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At least folks don't pack n carry here. Ridiculous how you go on about crime. Only folks that never traveled are usually targets Wearing backpacks, stupid hats, cameras on your shoulder. Wallet in your back pocket, putting your phone on the ... Read More

Can always depend on the Onion, for a good laugh :lol: Read More

There is a whole tax fraud division dedicated to this scam. At least three friends in Calif. have been called numerous times by these jackoffs. I believe I heard it stems from Russia. They picked the wrong friends to call, as they just played a ... Read More

There is a huge scam going on, it is not the IRS, I bet. Google about the scam. I have friends in the States that were called n threatened by the IRS. NOT, IRS does not call. There is a hot line to call. If you had all your taxes cleared n paid ... Read More

Wow, it is late n just received your note. How stressful, for you. Did you taxes, before you left? Why in the world would they do that? Read More

No not if you've owned your house for five yrs? Not sure it could be less time. The money you put in any bank here with the interest added to your social security it would still be below the tax limits. You can call the IRS and they will answer ... Read More

Wouldn't that depend on it being a rental, or your home sale? You do not pay taxes on sale of your residence, up to $500,000?, as a couple,( proceeds), if you owned it for specified years, n did not report as a rental. But you need to have an ... Read More

Your funny, it was 1988. We have no deductions to audit. We get an annual letter from S/S we do not have to file. IRS has our po box in Calif. They send our mail there, they know we live in Ecuador. Read More

We too had a tax audit, in 1988! My comments are strictly based on my own experience, here. We have been retired three years, n honestly do not have to do tax returns anymore. Our income is taxed on 50% of our social security, which is too low to ... Read More

From what we have read it affects folks with large sums of money in banks here. Our land lord is an executive for Banco del Austro, he told us they are not doing anything. Only thing they would do at this point would take your social security #, and ... Read More

One plus here, in Cuenca is access for local transportation, with a new tranvia (tram) going through out down, many taxis, still inexpensive, n of course buses. What we save on car expense is huge for us. We also, will move to a smaller condo next ... Read More

I never said it was too expensive for those that left. Builders are too optimistic that everyone will stay. They left due to not being able to obtain medical insurance, grandchildren, moved to Cancun, got a divorce n one couple just plan hate it ... Read More

We wondered the same thing so we spent two weeks in Panama. Really hot, high rate of poverty plus between the building of the Panama Canal (many died) and the take over of Noriega in 1989, the Panamanian folks aren't so crazy about the US. ... Read More

We wondered the same thing so we spent two weeks in Panama. Really hot, high rate of poverty plus between the building of the Panama Canal (many died) and the take over of Noriega in 1989, the Panamanian folks aren't so crazy about the US. ... Read More

I have always wondered that same question! If you find out let me know! In 2012 we took a re positioning cruise from San Francisco to Chile. From there we flew to Ecuador, however the ship did stop in Manta, but Princess cruises said we couldn't ... Read More

In the last few months we know five couples that have left Ecuador. High tariffs, $42 on packages from out of Ecuador, with added duties, depending on what is in the box and unstructured healthcare has pushed many to the limit. There is a huge ... Read More

We have IESS, where you can get Zoloft, generic Elavil. When we came down we brought all our prescriptions with us, of course, but we took them to a farmacia. We were able to get the same or similar, with same compounds. We also buy sleeping ... Read More

One thing I do not hear a lot about, if you are from a country that is part of the Hague Convention you have to get your apostillas before you leave your country, which will keep your expenses much, much lower rather than doing it from here, in ... Read More

The flight with all that luggage, it seemed like a great way to do some wandering in uncharted water, for us. We did stay in Santiago for fives days n took a tour of their famous vineyard. Being from California we certainly appreciated that. Our ... Read More

For a single person it would be doable. They are looking into raising the bar. Yes, you are correct it is still $800. 馃槑 Read More

The minimum Ecuador requires $900/monthly, but it should be to raised to $1000. To not steer folks incorrectly. A single person could live on that, depending where they live or share housing. We sold our home, have no children so winged it and came ... Read More

Rent $500, two bedroom two bath, huge patio. In Cuenca, Ecuador $100 hoa dues, $60, for water gas n electric cleaning lady $15. eow no cars, so maybe $50 for taxis $600 groceries, monthly hair, nails pedicures, for two $80 monthly cells phones $20 ... Read More