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Subject: Re: a naive question from an expatriate concerning retirement. Posted on: Mon, 21 May 2007 14:03:45 +0000 (UTC)

On May 21, 2:28 am, Carthell wrote:
> On May 15, 9:30 pm, mrkrell wrote:
>
> > I have lived abroad for 11 years and saved about 30000 US
> > Is it possible to come to Canada ANYWHERE and
> > rent a mobile home for 300-500 Canadian a month?
>
> > Or must my hermit retirement be forever in a cheap country like
> > Thailand?
>
> Just curious: how long are you planning to stay in Canada? The USD is
> worth only slightly more than the Canadian dollar. If you're planning
> to make the $30K last, Canada would not be the first place I'd think
> of to spend the money.
>
> -d

Me neither but my guess would be the OP is an expat Canadian which
make quite a difference; some issues being old age pension and health
coverage to mention a couple:)

John Kane, Kingston ON Canada