| Any guide to living cheap in retirement should examine | | | | 3) Living overseas...while on the boat we spent time on |
| various lifestyles that are not only fun but frugal as | | | | land in foreign countries...it was not only fun it was |
| well. If you have not thought of these lifestyles, all of | | | | cheap. We found the foreign living to be safe, |
| which we have experienced firsthand in the last 15 | | | | inexpensive and lots of fun. For instance 1 million |
| years, perhaps you should. All offer ways for fun, | | | | Americans have now retired to Mexico, where $1500 |
| cheap living. | | | | to $2000 (less if you speak Spanish) will give you a |
| 1) Living aboard a sailboat...We did so for 8 years living | | | | grand lifestyle including domestic help. Ladies you may |
| on a sailboat in the Caribbean. It was an experience of | | | | have ironed your last shirt in Mexico and other equally |
| a lifetime and a frugal one as well. Once in the islands | | | | cheap countries. |
| we spent around $1,000 a month. Why so cheap? We | | | | 4) Downsizing...I do not want to hear that you cannot |
| anchored out most of the time...it was free...the views | | | | possibly get by with less space. When we went from |
| were fantastic...and there were no cash registers. | | | | 1,800 square feet to about 50 square feet living aboard |
| 2) Living in an RV...During the summers when we were | | | | a sailboat it was eye-opening. Yes, you can easily go |
| on the boat we came home (avoid hurricane season) | | | | from a big home to a small apartment or condominium. |
| and RVed around the US. We were scouting out | | | | The guide to living cheap in retirement should explore |
| places where we might want to live when we "settled | | | | all ways of conserving cash. Above are four ways |
| down". Monthly rental in some real nice parks were | | | | we cut way back on spending and had fun as well. |
| around $450 a month. RVing is fun and cheap as well. | | | | Check it out. Enjoy. |