Live Well in Ireland: How to Relocate, Retire, and Increase Your Standard of Living

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Summary: live well in ireland
Review: After 54 pages, Steenie gets up to the subject of the cost of this alleged improved standard of living. Suggested IR1,200/1,5000 per month being ample. A bit low in my view....However the currency conversion factor was misapplied causing her to state that US$850 to $1064 should work. Wroong! Using the conversion factor on page 56 the US$ is 1630 to 2040 per month. How any reputable publisher would allow this to continue to be shipped is appalling. No correction is offered. I was interested in Living Well In Mexico, a country I do not know ....so I bought Steenie's book on Ireland which I do know, just to test for accuracy before making any plans based on LWMEX. While LWI has worthwhile info, the magnitude of this mistake renders it useless for the uninformed, who will most likely misapply the currency factor as was done in this book. Eventually, only to find the US$ amount to be twice their estimate. Muir should withdraw the book. I'd like my money back and will trust no Muir publication.

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Summary: Ireland: A little bit of heaven and you can call it home!
Review: How's this sound: gorgeous scenery, safe streets, friendly neighbors, and a clean environment-all that, plus no property taxes and some really good beer! You can find that in Ireland, a country that's becoming home for a lot of people who want to say good-bye to their stressful, city lives, and hello to a gentle, rural way of living. Live Well in Ireland has chapters on: history, people and culture, language and literature, money, healthcare, communication, getting around, moving practicalities (residency, holding dual nationality, pets, customs, social welfare perks), housing considerations, working and investing, and detailed descriptions of the prime places for expats to live.

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Summary: We're ready to go!
Review: My husband and I have been thinking about this for a while but we haven't had the time to do all the research. Thank God this author did it for me! What a great resource! We're baby boomers thinking about retiring in the next 5 years and this book will help us make our dream come true!

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Summary: We're ready to go!
Review: My husband and I have been thinking about this for a while but we haven't had the time to do all the research. Thank God this author did it for me! What a great resource! We're baby boomers thinking about retiring in the next 5 years and this book will help us make our dream come true!

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Review: While the book contains an egregious error, the most egregious of errors would be to use a single source to make life decisions. None of the retirement in Ireland books truly explicates the tax ramifications of retiring in Ireland. This book has useful information, but you had better do your homework fully first. Rule number 2, never use the exchange rate used in a book. Look it up.