<prompt> Human: 30k in savings, 30k in retirement, owe 90k on a house worth 265k, wanna sell everything and buy a house outright in Cost a Rica. Brother is a mechanic not a lot of savings but no debt. We could buy a gorgeous house outright and I would still have around 150k to start a couple businesses in the expat communities down there. Are we stupid? We are both working on becoming fluent in spanish. We are both trying to save another 40k and are planning a trip down there this year to look at property. Does this sound like financial suicide?  <response>: People do it.Its not for everybody. Not so much the finances, but the process of acclimating oneself in a country culture where you dont have any ties or experience. If you want to be an immigrant in a new-to-you country, it could work out, but dont underestimate the challenge. Its not just like taking a long vacation. 