Retirement Goals: NYC To Thai Pool House For $800, Dog Included
Meet Nicolia and Charles Connor: a couple who said 'see ya' to North Carolina's chaos in July 2025 with one-way tickets to Thailand — because nothing screams retirement like shipping your 3-year-old dog Tallulah across the globe for $7,000. They ditched the US rat race for a three-bedroom gated pool house found on Facebook Marketplace (yes, Thailand’s Craigslist has upscale vibes) in Pran Buri, just 25 minutes from beachy Hua Hin, for $800 a month. Nicolia, 56 and still wielding interior design skills, convinced 62-year-old Charles (just off third-shift logistics) to embrace Thai safety, low crime, and Buddhism over American existential dread. They’re learning Thai on education visas, navigating opposite-side road driving fears, and living proof you can retire by binge-building gaming PCs instead of filing TPS reports.
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Who needs Wall Street or 401(k)s when you can sell your house, ship your dog for $7k, and retire poolside in Thailand for less than $1k/month? Retirement flex = ordering life on Facebook Marketplace and binge-learning Thai instead of spreadsheets.
Charles trading logistics for lagoon life and computer building beats clocking third-shift nightmares. Pet relocation for $7k because flying your dog first class to paradise is just how retirees roll now.
Selling your US home, buying a Thai pool house on Facebook Marketplace—because estate planning is so 2024. Retirement plan courtesy of doggy jetlag and endless online expat groups.
Source: Businessinsider | Published: 8/28/2025 | Author: Amanda Goh
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