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What is best Carribean Island to retire on and why?

Posted on Mar 09, 2010 under Retire | 4 Comments

Looking to buy property on Caribean Island when retire to spend the Winters there as a second home? Any suggestions?

StPauls doesn’t know what he’s talking about.
I own 5 properties in Mexico, all of which are oceanfront to the Caribbean. That’s where I’m retiring.
If a non-Mexican purchases land within 30 kms of the coast, he/she puts the title in a trust (fidecomiso) at the bank and pays a tax every year. That’s all there is to it. If you are more than 30 KMs from the beach, you don’t even need to do that. St. Miguel Allende is a great example of an American community that settled in Mexico. About 80% of my neighbors on the oceanfront are American. The remainder are European or Canadian.

The islands are much more expensive than the mainland because everything has to be flown or brought in by boat. Believe me I shopped around. Even a third world island like North Caicos; the property is super expensive and the cost of living is 3X.

Are WWE Supertsars allowed to retire before their contract expires?

Posted on Feb 12, 2010 under Retire | 6 Comments

Vince can terminate them at any time.
Does it work both ways? Can they quit at any time?

If they were to retire in the middle of their contract timeline, would that be a breach of contract?

Just like other sports, if someone feels the need to retire, they can do so while under contract. Usually that is stated in the contract before signing… And when a superstar is near retirement, or egeting up there in age… they will sign them to a short term compete contract, with another 10-15 year Special Contract, which does not allow them to appear on other Wrestling companies.

now… if they retire without having that stated in their contract, then that is still not breaching of contract. You are just retiring early… But if you retire before your contract is up… That means you are "Techincally" still under contract with the WWE,

so there isn’t any room for you to go over to TNA after "Supposedly" retiring because the second you come back into the business, your contract is back in play… which is WWE… There won’t be anybody pulling a Brett Favre year after year after year in the wrestling business…. Well….. Mabye Flair and Hogan. lol.

If the airline pilot retires at the age of 65 when should retire?

Posted on Dec 29, 2009 under Retire | 1 Comment

When should retire? Before or on the day when completes 65 years old?

In the US,Technically, the day before he turns 65 is the last day he can serve as a pilot of a Airliner (Part 121 ops)
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No pilot may:

(1) Serve as a pilot in operations under this part if that person has reached his or her 65th birthday.
(2) Serve as a pilot in command in operations under this part between the United States and another country, or in operations between other countries, if that person has reached his or her 60th birthday unless there is another pilot in the flight deck crew who has not yet attained 60 years of age.

What number will the Lakers retire when Kobe retires from the NBA?

Posted on Nov 13, 2009 under Retire | 6 Comments

Will it be #8 or #24. He’s done great stuff with both numbers. But whats gonna happen. Are they gonna retire both? Can they retire two numbers for one player?

I believe the Lakers will retire the #24 in honor of Kobe Bryant.

Kobe was absolutely magnificent when he wore #8, but those were the days where he was younger, not as smart, and needed Shaq to win a title.

Kobe#24 is the smarter and more skilled player. He is the LEADER of the Lakers and in my opinion the face of the NBA

How much US dollars would have to be saved to retire in the Philippines?

Posted on Oct 08, 2009 under Retire | 6 Comments

How much US dollars would have to be saved to retire in the Philippines? kind of a broad questions.

This is not an easy question to answer.You would really have to look at a wide spectrum of answers on this and even go to expats and ask them about how much they can get by with.

Would the income just be for you or also for a partner / family?

From experience, i think if you were going to live comfortably and retire in phiippines, you would need an income of about $300-450 USD a week - the full 7 days.

You would have to work out where u were going to stay. Would u rent or would u buy? You need money for food, electricity, water bills. You need money for entertainment / going out.

You would have to be getting an income of about $20,000 - $30,000 USD a year to live comfortably or at least reasonably. Maybe you could do it with alot less. depends on your income and needs.

