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The product

The Honest Country Guide Pack

Everything on this site, turned into a workbook — your Social Security math, your all-in budgets, your cons checklists, your timeline. One-time purchase. No membership.

Fifty Abroad
The Honest Country Guide Pack
Real costs · Real cons · Real math for retiring abroad
11 modules · worksheets included
$39 USD · one-time · instant download
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What's inside

  1. 1Social Security math abroad. Citizen vs. non-citizen rules, the nine restricted countries, and how to use the SSA Payments Abroad screening tool — worked through with examples.
  2. 2Portugal deep-dive. All-in monthly budget with methodology, visa costs, tax reality — and a full cons chapter.
  3. 3Spain deep-dive. All-in monthly budget with methodology, visa costs, tax reality — and a full cons chapter.
  4. 4Mexico deep-dive. All-in monthly budget with methodology, visa costs, tax reality — and a full cons chapter, including the totalization myth some competitors spread.
  5. 5Costa Rica deep-dive. All-in monthly budget with methodology, visa costs, tax reality — and a full cons chapter.
  6. 6Panama deep-dive. All-in monthly budget with methodology, visa costs, tax reality — and a full cons chapter.
  7. 7Thailand deep-dive. All-in monthly budget with methodology, visa costs, tax reality — and a full cons chapter.
  8. 8Healthcare: Medicare ends at the border. The Part B keep-or-drop decision math, what Medigap actually covers abroad (almost nothing after day 60), and how retirees buy real coverage.
  9. 9Retiree taxes, plain-English. Why the Foreign Earned Income Exclusion doesn't help pension/SS/IRA income, Foreign Tax Credit basics, sticky states, FBAR/FATCA.
  10. 10Logistics. Banking, mail, phones, voting, estate documents, the pre-move timeline — the unglamorous stuff that decides whether the move sticks.
  11. 11Worksheets. Fillable budget builders, benefit-math sheets, and a country comparison scorecard you actually fill in.

Honest comparison

Fifty Abroad PackInternational Living membership
Price$39 USD, one-time$79–99/yr, auto-renewing (their order form, verified live Oct 2026)
FramingCons chapters and all-in budgets, including when a country is a bad fit"Paradise" listicles; shallow free content, depth paywalled
Retiree money focusSS math, Medicare Part B decision, retiree taxesGeneral retirement lifestyle content
UpsellsNone — the Pack is the productDocumented $300–600 seminar/conference upsell ladder

Stated factually, from their public order page and documented reader criticism (Trustpilot, July 2026). Their service, our foil — not a fight.

30-day guarantee

If the Pack doesn't genuinely help your retirement-abroad planning, email contact@fiftyabroad.com within 30 days and we'll refund you. No forms, no interrogation.

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General information only — not financial, legal, tax, or immigration advice. Tax and immigration rules change; consult a licensed professional for your situation. Figures date-stamped; verify before acting.

Questions

FAQ

No. One-time $39 USD purchase, instant download. No auto-renewal, no upsell ladder.

Six deep-dives: Portugal, Spain, Mexico, Costa Rica, Panama, and Thailand — each with an all-in cost table and a cons chapter.

No. The Pack is general information for education. Tax and immigration rules change; consult a licensed professional for your situation.

International Living sells a $79–99/yr auto-renewing membership with hype-heavy "paradise" framing and shallow free content. The Pack is a one-time $39 purchase: all-in cost tables with methodology, sourced cons chapters, and disclosure-first monetization.

30-day guarantee — email contact@fiftyabroad.com for a refund.

Instant download after checkout. A PDF you keep — no login, no membership portal.