Retiring in Thailand is one of the best decisions you could ever make.
And one of the few places people can have an exceptional life on US Social Security.
As costs to continue to rise in the US, rural Isaan prices stay absolutely constant.
Is it better to have everything people have in the US, or live in rural Thailand and enough?
Long done are the days of fast food, pizza, expensive electronics and pricy restaurants.
Instead we have zero debt, comfortable living, no stress and no problems what so ever.
We have space. 3.5 acres. We have a giant stocked pond.
50 Fruit trees and tons of home-grown fresh vegetables.
100% solar, no electric bill.
3 Solar wells. Unlimited free water.
We can always go to a city like Khon Kaen if we felt we absolutely had to have something missing from the USA.
However, you learn that some of things were never that good to begin with.
Plenty of low cost and healthy food choices here for sure.
For me being debt free is a big stress reliever and social security can go a long, long way here each month.
We built a huge house here. We never owned a house in the US close to the grandeur of this place; at less than 1/5th the cost of our house in Florida.
No traffic is another huge plus.
Throw in the fact the local people love foreigners and will go out of their way to help, if needed.
Rural Isaan is just the place when you feel a need to slow your life down and relax.
Lucky, feel very lucky to be able to live here so peacefully.