"Between the lower rental costs, lower utilities, and eating out a few days a week, we are looking at a 50% lower cost of living than our home in Canada,” says expat Ellen Ma of the life she and her husband Jim enjoy in Malaysia.
An increasing number of retirees are finding a home in Malaysia’s capital, Kuala Lumpur, usually called KL. The dynamic city and its environs serve not only as Malaysia’s economic engine, but also its repository of culture, arts, and international-caliber dining and shopping.
"I live a six-figure lifestyle on $1,500 a month,” says Andrea from her beach- town getaway overseas. “I can live here for much less, have a better quality of life, and I have full-time help for $200 a month that would have cost $2,000 [back home].”
You know spring is in the air when the scent of wild flowers is on the breeze and multi-colored hues of budding blossoms carpet the countryside. But there are places where you don’t have to endure winter first to enjoy the pleasant respite of spring.
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In your January 2017 Lifetime Society Communiqué, IL Belize Correspondent Ann Kuffner brings you an in-depth look at Belize’s three-best value retirement destinations...including one on a tropical island. She details the cost of living in each place—including where a couple could live for $1,500 to $2,000 a month ...where you could pick up a condo for $100,000...and the best ways to see Belize’s natural beauty. And that's only the beginning of what this issue has to offer you. Click on the "PDF" button to start reading yours now.
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In this month’s issue, we explore the top five up-and-coming destinations to stake your claim in 2017. As a reader of Incomes Abroad, you’re well aware of many of the world’s well-established, low-cost expat havens where you can start a business for less. But there are other up-and-coming countries that are a little rougher around the edges, less developed, and present a greater opportunity for the savvy, more adventurous expat. Also in your issue, you’ll get a guide to Spain’s easy-to-get self-employment visa, and insider tips for making money with an in-demand freelance income.