Expat Life Up In Smoke! People Come Home Flat Broke in Retirement and They Move To...

[@HMFamilyLife]

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[@jeffhunt2778]

Real honesty here folks! I am slow traveling and doing so relatively inexpensively. But I also can live relatively inexpensively in the U.S. I do this, for how long I have no idea, because living in the US is so easy and I welcome a bit of a challenge, a bit of fascination with how the rest of the world lives and experiences life. These "Expat bubble" areas are grotesque, to me. Trying to re-create where you come from in a new country. And if I hear the word "cheap" one more time I think my head will explode. By the time these Gringos move back home they have altered the locals economic situation, and often not for the better. My opinion.

[@HMFamilyLife]

Right, we usually steer far away from the expat enclaves and restaurants and it's not because of the people because most expats are quite pleasant to be around but it's because of the price hikes in and around these areas, also there can be more crime where the expats congregate. Just a few little clues there if you care about your safety. The bad apples find ways to get into the gated communities quite easily. Thanks for watching-Take care!

[@elevenfiftynine]

Well stated. I believe that’s why so many locals in places like Mexico City, resent gringos who cause housing inflation.

[@HMFamilyLife]

@@elevenfiftynine Yes!

[@Bluesky1ification]

I agree!, I`m so done doing sim card every time I go to a new country. Looking forward coming home in in 120 days to America.

[@elevenfiftynine]

Looking forward to following your continued adventures, now that you’re back home.

[@HMFamilyLife]

Thank you, we appreciate that. blessings!

[@michaelmcshane6280]

Thank you both again. Your videos always show the reality of living abroad. I am enjoying your new adventures.

[@HMFamilyLife]

Thanks! We're glad you are enjoying the videos. Blessings.

[@marktapley7571]

Generally where ever you go, if you live in a good place with amenities and space like your’e accustomed too in the U.S. then its going to cost more than you are led to believe. Moving is stressful and expensive for most people and lots of them would have been better off to have just stayed where they were.

[@HMFamilyLife]

lol...yes, that's what we've been saying all along on this channel. Take extended vacations but moving abroad lock, stock and whole house is usually a bad idea for most people.

[@WrldExplorer]

Anything worth having is going to be chaos at first. Moving abroad and selling my stuff wasn’t fun, but stressful. Moving abroad isn’t gonna be for everybody. Some of them don’t really know why they’re leaving . If they’re running from something, they gonna run it to something else that they didn’t think about just to run from that. I think moving abroad as a single person, or a couple without knowing the language in a country that barely speaks English is probably not gonna work for most. You’re going to get bored pretty quickly. If you’re moving there just to live, could be very difficult. If you’re moving to be able to travel more, than you can living in the USA, then definitely yes. I don’t mind paying a little bit more for the same conveniences I have in a United States. It’s still cheaper depending on where you’re going. I do pay what some claim to pay for everything, but just in rent. $880 for a remodeled 3br/4br is way better than $1748 for a 1 br/br. Appetizers in the states cost what main courses use to cost, and main courses are double now. Cocktails are $14. Enjoying an evening at an event like a musical, opera, concert is way cheaper here. Not everyone is into the same things. if someone has a laid-back lifestyle, life could get boring in an unfamiliar country. You might find yourself staying at home a lot due to the language and inability to interact with anyone. For me, it’s about a fulfilling lifestyle, not just cheap accommodations. Ubers are a fraction of what I was paying in the DC area where I left from. The reason why I like that area is because there is always something to do. You’re surrounded by two states plus the capital. But it’s too expensive to live there. I found a similar lifestyle in Colombia for now. My cost savings allows for more international travel. One benefit to me is that I have a partner who is a local. We’ve been together for almost 2 years. We lived in the states together for six month’s before I moved here.

[@George-Aguilar]

Thank you for the real truth!

[@HMFamilyLife]

Thank you for watching! 😀

[@jdariusz7760]

What gets me about moving back to good old USA, most of these people are moving to the southeast USA and Texas,which are the places that will most be affected by the" coming 'climate change" ,(I call it :climate chaos).Even in moving back,people are following the crowd.

