Retiring in Spain: No debt, no worries | Aussie's inspiring story
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- Subscribe and set 🔔 » 7news.link/YTSubscribe | The standard of living for pensioners in Australia is so, so hard. Which is why, for some, retiring overseas - on a full Australian pension - is a brillianbt option. Norah Ohrt lived most of her life in Perth, Western Australia. As a single woman approaching retirement, Norah realised that if she chose to stay in Perth, with her modest means, she would likely live in poverty. So, she investigated how to retire overseas - and found that by moving her whole life to the south of Spain she could afford to live where she wanted, and how she wanted, and in incredible style. This is how Norah did it. Portions of this story originally aired on Sunday Night in 2019. Now, we haver released it as a full documentary. 7NEWS reporter Anegla Cox travelled to Martos, in Andalusia, to meet Norah and see her incredible home and meet her friends.
KEY MOMENTS IN THIS VIDEO
CHAPTERS
0:31 How to retire in Spain
2:04 Why did Norah move to Spain?
4:00 Pensioners live in ‘poverty’ in Australia
6:25 How to buy a cheap house in Spain
10:10 The cost of a home in Spain versus Australia
12:48 Tour of Norah’s house
16:10 What lifestyle can retired Norah afford in Spain?
18:10 Cost of groceries in Spain
19:00 How to get full Australian pension if you retire overseas
20:05 Cost of healthcare in Spain
22:10 The medical facilities in Spain
23:04 Cost of bills and utilities in Spain
27:04 Does Norah ever get lonely?
28:06 Tips for learning the language and culture if retiring abroad
29:50 Why older people are revered in European cultures
31:50 Why cost of living in hard for retired Australians
35:10 Does Norah ever miss Australia?
37:30 The cultural differences between Spanish and Australian people
39:23 Norah’s plan for her house in Spain as a legacy for the arts
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As a single middle aged woman
You give me so much inspiration to live a better life,put back into a community that you loved in Australia and participate in your new community!
People who see the negative in this story are ones who don’t understand how small businesses works
How much small business puts into the tax system in Australia
I hope more retirees watch this as it is a wonderful story of how to retire with dignity and respect
No people who are negative on this story understand it's nothing to do with small business nothing to do with taxes paid during life. Every productive member of society pays taxes works hard during their working years whether it is as an employee or self employed. The negativity is simply pointing out that recieving a tax free indexed for life pension funded by Australian taxpayer's comes with a moral responsibility to atleast be living in Australia to spend the money in Australia to support local jobs, small business and to allow the country to make back a portion of the pension expense back in taxes paid by those local small businesses and workers that service the needs and wants of pensioners.
Far from this being an inspiring story, I see this as a danger to the Australian economy and the sustainability of the generous taxpayer funded pension system the more pensioners move overseas and siphon off pension payments that otherwise would have been spent in Australia to cheaper countries like Spain and Thailand etc. What may be clever and good for the individual is not in the public interest. I hope the Australian Government watches this story and tightens the pension eligibility rules to stop this kind of retiree country arbitrage. People can do what they like when they have saved to fund their own retirement. When you are on the public purse there is an implied moral responsibility I believe is being broken and it is selfish behaviour at the expense of Australia.
@@TheMightyAbs so you're born in Australia live and work you're whole life in Australia, pay taxes and contribute to the community and economy but when you retire you shouldn't be entitled to a pension unless you agree to be shackled for the rest of your life to that country? What a crock of shite! That sounds like slavery to me why would anyone want to waste their lives working in a country that would keep them captive in their old age. Deciding to immigrate to another country in retirement doesn't negate the years of taxes that person paid throughout their working life or their right to a hard earned pension.
Well said ❤
@@TheMightyAbsYou seem to be spending way too much time on this
Is it because you’re comment didn’t get pinned by 7news Australia 🇦🇺
We live in a democratic country (lucky for us)
Every person has the right to spend their money how they see fit
Regardless of who pays them including welfare recipients
When it comes to supporting business,Most businesses target demographic is not people on any forms of welfare payments because it’s challenging for people on low incomes to afford the goods and services they provide
It’s a fact !
