Where to retire to on a budget of less than $1,000 (£612) a month

[Support Monkey]

Wife's Uncle retired to Brazil, 2 hours from Rio, big house for 15K and had a plumber round to sort out the pool and all the waterworks on the property the fella was there a week cost him £35

Mind that was a couple of years back and its now an up and coming country so may be more expensive now and it's still on the list of most dangerous places to live

[escapeUK]

But the healthcare is free, which might be a consideration as you get older.

EDIT. Ok, given your post about your Auntie, healthcare probably isn't a consideration.

Its not free, any more than roads or police or anything else here is free. And lets face it, you're more likely to be on the Liverpool care pathway in the future when there is less funds, slowly dieing of dehydration.

Id prefer a PAYG model with doctors running their own practises, at least then if they are crap they dont get paid unlike the current model.

[d000hg]

Great in the sense you'll probably die from it?

Free mediocre healthcare is better than no healthcare at all.

And if you're not earning, it IS free. Paying your taxes for decades and then retiring somewhere else is hardly getting out of paying "your share".

[escapeUK]

Free mediocre healthcare is better than no healthcare at all.

And if you're not earning, it IS free. Paying your taxes for decades and then retiring somewhere else is hardly getting out of paying "your share".

Im a contractor, I dont pay my taxes.

[minestrone]

I don't actually spend that much money,

As long as the house is paid off, a large lump sum is there whenever required and I get 200 quid per week from my pension I will be happy.

[escapeUK]

I don't actually spend that much money,

As long as the house is paid off, a large lump sum is there whenever required and I get 200 quid per week from my pension I will be happy.

I think you are right. House with solar panels maybe

[minestrone]

I think you are right. House with solar panels maybe

At some point in the next 10 years the plan will be to move to a new build house that requires little or no energy input to sustain a comfortable heat level.

I'm in a 110 year old house that was designed to use coal for heat, then they fitted radiators for gas heating, probably got another 20 years of gas so it is a good time to get out.

[escapeUK]

At some point in the next 10 years the plan will be to move to a new build house that requires little or no energy input to sustain a comfortable heat level.

I'm in a 110 year old house that was designed to use coal for heat, then they fitted radiators for gas heating, probably got another 20 years of gas so it is a good time to get out.

Are these new builds in the future not yet invented, as I live in a new build as does one member of the family. They still need heat, the construction isnt that great, thin walls etc When Im looking at property places with real chimneys get extra points as Id like to be able to have a real fire.

I think a better plan would be to move somewhere that is warm longer in the year. Or perhaps somewhere small in the UK to make sure you qualify for the oh so fabulous NHS and a place in France or Spain to spend the winter.

[minestrone]

Not a new build barrat style house, bespoke built. 50cm walls, energy capture, tripple glazing.

[escapeUK]

Not a new build barrat style house, bespoke built. 50cm walls, energy capture, tripple glazing.

I suspect it would be cheaper just to pay to heat a normal one, bit like these hybrids.