Life in Mexico: Why Retire Here?

Every year, more and more people choose toto live in a pricey resort area (and even there,
spend their retirement years in Mexico. Some onlyyou can find bargains) or only buy imported
live for a month or two south of the border whileproducts, you will see your retirement funds
others pull up stakes in the USA and make thestretching much further in Mexico. Some people
move permanent.Why choose Mexico? Why notfind it is possible to live on 25-50% less than the
just stay in the old hometown where everythingamount they need in the USA.Finally, some
is familiar?Retirees choose Mexico as a place toretirees dream of living in a foreign country but
live for several reasons.Some want a newdon't want to be too far away from friends and
challenge in their lives after years of the dailyfamily in the States. What better place is there
grind. Learning a new language, experiencing athan Mexico? International airports abound in
new culture, and meeting new people keep theMexico so you can return home in just a few
mind active and give you a new perspective onhours. Many retirees find they see their friends
life.Many want a break from harsh winters orand family more often after they move to
blistering summers so they spend a few monthsMexico because their new, exotic location is a
in Mexico and the rest of the year in the States.desirable vacation spot.If you want a new life
Mexico provides a wide variety of climates soafter retirement; a life that is affordable,
everyone can find the perfect locale to match hisinteresting, and fun; why not give Mexico a
wishes. If you want to escape cold, snow, and icetry?Expatriates Doug and Cindi Bower have
during the winter, Mexico's beaches await yoursuccessfully expatriated to Mexico, learning
pleasure. If you want to leave hot, humidthrough trial and error how to do it from the
summers behind, Mexico's mountains provide aconception of the initial idea to driving up to their
cool respite.Yet others choose to spend time innew home in another country. Now the potential
Mexico for financial reasons. With the skyrocketingexpatriate can benefit from their more than three
cost of living in the USA, many retirees discoveryears of pre-expat research to their more than
their Social Security benefits, pensions, andtwo years of actually living in Mexico. The Plain
investment incomes (if they are fortunate toTruth about Living in Mexico answers the potential
have them) cannot support them in the States.expatriate's questions by leading them through the
More and more retirees find they have to work,process from the beginning to the end. In this
at least part time, after they "retire" to meetcomprehensive guide, you will learn not only
expenses. This prompts many to look for a lesshow-to expatriate but will learn what to expect, in
costly place to live.Almost everything in Mexico isdaily life, before coming to Mexico.
less expensive than in the USA. Unless you want