Self funded retirees have worked very hard to have what they have,so they can still be able to live in Australia
No one wants to leave their home that they were born in
I know this most of my family including myself are migrants
Norah should be commended on making her dollar go further
She is not a burden on the health system or housing
Which would cost more to the Australian taxpayer
@@jaciriley123 ...thank you well said, I think he needs to go flex his "Mighty Abs" somewhere else!
As a Spaniard living in Madrid, wishing this lady the best of the best here in our country.
Retired Politicians in Australia live on a pension, starting at $200,000.00 whereas a retired citizens gets $26,000.00. This should be reassessed, it's madness.
Absolutely spot on.
How many retired politicians are there who actually qualify for this mythical pension you made up a random number for effect? Check your facts. The old defined benefit schemes for politicians were closed over 20 years ago. How many pensioners or people who will become pensioners in the next decade are are out there expecting an ever dwindling pool of working age younger australians to fund their european retirement? Have a sense of proportionality here. It would completely make the risk free indexed to inflation for life age pension unaffordable and have to end if people started doing this en masse and leeching billions out of Australia. There is using the system and there is abusing the system and my view is that this is abusing and gaming the system for personal gain at the expense of everyone else in Australia.
Yes, they should raise taxes on the working people so us older people can have more.
This young lady is a great interviewer. I wish the best in her career.
"I didnt feel brave. I just knew this was something i had to do". Good for you Nora and God bless.
30:54 She’s so right, back here in Australia the elderly are forgotten and shoved into nursing homes, whereas overseas they are more respected.
same with us, in Belgium... and so little respect as well;
They are not forgotten when the kids show up to inherit property. In other south eastern countries the adult children look after their parents in old age. The concept of family looking after one another has been lost in this individualistic country.
@@TheMightyAbs
not everyone wants to be a burden on their kids!!!
@@nicolemurphy2629 Were your kids a burden on you when you raised them? I would assume no, so then why would you be a burden on your kids when they are simply caring for a parent that cared for them?
Why is it not just and morally the correct thing for kids to support their parents in old age and help them take their last steps when the parents helped the kids take their first steps?
No other taxpayers are expected to fill that role in a clinical unemotional way paying for their retirement, medicine, healthcare and housing with all the ticket clippers, government beaurocrats and profit margins along the way. It's ok to be a burden on other people or other people's kids but not your own? It's ok for other people to be a burden on your kids but not you? I just find the whole logic myopic and individualistic.
The reason why people from South eastern asian countries have the reputation of having deep pockets when they turn up to auctions is because eastern culture is not about individual it's about the group. It's about the family. They are bringing family money to the table and combining forces for the joint best interests of the family. The old and the young are expected to look after each other and that in no way is considered a burden.
So true….love to you all ❤
Australians are being pushed out overseas to afford retirement. No longer the lucky country
they are raising the prices in overseas countries for the locals making it impossible for the locals to buy and live in their own towns.
@mt-bd9wi they don't care about locals. They never had. It is all about them 😂
@mt-bd9wi Because "overseas countries " are flooding Australia its becoming unaffordable so it looks to be a cycle.
@@afrivox Just like how all the immigrants flooding Australia and destroying the place?
Intresting, it's a dam shame 😢
This woman is smart. My mum is on a pension and all her money goes to rent and bills. She has no quality of life. I do what I can to help her, but I am in the same boat with my wages.
What if you let her live with you and get a bigger place to live from eliminating one set of rent and bills?
She had super. This woman is not a poor aged pensioner. She was someone who had lots of choices.
@@roseannebyrne7233yes, she was luckier than most.
@@roseannebyrne7233 All her super was spent on buying and renovating the house she lives in. About 100Ks. I live in SA, small rural city, and there is nothing here to buy for that money. Even old weatherboard houses are around 200Ks.
@@amiragerina5070 Wow ! Her decision was better than paying rent in Au
We are an 76 and 72 yo couple and we are off to a Greek island to live next year. Our research indicates the same applies there. Well done Norah.
Wow, I love Greece, which island please?
Be aware Greek golden visa changing in September this year.Going from 250,000 euro to 500,000 euro for the golden visa.
@@bradleylocke4336 Thanks Bradley, sadly we will just be on a pension!!! Still just going to go under the radar and see what happens…fingers crossed.
@@Nancy-ko2zv Hi Nancy, we have friends in Poros and we'll head there first.
@terrylee005 Thanks for replying. I will take a look at Poros. Love the Greek Islands :). Good luck with your adventure!
