stansfieldsimon
English expat in Bulgaria
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Registration: 22 September 2025
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Advice on practicality please. by stansfieldsimon
Hi allI am considering retiring to Bulgaria with my wife. We have £35000 to spend on a property and around £1500 to spend on life per month. Is it possible to purchase a nice property and live comfortably for that in a region with an ...
@gwynj Thanks again. My wife also gets a similar pension in 9 years time but it’s a long wait. I’m 55 next year so I’d be 64 before that comes to fruition. I have found some decent looking £30,000 houses and tried to ... Read More
Advice on practicality please. by stansfieldsimon
Hi allI am considering retiring to Bulgaria with my wife. We have £35000 to spend on a property and around £1500 to spend on life per month. Is it possible to purchase a nice property and live comfortably for that in a region with an ...
It would seem from all the advice that the budget I have will not afford the lifestyle I’d hoped for. It may be that a later retirement date will have to be considered. What expendable income per month would provide a comfortable situation? ... Read More
Advice on practicality please. by stansfieldsimon
Hi allI am considering retiring to Bulgaria with my wife. We have £35000 to spend on a property and around £1500 to spend on life per month. Is it possible to purchase a nice property and live comfortably for that in a region with an ...
Very aware it’s not Poland, this is the Bulgaria forum. Read More
Advice on practicality please. by stansfieldsimon
Hi allI am considering retiring to Bulgaria with my wife. We have £35000 to spend on a property and around £1500 to spend on life per month. Is it possible to purchase a nice property and live comfortably for that in a region with an ...
Thank you for the quick reply. I will reach 55 soon and retire with a teacher’s pension. I’ve lived in Eastern Europe before ((Poland for a number of years) and thoroughly enjoyed it. By comfortable I mean easily paying bills and ... Read More
Advice on practicality please.
Hi allI am considering retiring to Bulgaria with my wife. We have £35000 to spend on a property and around £1500 to spend on life per month. Is it possible to purchase a nice property and live comfortably for that in a region with an ... Read More