get a “grand” deal by moving when you retire simply because many people have already moved before you boosting the cost of living there. But still, you may be able to get a deal simply based on the cost of living and the exchange rate.

]]> By: Random Poster http://thefinancebuff.com/luck-hard-work-and-retiring-overseas.html#comment-4208 Random Poster Mon, 19 Jul 2010 14:04:08 +0000 http://thefinancebuff.com/2010/07/luck-hard-work-and-retiring-overseas.html#comment-4208 "It must be quite common for Americans to retire there." I would say so, judging solely by the number of House Hunter International shows on HGTV that are filmed in Costa Rica. “It must be quite common for Americans to retire there.”

I would say so, judging solely by the number of House Hunter International shows on HGTV that are filmed in Costa Rica.

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