I’m 52 sole aussie women and I’m doing the same in 18 months, can’t wait 🎉🎉🎉… bye Australia
Good on you! Best of luck
Hello, how are you doing?
Germany welcomes Aussies
Is Germany cheaper to live? I am in Canada is bad.
@@kaurmal8791 As long as u don't live in Munich...
Nora you now live with such dignity. It is something many Australians are losing . The cost of living, violence and lack of morals is destroying Australia.
I will be joining you with my Spanish speaking Mexican husband and son soon! We will be moving to stunning Andalucia in our late 50s ,which is just a few years away.
You have done well Nora, bless you.
I have always had my mind in retiring in Spain! And im only 40 now. How divine! Its just a greater way of living in mediterranea🩷 Some people are so stuck in their minds thinking one cant live elsewhere the world is huge!! Live your life dear and enjoy☺️🩷
Not only 40. Plan it, you’re close. Years are passing quickly
Look at Portugal
She looks SO happy and full of life. Bless your journey
What a great lady. Good for you.
i lived 15 years in Australia and became australian citizen in 2012 but life was so expensive that i came back to France near the spanish border and since i live very confortably , in Australia i was surviving .
Are you in the Basque side with Biarritz nearby? I used to live in Bilbao, that part of Spain and France is amazing.
I'm Lucia from Palma I retired at 53 thanks to my husband . It wouldn't have been possible without his company stock plan because it far exceeded the 401k we both have. He is six years older than me and was sick of the day to day grind but we had no clue if our savings and investments would be sufficient, we finally went to a financial management meeting and we make all decisions for a profitable Investment and prepared a plan for our early retirement. We should have done that years ago but never considered that we might ever have enough to retire early and I thank God and my husband for the ability to do investment . We are now financially stable with everything paid for and we have a good health insurance ! Don't wait time is something we have in short supply and no amount of money will buy you more, I pray that anyone who reads and held to these words will be successful in life too 🙏🙏🙏
Amen, you've remind me of what someone once said "The mind is the man, the poor is in it and the rich is it too". This sentence is the secret of most successful investors. I once attended similar and ever since then been waxing strong financially, and i most tell you the truth..investment is the key that can secure your family future.
Starting early is the best way of getting ahead to build wealth, investing remains a priority. I learnt from my last year's experience, i am able to build a suitable life because I invested early ahead this time
I agree with you had a senior colleague at work who was doing well but never had an investment. Unfortunately he lost his job and went from living a comfortable life to hardship. There would had been something to fall back on if he had an investment
That's why I always urge everyone to start somewhere now no matter how small, this is literally the time for that, forget material things, don't get tempted,i became more better the moment i realized this.
yeah investment is the key to sustaining your financial longevity but venturing into any legitimate Investment without a proper guidance of an expert can lead to a great loss too
Norah. Congratulations on your decision. I have to admired you.
I did much the same for similar reasons when I decided to leave New Zealand and live in Thailand in 2011.
I wish you all the very best and happiness.
Hi as an Irish/Australia who has just been in Spain visiting my childhood Dublin friend who’s retired I can tell you it’s a great place not only from a money point of view but just as the Nora said they really respect and cherish older people which I love. I also spend time in Thailand over the years and it’s the same thing the way older people are look at.
She was exactly right when she said in Australia / Most Western countries people are so busy chasing the mighty dollar they have no time for the elderly just stick they in a nursing home or a small bedsit and forget about them it’s very sad.
I am 55, active, single and even I am planning for where to settle in the next few years.... just looking up houses in this town, amazing..... Ive been looking at houses in small towns that need work that are 200k to 300k, and I can buy in Spain the same for 20K eu, 30k aus, crazy, and they accept my staff / weiller....... love it... cheers for that heads up
although you'll have to wait until your a set funded retiree or a recipient of a pension before you'd get a visa though. Or a digital nomad.
You should go to Sicily Italy, some smaller towns, having many abandoned houses and the councils ,just trying to populates those places again, just for 1 euro payment. If you are handyman, will becomes more easy to restore, whatever house you like. They are beautiful little towns and many of them staterd to becomes smaller global communities . 7:29 7:30
@@MarleneMeridian You have to have about 300K in savings to go there, so not for the poorer
Can you suggest any nice towns/ areas for that price?
