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    Bang For Your Buck: Non USA Countries Best Places To Live Now

    Philippines
    Slovakia Countries
    Thailand
    Panama

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    Haiti
    Pakistan
    Iraq
    Oman

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    Thailand

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    i would seriously consider Thailand but i aint tryna get finessed by no ladyboys

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    Huge list possible.

    More and more Americans thinking about this.

    I still lean toward the EU for climate and variety.

    Would rather find place that welcomes white people
    and doesn't talk behind their backs.
    Last edited by Snowball; 08-17-16 at 09:29 AM.

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    Prague

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    sammy that prague is a nice country
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    Syria
    Lybia
    Afghanistan
    Pakistan
    North Korea

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    Quote Originally Posted by thetrinity View Post
    sammy that prague is a nice country


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    USA low class Country now with low class people

    Slovenia I mean ..a place like Ljubljana is gorgeous right off Coast Of Italy and cheap

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    where have you been besides newark gold

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    Quote Originally Posted by Russian Rocket View Post
    Syria
    Lybia
    Afghanistan
    Pakistan
    North Korea
    I hear North Korea is beautiful in the summer.
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    What about Iceland? Small little island country had the BALLS to cut out the centralized banking system that has corrupted this entire planet.

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    Quote Originally Posted by thetrinity View Post
    where have you been besides newark gold
    VEGAS
    CLIFTON
    DETROIT
    Bakersfield

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    Quote Originally Posted by IlluminatedOne View Post
    What about Iceland? Small little island country had the BALLS to cut out the centralized banking system that has corrupted this entire planet.
    yep

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    Costa rica
    philippines
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    Dallas texas too many yankees

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    Quote Originally Posted by Snowball View Post
    Huge list possible.

    More and more Americans thinking about this.

    I still lean toward the EU for climate and variety.

    Would rather find place that welcomes white people
    and doesn't talk behind their backs.
    I've been on board with this for a few years now. Almost relocated to Belize. Glad I didn't. Place is a mess now.

    I hate to be the no-fun voice of reality as usual, but remember a few things:

    - USA and Canada are the two countries in the world you're not allowed to leave (Freedom!!). You have to pay taxes in your home country as well as the country you're in for 10 years if you renounce your citizenship. If you don't, you just keep paying two country's taxes forever. Really cuts into the bottom line.

    - American's money is toxic overseas because of our govt going after offshore banks. Even if you live there, make sure you can bank there too. A lot of places won't even look at you if you can't at least put a mil in the bank, and even then, the Chinese guy who wants to put 100K in the bank still comes off as more attractive than you. The world is changing.

    - Almost nobody on this forum has the money to do this. "Cost of living is so low", yeah, cost of food and transport is low maybe, but housing and a lot of other stuff is the same. Most Americans go overseas to open a business, and that's when you REALLY need to see which countries are best for banking/taxes/etc.

    The options are getting smaller and smaller, but there are still a few. Illini might have some good insight here. To answer your question Snowball, the Republic of Georgia is a good place right now. They want westerners, and are not letting people form China, India, or any Muslim countries in. They're a newer country that gets to decide now how they want to do things, and they've seen the mistakes everyone else has been making. Eu countries might be okay for retiring, but if you want to live and thrive, that whole area is hurting right now.

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    Quote Originally Posted by jjgold View Post
    VEGAS
    CLIFTON
    DETROIT
    Bakersfield
    Lol...prolly a reason Bakersfield is not in all CAPS...place is pure garbage

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    Quote Originally Posted by Ralphie Halves View Post
    the Republic of Georgia is a good place right now. They want westerners, and are not letting people form China, India, or any Muslim countries in. They're a newer country that gets to decide now how they want to do things, and they've seen the mistakes everyone else has been making. Eu countries might be okay for retiring, but if you want to live and thrive, that whole area is hurting right now.
    I don't really know much about Georgia other than Israelis have some sort of presence there,
    or did.. but the former president Saakashvili who attacked nearby Russians is gone, he's now
    a governor in Odessa, Ukraine. Goes to show you how patriotic "Georgian" he really was, right ?

    Thanks for info. Like JJ says, plenty of broke (and cheap) countries, some with very happy people
    living there, less stress and attitude than we suffer through in the US. The American system is a
    losing system, we're all fighting against one another and it's all about the money. Sad way of life.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Snowball View Post
    I don't really know much about Georgia other than Israelis have some sort of presence there,
    or did.. but the former president Saakashvili who attacked nearby Russians is gone, he's now
    a governor in Odessa, Ukraine. Goes to show you how patriotic "Georgian" he really was, right ?

    Thanks for info. Like JJ says, plenty of broke (and cheap) countries, some with very happy people
    living there, less stress and attitude than we suffer through in the US. The American system is a
    losing system, we're all fighting against one another and it's all about the money. Sad way of life.
    Cheap, broke countries also have low/zero taxes, so they've been attractive for westerners. A few stay, but most people see how ridiculous those places can seem to us and say F it.

    Georgia got rid of that guy for a reason. Things are pretty exciting there now.

    Panama still a good option, forgot about that. Like Costa Rica, but with actual American infrastructure. Banking still easy there.

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    Spain is the best place. No blacks, muzzies or Jews.

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    Georgia, ok.. how many ppl speak English there, and what's the prospects,
    how hard is it to move there ?

    p.s. I already have a method of getting EU citizenship by Italian jure sanguinis.
    paperwork would take 1 yr or less.

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    Quote Originally Posted by pavyracer View Post
    Spain is the best place. No blacks, muzzies or Jews.
    No employment either!! 45 minute lines to buy a coke. Taxes that make California look cheap.

