This is just the issue that’s been on my mind a while now and will probably take a few years to really figure out. I posted it to the retirement sub but they deleted it.
I’ve been debating retirement overseas and considering which countries would be best, but ultimately the first decision is leaving in the first place or not. It’s one thing to have a family going with you, but another thing when you’re on your own.
Live in another country, have a much higher standard of living, better weather, as many or more luxuries than home and all that. And while sure you can make friends elsewhere, still nothing really compares to having family around. A brother and a couple cousins I could be close to if I stayed, yet it would mean a getting-by lifestyle in weather I don’t like.
The brother floated the idea of putting up a tiny home in his back yard which he’d be fine with. So far the best solution seems to be something like that, and I go back to visit 2-3 months out of the year.
But it’s tough, though. Family is great, of course, but it’s also not a small thing to go from getting-by to upper-middle-class and having more to do elsewhere, either.
This is just the issue that’s been on my mind a while now and will probably take a few years to really figure out. I posted it to the retirement sub but they deleted it.
I’ve been debating retirement overseas and considering which countries would be best, but ultimately the first decision is leaving in the first place or not. It’s one thing to have a family going with you, but another thing when you’re on your own.
Live in another country, have a much higher standard of living, better weather, as many or more luxuries than home and all that. And while sure you can make friends elsewhere, still nothing really compares to having family around. A brother and a couple cousins I could be close to if I stayed, yet it would mean a getting-by lifestyle in weather I don’t like.
The brother floated the idea of putting up a tiny home in his back yard which he’d be fine with. So far the best solution seems to be something like that, and I go back to visit 2-3 months out of the year.
But it’s tough, though. Family is great, of course, but it’s also not a small thing to go from getting-by to upper-middle-class and having more to do elsewhere, either.