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I am in my early 60s and retired at 53. Lots of people gave me pushback because they had difficulty grasping the concept of not working if you don’t have to. I looked at my life as stages. I earned everything I have now through a lot of hard work, but I owe it to myself to “stop and smell the roses” in my final stage of life. In my case I left the country after I retired and live in Latin America. It allowed me to get away from all the negative things happening in America while appreciating my new environment. I have yet to meet anyone who regrets retirement.

Off subject, Briggs, one of the things that makes your channel so popular is because you are a genuine person and you are entertaining. No AI EVER. Thanks. Another good presentation. Have a great weekend.

These reviews do not address crime rates. I recently returned from Jamaica where I spent time with the locals outside the big resorts. There was at least one security guard at the door of every shop I visited. Most housing areas were gated, also with security. Everyone keeps a large dog. When visiting, the guard(s) would call the person you came to visit and check how many guests they expected - in case you have been carjacked and the other people in the care were holding a gun on you. Also, they are big on paving roads in Jamaica...once, and never again. Traffic was high speed and chaotic. All the cars I saw, including police cars, were covered in small dents and scratches. Parking was equally chaotic. Menus in the restaurants for locals (outside the big resorts) had very limited menus. Once you got past the jerk chicken (very good) you had fried chicken (good) and then stewed chicken, stewed oxtail (lots of bones, and the only beef offered), curries goat (lots of bones), turkey necks...no salads or desserts offered. And those meals cost between $20 and $30 dollars. Unless you want to buy a million dollar property in a gated community on the beach (and stay there), this is NOT an attractive place for retirement.

I love that you included NO AI VOICE EVER. It does make a huge difference. Enjoy your content so much!

Briggs is the best for informational videos such as this one. Accept no AI substitutes.

I lived in Singapore for 3 years. Absolutely loved it there. Yes, they do speak English there, with a mix of "Sing'lish", lah. Basically some Mandarin or Cantonese periodically thrown in with the English. It was also a British colony for a while, which helps contribute to it being an English speaking country. Don't expect to own a car, no matter what part of Singapore you live. Other than housing and owning a car, everything else is surprisingly affordable. The food is amazing, and very inexpensive.

I'm a Portland escapee living in the Philippines for the past 16 years. Aussie friends living here tried Portugal for a few years. They came back to the Philippines where the English capabilities are much higher making life easier.

Super good info, Briggs! Learned a lot I didn't know before.

Great video Briggs. Don't let the AI voice channels wear you down. KZfaq will eventually nerf them.

I can definitely verify the Philippines is a very affordable place to live and retire to. My Filipina wife and I own a small farm here. We grow our food, provide a bit to the market in town, and enjoy a relaxed lifestyle. Our monthly expenses are less than $500/month (USD). We live in a bit more rural area, but have easy access to modern amenities.

This came at the perfect time, I was looking for a video like this 😮

Malta. I visited several years ago. They also speak English.

Thank You very much for highlighting portuguese. It deserves more love. 🇵🇹

All Retirees must have Healthcare. Could you make a Part 2 for this video explaining the Healthcare systems for these countries.

Great content as always. Would be good to include info on healthcare quality and crime data for these countries.

Great stuff. Thanks

This was fun and fascinating and educational. Thanks Briggs.

I really enjoyed this video and the views were great.

Super informative and interesting ❤ Thank you again!

We lived in central Sweden in 2006, and it was amazing. Everyone spoke English (better than we did). The costs were relatively reasonable. The most amazing part, though, were the people. Everyone was so nice, and if we lacked for anything, they were happy to find it for us. There was virtually no crime. Unfortunately, I have heard that things have changed quite a bit in the last decade.

Excellent vid! I have family in Cyprus and am familiar with the island. If there was ever a reason to visit, the food is absolutely amazing. And it's location has it very close to a lot of interesting countries. Hope all are well

Amazing video! Thanks.

Great video Jimmy. Thank you.

Great channel. Love the Devo album too!

Thank you for your service Mr. Briggs, Sir!

Thanks Briggs. I always look for ward to one of your videos.

One country that surprised me was Thailand. Maybe it's because the US Navy had a strong presence there or because of their education system, but I was very surprised at how many people there speak English. Plus, it is also very inexpensive to live there, if you can stand the tropical heat and humidity.

Enjoyed this immensely, thank you

I just visited Portugal after taking a transatlantic cruise and loved it! Can't wait to go back.

Yahoo, been waiting for this!

Interesting information! Hi Chi Minh City could tempt me, though language might be an issue there. Thank you for the video.

Perfect! Some of these places are on my go to list, others, I've been to.

*No AI voice ever* -- GREAT selling point for a channel like this with otherwise good content. Thank you!

Couple of ideas for a video, one that talks about how things in different states work such as registration fees ie sales tax on a vehicle vs property tax one. Second a video that talks about the best states and the benefits and what percentage rating are needed that they offer for disabled veterans would be amazing.

I wonder which countries have great doctors and medical care? That’s something we need to consider as we age.

