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hollysmom

(5,946 posts)
4. I have heard living overseas makes money go a lot further.
Mon Sep 8, 2014, 02:08 PM
Sep 2014

When my company gave me a choice of being laid off or moving to India, there was a pay cut involved with moving to India.
Seriously, I have heard relatives talk about friends who moved to Poland to live on small social security.

I wonder if there might be a semi-communal housing arrangement in Madison that would work Arugula Latte Sep 2014 #1
Kick.... daleanime Sep 2014 #2
Camper Van n/t tazkcmo Sep 2014 #3
Does that beat the 'tiny house' option? whathehell Sep 2014 #9
Your post tazkcmo Sep 2014 #11
Can you outfit your van with toilet and shower? nt ellenrr Oct 2014 #19
I have heard living overseas makes money go a lot further. hollysmom Sep 2014 #4
Yes, as I said to someone else, whathehell Sep 2014 #10
It makes a lot of sense! in my case ellenrr Oct 2014 #20
I live in one of the most expensive parts of NJ, the North East. hollysmom Oct 2014 #21
in any town set up by humanitarians - like Marinaleda, ellenrr Oct 2014 #22
well, I like being able to walk to a top grade doctor, hollysmom Oct 2014 #23
You might consider Equador or Panama instead.. whathehell Nov 2014 #27
Move to Costa Rica NV Whino Sep 2014 #5
Yeah, I actually subscribe to something called "International Living" whathehell Sep 2014 #8
there's only a magazine subscribion option Alameda Mar 2015 #34
Say what? whathehell Mar 2015 #36
My post was in response to your post below.... Alameda Mar 2015 #37
Have Social Security redo your benefit yeoman6987 Sep 2014 #6
LOL..Thanks, but I think they got it right, unfortunately, whathehell Sep 2014 #7
Most people get 1300-1600 a month left-of-center2012 Mar 2015 #31
I wish you luck. I am living on $1400 a month social security, RebelOne Sep 2014 #12
Thanks -- I'm not necessarily being forced to live on that little, whathehell Sep 2014 #13
I've also considered a mobile home. ellenrr Oct 2014 #18
Don't get killed -- Go live wherever you can to avoid that possiblity. n/t whathehell Oct 2014 #24
I'm in Georgia. RebelOne Nov 2014 #25
HUD subsidized housing? left-of-center2012 Oct 2014 #14
I never thought of that, whathehell Oct 2014 #15
I live in subsidized housing too ellenrr Oct 2014 #16
Left-of-center - Is your apt in a large building or small? ellenrr Oct 2014 #17
do you have a link? Alameda Mar 2015 #35
double up grasswire Nov 2014 #26
Here's what my neighbors did mackerel Jan 2015 #28
Wow..What an interesting idea! whathehell Jan 2015 #29
Now the wife is bilingual but not the husband, the mackerel Jan 2015 #30
Self employed, never paid into SS. PoindexterOglethorpe Aug 2016 #38
The wife paid in to Calpers she was a social worker. He never made a lot and so I think mackerel Sep 2016 #39
Mexico? left-of-center2012 Mar 2015 #32
Hi Left -- Sorry I'm getting back to you so late whathehell Mar 2015 #33
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