    Have fun.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Ralphie Halves View Post
    No employment either!! 45 minute lines to buy a coke. Taxes that make California look cheap.

    Have fun.
    I'm a professional gambler. I will wipe their sportbooks out with my soccer plays. La Liga is my strength.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Snowball View Post
    Georgia, ok.. how many ppl speak English there, and what's the prospects,
    how hard is it to move there ?

    p.s. I already have a method of getting EU citizenship by Italian jure sanguinis.
    paperwork would take 1 yr or less.

    I was looking into passport by lineage too. That's a whole different ballgame. Best of luck with that, I mean it, that would be killer to have US and Italy passports.

    Like most countries, Tbilisi the capital has decent English speakers. Outside likely not. I've always thought that was overrated though. I've never had a hard time getting around and being comfortable in any country I've been in.

    Go to the Nomad Capitalist website to learn more, read their articles and binge on their podcast. There's a ton of poorly made websites out there from 1998 with shit English telling you what to do here, but these guys are the only ones I can trust. They're the real McCoy. The main guy on there, Andrew Henderson has done all of it, and has made all of the mistakes already.

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    Quote Originally Posted by pavyracer View Post
    I'm a professional gambler. I will wipe their sportbooks out with my soccer plays. La Liga is my strength.


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    Netherlands

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    Quote Originally Posted by Ralphie Halves View Post
    I've been on board with this for a few years now. Almost relocated to Belize. Glad I didn't. Place is a mess now.

    I hate to be the no-fun voice of reality as usual, but remember a few things:

    - USA and Canada are the two countries in the world you're not allowed to leave (Freedom!!). You have to pay taxes in your home country as well as the country you're in for 10 years if you renounce your citizenship. If you don't, you just keep paying two country's taxes forever. Really cuts into the bottom line.

    - American's money is toxic overseas because of our govt going after offshore banks. Even if you live there, make sure you can bank there too. A lot of places won't even look at you if you can't at least put a mil in the bank, and even then, the Chinese guy who wants to put 100K in the bank still comes off as more attractive than you. The world is changing.

    - Almost nobody on this forum has the money to do this. "Cost of living is so low", yeah, cost of food and transport is low maybe, but housing and a lot of other stuff is the same. Most Americans go overseas to open a business, and that's when you REALLY need to see which countries are best for banking/taxes/etc.

    The options are getting smaller and smaller, but there are still a few. Illini might have some good insight here. To answer your question Snowball, the Republic of Georgia is a good place right now. They want westerners, and are not letting people form China, India, or any Muslim countries in. They're a newer country that gets to decide now how they want to do things, and they've seen the mistakes everyone else has been making. Eu countries might be okay for retiring, but if you want to live and thrive, that whole area is hurting right now.
    it isn't that hard. keep a bank account in the states where you have your money deposited in. If my mother wasn't alive I would be either living in the philippines or costa rica. You can live in the philippines for about a grand a month cost rica is cheaper. I think the older people have enough because I am debating moving elsewhere but still would have to give my mom a grand a month. Now in the p.i we can't own land only condo's. I have 3 buddies living in the phil. is how I know and have a guy I follow that is in spain right now. Bad thing about phil. is internet sucks and brownouts
    Last edited by chico2663; 08-17-16 at 06:14 PM.

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    Alaska another option.. only state that pays you to live there.
    Lots of cool places (no pun intended)
    the Permanent Fund dividend was over $2k per individual last year
    for the first time ever.

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    Quote Originally Posted by slayer14 View Post
    Netherlands
    Yes

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    Quote Originally Posted by Snowball View Post
    Alaska another option.. only state that pays you to live there.
    Lots of cool places (no pun intended)
    the Permanent Fund dividend was over $2k per individual last year
    for the first time ever.
    I would love to live in Alaska. Overseas I'd say Poland

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    Quote Originally Posted by Ralphie Halves View Post
    I've been on board with this for a few years now. Almost relocated to Belize. Glad I didn't. Place is a mess now.

    I hate to be the no-fun voice of reality as usual, but remember a few things:

    - USA and Canada are the two countries in the world you're not allowed to leave (Freedom!!). You have to pay taxes in your home country as well as the country you're in for 10 years if you renounce your citizenship. If you don't, you just keep paying two country's taxes forever. Really cuts into the bottom line.

    - American's money is toxic overseas because of our govt going after offshore banks. Even if you live there, make sure you can bank there too. A lot of places won't even look at you if you can't at least put a mil in the bank, and even then, the Chinese guy who wants to put 100K in the bank still comes off as more attractive than you. The world is changing.

    - Almost nobody on this forum has the money to do this. "Cost of living is so low", yeah, cost of food and transport is low maybe, but housing and a lot of other stuff is the same. Most Americans go overseas to open a business, and that's when you REALLY need to see which countries are best for banking/taxes/etc.

    The options are getting smaller and smaller, but there are still a few. Illini might have some good insight here. To answer your question Snowball, the Republic of Georgia is a good place right now. They want westerners, and are not letting people form China, India, or any Muslim countries in. They're a newer country that gets to decide now how they want to do things, and they've seen the mistakes everyone else has been making. Eu countries might be okay for retiring, but if you want to live and thrive, that whole area is hurting right now.
    you seem to know a lot about a lot. Might ask you for advice in the future

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    Quote Originally Posted by jjgold View Post
    Philippines
    Slovakia Countries
    Thailand
    Panama
    wow.... talk about not knowin shit about what he speaks.....

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    tho it's easy to see JJ's attraction to Thailand....





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    JJ just make sure you don't end up with some Thai lady boy mate.

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