My thoughts are in time to come if the government of the day still bring in a lot of FT can consider renting our place here to FT for additional income instead of burning up your retirement savings and then after rent out your place we can go become FT in other country like Malaysia or Thailand. Same standard of living but at much lower cost.
My thoughts are:
Pick a country where the people don't have a history of persecuting minority or foreigners and pick a city to live in, lets face it living on a farm in the country side sounds very romantic but there's going to be a lot of work under the hot sun mosquitoes bugs and chirping insects - we are city dwelling folk we still like our hot showers internet air-con and CNN even in retirement. When I go to malaysia visit some of my relatives in small town for a few days within 1 day I would have visited all the malls done all the shopping massages, whack until cannot eat or drink anymore by the second day I'm already feeling bored if small town like this can drive me up the wall just think what living in a vegetable farm is going to do. You want fresh air get an air freshner it's easier.
My current pick is Thailand is it any surprise?
Apart from beautiful eye candy everywhere, cheap booze cheap food, cheap transport, very very affordable medical and very affordable accommodation.
Last time I was in BKK I asked around if want to live on minimum around 3000 bhat that's around 100+ sing a month rental can get a basic room but I think most forumers here can do better consider renting a good decent apartment in place like Bangkok around S$400
Then every 6 months do a passport run or come back for short a visit.
My thoughts are:
Pick a country where the people don't have a history of persecuting minority or foreigners and pick a city to live in, lets face it living on a farm in the country side sounds very romantic but there's going to be a lot of work under the hot sun mosquitoes bugs and chirping insects - we are city dwelling folk we still like our hot showers internet air-con and CNN even in retirement. When I go to malaysia visit some of my relatives in small town for a few days within 1 day I would have visited all the malls done all the shopping massages, whack until cannot eat or drink anymore by the second day I'm already feeling bored if small town like this can drive me up the wall just think what living in a vegetable farm is going to do. You want fresh air get an air freshner it's easier.

My current pick is Thailand is it any surprise?

Apart from beautiful eye candy everywhere, cheap booze cheap food, cheap transport, very very affordable medical and very affordable accommodation.
Last time I was in BKK I asked around if want to live on minimum around 3000 bhat that's around 100+ sing a month rental can get a basic room but I think most forumers here can do better consider renting a good decent apartment in place like Bangkok around S$400
Then every 6 months do a passport run or come back for short a visit.