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Offers strategies for how to enjoy a happier, more fulfilling retirement by moving overseas to lower the cost of living and explains how to address the challenges of moving abroad and also continuing to work and earn money there.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
foreword ix
Bill Bonner Introduction xi
What if you could retire better, more affordably,and even earlier than you expected?
Part one Contemplating an Exciting Move1
Chapter 1
Can You Afford to Retire Where You Live? 3
Chapter 2
Can You Really Live (Well) Overseason $25,000 a Year?15
Chapter 3
What's Your Deal Breaker?23
Chapter 4
The Most Common (and Avoidable) Mistakes Expats Make 33
Chapter 5
Health Care: Myth versus Reality 39
Chapter 6
The Challenges of Language and Culture 53
Part Two Making the Move: It's a Big World Where Should YOU Go? 61
Chapter 7
Belize: No Shirt, No Shoes, No Problem(and It's All in English!) 63
Chapter 8
Costa Rica:Your Easiest Choice 73
Chapter 9
Ecuador: Something for Everyone 87
Chapter 10
Mexico: The Top Foreign Destination for U.S. and Canadian Retirees103
Chapter 11
Nicaragua: Ready for Prime Time117
Chapter 12
Panama: The World's Best Retirement Program(and Much More)131
Chapter 13
Uruguay: More First World Than the United States? 145
Chapter 14
Europe: All the Ingredients for the Good Life157
Chapter 15
Southeast Asia: Exotic and Affordable175
Chapter 16
Boots on the Ground: Zeroing In on the Community That's Right for You 189
Chapter 17
You Found Your Paradise. Now What?: Should You Rent or Buy? And How to Know When Halfway Isn't the Wrong Way 199
Chapter 18
Once You Know Where You're Going: Put Your Plan in Action 207
Part Three Once You Get There: Adjusting to Your New Life 217
Chapter 19
Changes in Latitudes, Changes in Attitude: Maintaining the Bridge between Your Past and Present Lives 219
Chapter 20
When the Hammock Gets Boring: What to Do after You Retire and Move Overseas 227
Chapter 21
Moving On: This Is Not a One-Way Highway 239
Epilogue If We Knew Then What We Know Now 245
Index 251
Über den Autor / die Autorin
SUZAN HASKINS and
DAN PRESCHER have been writing about life outside the United States for more than 12 years. Suzan and Dan ran a marketing firm in Omaha, Nebraska. In 2001, they moved to Quito, Ecuador to write for
International Living. They have traveled and lived in numerous locations in Central and South America.
