If you are a disabled veteran with at least a 60 percent rating...
 

...take that and enjoy your life around the World..well, Central/South America.

Hey guys! I was thinking about how fortunate I am and thought maybe I could put a bug in the ear of someone to cheer them up and see a new path.

I got out of the Army back in 2010 and was awarded with a 60 percent disability rating. My terrible marriage came to an end, I had used the GI bill to graduate from college and started looking around for work. Wow, did that just about make me want spend the afternoon drinking with Ray Rice...that bad.

After 6 months of deliberating I decided to take my 60 percent (which is around a thousand bucks a month) and move to a fully equipped cabin on the beach in Costa Rica. (the light blue Caribbean waters just outside my front door)

With that monthly money I was able to easily live, enjoy internet, cable, endless white sandy beaches and still have money for "extras". (Obviously no car, big screens or hot water but NO WORK either!)

Going into that adventure I thought I would be happy being single living in one of the most beautiful places I have ever seen at a cut rate price. However..life took over and my heart went pitter patter over a beautiful, smart, gorgeous, amazing, beautiful, perfect Costa Rican woman.

It has been two years since I stepped on the plane and left South Dakota. My WIFE and I just celebrated our one year wedding anniversary on Sunday. (Thanks for the shitty gift fat Andy..my bride said "Why didn't they just count and see that there were twelve players? That seems pretty simple, right?" Gotta love her.)

Anywho, if you have some adventure in your bones (which you do if you signed up) roll the dice Vets. Or, if you are not a vet but have a thousand dollars a month pension or a big wad of cash, take a look around and decide if living in the US is what you really want.

Take the leap and you may be rewarded more than you could ever imagine!

Cheers and have wonderful day! :thumb:



P.S. For anyone that actually wants to try this, let me know and I will break down every step for you. :usa:


Edit: I forgot to mention that I am 30, a good age for retirement.

Thanks, but I already have the details...
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This is actually a pretty kickass story.

Enjoy the water man...

How old are you, and do you have kids?

Seriously though...if I were an empty-nester, I would consider doing this.

Thanks! The full story is actually way better!! I have much, much more that I could share. My future is turning out to be even more amazing. Lots of stuff coming down the pipe.

Who's coming with me!?

30 and no biological children.

very nice...have contemplated doing this when the kids are grown

im jealous my man

I tell ya.. I did not realize just how much bliss life could give you. It is glorious.

When the kiddos grow, shoot me a message and I will find you a nice place! :thumb:

Any deployments?

I'm not yet convinced.

I'm thinking you should offer me the guest room on said beach during my 1 week of vacation.

Hopefully this will be enough time to make up my mind and change my name...

Nothing to write home about! I was an airborne veterinary technician so I got tossed around a bit.

oh man

hell maybe ill shoot you a line anyway and rent a place for a month some winter

Considering there is only one big room we would have to snuggle!