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Post by revirdsuba99 on Jul 10, 2024 21:32:16 GMT
They’ve rarely done anything to help so we’re indifferent as to where they are. Abbott withheld federal disaster funds from Harris County (which had the most $$ in damage) after Harvey just because we don’t vote for him. Biden has said he’ll get federal funding directly to affected counties this time instead of letting Abbott/the state distribute it like Trump did. We’re better off that way. Me, I’m just planning our move to Spain. Oh how exciting. I hope you will post lots of information and such. I know many of us will be living vicariously through you and others living abroad. That is IF we would be allowed the internet!! They might even monitor our mail at all the massive central collection stations... oh wait, DeJoy will just shut it down... He's doing a good job of it already. |
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Post by Scrapper100 on Jul 10, 2024 21:35:08 GMT
Oh how exciting. I hope you will post lots of information and such. I know many of us will be living vicariously through you and others living abroad. It’s not happening immediately - setting the end of 2025 as a target. Oh do you have a while here yet. With the way things are going I thought maybe you were bugging out 😂 still a huge change. Sometimes I think it would be fun to retire in another country but don’t have any idea where. It sounds like a fun adventure. |
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Post by revirdsuba99 on Jul 10, 2024 21:42:06 GMT
Scrapper100 unfortunately not every country wants us....
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Post by Merge on Jul 10, 2024 21:52:57 GMT
It’s not happening immediately - setting the end of 2025 as a target. Oh do you have a while here yet. With the way things are going I thought maybe you were bugging out 😂 still a huge change. Sometimes I think it would be fun to retire in another country but don’t have any idea where. It sounds like a fun adventure. We want to at least stay until our youngest graduates college. The expat process can be difficult, depending on the country. It helps a lot if you can show private resources that mean you won’t be a burden on their safety net, obviously. We’ll probably spend the first couple of years on six-month tourist visas here and there before deciding where we ultimately want to land. |
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Post by Scrapper100 on Jul 11, 2024 0:21:28 GMT
Scrapper100 unfortunately not every country wants us.... So true and I think the number that does has shrunk in recent years. |
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Post by Scrapper100 on Jul 11, 2024 0:25:03 GMT
Oh do you have a while here yet. With the way things are going I thought maybe you were bugging out 😂 still a huge change. Sometimes I think it would be fun to retire in another country but don’t have any idea where. It sounds like a fun adventure. We want to at least stay until our youngest graduates college. The expat process can be difficult, depending on the country. It helps a lot if you can show private resources that mean you won’t be a burden on their safety net, obviously. We’ll probably spend the first couple of years on six-month tourist visas here and there before deciding where we ultimately want to land. I know some countries want a huge payment. I haven’t looked into it much. There is definitely the thought that it would be nice to have a backup plan or two in the coming years. We don’t speak Spanish or any language well enough to consider a non English speaking country long term but I would love to spend time in many countries. |
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Post by Merge on Jul 11, 2024 0:48:28 GMT
We want to at least stay until our youngest graduates college. The expat process can be difficult, depending on the country. It helps a lot if you can show private resources that mean you won’t be a burden on their safety net, obviously. We’ll probably spend the first couple of years on six-month tourist visas here and there before deciding where we ultimately want to land. I know some countries want a huge payment. I haven’t looked into it much. There is definitely the thought that it would be nice to have a backup plan or two in the coming years. We don’t speak Spanish or any language well enough to consider a non English speaking country long term but I would love to spend time in many countries. Duolingo is free! No time like the present. |
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Post by Scrapper100 on Jul 11, 2024 1:01:08 GMT
I know some countries want a huge payment. I haven’t looked into it much. There is definitely the thought that it would be nice to have a backup plan or two in the coming years. We don’t speak Spanish or any language well enough to consider a non English speaking country long term but I would love to spend time in many countries. Duolingo is free! No time like the present. I really should try. I was horrible at it when younger. I took German and Spanish and a month after it was forgotten. If course I have more desire to learn now. Of course I have trouble understanding sone people speaking English. I just have trouble hearing but not enough for a hearing aid |
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Post by anaterra on Jul 11, 2024 1:13:41 GMT
I follow a flight attendant on youtube and Instagram who literally just moved her family from Florida to Spain...
It helps that her in laws live in Spain.. she is planning to keep her job and just commute back to the US for flights every few months...
WonderfullyAle... if you are interested
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