Comments on: 9 Places Where You Can Retire and Live Like a King http://www.mint.com/blog/goals/9-places-where-you-can-retire-and-live-like-a-king/ The blog of the free, simple personal finance solution. Track all your spending automatically, find the best deals, save more money. And save the world. Sun, 12 Feb 2012 05:07:51 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 By: Hugh Leong http://www.mint.com/blog/goals/9-places-where-you-can-retire-and-live-like-a-king/comment-page-1/#comment-49121 Hugh Leong Mon, 31 May 2010 04:57:26 +0000 http://www.mint.com/blog/?p=7420#comment-49121 Chiang Mai Thailand is one of the better places to retire to. The weather, especially in the winter, is wonderful. The food is great and the people are charming. Check out the website retire2thailand.com for lots of information and to read about Retired Life in Thailand see ebooksinthailand.com Chiang Mai Thailand is one of the better places to retire to. The weather, especially in the winter, is wonderful. The food is great and the people are charming. Check out the website retire2thailand.com for lots of information and to read about Retired Life in Thailand see ebooksinthailand.com ]]> By: ron http://www.mint.com/blog/goals/9-places-where-you-can-retire-and-live-like-a-king/comment-page-1/#comment-47762 ron Wed, 14 Apr 2010 02:35:52 +0000 http://www.mint.com/blog/?p=7420#comment-47762 wow chill out on italy, i lived there for 13 years, yes Napoli is not the best city, nor is Roma, but maybe you should check the little towns like villa san michelle di campobasso. or itri, malfia, they are nice towns with good people, and the same type of bad people in italy can be found in any where in the world, if i was to retire it would be 1 of the two places, italy, maybe itri or canada any where there is nice and wild lol wow chill out on italy, i lived there for 13 years, yes Napoli is not the best city, nor is Roma, but maybe you should check the little towns like villa san michelle di campobasso. or itri, malfia, they are nice towns with good people, and the same type of bad people in italy can be found in any where in the world, if i was to retire it would be 1 of the two places, italy, maybe itri or canada any where there is nice and wild lol ]]> By: Bill http://www.mint.com/blog/goals/9-places-where-you-can-retire-and-live-like-a-king/comment-page-1/#comment-47221 Bill Thu, 01 Apr 2010 03:59:11 +0000 http://www.mint.com/blog/?p=7420#comment-47221 Omg Italy, are you kidding me? The reason it is so cheap is because it is a dump and the people are awful. Everywhere you go in italy you get ripped off and you just feel dirty. Anyone planning on living here will be damned sorry and coming back with ther tail between their legs. hahaha Italy, yeah right! Ever wonder why there are so friggin many Italians abroad? because italy is a complete dump..venice, naples whatever its all gross to me. And anyone who says different hasnt been there or is still romantisizing something in their minds, something unrelated to Italy itself. Omg Italy, are you kidding me? The reason it is so cheap is because it is a dump and the people are awful. Everywhere you go in italy you get ripped off and you just feel dirty. Anyone planning on living here will be damned sorry and coming back with ther tail between their legs. hahaha Italy, yeah right! Ever wonder why there are so friggin many Italians abroad? because italy is a complete dump..venice, naples whatever its all gross to me. And anyone who says different hasnt been there or is still romantisizing something in their minds, something unrelated to Italy itself. ]]> By: BriStoneManor http://www.mint.com/blog/goals/9-places-where-you-can-retire-and-live-like-a-king/comment-page-1/#comment-44798 BriStoneManor Thu, 28 Jan 2010 03:40:58 +0000 http://www.mint.com/blog/?p=7420#comment-44798 I would like your opinion on Salvador, Bahia as a place to live well into retirement. I am currently 8 years away from retirement so your advise would be greatly appreciated. I would like your opinion on Salvador, Bahia as a place to live well into retirement. I am currently 8 years away from retirement so your advise would be greatly