@@louisewatson3129 That much ? Are you should? In Spain Valencia, also north Andalucia.
Inspirational...im in my mid 50s...i dream of moving to Sicily, the birthplace of my parents to live...❤❤
I'm born in Australia and my folks were from Milan. I look online at properties for sale there and how much I'd have leftover to retire on after selling my home here plus the pension in about 7yrs I also have cousins there and I speak Italian reasonably well.
Would be nice to see another interview with this lady to see how she is doing and if she has noticed any changes since her first interview.
As a person born in Australia in the 1960s I can see what's happen to our wonderful country because of the WEF and our Freedoms, our treated and cost of living in Australia 🇦🇺 Pray for Australia 🙏
Yes, but the woman lives on Australian pension not Spanish
@@elizabethmatraszek630 she earned it mate and she would have loved to stay but she is not stupid 😂
It is up to her as to where she spends her Pension Money Good on her for going to some place where she will be able to have a decent lifestyle.😊
@@glenngriffon8203 You don't understand. It is not that over there is better. She is living on Australian money that allowe her to have good life. If she would live on Spanish pension she wouldn't have better life. She would struggle for existence. She should appreciate Australia
@@elizabethmatraszek630 The AUD is a third world currency. Try living off it overseas when all the other expats have a much higher currency, when you buy anything they are receiving much more value. You have to have been an expat to understand that AUD is a very disadvantaged currency. It is not easy to live off overseas especially compared to almost all other Western currencies.
It is such a relief that there is somewhere in the world where it’s possible for Australians to retire somewhere, where life is not just about earning cash.
Very inspiring, I would love to learn Spanish !!
Spain is actually really close to the UK, its only a 2.5 hours flight, that's faster than me driving to see my mum who lives in rural Victoria. what a great place to retire.
She reminds me of Mrs doubtfire
Hehe I was thinking Mrs Bucket
This is a very funny observation and, yes, I agree. Notice this woman has said NOTHING about health-care in Spain or "the migrants"!!
@@suesmith2183 She talked about health care .She did but you were not listening .
She looks quite good for her age.
yes, Mrs doubtfire
As a 35 year old I really found Norah’s story inspiring it’s hard for young people in australia with the cost of living that it is good to think about other options for your old age 😊
Love this, it’s exactly what I want to do but I can’t convince my husband it’s infuriating. I was looking at Portugal but think Spain is better as there have been some changes in Portugal. Quality of life would be so much better. Well done Nora for taking a leap of faith to live a better life in Spain I think you are a wonderful lady❤
What an inspiring story! Totally agree with this lady, I lived in Spain many years ago when I was in my early twenties. It has left a lasting impression on me and now I am approaching retirement, I am drawn to returning to Spain to escape Britain
I am heading towards retirement and facing exactly the same problems. I have decided my retirement will not be in Australia. I want to live with dignity.
Great on her , she had the courage and made the efforts to learn a new language and culture , it keeps her young in mind and spirit..i am French from the south of France, very Latin culture too , after 38 years in Australia but i must alas admit that ìf Australia is still a great opportunity for young people,but when you retired and alone , it is very isolated for single retired woman , you become invisible,not a critique just my personal observation and opinion , and Many Australian family are spread out so far from each others that old single people are often alone, for exemple flying to perth from Brisbane , return can be as expensive that flying to Europe . Be aware that Spain , like France, each area , each part of spain are very differents from each others ,and maybe some parts are not so "assertive " as this person finds, as Spain has a history the last century of political opression under Franco dictatorship , so older people maybe alas had to keep their opinion for themselves and not revolt , and some others parts were very conservative and catholic, BUT the younger generation of Spanish people are very assertive ...for me, being French, i find Australian people" not so "assertive 😅, but then, i come from a culture of very opinionated and assertive people ( to say the least 😅😅.. ) well no flying to France atm , all airline on strike, and last months it was the trains 😂😂...i wish her the best , she has a great positive attitude ..
Many years ago the first day I arrived in London upon hearing my Australian accent a French farmer abused me for Australia's agricultural exports policy! Like I set the policy! He was so rude. There's assertiveness and there's plain rudeness. This happened in 1986 and I've never forgotten it.
