Best bang for the buck place to live to play Internet poker?

[aujoz]

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[Longy]

Surely tax issues and how long you can stay in a country for are issues.

For example in the Uk playing poker for a living is totally tax free, but staying here for any sustained period for a non eu citizen i think is quite difficult.

My parents live in Cairo these days and living there is cheap as hell, but im not keen on the pollution and the massive change in culture to be honest. Plus moving permanently near my parents would be a total beat anyways.

[TheMetetron]

UK,

We can't get residence easily and tax-free means nothing because most countries are tax-free for us to live in. But we still owe US taxes no matter where we live so that doesn't really help us at all.

[blackjack777]

Keno, Oregon.

No sales tax. Cheap cheap land, high speed net, and they pump your gas for you. No self service.

[grinin]

Cost of Living Index for Selected U.S. Cities

Memphis, El Paso, Jackson, Miss., Springfield, Ill., Oklahoma city, Omaha are some of the cheaper places to live.

Btw, Oregon is one of the more expensive places to live. Probably because you can't pump your own gas [img]/images/graemlins/laugh.gif[/img]

[runout_mick]

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Because the country is incredibly awesome?

- Incredibly low cost of living.
- Tons of cool European architecture.
- Beautiful Argentine women.
- Good internet access and big city amenities you are used to.
- Lots of good theatre & tango shows.
- Very safe for how large the city is, especially considering it is in South America. I feel entirely comfortable walking 10 blocks at 3 am coming back from a bar or taking a cab from across town.
- Great Argentine food. Must like beef though.
- Low cost of living is worth repeating. 60 cent empanadas, $2-3 taxi rides, $1-2.50 for drinks at bars.
- The people are really friendly as well.

Downsides:

- You are coming during winter.
- Not a whole lot of people speak English. Any extended stay requires spanish classes if you aren't already fluent.

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Any idea on how much $rent/month for a modest 2 bdr apt is?

[TheMetetron]

Depends on how resourceful you are. As a foreigner, something decent is going to be $800-1,200 furnished and with all utilities/internet included. If you can make some local friends you can get it unfurnished for 30-50% of that. Also depends greatly on what part of town you live in.

[KUJustin]

How long can you stay in BsAs as an American?

[TheMetetron]

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How long can you stay in BsAs as an American?

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Showing up will get you a 90 day tourist visa. This can be extended for another 90 days while in the country. So you must leave every 180 days but a ferry ride to Uruguay can be done in a day for under $20 and will get you a new visa.

[1p0kerboy]

I would like to hear more about Canada.

From what I understand the COL is similar to that in the US.

I have two kids and the wife and I want them to grow up in an English-speaking environment.

Is it hard to obtain residency in Canada?