I mean, she had a remote (US) job and lost the job, and is now having trouble finding a new job at age 55. She'd still be in the same situation even if she was still living in CA except she'd be worse off in CA from the higher cost of living. So this story doesn't really have anything to do with the implication in the headline that moving to Panama was somehow a mistake.
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Thank you for reading the article (or making up a cool counterfactual, I don't know which because I didn't read it)
In 3 years, she hasn't learned enough Spanish to be able to work. I wonder if she spent her time hanging out with other English speakers. And of course her visa probably doesn't even allow her to work in Panama.
I was looking at moving down to Panama, and I even visited a few times. But it certainly isn't a cheap place to live any more. That would be especially true if you expected to maintain a North American standard of living, like she probably does.
Sounds like she wasn’t ready to retire then
Learn to code bitch
60 years old isn't a boomer.
Boomers are born 1946-64, youngest boomers are age 60
Was an independent contractor working for a single company. Only joined LinkedIn in the past year.
Womp womp