Originally Posted by
onetosix
You have to remember that "vacation mode" and "living here mode" are very different. If you have only ever been here on vacation then you would not understand about living here and the differences with regard to expenditures for various items in the budget. I made MANY trips to the DR for a number of years before moving here to live. My trips were usually ten days and I always brought $3000 with me. I spent freely on everything I wanted and usually went home with several hundred dollars.(stayed in hotels) I now live here and my budget is $2200/month. I NEVER pay for a chica what I did on my vacations(1500-3500pesos). I now pay 500-1000 pesos for the same chicas. When I came here on vacation I always felt like I had to be fucking a chica in order to maximize my time before I had to leave for the airport. I spoke less Spanish than I do now, and now the girls know me and know that I live here....that makes a HUGE difference in the bargining power with the chicas. I mostly pay 500-800 pesos. Some days I will see one girl, some days 3 girls, and some days none. I now have 365 vacation days a year...and believe me that puts a whole different perspective and feeling to the game. I have a great apartment for $550/month now. A number of you on this board have seen my apartment and I think would attest that I am living well. The chicas love coming here, I treat them very well and with respect. I get all the sex I could possibly want(and I like a lot of sex). I pay them as stated above...they leave with a smile on their face, and they call ME to come back. Four different girls called me just today, asking if they could come over. This is truly paradise and I am living the GOOD LIFE on $2200/month. I also travel on this budget...in the last year besides living here in Sosua, I have been two months in Colombia, one month in Ecuador, and six weeks in Thailand.
I highly recommend retirement as soon as you can...it truly takes less than most think to live a fabulous life outside the US.
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