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Small town or city or rural town or city in the south.'

2006-09-05 12:05:02 · answer #1 · answered by Bluealt 7 · 0 0

It is not clear if there is only one of you.

Knee jerk answers here. I know about retirement because I am retired and we are not rich.

I know about Mexico because we spend most of our time there.

First problem in Mexico is you are at the bottom edge, maybe below now, the minimum income required to become a legal resident there.

It is possible to go on a tourist permit and come back every six months to get it renewed. But, you are somewhat limited in what you can do that way. Can't have a bank account there, though you can use ATM's.

Can't rent from some landlords.

But, the biggest problem is culture shock. The vast majority of expats come back to the States within 2 years. Life is just so much different there, and language is a major problem. 64, also my age, is not a good time to try to learn Spanish. Unless you are very unusual, don't even think of moving to another country.

Ditto for the other countries listed, Belize is English, not sure about costs, but also cultural problems.

Don't waste your time on Mexico or Central America. Yes, it is POSSIBLE but most fail and then what are you going to do? Might as well start out where you are going to be.

There are plenty of places in the US where one can live on that money. Your choices depend upon your other assets. If you have no savings and no investments, then you are going to be renting, which adds a certain amount of costs. If you have a good car, say Toyota or Honda which will possibly last as long as you can drive, and say $30-50,000 to buy a place, choice goes up.

In the Rio Grande Valley (McAllen, TX is the usual place people think of, but that is only the best known part of the RGV) is one of the cheapest places to live. You can buy, not rent, a mobile home and lot, for in some cases under $30,000. Taxes maybe $400 a year, electricity $100 a month during hot time. A/C is mandatory, and there is the killer in the RGB, temps up to 105 degrees most days in the summer though Dec and Jan are wonderful. Car is also mandatory since public transit is limited to a few main routes. You can't work in the RGV unless you speak Spanish, but you can get by with English in your daily business.

My best friend's old mother -- he's older than you so she is a lot older than you -- lives in Audubon, Iowa. She has a lot less money than you do, but he gave her an old house which he fixed up. She keeps an old car running and plays Bingo all the time. Winters in Iowa are very cold.

There are almost an unlimited number of small towns where cost of living is low, in many parts of the country, east, west, north and south. The problem is things like stores; medical care; and groceries because many small towns don't have many businesses left any more.

And, at that income, you would need to live in a smaller house, or older mobile home.

Sweetwater. Texas is a small, friendly town. If they have retirement type homes or mobile homes, it can't be expensive. Gadsden, Alabama is a very friendly town, but did not look at housing.

My son once rented a small, efficiency house in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. No garage, but a very large lot and car parking. It was a block from a supermarket and a major pharmacy. Quarter mile to a 50+ mile nature trail, which if you walked on it a lot would keep you fit for a lot of years. Total including utilities was less then $500, and with walking for goodies, do--able within your income level, especially if you were able to buy a similar place in the same area.

Part depends upon your emotional needs. Try first to look for a small town with doctors and hospitals not far away, in your own part of the country, where people sound and probably think like you.

2006-09-05 12:59:14 · answer #2 · answered by retiredslashescaped1 5 · 0 0

Firstly, I'm assuming that you mean US$1,239. Looking at some of your earlier questions, the website below indicates that Alajuela or Cartago, Costa Rica, would be within your financial limits. You have $14,868 p.a., and the annual cost of living in those cities is listed as $13,973 and $13,711, respectively.

2006-09-05 12:09:03 · answer #3 · answered by Pete S 3 · 0 0

i think it is in US$ or english pound? Cebu is puffed up i think of, yet once you like the sea and sand and nicely, ladies (pardon me kabayans even though it fairly is the bloody reality) and island existence, then it rather is physically powerful, yet probably has gotten extra costly. Tagaytay and interior of reach cities in Batangas might desire to be an determination, truthful climate, with mountains and hills and the sea interior of reach, providing you with diverse innovations. it is likewise close to Manila approximately an hour or so the place you may get medical centers if mandatory. There are stable places interior the south, yet given which you fancy being in probability many of the time. i think of at your age, you do not want that style of excitement. in case you like the mountain existence, head to the northern section, like Baguio city, the summer capital the place the climate is effective, nevertheless each and every each and every now and then moist and cloudy, throughout the time of the 365 days. the folk are effective, used to foreigners, extremely the white human beings and just about everybody, even the line broking speaks stable English. or you additionally can bypass to l. a. Union the place there are stable seashores and the domicile condo does not be that plenty. Being a northerner, i will assure you that folk listed decrease than are nicer, no offense meant (peace!). everywhere you bypass, in simple terms be sure you're dealing with stable human beings and not people who'll gonna milk you dry or cheat you or maybe placed you in grave probability. In each and every woodland, there are snakes, so word and exercising the mandatory precautions. cope with valid companies, even though if extra costly and make sure that somebody out of your place u . s . a . is time-honored with of the place you compromise, not until you're escaping from them. stable searching and powerful good fortune.

2016-11-24 23:26:59 · answer #4 · answered by mccuistion 4 · 0 0

Puerto Vallarta Mexico..
There are alot of retired Americans there. With that much a month you can live verrry comfortably.

2006-09-05 14:48:55 · answer #5 · answered by Daughtry-luver 5 · 0 0

Mexico. You will live like a king. My sister did and had a maid, a cook, a gardner, and she lived quite comfortably on much less than you are getting. Look further into it before you make a decision.

Chow!!

2006-09-05 12:14:36 · answer #6 · answered by No one 7 · 0 0

This is very sad because if you're an American I don't think there is a safe place for you to live.

I would look into senior citizen communities in the South away from water.

2006-09-05 12:03:26 · answer #7 · answered by daljack -a girl 7 · 0 1

Costa Rica!

2006-09-05 12:01:27 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

Phoenix AZ, nice winters, kinda hot summers but mostly dry and inexpensive to live.

2006-09-05 12:06:19 · answer #9 · answered by sharkscue 3 · 0 0

Charlestown, SC.

2006-09-05 12:03:22 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

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