I suggest you keep this question open and try to get a wide variety of replies. And even go and look up other philippines expats sites on the internet. This is simply not a question that can be answered here. Good luck.

Is it possible to retire as an enlisted person from the military without working?

Posted on Sep 26, 2009 under Retire | 18 Comments

I am currently an E-3 in the military and contemplating doing 20 or more years in the service. I am currnently married with no kids. Is it possible to retire as an enlisted person and not have to work afterwards? Maybe it would be possible to just work part-time after retiremen?

Or is this only possible when retiring from the officer ranks?

1.) You can if you save your money and invest wisely–10% will not cut it. Begin saving your money from basic training. The sooner you start saving, the easier it is to accrue a larger sum of money that will build off interest. Also, NEVER dip into your savings/investment accounts unless it is an absolute emergency.

2.) If you get married, it is imperative that your spouse works to.

3.) You cannot eat out often, party lavishly, buy new cars (a lot of people do this in the military), or as a rule of thumb, use money in a haphazard fashion. Drinking, smoking, DRUGS (yes, people in the military use drugs more often than most would like to believe) and other money pits detrimental to your income.

4.) Deploy, deploy, deploy! There are tax benefits to deploying and you get paid more!

5.) Make rank the first time around and do not get in trouble! Getting in trouble will often reverse a lot of hard work, FAST!

6.) If you wish to retire comfortably, look at commissioning, the officers get paid A LOT more than enlisted. It is painful to see such a huge disparity in pay for little difference in work production. You can begin enlisted and later on get your commission. Plus, many officers can stay in longer due to their profession, nurses, lawyers, etc…

7.) Prepare for a job upon retiring, enlisted do not get paid a lot and the reality is that most will require a job afterwords. Do not let this keep you down though, find a passion, use the TA and MGI Bill to pay for the education necessary to do the job you want to do when you get out if you are not already doing your dream job as an enlisted man.

How many years until a police officer can retire?

Posted on Sep 22, 2009 under Retire | 2 Comments

How many years does a police officer have to work before they can retire? Or is it after a certain age? I realize it varies from state to state.

So go by age, other use years of service, several use a combination of both. There is no national standard in the USA.

When I retire I will be receiving two pensions.How will this affect my social security?

Posted on Sep 20, 2009 under Retire | 6 Comments

I plan to retire with a state pension at age 56.I will also collect a union pension at age 60.How will this affect social security at age 62 or 65?

pension income is passive income

income you get from a job is earned income

after your EARNED INCOME exceeds, last time I checked it was 14K, your social security is reduced $1 for every $2 you earn

No effect on ss at either age as long as we are not talking earned income

How will the plan effect people who retire at 62?

Posted on Sep 18, 2009 under Retire | 1 Comment

I want to, almost have to, retire at 62 due to health problems. Have a pre-existing because of CAD. I know I won’t be covered by Medicare until 65. I won’t be getting enough social security and pension to be able to afford insurance. From what I hear I woud be made to get insurace at a price of $3600 a year. What’s going to happen when that is unaffordable to me?

You’d NEVER find private insurance, at the age of 62, with serious health conditions, for $300 a month. This is JUST not a realistic price. Even if you were perfectly healthy, a high deductible plan for just you would cost around $1,000 a month.

The first 18 months, you can go on COBRA. But after that, you’re going to be uninsured, until you can get on medicare.

If you have ANY options, I’d work an additional 18 months AT ALL COSTS, and THEN take the cobra for your 18 months, which should see you to 65.

At what age can I become a college professor and when will I have to retire?

Posted on Sep 14, 2009 under Retire | 3 Comments

I’d like to one day teach at the college level. Please inform me of what age professors usually enter their positions and at what age they normally retire from their work.

A college professor at the 4-year college or university level has a PhD in the their field (8-12 years of college) and often a postdoc (2-3 years on average) as well, so they may not get a job as a professor until they are 30 or older. Many professors don’t want to retire, and work at their job into their 70’s or older, or retire halfway to become emeritus professors and still have an office.