Links promised in the above video are here: vagabondbuddha.com/cost-to-retire-in-athens-greece/ 𝗗𝗮𝗻’𝘀 𝗙𝗥𝗘𝗘 𝗘-𝗕𝗢𝗢𝗞→ 𝗙𝗶𝗿𝗲 𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗕𝗼𝘀𝘀 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝘃𝗲𝗹 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗹𝗱 vagabondbuddha.com/fire-your-boss-travel-world/ 𝗗𝗮𝗻’𝘀 𝗥𝗲𝘁𝗶𝗿𝗲 𝗖𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗽 𝗥𝗲𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝘀 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗹𝗱𝘄𝗶𝗱𝗲☆★☆ vagabondbuddha.com/ 𝗗𝗮𝗻’𝘀 𝗥oad Map to Freedom Overseas (Retire Overseas Course)☆★☆ vagabondbuddha.com/courses/the-retire-overseas-course/ 𝗗𝗮𝗻’𝘀 𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝘁𝗼 𝗠𝗮𝗸𝗲 $$$ 𝗢𝗻𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗛𝗼𝗯𝗯𝘆 𝗖𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘀e vagabondbuddha.com/courses/the-hobby-income-course/ Health Insurance I Bought (Free ebook, Video, Agent, not affiliate link): vagabondbuddha.com/expat-health-insurance-ebook/ What kinds of risks are you taking if you move overseas? vagabondbuddha.com/our-liability-disclaimer-the-risk-is-on-you/
I know Athens very well, I studied there and worked in Greece also. I go back every summer and one week in winter. As a French lawyer, I'll retire there and of course I speak Greek very well. Your table is far too expensive. 605 $ ??? You can find on a long term, even not speaking Greek well for same kind of apartments for 500$ or 450€, you can also broaden to Kypselh district which is a rising neighborhood with the subway to come next year (in 3 years, it's always like that in Greece). Transportation, I mean, if you take the monthly card (you MUST have a fiscal number for that) it's 38€ and you can go to the suburbs. Groceries are definitely too expensive, I spend approximately 300/350€ (less than 448 $ for sure). a side note, internet can sometimes be laggy, like in some remote parts of the world and in 10 years, it didn't really improve. There are less than 69 museums, at least two of them are closed semi-permanently at least for years (pinball museum for instance). The Parthenon has a daily cap number of visitors (especially in summer of course). It's also a BIG mistake to NOT learn some basic Greek, especially dealing with bureaucracy, and on that a lawyer can't always help you. Greece is very infamous for its medical corruption if you want to have things done quickly. The infamous "edwsa ena fakelo". You just need to take your information before. One specialist can be very good and you can also have an appointment quickly. 65€ with invoice, or 45 without... Also, another side note for real estate : some districts (especially some islands) in Greece are NOT open to non European residents for buying.
A pleasant surprise. Ranks high on my list for overseas living based on affordability, culture, cleanliness, no stray dogs, no trash, no language issues and history in Athens. I prefer city and visiting beach if needed. Love the weather, no extreme humidity, heat or cold.
Dan I have a respectful Suggestion to make your videos maybe even more better. You do a great job of delivering all the facts but how about having your wife come in at the end and add “color commentary” about this city /area Sort of an off the cuff - informal little chat to put the icing on the cake
Athens is the only place I've been to where Greeks came up to me and asked if I was Greek American and I say 'yes' and they start cursing out America and me, as a Greek American. My mom, who spoke fluent Greek, was spit on by a Greek women when she asked directions in Greek in the 1970s. As a 10 yr old watching a stranger spit on my mother was shocking and horrifying. All my relatives in Greece complain to me about the U.S. the two times I've visited them.
@@happykt Greek relatives complain only because they are jealous!! I am a Greek Canadian, born in Canada. My parents both worked two jobs each, when they retired at 60 they were multi millionaires…Greeks are in general lazy people!