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She’s living her life as she pleases and just made me smile knowing she’s very happy and contented. This is what should be… ❤God bless and more blessings. Spain is a very beautiful place. ❤
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I love Spain. Beautiful cities, great food and culture.
It really is!
Just Wow. She really did her homework.
I am 36 but I think I’m gonna start learning Spanish! Amazing
You can do it! Norah is such an inspiration.
I knew I can't afford to retire in my home country of Australia, but this just confirms it! I could afford to retire in Thailand at 50! But I'll need to look into Spain! Yearly trips to France, Italy, Croatia and Greece sounds appealing too!
Yes that’s a huge benefit you can hop on a train and visit other countries and beautiful cities. No enormous airfares to get somewhere else.❤️
Apparently Thailand has been changing visa rules, making it more complicated and uncertain. So EU might be a better option. Also, climate change is negatively affecting south Asia with increased heatwaves.
@@nicktw8688climate change is impacting Spain too. Record heat impacting olive oil production. I’d pick somewhere out of flood zone and accessible to sea breeze with long term water security
So happy for you. Sydney cost of living is exorbitant.
I did love this interview , was so adorable and respected
21:13 we get so ripped off in Australia for private health insurance! You pay heaps and still have out of pockets. I know, I used to work in this industry. The Spanish system seems fair, you pay and you have no out of packet. That’s how it should be.
What a lovely Aussie lady, someone that Australians at home can be proud off. It’s a pity so many Australians find the cost of living here so unbelievable high, causing the stranded of living dropping lower and lower, this shouldn’t be happening.
Nora I congratulate you for your so brilliant 👏
Spain is the country I was born
I live the for 33 years now I'm here end Australia 🇦🇺 I live here for 38 years I'm from Granada very close to Jaen
I wish you all the very best
You are very brave ❤️ 👏
Elderly here in the US are mostly all struggling to even pay bills or are homeless. Its awful
What an inspiration. Lovely lady. Enjoying life to the full.
What a wonderful person, proving that creative people are resourceful and adaptable and so they age very well.
I realise Norah is a gallery owner curator and not an artist per se, but that's not the point. She has surrounded herself with vibrancy and creativity and knows how to bring the best out in people.
Well done Norah, I’m with you, enjoy retirement, you deserve it ☀️🙏
Australia has become ridiculously expensive. We Spend 30 years paying off a million house mortgage for an average house. Everything is expensive!! Moving abroad is a great idea!
I live in Italy and my cousin with his family recently organized to reduce their living space to ensure his mother could move in with them because she is getting older aged. She now has her own space an privacy and they have adapted happily because putting a mother in a hospice is not an option no matter what. This is what life is about, love and family.
One very smart lady. I cannot see myself retiring in NZ cos it's even more expensive here and wages lower than Oz.
I’m so happy Nora made the decision to move….it gives us hope…..such a heart warming story….thank you ❤
I learned something very precious, in a globalised world go where you are treated the best!
I love how she mentioned that she made an effort learning the language and she is integrating with the locals. With the jab about the English not doing that 😅
That was one of our favourite bits, too! Thanks for watching and commenting!
What a nice lady and I love her comments on the reality of life in Spain. She says learn the language. She’s so right. Good for her!
If she reads this, may I encourage her to visit the Rias Baixas in the summer to take the cool waters of the Atlantic or the salty ones of the Ria Arousa. A perfect refuge
Wonderful lady. Thank you for sharing your story. I wish you a long, peaceful and fulfilling retirement in Spain. Hope we bump into you on our travels.
I loved this interview and could have watched and listened all day. The way you have immersed yourself into the culture and life and made friends. Love the house. Thank you so much for sharing - Paul from England. p.s. get your friends to send you your favourite toothpaste 😄
Thank you for the interview. It is so wonderful. I moved to the US like 40 years ago. Though I have a decent financial and can afford, it is a scary feeling to be retired in the US. I am thinking to move back to Asia. So strange to say that I may have a better living standard than here in the US.
I live in a town in South Australia and it's the most boring place I've ever lived. Many of the houses are below standard I paid a lot of money to repair the house I have it 18 years yet I may make 3,000 dollars if I sold it. I want out!!! Its boring.
I live in a NSW coastal town and it’s brilliant with a great sense of community and loads to do. However I agree with this woman that our Govt is rorting the system….
