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In Search of the Cheapest Places to Live
About five years ago we decided to embark on a search for the cheapest places to live. Not because we are necessarily cheap but because we believed we could live a very high standard of living on a bargain budget if we were willing to leave our comfort zone and move abroad. Guess where we ended up!
One of the Cheapest Places to Live
Discovering Panama
Our internet search took us around the globe but one country kept popping up again and again. The draw was strong enough that we spontaneously packed our bags and boarded a plane to see if all the hype about Panama was for real.
Now I have to pause and admit that although we are budget minded we really couldn't be classified as 'cheap'. Don't get me wrong - we love a bargain but other priorities certainly bumped price down the list when it came to finding what we considered to be a cheap place to live. With two kids safety was right at the top. Next was climate and then came comfort and a standard of living at least equivalent to our Canadian lifestyle.
Our first visit to Panama was such a pleasant experience that we moved there a short six weeks later! We felt very safe and welcome and the Panama Weather was wonderful. As for being the cheapest place to live I can honestly say it was by far the cheapest we have ever experienced. Housing was a fraction of what we paid back in Canada. Our grocery bill, including an abundance of fresh fruit, veggies, fish and meat came in at about 1/3 the price and one of the biggest costs of all didn't even exist - property taxes.
Well I don't have the space to share our entire journey here on this lens so if you're curious and interested in 'the rest of the story' and the journey we took to our Panama Retirement you can sign up for our free 'Letters from Panama' - here -
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Hasta Luego! Mark
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beachbum_gabby
never knew this before but anyway thanks for sharing this. Great compilation. 5 stars! Posted March 26, 2008 |
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Travelpartners4u
Nice job on getting to # 18 in travel!!! Posted March 16, 2008 |
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Travelpartners4u
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Portobelo
Useful lens that addresses some questions that an increasing number of people approaching retirement are asking themselves. Thank for some insight into retiring abroad. Check out my lens for a different perspective on Panama and I have included some great guides for retiring in Panama. Posted March 01, 2008 |
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maxy
Useful lens, great work! Hope you check out my phone card lens! Posted February 26, 2008 |
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