Yep. Thinking about it.

I'm about to turn 60. No dependents, no wife. Loose-knit family spread all over the US. No mortgage, no car payments, no debts. Stable income. Good health.

In other words, it has struck me hard lately that I'm almost completely portable.

Why not live where the weather's nice year 'round? I've seen sixty Ohio winters; I'm not likely to forget what snow looks like, so I can do without seeing it again.

Mexico has a lot to offer, most especially the marvelously good weather and a much lower cost of living. (That fluctuates, of course, with the exchange rate.)

Drawbacks....

    1. I don't know a lick of Spanish.

    2. I'm still trying to think of #2.

Comments? Anybody living in Mexico or elsewhere as an expat?

Quote from: TboneAgain on December 08, 2014, 05:13:31 PM
Yep. Thinking about it.

I'm about to turn 60. No dependents, no wife. Loose-knit family spread all over the US. No mortgage, no car payments, no debts. Stable income. Good health.

In other words, it has struck me hard lately that I'm almost completely portable.

Why not live where the weather's nice year 'round? I've seen sixty Ohio winters; I'm not likely to forget what snow looks like, so I can do without seeing it again.

Mexico has a lot to offer, most especially the marvelously good weather and a much lower cost of living. (That fluctuates, of course, with the exchange rate.)

Drawbacks....

    1. I don't know a lick of Spanish.

    2. I'm still trying to think of #2.

Comments? Anybody living in Mexico or elsewhere as an expat?

My neighbor goes to Arizona for 3 to 4 months.   When harvesting is done and field work is done. It's just a way of life for him and his wife.

IF you going to Mexico to live be sure it is a save zone.  Or you could be in jail a very long time.   Spanish should not be a problem for you as you should have no problems picking it up living there.  There also some very good disks out for learning.   Up to this year the good wife and I traveled for 3 to 9 months out of a year for 10 years all over.   It was a fantastic.  We have a 30' 5th wheel.   My wife now has a Pacemaker so she don't like being gone long as before. 

Do it you will not regret doing it. 

Quote from: walkstall on December 08, 2014, 05:39:31 PM
My neighbor goes to Arizona for 3 to 4 months.   When harvesting is done and field work is done. It's just a way of life for him and his wife.

IF you going to Mexico to live be sure it is a save zone.  Or you could be in jail a very long time.   Spanish should not be a problem for you as you should have no problems picking it up living there.  There also some very good disks out for learning.   Up to this year the good wife and I traveled for 3 to 9 months out of a year for 10 years all over.   It was a fantastic.  We have a 30' 5th wheel.   My wife now has a Pacemaker so she don't like being gone long as before. 

Do it you will not regret doing it.

My late wife's kids (and those adorable grandbabies) are in central Texas, and I spend weeks there every winter. (I'll be headed that way in late February.) That's what put the idea in my head. Even in February, it's jacket weather there at worst in Temple. And living in Mexico would be warmer, and actually put me closer to them than I am now.

From what I'm reading, safety is not much of a problem once you travel into Mexico beyond the US border zone. That seems to be where almost all the violence is -- right along the border. Accounts I've read claim that in interior towns, violent crime is almost unknown, and the only thing to watch out for is pickpocketing.

I'm seeing lots of accounts of expat Americans living quite nicely on $1,000/month or less, even including a regular maid and an occasional gardener. I sure as hell can't do that here in Ohio.

Quote from: TboneAgain on December 08, 2014, 05:13:31 PM
Yep. Thinking about it.

I'm about to turn 60. No dependents, no wife. Loose-knit family spread all over the US. No mortgage, no car payments, no debts. Stable income. Good health.

In other words, it has struck me hard lately that I'm almost completely portable.

Why not live where the weather's nice year 'round? I've seen sixty Ohio winters; I'm not likely to forget what snow looks like, so I can do without seeing it again.

Mexico has a lot to offer, most especially the marvelously good weather and a much lower cost of living. (That fluctuates, of course, with the exchange rate.)

Drawbacks....

    1. I don't know a lick of Spanish.

    2. I'm still trying to think of #2.

Comments? Anybody living in Mexico or elsewhere as an expat?

No Dims.

Quote from: Solar on December 08, 2014, 06:13:38 PM
No Dims.

OK, so...

    2. No Dims. 

Now there's a happy-makin' thing!

Actually, I don't know the politics of Mexico. As a foreign national, I wouldn't be able to vote anyway.

Panama is inexpensive, tourista/landed-gentry-friendly, and the mountains are gorgeous up in coffee country near the rain forests. Boquete, for example.

Quote from: TboneAgain on December 08, 2014, 06:36:53 PM
OK, so...

    2. No Dims. 

Now there's a happy-makin' thing!

Actually, I don't know the politics of Mexico. As a foreign national, I wouldn't be able to vote anyway.

And that's a good thing, considering the damage done by illegals voting in this country.
I dated a British lady who'd been here about 15 years, knew absolutely nothing about our Bill of Rights, Constitution or history, yet voted hard left every election.
Even though I explained the Bill of Rights as a tool to contain an over reaching govt, she refused to agree, saying that as a Democracy, the majority believed the govt had the power and dictates the law.

Yeah, she actually believes we're a Democracy, even after I lectured her dumb ass on the fact we are a Republic, nothing even close to resembling a Democracy.

Anti gun, PETA lover, Sierra club member. Too bad too, she was freakin HOT!

Having family in Colombia I would recommend Colombia, national motto: Order & Liberty. More specifically Cali which is the most economic choice, or if you like the beach I would recommend Cartagena. Bogota is quite cold, and is not really a good choice unless you depend on work as a foreigner. Both cities have lots of national holidays and parties which are a blast so you will almost always have options for many activities, most friendly people I have encountered (and very beautiful women!), decent standard of living, extremely economic and very high quality food.

Most people really hate communists, though the poor also dislike conservatives due to the time of troubles when conservatives and liberals killed each other, they share power now though which works great for everyone but the communists. I have never met anyone that wanted to talk politics in any case so it doesn't really matter. And it is a lot safer than Mexico generally, i.e no kidnapping/sequestration problem and if you buy a house in a middle class neighbourhood it's as safe as any european city.

It's also very cheap to fly to miami, so you can visit the US reasonable price whenever you want, of course its not as practical as just jumping in your car.