Recent content by OdGreen

And also sorry @IgnacioGud for going off-topic in your thread a little bit, my apologies.

Zelle at least is completely free to use. It's owned and operated by several major U.S. banks and integrated into the banking apps of over 1,600 U.S. banks - something like 80% of the U.S. banking population has easy direct access to Zelle via their own bank's app or website. Transfers are...

I don't think that's possible, but even if it were, it still would require me to go to Colonia on a regular basis. I'm going in a few days and the roundtrip BuqueBus ticket was over $100 USD, so I'm not keen on repeating if I can help it. Finding someone reliable in Buenos Aires would be ideal I...

Yeah, I gathered that. Since my Spanish isn't great (yet), I guess I don't mind a reasonable "donation" for easy info if it saves me from having to bounce around Buenos Aires and figure it out on my own. I guess I see it as someone offering me a ride and me giving them some gas money to say...

@earlyretirement - I just landed a couple of weeks ago and need to find a cueva that can give me USD. Been lurking around the forum about a month or so and I remember reading a thread where someone mentioned there are cuevas here that will accept USD Paypal transfers and then give you physical...

When I was in Colombia I was talking to this guy in my hiking group and I asked him where in Colombia was the best place to live. He said Barranquilla and every time I hear the name I think about that guy. I'm not a big fan of the heat though. I would much rather have the cold, even very cold...

Yea, that's crazy. Maybe it will bring down the cost of Airbnbs, haha

I'm ok with a pretty basic place.

Oof that's a lot for kid stuff. The US has gotten crazy expensive for everything. I would definitely stay down in SA with the kid(s). I have heard that good private schools can be expensive in developing countries, but home schooling could be an option since I wouldn't be working. I haven't...

Thanks for sharing that immigration service. I'll check them out. I've been meeting with different lawyer and accountants from both places and and it's really hard to nail down who to work with. That's a really great point regarding kids. I'm open to having them if I met the right person and I...

I think I should have worded what I wrote a bit differently. What I was trying to say is that cost of living is like a threshold thing. As long as I can afford it then it passes the test. Both Colombia and Argentina should pass the test even if Argentina is more affordable. I think what you...

Here's the breakdown for me in order of priority. Cost of living: Has to be low in order for me to retire early in the first place. I also want to be able to have a decent lifestyle with my budget and some buffer in case things don't go as planned. The 3k amount has to cover everything...

Reading this makes me want to go with Colombia, haha. How unhappy could you be if you can find a amazing wife/girlfriend? How happy can you be if you can't find a good one?

Early 40s

I know there are a lot of subjective factors here, but I'm trying to research what would be a better fit for me to retire early to. Also, I'm not aware of a resource like this webpage for Colombia. Does anyone know one? I want to live in a large city with cultural things to do and a variety of...