Great info As always !👍🏻 But which place is the safest???

Hi Briggs! I saw what you said about shorts. I knew they were bad, now that I know how bad I have been avoiding them.

I was in Singapore back in the early nineties while in the Navy. It's a beautiful country and the people were pretty nice. I couldn't take the heat and oppressive humidity tho! 🥵

Some surprising places to retire to in this list. As a former member of the USAF, I’ve been to many of these countries mentioned during my career from the late 70’s to the late nineties. They weren’t the safest or accommodating countries to be around! Times change though! My wife and I aren’t looking for somewhere to permanently retire to, but somewhere to to escape the winter months from Alaska. We’ve traveled to places that are on our list in Mexico, South America, Philippines and Europe. Portugal is next up on the list this fall, but, the south coast of Spain is top of our list. Going for 3 months this winter. I’m a world traveler on off road motorcycle, so it’s just a short hop to the best riding just about everywhere in Morocco! Love the country and it’s people!

Manila has a VA hospital and a U.S. cemetery. That’s all I have to look forward to.

Nice video 👍 I was surprised Thailand didn’t make the list. There are a lot of KZfaqrs in Thailand from various English speaking countries. I have watched Paddy Doyle for years. I probably wouldn’t retire there but after watching a lot of Thailand KZfaq videos it seems like it would be a cool place to visit and tour for a couple of months without breaking the bank, something you can’t do in Europe or the nicer tropical locales such as Hawaii or nicer Carribbean destinations.

I grew up in a military family. This made me develop the ability to make and hold friends fast. Because you could get somewhere and in a couple of years it was onto the next duty station. So I have been to a lot of countries overseas. One of the things that will always make you popular to the locals, is asking questions about their country. Everyone likes to talk about where they live. The other secret is to make conversation and not wait until conversation is made.

Great vid. I've lived in the UAE for over 19 years now, wouldn't change it, never known such a safe place, leave your laptop or phone on your table while you go to the rest room in a coffee shop or bar, come back 5 minutes later and it's still there. Healthcare is brilliant - insurance based. Most important thing is though, the UAE is not just the madness that is Dubai, I live an hour north in the mountains and it's so laid back, quiet and cheap. Pretty much everyone speaks English, and the cost for a single guy for a month all in, including rent, food and beer is..... from $1,500. Ok it gets a bit warm in the summer but you do get used to it. No real tax to speak of other than 5% VAT (sales tax). I love Portugal too though, that would be European home of choice and I'm English!

One place you did not mention and I find to be very English-friendly is Malta. Malta belonged to the UK for many years, so almost everyone has a working knowledge of English and it is a fairly inexpensive place to live. It also is one of the easiest countries to get EU citizenship and allows dual citizenship.

Thanks for video. How's health care in these countries and how hard to get visa/passport?

Nice! I’ve been thinking about Portugal.

As someone who wants to live abroad, i have looked at Ireland. I have to consider whether or not the country is Black-friendly. This is often ignored by videos like this, but they are still educational.

Would love a longer video of Belize and St Lucia pros and cons, maybe comparing the 2

Good evening Briggs! Have a great weekend! 🎚️🇺🇸🪖👮‍♂️

The downside of retiring to Ireland is that they require non-Irish/EU citizens to have an annual income of 50,000 euros ($55,000ish). The cost of living may not be too high but you still need a decent pension to get a retiree visa.

I would be concerned about the high crime rates in Jamaica and Belize. I do love Belize.

You forgot to mention that Belize uses the USD as their currency.

Another great video! Do the monthly costs quoted include health insurance/health care costs? Thanks!

I was thinking of Grenada. It’s in the Caribbean., they speak English, and take the USD at almost every shop.

Thank you for your videos. I like how engaging and informative they are. But what options are there for folks who do not plan on retiring? I'm asking for myself. I'm Andrew. I live in Fairfax County, Virginia. Shit's expensive here.

Ireland would be the place for me and my wife. We're northern-tier types who like cold, dark weather.

I definitely wouldn’t mind living in the Philippines. I know so many people from there and they are some of the nicest people I’ve ever met.

Botswana, Namibia, Zambia, Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania South Africa Mauritius

Does your cost analysis include immigration costs? How easy is it for a foreigner to stay long term in any of these countries? Having to make routine border\visa runs can get tiring. Thanks!

I used to travel all over for work and Singapore is by far the nicest city in the world. Used to love going there (except that 18 hour SFO Changi flight LOL.)

I would be interested in a video just about Panama.

I lived and worked in the Philippines for 12 years. I highly recommend it, but there are plenty of downsides too. Be thorough and check it out in person for a lengthy visit before making the leap.

Look at Antiga next time. I have friends from there who are very nice. English is spoken there, and it supplies the exterior shots for "Death in Paradise."

What about healthcare? It is my understanding Medicare pays on claims from the US only.

