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<blockquote data-quote="vantexan" data-source="post: 4909873" data-attributes="member: 24302"><p>I was in Oaxaca, Mexico for three months.&nbsp; I found a furnished room for about $150 a month, included private bath, private entrance, electricity, and excellent wifi.&nbsp; I ate out every day.&nbsp; Went to a handful of American movies in English at a very nice theater.&nbsp; Cab rides were around $3 each way.&nbsp; If I took them at all.&nbsp; Good airport.&nbsp; Nice people.&nbsp; I know maybe 40 words in Spanish.&nbsp; If you want to pay more for a nice apartment you certainly can.&nbsp; There&#039;s a very active Oaxaca expat group on Facebook with lots of help and some do meet-ups to socialize.&nbsp; Get Dish set up at relative&#039;s home and access it through Dish Anywhere app.&nbsp; There are situations like this all over Mexico and elsewhere.&nbsp; Hope to be in Argentina next year.&nbsp; You can certainly stay and work to supplement your pension.&nbsp; Whatever makes you happy.&nbsp; But it was sure nice for me not having to struggle to get by while still paying on bills back in the States.&nbsp; Add up your pension plus SS and compare it to what you make now.&nbsp; Will you get by ok in the future without working?&nbsp; Your SS and pension will go twice as far in Mexico.&nbsp; And close to three times as far in Argentina.&nbsp; In Buenos Aires a lot of people speak English.&nbsp; So Plan B can start sooner than you think if you want it too.&nbsp; After trying a number of jobs after I retired that didn&#039;t pay well and were mind numbing I&#039;d rather just do my own thing.&nbsp; Pretty hard to do that in the States without the income.</p></blockquote><p></p>

[QUOTE="vantexan, post: 4909873, member: 24302"] I was in Oaxaca, Mexico for three months. I found a furnished room for about $150 a month, included private bath, private entrance, electricity, and excellent wifi. I ate out every day. Went to a handful of American movies in English at a very nice theater. Cab rides were around $3 each way. If I took them at all. Good airport. Nice people. I know maybe 40 words in Spanish. If you want to pay more for a nice apartment you certainly can. There's a very active Oaxaca expat group on Facebook with lots of help and some do meet-ups to socialize. Get Dish set up at relative's home and access it through Dish Anywhere app. There are situations like this all over Mexico and elsewhere. Hope to be in Argentina next year. You can certainly stay and work to supplement your pension. Whatever makes you happy. But it was sure nice for me not having to struggle to get by while still paying on bills back in the States. Add up your pension plus SS and compare it to what you make now. Will you get by ok in the future without working? Your SS and pension will go twice as far in Mexico. And close to three times as far in Argentina. In Buenos Aires a lot of people speak English. So Plan B can start sooner than you think if you want it too. After trying a number of jobs after I retired that didn't pay well and were mind numbing I'd rather just do my own thing. Pretty hard to do that in the States without the income. [/QUOTE]

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