[@HMFamilyLife]

Yes, most people follow the crowds and where they're going in the USA, the states that are the most popular now that I mentioned in the video are not that much less expensive. Northern Midwest states like Iowa have some of the cheapest home prices in the US now. Alabama used to be cheap but it's real estate has gone up in the last three years. But it's not always about the money. We all want safety and security as well. The USA is huge, so there are many livable and great possibilities. Thanks for watching today. Take care.

[@dragonfly9209]

I understand your point about climate change--but as someone living in Central Texas--I'm not worried about it during our lifetime. Our summers are always hot, but if they were gradually getting hotter year after year it would be a cause for concern. And they are not. For instance, this summer is not as hot as last summer was. Our Spring this year was wonderful--cooler and wetter, much more rain--than usual. It goes back and forth. The hottest summer in memory was way back in 1980. 2nd place was 2011. We haven't come close to those record-breaking summers. We still remain in a certain range, year after year--without any drastic changes. If our average temperatures were gradually creeping upward, that would be an indicator of future climate changes--but they are not doing that. There would have to be a very sudden, drastic change--a cataclysm that would precipitate a rapid change. And something like that would affect everybody.

[@HMFamilyLife]

@@dragonfly9209 We agree, some summers are just hotter, some are cooler. You adapt to the changes and do what you have to do to stay cool. 😀 We used to live in Brownsville, TX and South Padre Island in the 90's and it was hot and humid but your body actually adapts to it after while. Thanks for watching and sharing that. Take care.

[@dragonfly9209]

@@HMFamilyLife you too💞

[@HereToLearn236]

Hello, I’m considering moving to Italy. I would be grateful if you could give me some advice please.

[@williammarkey6020]

Love how your channel tells the truth!

[@HMFamilyLife]

Thanks, glad you're enjoying the information. Someone has to tell the other side of the story. Take care!

[@EvelinHolmes]

Our friends move to Manta in sept 2015. Buying a beautiful condo at some new build hotel . The hotel used the first 4 floors as a hotel the rest were sold as condos. It was in the building stage so they could the best appliances and good choice about the paints and tiles. They left Canada selling their house and cars and everything else. The reason fora cheaper lifestyle and warmer climate By Feb the came back because the husband found it to hot to live there plus he was diagnosed with Parkinson’s They where in luck that some Americans bought their condo really quick Healthcare in a foreign country is not the same especially if you don’t speak the language . Back to Canada and since then his health is deteriorating. Thank got our free healthcare . They would not be able to afford all the countless test and specialist nor understood the terminalagis

[@HMFamilyLife]

Sorry to hear that about your friends. It's not a new story to us. We know many expats that moved back home for health related reasons, one such retired woman and her husband were so excited about moving to Cuenca and setting up house, we assisted them in finding a rental home in Cuenca but anyway, the next morning right before we went to go meet them to do the contract, the husband called and said she had a breathing emergency in the middle of the night and had to be taken to the hospital; she smoked and she had COPD. The altitude in Cuenca is terrible if you have upper respiratory issues. So, they left a few days later back to the US. We also know many expats that moved to Ecuador for the health care but when they got sick, went back home for the health care. Yes, they were blessed to have Americans buy their condo, some people that have to leave in a hurry, don't have that luxury. Thank you for sharing their story. We like to share these stories because it helps others to understand something. Some people might think we're trying to keep them from moving abroad. No, we're sharing the real issues and challenges that many expats face. Thanks again. Blessings.

[@brianwhite1189]

​@@HMFamilyLifeThis woman with COPD, having not talked to her doctor about maybe, moving to 8,500' is very surprising as any high-altitude location should not even be considered if you have any respiratory issues. High heat and humidity also should not be considered. I have a different lung disease, retired and wanting to leave Seattle area and am definitely taking altitude, heat and humidity into consideration.

[@HMFamilyLife]

@@brianwhite1189 Yes and even for healthy people, over time the altitude can cause other health issues in some people. Thank you for watching and sharing that. Take care.