Should You Retire in Mexico: Here’s What Those Who’ve Done It Say
Category: International Retirement
January 16, 2021 – Living the expatriate life in retirement can be great… or not so wonderful. So much depends on where you retire to, your preparation, and what you bring to the party. Almost 10 years ago we published an interview with Steven Anderson, who wrote a book about his bad experiences in retiring to Mexico: “Mexican Retirement Gone Bad: Can’t Wait to Get Back to the USA“. The article sparked over 160 Member Comments, and those actively continue to this day.
A minority of commentators agreed with Stephen’s negative experiences, while a significant majority talked about their wonderful Mexican and other expatriate retirements. The Comments make for interesting and informative reading, and even though some of them are a few years old, they should be required for anyone contemplating an expat retirement. Here in this article we take a sampling of both sides of the argument, but since more people responded with positive stories of their expat retirements we have included more of those. We hope you will agree that these Comments from actual people who have lived in Mexico are very useful.
On the positive side of a Mexican retirement
Comments on "Should You Retire in Mexico: Here’s What Those Who’ve Done It Say"
Diane says:
To Carol: Blaming violence in Mexico on American policies is unfair.
Jo says:
I have only vacationed in Mexico--Acapulco, Cancun, Puerto Vallarta, and Mazatlán. When we retire, we talk about increasing our 2 week vacations to a month--maybe two. We have stayed in time shares and condos on or near the beach. We love the people, go to the grocery store, take long walks on the Malecon, and love eating out for a lot less than we would at home. It is a great place to vacation. Not sure we would want to retire there fully. First of all, we have children and more importantly, grandchildren. If anything, our time will be split by wherever our grands live during our retirement. 2nd issue is healthcare. I know health care is cheaper and very good in Mexico. But we have some chronic conditions that I prefer to deal with in the US. Just my preference. No medical disasters there. We here taken for $4000 once--never again. It was our stupidity to believe an AMERICAN working as very bad character. It was an expensive lesson. Won't happen again. I work too damn hard for my money. Jo