Have you ever moved to a different country?

May be you try to find special work, in your country, search for the work which have worker shortage. Optimizing your expenditure now is the mist. Try to change your budget items, concentrating on your necessary and/or urgent needs, forgetting about your wants. I think if you do that, may be you are find some money to save. It is not a joke, believe me, most people waste their monies for unnecessary things. My best regards.

Not to argue but you are not telling me anything I haven't tried or done. Again, I think my age works against me. I am now selling off hobby items that I collected to get by.

I have had trouble finding work and my savings has virtually disappeared. My main asset is my house which is owned free and clear. I can not get a mortgage because I have no full time job.

Actually there are several things to consider when moving including the medical system. Some countries cater to retirees and have special programs like half off air fares. I do not speak Spanish now but I would try to go to an area where there are English speakers. For example, Ajiijic, Mexico is supposed to have enough Americans and Canadians that there is a local newspaper published in English. It's also in an area of higher elevation so the weather is more moderate and its close to Guadelajara and therefore near a major airport and shopping. Belize is also interesting because English is the national language although Belize is somewhat backward. Ecuador has the most affordable properties now including near the Pacific coast. Although there are no hurricanes there, it does have a rainy season.

I didn´t know Ecuador had affordable properties. I´ll check them. You have given me a good ideaEcuador is not so far from my country so it would be a good alternative. But I do speak Spanish.

I have moved to the Middle East, to the UAE. I found your discussion while looking for how to change my location on mylot! I am Australian We love it here, tax free life, who could ask for more

I've been mostly on the east coast. I grew up in New Jersey, went to college in Pennsylvania, graduate school in Delaware, followed by a year at Iowa State. I lived in Pennsylvania near Philadelphia for 16 years before moving to Savannah, Georgia for a year (which was a mistake job wise). The it was back to New Jersey for 10 years and then to the Poconos. The only times I've been out of the country have been on trips to Canada (which doesn't count except for Quebec) and a week in Japan.

There are a lot of things to consider about moving to another county. Belize would be my first choice because of the language. I don't speak Spanish. Mexico would be first because it is close to the US. Panama and Belize have special programs for retirees. Ecuador is the least expensive but you can't drive there and they have rules against importing cars unless you drive them across the border. Then you can sell them in the country and cars are very expensive there. I haven't hear much about Guatemala as a retirement destination although I have heard some things about Costa Rica and Nicaragua. Even Columbia is starting to get popular.

What part of Mexico did you go to?Some parts are more expensive than others.

We went to an all inclusive resort on the Mayan Riviera,I was beautiful... It is the second time that we took a trip in that area.the first time was at an other beautiful resort(my daughter got married there).It was fun both times.The area is abot 40-45 minutes from Cancun. Close to a little town called Playa del Carmen

I haven't considered a place like the Philippines in part because it is fairly distant from the US. I'd most like a country I could drive to. I am also not that big on countries that are islands because you can't drive off the island. For small island countries you can have trouble getting some items because they need to be shipped to the island. I wasn't certain how accepted an American would be in the Philippines. I haven't heard on many moving there. The Philippines and the US are connected because of the results of the Spanish-American War but perhaps we overstayed our welcome. I know there were protests there for the US to close our military bases. Having foreign bases on your countries land can create problems especially when some of the soldiers break laws. I know Bush 43 also did not help the image of the US. How much English is spoken in the Philippines? Do the people have a resentment for the US or Americans?