You said the 70's, that's 50 years ago. The Cyprus situation was still fresh, and Americans weren't looked on favourably, especially when their foreign policy sided 100% with the Turks.
Base is US and just travel a bit. It’s hard to adjust to a new language and way of living when you are 50 and above. I traveled some when I was younger. Looking for a nursing home if in the future I will need it. You have recommendations.
You keep suggesting all these european cities with shrinking populations and rapidly ageing societies - the housing might be cheap but Athens and the rest of greece is rapidly decaying. A mass shortage of young people means rapidly decaying infrastructure and services. Good luck getting a dr, nurse, lawyer, police officer, even a bus driver or a chef in these cities in the future. Labour costs will rise and they just wont be cheap anymore, and they'll be too poor to afford the capital investment for automation. Same goes for albania, bulgaria, serbia, croatia, baltics etc etc. Old emigres returning to live in their countries of birth to retire will just make it that much worse.
Thanks for sharing your ideas. High growth economies have their own sets of problems. Are you recommending people retire in robust growing economies with costs of living 2 to 3 times as much on day one, including unaffordable housing, and higher inflation that make retirement costs 4 to 5 times as unaffordable in 6 to 8 years?
Links promised in the above video are here:
vagabondbuddha.com/cost-to-retire-in-athens-greece/
𝗗𝗮𝗻’𝘀 𝗙𝗥𝗘𝗘 𝗘-𝗕𝗢𝗢𝗞→ 𝗙𝗶𝗿𝗲 𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗕𝗼𝘀𝘀 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝘃𝗲𝗹 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗹𝗱
vagabondbuddha.com/fire-your-boss-travel-world/
𝗗𝗮𝗻’𝘀 𝗥𝗲𝘁𝗶𝗿𝗲 𝗖𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗽 𝗥𝗲𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝘀 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗹𝗱𝘄𝗶𝗱𝗲☆★☆
vagabondbuddha.com/
𝗗𝗮𝗻’𝘀 𝗥oad Map to Freedom Overseas (Retire Overseas Course)☆★☆
vagabondbuddha.com/courses/the-retire-overseas-course/
𝗗𝗮𝗻’𝘀 𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝘁𝗼 𝗠𝗮𝗸𝗲 $$$ 𝗢𝗻𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗛𝗼𝗯𝗯𝘆 𝗖𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘀e
vagabondbuddha.com/courses/the-hobby-income-course/
Health Insurance I Bought (Free ebook, Video, Agent, not affiliate link):
vagabondbuddha.com/expat-health-insurance-ebook/
What kinds of risks are you taking if you move overseas?
vagabondbuddha.com/our-liability-disclaimer-the-risk-is-on-you/
I know Athens very well, I studied there and worked in Greece also. I go back every summer and one week in winter. As a French lawyer, I'll retire there and of course I speak Greek very well. Your table is far too expensive. 605 $ ??? You can find on a long term, even not speaking Greek well for same kind of apartments for 500$ or 450€, you can also broaden to Kypselh district which is a rising neighborhood with the subway to come next year (in 3 years, it's always like that in Greece). Transportation, I mean, if you take the monthly card (you MUST have a fiscal number for that) it's 38€ and you can go to the suburbs. Groceries are definitely too expensive, I spend approximately 300/350€ (less than 448 $ for sure). a side note, internet can sometimes be laggy, like in some remote parts of the world and in 10 years, it didn't really improve. There are less than 69 museums, at least two of them are closed semi-permanently at least for years (pinball museum for instance). The Parthenon has a daily cap number of visitors (especially in summer of course). It's also a BIG mistake to NOT learn some basic Greek, especially dealing with bureaucracy, and on that a lawyer can't always help you. Greece is very infamous for its medical corruption if you want to have things done quickly. The infamous "edwsa ena fakelo". You just need to take your information before. One specialist can be very good and you can also have an appointment quickly. 65€ with invoice, or 45 without... Also, another side note for real estate : some districts (especially some islands) in Greece are NOT open to non European residents for buying.
