[Temoin la Nuit]

You guys ever consider that with the money we save working for a year in the US, we could live like kings in a third world country for a couple years?

Man, some days I'm tempted.. XD

[sethsegel]

I wish I could remember the website, but it basically brokedown all the crazy cool places you could live for cheap, just saving money from a MINIMUM WAGE job in the US. So yes people, you may be ashamed you work at McDonalds, but after a year you could be living like a BOSS in another country.

[Tuffcore]

Woooot yeaaa... buy a whole town in China and marry all the girls in the village!

j/k (kind of anyways)...
Thing is though, even a peasant in a first world country has access to more luxuries that a king in a 3rd world country.

[taemoo]

Definitely will retire offshore for tax advantages and better standard off living...i.e...panama or costa rica. Might do it sooner once the company implements the virtual desktop/cloud computing.

[badboy yardy]

i did the whole expatriate thing and I experienced a few things. I don't think it's worth it.

sure it feels great to be in a new country, but the novelty wears off very fast. imagine one of those vacations where after a few days you just want to go home. the worst factor is the people. natives will always look at you as a foreigner and in 3rd world countries most will try to avoid you or view you as a way for them to make money. a sense of isolation comes up and it's pretty bad.

i had good and bad experiences as an expatriate and i when i went back to the US i ended up studying the negative effects, which is known as "culture shock." very interesting cultural phenomenon that every person should take a look at if they're going to travel for an extensive period of time.

[Temoin la Nuit]

Side thought -

If you sold your car, you could probably afford to have a bunch of people carry you around on a palanquin.

With palm leaf fans.

Pure awesomeness.

[missxmoody]

I've been a millionaire in South Korea and Vietnam.. it was a great feeling. The Korean Won didn't go far but the Dong did =P

A 2 yuan breakfast in China is always fun too.

[Pogichinoy]

I could live like a king now back in one of my motherlands.

Having a driver, maids, cooks, etc. But I don't know, having people do my errands for me and being spoiled gets boring quickly.

I'd rather change careers and pursue modeling again.

[xiam9]

If you have enough money, you can buy a small Island here in the Philippines, in Caliraya.
The government will sell it to you for a very cheap price.
In return, you will have to develop the place and turn it into a beautiful resort.


Pictures
http://images.google.com.ph/images?hl=tl&a...t=0&ndsp=20

My cousin only had $1000 dollars when she went back here and she had the time of her life.

[brownman90561495]

that is very true. we had this german colleague and we asked his salary. well he just told us his salary without question. we told him after a few years time, we can just retire and buy a beach resort anywhere here in the philippines.

[knickstorm]

or get a job in europe and bring your euros back to the US

[DV04]

Ooooh Vietnam... I like how I can buy so many things with $1 USD.

[rick_chee]

Ooooh Vietnam... I like how I can buy so many things with $1 USD.

very true! i was in Vietnam last month & i was amazed how incredibly cheap everything was there! for example, i was able to buy a regular sized can of coke for 20 cents! or, you can but a nice dinner for you & some friends for about $8.

what's kind of cool about there is that almost every place accepts american money [:

[maninwhitecoat]

i have thought about it, but for me, the downside is the life i'd be leaving behind, and i don't think i'm ready to leave all my friends and my life yet!

[cavil.]

The irony in this thread is livid.

[Jentage]

Honestly, it felt good to live like a king in Vietnam but I felt so bad :x

People would stare at the way you dress and etc. It was just...awkward.

[BAZINGA!]

Definitely will retire offshore for tax advantages and better standard off living...i.e...panama or costa rica. Might do it sooner once the company implements the virtual desktop/cloud computing.

Becareful of Chagas in Costa Rica! :x haha. True story though, you'll die in 20 years of a heart attack if one bites you and you scratch it.

I lived like a Queen in Taiwan for 1.5 months. It was like spending monopoly money.

[itrayya]

i lived pretty well in thailand for 3 months

but i think the lifestyle is totally different in some places,
sometimes people spend because it's hard to let go of the american lifestyle.
at least for me it was. i think.

[missxmoody]

or get a job in europe and bring your euros back to the US

4 years ago maybe, now ... no.

[HERMIT]

Totally misinterpreted the topic title. I thought this was about playing professional basketball abroad if you couldn't make it in the NBA.