Thanks so much to Bob and Planner/Expert and others for the great threads and information on the North Coast.
After redoing my budget for living on North Coast, listening to good advice here . and adjusting my Budget up a bit for housing and after taking into account that I need to work part-time to have enough money, for my first 5 years of early retirement from US on Social Security, because I'm not wealthy and do not have a wife/girlfriend..... I'm close to figuring out that I may be better of retiring in Sarasota than Sousa, even though I prefer Sousa. I did cross budgets on both.
It may be because I'm single versus having a partner to share expenses with. The rent in the DR will be a little less, but other utilities will be more and the food more, not to mention I was NOT planning on having a car there, while I can easily have one here in Sarasota. And I will have access to Medicare here, but not there.
I can work at Lowes or Home Depot in Sarasota for $10 per hour and make more part-time/30 hours in Sarasota($12000/year) versus working full time as an English Teacher at an International School in Sousa($6000 per year).
Damn the luck:)
JD