A pleasant surprise. Ranks high on my list for overseas living based on affordability, culture, cleanliness, no stray dogs, no trash, no language issues and history in Athens. I prefer city and visiting beach if needed. Love the weather, no extreme humidity, heat or cold.
Athens, Greece, sounds amazing, but I'm skeptical given the reality of living there, considering the economic crisis?
Yes, but utilities and groceries add up. What's your experience with expat living in Europe?
What about healthcare? Is it reliable, especially for retirees?
Looks like a great place to explore!
Great brake down on cost ! thank you!
loved this video! Your content is amazing. Have you ever considered
trying a slightly different thumbnail style for better Impact?
Hi @Farhantanvir971, Send me an email if you like. vagabondbuddha.com/contact/
Thank you for your comment. Best, Dan
Great info - loved the video on Kalamata
Dan I have a respectful
Suggestion to make your videos maybe even more better. You do a great job of delivering all the facts but how about having your wife come in at the end and add “color commentary” about this city /area
Sort of an off the cuff - informal little chat to put the icing on the cake
Thanks for the ideas Jimmy. :-)
Athens is the only place I've been to where Greeks came up to me and asked if I was Greek American and I say 'yes' and they start cursing out America and me, as a Greek American. My mom, who spoke fluent Greek, was spit on by a Greek women when she asked directions in Greek in the 1970s. As a 10 yr old watching a stranger spit on my mother was shocking and horrifying. All my relatives in Greece complain to me about the U.S. the two times I've visited them.
Sounds like a great place to move to😮
They were very nice to us. What year where you there?
@@happykt Greek relatives complain only because they are jealous!! I am a Greek Canadian, born in Canada. My parents both worked two jobs each, when they retired at 60 they were multi millionaires…Greeks are in general lazy people!
You said the 70's, that's 50 years ago. The Cyprus situation was still fresh, and Americans weren't looked on favourably, especially when their foreign policy sided 100% with the Turks.
Wow expensive think I will stay in asia
Okay.
Retirement isn’t an end g0al, but a journey best secured by careful and consistent investments.
Diversification spreads the risk, just like planting different seeds ensures a fruitful harvest.
My adviser guided me through retirement planning, ensuring my investments were strategically positioned for long-term rewards.
Mind if I ask you to recommend this particular coach you using their service? Seems you've figured it all out.
Base is US and just travel a bit. It’s hard to adjust to a new language and way of living when you are 50 and above. I traveled some when I was younger. Looking for a nursing home if in the future I will need it. You have recommendations.
Watch this for assisted living overseas. ruclips.net/video/j84C9Tnxs1E/видео.html
Long story short.....
Cheap beer. Excellent Food.
Overpriced internet and 2nd hand cars....
Water filtration is set at EU standards which is high
11.00 You look just an Irish guy with red hair!!!
18.10 White guy ain't got the same rhythm LOL..
Hey brother do you have a top 10 list for Europe
Maybe do a sumary of Mediterranean living and then European living at some point. European living more closely matches American living.
Coming soon. :-)
You keep suggesting all these european cities with shrinking populations and rapidly ageing societies - the housing might be cheap but Athens and the rest of greece is rapidly decaying. A mass shortage of young people means rapidly decaying infrastructure and services. Good luck getting a dr, nurse, lawyer, police officer, even a bus driver or a chef in these cities in the future. Labour costs will rise and they just wont be cheap anymore, and they'll be too poor to afford the capital investment for automation. Same goes for albania, bulgaria, serbia, croatia, baltics etc etc. Old emigres returning to live in their countries of birth to retire will just make it that much worse.
Thanks for sharing your ideas. High growth economies have their own sets of problems. Are you recommending people retire in robust growing economies with costs of living 2 to 3 times as much on day one, including unaffordable housing, and higher inflation that make retirement costs 4 to 5 times as unaffordable in 6 to 8 years?
Truth .. this is why I want to get out of Australia. There r better options esp for low income people.