There are tens of millions of people at, or approaching, retirement
age. With the economic conditions in the United States, combined
with the high cost of living in both Canada and the US, more and
more people are looking at other countries in which to spend their
golden years and make their hard earned dollars stretch further. A
very popular choice is Mexico. The weather, the mountains and
beaches, the lower cost of living, and the proximity to the US make
it a natural for this country to be seriously considered. So, what
makes this book different? Unlike everything we have read, or seen,
on Mexico previously, it takes a good hard look at what life in
this country is really like and what we have personally experienced
in our seven years since retiring. While other authors talk about
Mexico being nothing short of The Garden of Eden, I have not sugar
coated anything. Mexico is anything but the Garden of Eden or
paradise. It can be a fantastic place in which to live or retire,
but it can also be your worst nightmare if you are not made aware
of the problems that exist here as well. Too many people have moved
down, basing their decision on what they have read in books, not
having friends or relatives here that can hopefully give them
actual facts, and had their retirement dreams completely shattered.
I want to try and prevent this from happening to you. This book is
divided into six sections. The first talks about how I first found
out about the Lake Chapala area, a day by day account of Sarah and
I first visiting here, buying a house, and everything we did and
went through until we closed on our new home. It is important as
many people, like us, come down and think it is such a wonderful
place and full of wonderful people and find out afterwards that may
not be the case. Section 2 covers the time period between closing
on our home and actually moving here. It goes over getting our
visas and what was required, the drive from the border to San Juan
Cosala, remodeling our home, and our first introduction to the lack
of consumer protection in this country. Section 3 goes over our
lives in Mexico as we first found it. Living here was certainly
different than in the United States and was really good. It was not
until later that we started discovering another side of Mexican
life. Section 4 is entitled The Good. There are a lot of terrific
things about living in Mexico. It is what we ourselves have found
to be the attributes of this country and why so many have, and are
continuing to, retire here. Section 5, I have called The Bad. No
matter where one lives, there is always the good about an area and
there are always some things to complain about. If you have never
lived in a foreign country, this is an important section as it
discusses a lot of different aspects of life, costs that people are
often not aware of until after they have moved, and a lot of
pertinent facts that could impact your decision to move to Mexico,
or your lives after you get here. One thing you will find of
importance is a very realistic look at the monthly expenditures and
not the ones that leave so many items out to deceive you. Section
6, The Ugly, is one you should pay particular attention to. It is
probably the main reason for writing this book as you need to be
aware of what not only happened to my wife and I but to so many of
the other Americans and Canadians that live here. This is a country
of crime and corruption and foreigners are the targets of choice.
This section covers most of the things you should definitely know
about because, without it, you can easily lose a few pesos to your
entire life savings. Its intent is to safeguard your money so you
can truly enjoy your retirement years.
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