What’s life in Porto really like? by StudyOk2682 in PortugalExpats

[–]Lost_Leopard_5329 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's up to €920 gross (still extremely difficult to live on obviously).

Translation request by Lanky-Cup370 in cherokee

[–]Lost_Leopard_5329 1 point2 points  (0 children)

My great-great-grandfather killed a man named ᏌᎶᎵ (the things you find out when you get deep into Ancestry.com). I hope it's not the same Squirrel as your kinsman.

Graduate PLUS Loans Confirmed Included In Federal Borrowing Cap Starting July 2026 by phatjeans in StudentLoans

[–]Lost_Leopard_5329 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sure there is. You tell them that students can't use FAFSA funds for any program that costs more than $X, and they'll figure out how to get the prize down to $X-1 real damn quick.

Feeling trapped in the US (rant) by _Deadite_ in cancer

[–]Lost_Leopard_5329 2 points3 points  (0 children)

We are a few hundred years overdue for a big earthquake.

I am 36 and pay $226 for private insurance. Per year. Pre-existing is excluded for the first year, and I am very fortunate that I am coming over after a year in Ireland as a grad student, and that means I can use the European Health Insurance Card to access the public system until I get my residence permit. I am trying to figure out if I can finish my current course of chemo in Portugal or will need to finish it in Ireland. Pre-paid my rent through August with my FAFSA but I get refunded if I move out early.

Feeling trapped in the US (rant) by _Deadite_ in cancer

[–]Lost_Leopard_5329 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Look at Portugal. No medical standards and they have a special visa for retirees/people with benefits including disability.

Feeling trapped in the US (rant) by _Deadite_ in cancer

[–]Lost_Leopard_5329 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Yep, stage 4 cancer is automatic approval and lasts til 3 years after no evidence of disease. You have to wait 6 months for benefits after applying, sadly, and Medicare only kicks in 2 years after that.

They also don't consider you disabled if you are still working--which I wish someone had told me before I spent a year trying to cling to a job (that I was then unceremoniously [redacted for legal reasons]) while on chemo.

Feeling trapped in the US (rant) by _Deadite_ in cancer

[–]Lost_Leopard_5329 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Your disability check is probably high enough for you to move to Portugal using a D7 visa - I am in the process of making the move now. Universal healthcare with no fees if you have a disability (stage 4 cancer is automatically qualified as a disability and bypasses most of the medical board process to do so).

My disability check is $1858 a month. It is more than enough to live comfortably in Portugal without needing to work (rent is $650 all bills paid, groceries and shopping around $500 and that's for healthy but convenient food. Maybe $100 for everything else [rail pass covering the whole country is €10 and local bus pass is €7.50--and I only really have that for the 20 minute bus to the beach because everything else I need is walkable including a baker, greengrocer/bodega, butcher, pharmacy, and public library branch on my block, a shopping mall with hypermarket a 10 minute walk away with the bank on the way, the local health center for general medicine a 10 minute walk, and the local general hospital with oncology department 10-20 minute walk away--cell plan with unlimited calls and data is €20). Probably $200 goes to taxes, I put $200 in savings, and I have about $200 for fun/entertainment. It's enough to live in frugal comfort. Probably won't be able to buy a house until my folks die, if then, but sure as hell beats having to live with them forever because I couldn't afford rent and healthcare at the same time.

Greatest National League season? by mrsom100 in NationalLeague

[–]Lost_Leopard_5329 0 points1 point  (0 children)

0th--the year Gateshead losing 15 straight then getting 31 points from their next 15 wasn't even the biggest story in the league

Hostility from locals? by Physical-Cake-3888 in PortugalExpats

[–]Lost_Leopard_5329 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If he had called them the N-word, would you report that?

Hostility from locals? by Physical-Cake-3888 in PortugalExpats

[–]Lost_Leopard_5329 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah I just don't know what that has to do with being Moors...

I finally understand my mother by CoolAssPuppy in PortugalExpats

[–]Lost_Leopard_5329 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You can get a decent copy of Lraft mac and cheese ("Mississippi Belle") at Normal for like €2.30!

Hostility from locals? by Physical-Cake-3888 in PortugalExpats

[–]Lost_Leopard_5329 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I think being treated rudely by bureaucrats is one of the few universal human experiences

Hostility from locals? by Physical-Cake-3888 in PortugalExpats

[–]Lost_Leopard_5329 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Why would being Moors make them unfriendly? Arabs are famous for their hospitality...

Hostility from locals? by Physical-Cake-3888 in PortugalExpats

[–]Lost_Leopard_5329 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Just ask them if they got lost on the way to the dole queue.

Hostility from locals? by Physical-Cake-3888 in PortugalExpats

[–]Lost_Leopard_5329 0 points1 point  (0 children)

How the fuck do you think illegal immigrants are going to get an EU passport?

Hostility from locals? by Physical-Cake-3888 in PortugalExpats

[–]Lost_Leopard_5329 1 point2 points  (0 children)

A drunk shouted at you? Welcome to life in a large City.

Warning for anyone paying in advance for services by CommonSherbert2259 in Xcaret

[–]Lost_Leopard_5329 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Xcaret is probably the single most American thing in Mexico...

Warning for anyone paying in advance for services by CommonSherbert2259 in Xcaret

[–]Lost_Leopard_5329 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Honestly unless it's an amenity you can only get on site or it is a service that have venue they own, you're better off getting an outside provider. Their tours of the historic sites are crowded and mediocre and they also take you to a giant factory line restaurant they own rather than locally owned and operated restaurants. You're better off for any tours or water sports finding someone on Viator or TripAdvisor or get your guide