appreciated. ]]> By: AMP US/Italy http://www.mint.com/blog/goals/9-places-where-you-can-retire-and-live-like-a-king/comment-page-1/#comment-44304 AMP US/Italy Mon, 18 Jan 2010 18:25:59 +0000 http://www.mint.com/blog/?p=7420#comment-44304 Why have you posted a photograph of Taormina when writing about the town of Calitri in Campania?? May I ask your affiliation to the town? Thank you Why have you posted a photograph of Taormina when writing about the town of Calitri in Campania?? May I ask your affiliation to the town? Thank you ]]> By: Vic http://www.mint.com/blog/goals/9-places-where-you-can-retire-and-live-like-a-king/comment-page-1/#comment-43861 Vic Tue, 05 Jan 2010 01:24:08 +0000 http://www.mint.com/blog/?p=7420#comment-43861 I don't know about the other places, but i lived in Thailand for 4-5 years. There are no taxes to speak of unless you are working legally (i.e., with a non-imigrant B visa) and even then they are minimal (around 7% unless you are highly compensated). However, they have stopped playing around when it comes to visas. Gone are the days when you can just hop across a border every 30 days, or the more risky practice of letting your passport take the trip while you kick back at the beach near the apartment. You will definitely want to persue a non-imigrant O "retirement" visa. For that you'll need to prove that you have sufficient funds to sustain yourself every year and pony up for visa renewals (usually under $100). I don’t know about the other places, but i lived in Thailand for 4-5 years. There are no taxes to speak of unless you are working legally (i.e., with a non-imigrant B visa) and even then they are minimal (around 7% unless you are highly compensated). However, they have stopped playing around when it comes to visas.

Gone are the days when you can just hop across a border every 30 days, or the more risky practice of letting your passport take the trip while you kick back at the beach near the apartment. You will definitely want to persue a non-imigrant O “retirement” visa. For that you’ll need to prove that you have sufficient funds to sustain yourself every year and pony up for visa renewals (usually under $100).

]]> By: Cleaning Services Vancouver http://www.mint.com/blog/goals/9-places-where-you-can-retire-and-live-like-a-king/comment-page-1/#comment-43556 Cleaning Services Vancouver Mon, 28 Dec 2009 08:51:42 +0000 http://www.mint.com/blog/?p=7420#comment-43556 Awesome snaps. Awesome snaps. ]]> By: Rosa http://www.mint.com/blog/goals/9-places-where-you-can-retire-and-live-like-a-king/comment-page-1/#comment-43370 Rosa Mon, 21 Dec 2009 03:49:31 +0000 http://www.mint.com/blog/?p=7420#comment-43370 Why do you have to be so nasty and rude! What's wrong with you? Can't you just give your opinion with the facts as you see them. I wouldn't want to live there if there are people like you running around. Why do you have to be so nasty and rude! What’s wrong with you? Can’t you just give your opinion with the facts as you see them. I wouldn’t want to live there if there are people like you running around. ]]> By: Island Girl http://www.mint.com/blog/goals/9-places-where-you-can-retire-and-live-like-a-king/comment-page-1/#comment-43310 Island Girl Sat, 19 Dec 2009 02:26:23 +0000 http://www.mint.com/blog/?p=7420#comment-43310 With the real estate collapse in the U.S., more boomers may opt for South Florida and other places where real estate prices are low, low, low over foreign retirement destinations. Hhhhmmmm... Panama City, Florida or Panama City, Panama? With the real estate collapse in the U.S., more boomers may opt for South Florida and other places where real estate prices are low, low, low over foreign retirement destinations. Hhhhmmmm… Panama City, Florida or Panama City, Panama? ]]> By: Chuck B http://www.mint.com/blog/goals/9-places-where-you-can-retire-and-live-like-a-king/comment-page-1/#comment-43275 Chuck B Fri, 18 Dec 2009 11:25:09 +0000 http://www.mint.com/blog/?p=7420#comment-43275 Pablo, about where did you move and how do you like it? I am considering "relocating" myself. : ) Pablo, about where did you move and how do you like it? I am considering “relocating” myself. : ) ]]>