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Small Talk I've visited plenty of sites that focus on retirement planning, some on retiring overseas. Too many offer very little more than a sales pitch. Worse yet, some of these "pitches" go on for page after page, repeating themselves and offering little of interest to anyone other than the site owner. I want to avoid that. What follows are a few "mini-essays" (for lack of a better term) on topics from retirement in general to Panama, the nation where I will live in retirement. Each is presented in a few paragraphs so they are quick to read, but I try to offer something of real interest and substance in each one that can help your retirement planning as you search for the best place to retire for the least money. In a few brief paragraphs, here is a simple, practical way to make your retirement funds stretch twice as far. The search for a "retirement paradise" is useless, but that doesn't stop the hucksters. Retirement does mean the end of your career, but the beginning of a new one, and here's why it's dangerous to think otherwise when doing your planning. A Different Way of Looking at Panama This is my longest essay and it's "serious". I take a look at Panama from a different perspective that might not occur to you, but is worth your consideration. One of the most important questions people ask can be endlessly complicated to answer, but here is a real life example that gives you a good overview. Is the Real Estate Boom in Panama a Bubble? Real estate prices seem to be shooting through the roof in Panama. Is this for real or just another bubble ready to pop at any time? Why two such different nations have more in common than you might imagine. |
