Her Expat Retirement

Kelly Portola
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Hey there. I'm Kelly Portola, a 60 something American solo retired woman on a small fixed income who decided to move to Thailand for the rest of my life. Come along for the ride!

Episodes

  1. 07/23/2023

    Update: Does Google Voice Work with Wise & Stripe, My Shingles Vaccine Side Effects & Why I'm Delaying My Trip to Thailand and The Philippines for Now

    In this episode, Kelly gives an update on trying to use Google Voice for Two-Factor Authorizations (2FA) with Wise and Stripe, and what she's been up, including side-effects from a shingles vaccination and why she's decided to delay her trip to The Philippines and Thailand for possibly another year.

    25 min

  2. 06/27/2023

    Can You Get A Thailand Elite Visa If You Ever Filed Bankruptcy?

    Kelly Portola discusses whether or not someone can legally get a Thailand Elite Visa if they have ever filed for bankruptcy, with the answer given by a Thai law firm, as well as having been given bad advice by a western Thailand visa agent who advised her to lie to the Thai government and what the consequences could have been for doing so.

    14 min

  3. 06/05/2023

    Why Expats Should NOT Use Google Voice or VPNs & What to Use Instead

    Kelly Portola discusses why expats should NOT use Google Voice and VPNs abroad, and her personal colossal failure trying them, as well as reviewing ExpressVPN, Airalo.com, Mint Mobile, Tello, Ubigi.com, TrueMove and Swappa.com for phone and data plan options for expats and where to buy good used phones abroad.

    22 min

  4. 05/29/2023

    What Kind Of Woman Does It Take To Retire Abroad Alone? Five Traits You Should Probably Have

    Kelly Portola discusses 5 personality traits she thinks a woman should have in order to be happy moving alone as a solo retired expat living abroad, which you probably haven't heard before -- based on her own experience moving to Mexico to retire in her 40's, intending to retire early at the time (which didn't work out).

    18 min

  5. 05/22/2023

    The Philippines vs. Thailand For A Solo Retired Woman And Why I Chose Thailand for Now

    Kelly Portola discusses why women and men expats' needs are different, especially regarding romantic relationships & why she boiled down her choices of which country to move to for the rest of her life to The Philippines and Thailand and why she chose Thailand for now -- from visas, safety, affordability, healthcare to shipping household goods and quality nursing homes.

    30 min

  6. 05/22/2023

    Why a Solo Retired American Woman is Moving to Thailand for the Rest of Her Life: Part Four: Safety: How the House America Initiative is Putting the Homeless Into Apartment Buildings With Our Seniors

    Part Four and the final episode in this series of Kelly Portola's story about why she is leaving America to move to Thailand for the rest of her life, as a 67 year old retired low-income senior.   In this episode, Kelly discusses the new House America Initiative, which is moving homeless individuals into senior apartment buildings with senior citizens who have never been homeless, resulting in America's low-income seniors being put at risk for their own safety, with nowhere left to move to in America, anymore, where they can afford to live -- and also be safe. And how Thailand is an affordable and safer option.

    23 min

  7. 05/22/2023

    Why a Solo Retired American Woman is Moving to Thailand for the Rest of Her Life: Part Three: The Alarming Epidemic of Fraudulent Involuntary Conservatorships of American Seniors (and Our Lack of Pro

    Part Three of Kelly Portola's storyabout why she is leaving America to move to Thailand for the rest of her life, as a 67 year old retired low-income senior.  In this episode, Kelly discusses how seniors are being placed under involuntary conservatorships at an alarming rate, and how these conservatorships/guardianships are often done with the intention of stealing the elder's money and property and how our laws in America are not protecting them.

    26 min

  8. 05/22/2023

    Why a Solo Retired American Woman is Moving to Thailand for the Rest of Her Life: Part Two: American Nursing Homes (and Why They're So Much Better in Thailand)

    Part Two of Kelly Portola's story about why she is leaving America to move to Thailand for the rest of her life, as a 67 year old retired low-income senior.  In this episode, Kelly discusses the restrictions imposed on Americans in order to qualify for any nursing home coverage under Medicaid, and the terrible quality of care baby boomers are likely to receive in any care home facility in America -- and how wonderful and affordable the care homes and caregiver options are in Thailand, in comparison.

    24 min

  9. 05/22/2023

    Why a Solo Retired American Woman is Moving to Thailand for the Rest of Her Life: Part One: Freedom from the Burden of Government Benefits

    Part One of Kelly Portola's story about why she is leaving America to move to Thailand for the rest of her life, as a 67 year old retired low-income senior. In this episode, Kelly discusses how government benefits add burdensome restrictions, privacy intrusions and stigma, which disproportionately affect women in America, and how moving to Thailand will afford her the ability to hold her head up high again by being able to afford a better life, all while being able to pay for it out of pocket without the need for government benefits and handouts.

    23 min

  10. SEASON 1, EPISODE 1 TRAILER

    Her Expat Retirement Podcast Trailer

    Are you a solo woman considering retirement abroad? Having a difficult time finding any examples of women doing just that? Well, Kelly Portola is here to fill that void as a solo American 67 year old woman, living on a very small fixed income, getting ready to retire in Thailand for the rest of her life. Come along for her last great adventure and learn everything you need to know to make the decision for yourself of whether or not retiring abroad is right for you.

    1 min

Trailer

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Hey there. I'm Kelly Portola, a 60 something American solo retired woman on a small fixed income who decided to move to Thailand for the rest of my life. Come along for the ride!

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    Kelly Portola
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  • Episodes
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    © Kelly Portola
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