😊😊😊 very smart woman. You deserve and choose to be happy. Congratulations 🥂
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I think you are a very wise, courageous and beautiful woman. thanks for sharing your story.
Wow - I thought you couldn't take a pension overseas if Australian. This was a great show. What a lovely woman Norah is - good on her.
Glad we could help share Norah's knowledge and story!
That’s how it should be, no circle of class. People just being people, from all walks of life! The people of Spain sound like truly lovely, genuinely nice, authentic people. Sounds splendid! I’ll be right over!!😂😂
What I love about these European countries is their sense of community which sadly is being eroded in Australia thanks to our politics, over the top rules and regulations. Such an important factor, especially as you approach retirement.
Very inspiring story - there are always other choices - is a matter of looking at all the possibilities and find the one that works best for you despite what the majority might be doing.
You have one life and it's up to you to follow your desires.
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Nora's story is my story, too, except I move from the US to Ecuador about a week ago and am renting instead of buying. Best of luck to you, Nora!
God Bless you Nora Beautiful woman deserves this Twilight Life ❣️
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What an inspiration! Since visiting Spain in 2003, it’s been my dream to retire in Barcelona.
Lovely honest lady. I want to move back to Spain
Beautiful story! I already speak fluent Spanish, could sell my house to buy one there in Spain, but, you are correct Nora, I wouldn’t move and leave my daughters and grandchildren.
My absolute favourite video to watch! Nora is a beautiful lady & courageous. I would be great friends with her if I lived nearby. She has such an honest & friendly demeanour ❤
You could conclude that we are taxed to death and pay more than most countries for everything here in Australia
Clearly, she doesn't have any children or grandchildren so had nothing to lose so good for her, living her best life and thriving.
Yeah I don't know if I could leave my kids. Sounds lovely, and something to aim for in 20 years but leaving my kids would be too hard 😔
@@emmaphillips3847 yeah, it does sound lovely but at the same time if I had to pick between living my best life in Europe or having children I know which one I would pick. If only the cost of living was made more affordable for retirees.
The Australian dream these days are....how to get out of Australia Australia is ridiculous and shockingly expensive....how people survive in Australia is doing 3 jobs!
Fantastic!! I loved living in Spain!! Out of over 150 nations I’ve been it’s one of the top 3
I absolutely LOVED that interview. Norah is a brilliant lady. I have a house in Spain and will now consider living there permanently myself.
Where abouts are you in Spain ? Thnx
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Norah, I'm inspired by your bravery and adventurousness!
Norah was very logical when choosing where she wanted to live in Spain. As I grew older the last thing I wanted was to live in a city with poor air quality, masses of ppl and no real gardens. So I retired to a village, lovely, green, only 340 full time population and only 49 minutes to a city of 1.1million and just 15 minutes to a regional town with supermarkets, doctors, shops, health clinic. I like living alone and have many interests to keep me occupied but, I do miss intelligent conversations. The villagers are polite but not friendly, once they asked me every questions under the sun, no invitations to their homes. I do miss intelligent conversations but I can get that with my ‘city’ friends. I am retired in Greece.
I hear you. Why is it so difficult to find those 'intelligent conversations' in one's immediate surroundings? Sometimes I absolutely *crave* that!
I absolutely agree, if your going to live in another country learn the language and get to know the locals and their culture.
The Australian dream is now leaving austalia 😂
The American dream is leaving the US. Sad……
But it is not sustainable. You cannot expect a solution that means leaving ones home country as a viable solution. For many reasons one being affordability, two being uprooting oneself ...etc
@@afrivoxwhat is not sustainable?
Depends I guess for work or retiring. I would guess that the average wage in Spain is a lot lower than Australia. 😊
@@JP-qn4uo majority of people cannot afford to pack and go live overseas, save retirees. Majority of countries don't have long term visa plans. Save for retirees . Etc
I also plan to leave Japan once I receive my pension.
Love this clip in Spain by Angela Cox ,the difference in house prices between Australia and Spain is extraordinary,I’m Going to Spain
What an inspiration Nora is. Thank you for such a interesting documentary about a fascinating woman.
I left my job in Perth to visit my sick mother in the UK, I decided not to go back to Perth and I’m now living in Spain. I can live here very easily, it has gotten more expensive but nothing like Australia. Healthcare is most definitely affordable, council rates, car rego so much more affordable.
