I would start by asking my spouse where they would like to retire, and take it from there.
We are going north to New England.
After the game, the king and the pawn go into the same box - Author unknown
“Unfortunately, the truth is now whatever the media say it is”
-Abbey
Considering Alaska/Idaho/Montana/Wyoming/Arkansas/Tennessee/Missouri
We'll see.
“… the greatest detractor from high performance is fear: fear that you are not prepared, fear that you are in over your head, fear that you are not worthy, and ultimately, fear of failure. If you can eliminate that fear—not through arrogance or just wishing difficulties away, but through hard work and preparation—you will put yourself in an incredibly powerful position to take on the challenges you face" - Pete Carroll.
@gabosaurus If it were Brazil, I would consider Tocatins. There's a very interesting phenomenon for retirement: Socialism heavily extracts money out of the economy. Oddly enough, Nicaragua is also a bargain. As I mentioned in my previous post, Bolivia is also financially a good choice. I also have work colleagues in Bolivia. My employer at the time became my ex-employer when I discovered that they were paid between USD 4 and USD 7 per hour. Those colleagues are my friends to this day and appreciated my attempt to stand up for them. IBM considers India as too expensive and is moving jobs from the USA and India into Bolivia, Vietnam and China. I wouldn't be surprised if IBM were to have lobbyists wanting to open technology centers in North Korea and Cuba where IT workers are available at less than one dollar per hour.
Some Brazilian IT professionals think that I'm off the wall when I warn them of their jobs being moved to Bolivia. Brazilian pay rates are triple those of Bolivia. They apparently haven't been to Bolivia in the last few years. One medium sized city I visited has 90+ IT consulting firms that provide services to the USA, Europe and Australia. Bolivian internet is first rate in the city. Those IT consulting firms in Bolivia recruit high schoolers and indigenous tribe members and train them, including fluent English plus strong programming skills.
Last edited by tailfins; 06-12-2021 at 08:35 AM.
Experienced Social Distancer ... waaaay before COVID.