I decided to buy land in Papua New Guinea

[Strawberry]

Thailand is too expensive, California is too expensive, etc, so I figured, a country with so much unrest where no one ever dares to visit, the property can't be that expensive. I could buy a nice place somewhere and slowly during the 30 years I have left before retirement (35 probably), I could build a nice place to retire.
Then the shock, a tiny amount of land that looks like Sahara desert - $90.000. A normal house for $500.000. Five hundred thousand US dollars! What the hell?!
For that amount of money, I could change the weather here in Sweden and build my own harem. I don't need to move to New Guinea where there's a good chance I'll get beheaded and/or eaten.

The search continues...

[Yadryonych]

I could change the weather here in Sweden and build my own harem.

Why move then?

[Independent voter]

Puerto Nuevo, Mexico.

[Doctor Amadeus]

Congratulations, do you plan to build anything?

[jackofwind]

Thailand is too expensive, California is too expensive, etc, so I figured, a country with so much unrest where no one ever dares to visit, the property can't be that expensive. I could buy a nice place somewhere and slowly during the 30 years I have left before retirement (35 probably), I could build a nice place to retire.
Then the shock, a tiny amount of land that looks like Sahara desert - $90.000. A normal house for $500.000. Five hundred thousand US dollars! What the hell?!
For that amount of money, I could change the weather here in Sweden and build my own harem. I don't need to move to New Guinea where there's a good chance I'll get beheaded and/or eaten.

The search continues...

You can't even buy a normal house for $500k where I live, more like a 800 sq.ft. townhome. A small two-bedroom single family house is more like $700k.

[Puupi]

You can't even buy a normal house for $500k where I live, more like a 800 sq.ft. townhome. A small two-bedroom single family house is more like $700k.

Thank the Chinese!

[Yadryonych]

You can't even buy a normal house for $500k where I live, more like a 800 sq.ft. townhome. A small two-bedroom single family house is more like $700k.

Where I live, $500k would provide 100 square meters apartment and expenses of the rest of my living

[Thekri]

Thailand is too expensive, California is too expensive, etc, so I figured, a country with so much unrest where no one ever dares to visit, the property can't be that expensive. I could buy a nice place somewhere and slowly during the 30 years I have left before retirement (35 probably), I could build a nice place to retire.
Then the shock, a tiny amount of land that looks like Sahara desert - $90.000. A normal house for $500.000. Five hundred thousand US dollars! What the hell?!
For that amount of money, I could change the weather here in Sweden and build my own harem. I don't need to move to New Guinea where there's a good chance I'll get beheaded and/or eaten.

The search continues...

Weirdest Rant in a while. Anyway I don't know what you are looking at. Prices in Papua (The Indonesian side of the same island), are pretty reasonable, with a 3,100 sq. ft. house for about 100k USD. And Indonesia is slightly more stable then Papua New Guinea.

If you want better options, there is a lovely house in Madagascar for $47k USD, and it comes with about 7 sq km of land too. I am not sure why you would complain about a place you don't want to move though.

[Unholyground]

You can't even buy a normal house for $500k where I live, more like a 800 sq.ft. townhome. A small two-bedroom single family house is more like $700k.

Gross, my house is 2 story with furnished basement around 1200 sqft and was new 148k Canadian.

[Ashnazg]

Ah, sweet summer children. A 420 sq ft studio in hells kitchen in a shitty old house is approx $600k to buy

[jackofwind]

Gross, my house is 2 story with furnished basement around 1200 sqft and was new 148k Canadian.

Do you live in like the north end of Winnipeg or something?

[Unholyground]

Do you live in like the north end of Winnipeg or something?

Nope, Moncton NB. Cost of living here is cheap and it is great. Sales tax is 15% though which is the main shitty part.

[jackofwind]

Nope, Moncton NB. Cost of living here is cheap and it is great. Sales tax is 15% though which is the main shitty part.

I've always wanted to do an extended visit to the Maritimes, rent a car and visit as many little places as I can while listening to Stan Rogers for a couple months.

It's a beautiful place and seems very romantic (in the classical sense) to me.

[Unholyground]

I've always wanted to do an extended visit to the Maritimes, rent a car and visit as many little places as I can while listening to Stan Rogers for a couple months.

It's a beautiful place.

It definitely is, I do not plan on moving ever because the cost of living is one of the big draws outside of how nice it is, and mostly everyone is friendly.

[eoyeffteedubz]

Gross, my house is 2 story with furnished basement around 1200 sqft and was new 148k Canadian.

I dont’ think I’ll ever be able to afford a house in Ontario, atleast around Guelph where I live.

[Unholyground]

In Ontario?? I dont’ think I’ll ever be able to afford a house in Ontario, atleast around Guelph where I live.

New Brunswick, the bigger provinces suck unless you live in a small city.

[chazus]

Congratulations, do you plan to build anything?

He didn't buy the land. So, probably not.

[Dread Pirate Phayde]

New Guinea has a pacu problem, biting the nuts off fishermen and such, so don't go in the water if you move there.

[Donatello Trumpi]

Congratulations, do you plan to build anything?

reading the thread is hard.

[Doctor Amadeus]

He didn't buy the land. So, probably not.

Yeah, I mean what are the plans, and what not, not for now but for whenever.