I'm definitely sold on Ireland. Coming from Seattle, the transition will be quite smooth. Both places have a wet damp climate and I'm also a huge beer lover😊😊

I’m glad I did 6 months of backpacking in Australia when I did. 1994 was a good year and I watched the World Cup whilst staying in Newcastle and Brisbane. An honorary Rep. of Ireland supporter and wearing my RI home shirt got bought a few drinks and I did the same, total strangers. So friendly. The GBP was roughly double in Australian dollars and rent per week was $60, cheap I thought. Brisbane was great, had fun there in the couple of backpackers I stayed at. Beer drinking contests against other backpacker teams, football games, pool, etc etc. Memories

I love that you need to advertise that your voice isn't ai

So many years this is the first time ive seen your face on a video. I had to check the channel again. Thank you for your videos theyve always made amazing background noise when sleeping or entertaining even when i dont agree with the list rankings

And Singapore and Malaysia were British colonies; that's why English is widely spoken there, British English. Malay is pretty easy to learn though.

In Aruba, the residents of this Dutch territory speak FOUR languages (Papiemento, Dutch, English, Spanish) because they get lots of tourists from both North and South America. It might not be for everybody, but most people I met down there were amiable.

No AI voice! That’s the sound of Aloha, Oregon coming at you!

My grandpa retired in the philippines with a $2,000/month pension.. boy, he live like a king in his retirement years.

I love Singapore! Breen going there for years, but it has grown to worse conditions. Great Food! Wide variety and cheap... IF you go to the "food courts". I have seen pretty nice 1br apartments (if you like "high rise" living) for $800.

Be nice to have a list with healthcare in these type of countries too

Ecuador Andes for cost, climate, and beauty, plus great visa options.

Wow more people speak English in these countries than California

Portugal is such a interesting place

Been looking at Grenada you should review there

I lived in Panama, too. My ex was military. Beautiful country. It's definitely on my retirement list.

Philippines is generally more expensive than the prices you provided. A Westerner could survive on $1,000 USD but twice that amount would be necessary for a comfortable life. Hospitals with few exceptions are extremely basic. Not to be negative the fact is Philippines is a lovely wonderful place to live. Filipino people are extremely kind and welcoming.

Portugal and Cypress are the only two that have my interest. I would vacation in Belize, Ireland and Singapore though

Singapore and Ireland being on this list just shows you just how expensive the Anglosphere is. Plus most of the cheaper countries, English is not the local language, just widely spoken by locals as second language such as Portugal, Cyprus, Malaysia, Philippines, Panama

Costa Rica should be in the list 🇨🇷

Since covid, the Philippines is a lot more expensive. I married a Filipina when I was a young man, and we travel there a lot. I suggest if you want $170 USD rents, you hire a local to get all the pricing before you try to rent the place. If you’re a foreign, you’re considered rich. And the locals will try to take advantage of your pocket book. If you’re being asked to pay $500 for an average apartment, they are taking advantage of you. We normally rent out our home so we are free to travel all of Asia. Vietnam and Thailand both have great foods and lots of heat. If you don’t like heat, Ireland is for sure a good spot. Thanks for the additional ideas…Portugal is now on our list.

You’ve got to be careful about crime and government problems as an expat. As a single female American retiree with health problems, i don’t think i could ho anywhere else. I’ve traveled a lot in small groups, and, apart from health insurance problems, gaining citizenship can be tricky. On a 2015 visit to Ireland, i was told that you’ve got to take classes in the Irish language and develop some proficiency.

Wow that's wild ❤❤❤😮😮😮😊😊😊

While I don’t know what percentage of the population there can speak English is, the Dominican Republic is a country that I’m interested in moving to when I get to my golden years. The countries you just listed are good choices that I’ll definitely consider as well

The health care of the Philippines is a nightmare. My best friend died there . She was from the Philippines and went back to visit her family. Heathy 40-year-old.Even when she was transferred to the biggest hospital in Manila. I still her 😢💔

I heard Panama was a nice country, had some friends stationed there in the 187th

Need to know about medical in all these places!

Briggs, know a lot of Army Vets who retired there! 😝

Guyana. If not the capital 100usd rent.1 person can live comfortably with 500 usd

Many people go to Portugal as the residency requirements are easier. Once they obtain residency they are now apart of the EU and can live in any of the EU countries.

Thank you for Europe content! More..More... please 😂

I was born in Bahrain. I go there every few years. Many of the US Navy folks stationed there also get married to Filipina women who are there on a work visa

Thanks ,more please.....

Where is Zambia, I worked there for 2 years and loved it, the peace and nature game reserve.

You neglected to mention the income requirements for foreigners who want to retire in certain countries. For ex, Malaysia requires expats to prove they have $2,350 from a monthly government pension. Not a lot of money, but the average social security income in the U. S. is less than that so they would not be able to retire there unless they made a large investment in Malaysia.

I would rate Belize (British Honduras) as #1. Must also consider the cost of beer and cigarettes. You former Army? I saw a lot of rural Honduras with 7th SF Group in the 1980s. Honduras would be a good place to retire if you speak Spanish. On the Island of Roatan they speak plenty of English. Great SCUBA diving or snorkelling.