Beautiful adventure! I often heard that taxes in Spain can be high, but it was refreshing to hear this story and see that they didn't seem to hinder balance in life.
Well, I am glad I have started "trying to learn Espanol" to allow us the option to move out of Australia and possibly head to Spain and retire.
'Gracias por el video' by the way.
Dont, too many ackers already there. A particular one should be repatriated to Xmas Island, australia.
@@samuelgrau1367please explain
Great video and general information. I would love to make contact with this lady Norah via email for extra information. My partner died and has left me with a retirement dilemma as a single soon to be pensioner.
Again thank you.
PS agree totally the shops should be closed Sundays and little respect for older people. Get your Aussie friends to bring your favourite toothpaste!!
We have same situation . I would love to contact her.
You have to live in poverty in Australia 2 years before the pension becomes portable 😢
@@peteredwards49 Peter not understanding “2 years before the pension becomes portable “
Portugal and Spain both have retirement visas and are more affordable than other European countries specifically in smaller towns such as Matos where this lovely lady lives. There’s also a large expat retirement community in Panama and a visa for pensioners. As a Spaniard living in Melbourne, I can definitely say that the elderly are respected and included in the community way more in Spain than in Australia.
super informative video, and so refreshing to find such a genuine women who has followed her instinct and intelligence and come out shining BRAVA
I absolutely love Norah's philosophy and way of life. In my mid 50s and inspired to live abroad for the first time ever at some point. Hope you all get to live the life you want!
What a lovely and inspirational woman.
Excellent interview and so much detailed information.
WHAT AN AMAZING WOMAN and a wonderful story. Educational on a number of levels
The dentist más be in in those town because on Madrid it’s outrageous the prices of dentists. The cover of nurses is foe everyone the same. They just take it for granted that IF you have a family they will be there to help around. But EVERYONE has that nurse care. Of course comparing to Australia I’m sure everything seems cheaper. Our salaries are ridiculous and lately getting worse, a lot of people on benefits AND ( refugees and inmigrants ) working getting “ black money”. I’m happy that Spain has suited this lady‘s life. She has mixed with people and it’s great to see her so well. I have lived in Spain for ages I will be a pensioner soon and although I miss UK in some ways I would never go back and hope to retire soon. Unfortunately, I live in Madrid where everything is very, very expensive. My children and grandchildren are here otherwise I would love to go to some small pueblo and retire away from the capital. Enjoy 😊
I am very impressed. What gives me pause however is why I don't know but us Americans are mostly 'foreign language allergic'
Very brave and inspirational!!!
Fantastic story We live in a global economy and have endless possibilities Good on you Norah enjoy your adventure
I’m a retiree in Greece and we have to pay for EVERYTHING. I pay for my debit card, a transfer fee when my pension comes in from America, we do get a discount on bus fares but I have a car so don’t use the bus very much. We also have to pay taxes on worldwide income regardless of whether it is only a pension so my income taxes are around €1,000 a year as well. Pensioners get very little perks here, plus foreign pensioners get taxed higher than native pensioners. I obviously chose the wrong country to retire in!
After the lockdowns people in Europe are struggling financially too My relatives overseas are doing it tough too !Everyone loves to have a bash at Australia but when I visited my parents country all the relatives did was give me a hard time because I was not born in Cyprus. They didn’t even cared to know me . This lady is so lucky that she is accepted in Spain . It is not like that in Cyprus . So I appreciate Australia even if it is expensive now .
Interesting, I won't go back to Cyprus to live then. Cypriots have had a tough time of it, and Greeks Greece.
Hello, how are you doing?
Very smart and courageous lady .Hats off !!
its called golden-years for a reason
lovely life story and great inspiration. I hope I am so brave one day, and that I can move to Spain one day too. It's been a little bit my dream to live in Spain. ;-). Great to hear its doable as single women ! ;-)
Thankyou very much for information, Good Bless you ❤
What an interesting woman. I love the legacy she’s planning on leaving for the art world she loved ❤
Thank you for this story,so inpiring!I love this lady!
it's a nightmare how politics have destroyed and do destroy countries like Australia, Kanada and the USA and now they even are pushing for a third world war......in my youth they were symbols of freedom and opportunities and 40 years later you have to leave them to live a worth living life
EU is destroying Europe. It is everywhere the same