“Places You Could Retire and Why You May Not Want To”

Sid’s Disclaimer. WARNING ! This article will poke a little fun at a number of North American locations. Honestly it’s just in fun. Please don’t be offended… but if the shoe fits…”

Places You Could Retire and Why You May Not Want To.

You could retire to Phoenix, Arizona where…..
1.  If you’re willing to park 3 blocks away because you found shade.
2.  You can drive for 4 hours in one direction and never leave town.
3.  You have over 100 recipes for Mexican food.
4.  You know that “dry heat” is comparable to what hits you in the face when you open your oven door.
5.   The 4 seasons are: tolerable, hot, really hot, and ARE YOU KIDDING  ME??!!

You could retire to California where…
1.   You make over $250,000 and you still can’t afford to buy a  house.
2.   The fastest part of your commute is going down your driveway.
3.   You know how to eat an artichoke.
4.   You drive your rented Mercedes to your neighborhood block party.
5.   When someone asks you how far something is, you tell them how long it will take to get there rather than how many miles away it is.
6.   The 4 seasons are: Fire, Flood, Mud, and Drought.

You could retire to New York City where….
1.   You say “the city” and expect everyone to know you mean  Manhattan ….
2.  You can get into a four-hour argument about how to get from
Columbus Circle to Battery Park, but can’t find Wisconsin on a  map.
3.   You think Central Park is ”nature.”
4.   You believe that being able to swear at people in their own language makes you multi-lingual.

5.   You’ve worn out a car horn. ( ed note: if you have a car)

6.   You think eye contact is an act of aggression.

You could retire to Minnesota where…
1.  You only have four spices: salt, pepper, ketchup, and  Tabasco
2. Halloween costumes fit over parkas.
3.  You have more than one recipe for moose.
4.  Sexy lingerie is anything flannel with less than eight buttons.
5.  The four seasons are: winter, still winter, almost winter, and construction.

You could retire to the Deep South where…
1.   You can rent a movie and buy bait in the same store.
2.  ”Y’all” is singular and “all y’all” is plural.
3.  ”He needed killin’” is a valid defense.
4.   Everyone has two first names: Billy Bob, Jimmy Bob, Mary Sue,  Betty Jean, Mary Beth, etc.
5.   Everything is either “in yonder,” “over yonder” or “out yonder.”
It’s important to know the difference, too..

You could retire to Colorado where….
1. You carry your $3,000 mountain bike atop your $500 car
2. You tell your husband to pick up Granola on his way home and so he stops at the day care center.
3.  A pass does not involve a football or dating.
4.  The top of your head is bald, but you still h ave a pony tail.

You could retire to the Midwest where…
1.   You’ve never met any celebrities, but the mayor knows your name.
2.   Your idea of a traffic jam is ten cars waiting to pass a tractor.
3.   You have had to switch from “heat” to “A/C” on the same day.
4..  You end sentences with a preposition: “Where’s my coat at? ”
5.    When asked how your trip was to any exotic place, you say, “It
was different!”

You could retire to  Florida where..
1.   You eat dinner at 3:15 in the afternoon.
2.   All purchases include a coupon of some kind — even houses
and  cars.
3.  Everyone can recommend an excellent dermatologist.
4.  Road construction never ends anywhere in the state.
5.  Cars in front of you often appear to be driven by headless people.

Now, these places all have their charm as set out above but… if you do retire to one of them you could wind up saying, ” WOW, I could have had a S – 8 !

What’s an “S – 8″ ? Please continue to find out.

First,  remember Retirement is about choices so consider one more place where you could retire because … you don’t want to wind up saying…

WOW, I could have had an S – 8  Ok already so What’s an S – 8 ?

It’s Sid’s 8 Reasons you should retire here at Lake Chapala Ajijic Mexico

#1 You’ll save boat loads of money on almost everything you buy from V – 8 to Mansions

#2 You’ll have the best climate in the world right after Nigeria or was it some other place in Africa that’s supposed to be better.

#3 The Mexican food is a lot better than it is in the USA or Canada. You can get Tex-Mex here too if you prefer this version.

#4 You get to meet and be friends with Interesting people from all over the world… many of which have the money to live anywhere in the world they choose, yet they chose Lake Chapala Ajijic….  hummm … Wonder Why?

#5 You’ll feel like you’re in paradise the area is simply so gorgeous with exotic flowers, flowering trees, mountain vistas and lake views that some say are even more interesting than the  ocean views in Hawaii.

#6 The Mexican people are a gentle charming people who welcome North Americans to their country …  especially at Lake Chapala where North Americans have been retiring for over half a century. You’ll fit right in.

#7 You can drive to the Texas border in a day, you can fly to the USA or Canada in just a few hours, or you can ride a bus to North America in safety. Try driving home from Costa Rica, or any of the other places South of Mexico where a few retirees have landed.  NOT !

#8 You can use the constantly improving highway system with Interstate-like divided roadways reaching almost every part of Mexico now. So, for the price of a little gasoline (currently just $2.40 US per gallon) you can be at the Pacific Ocean beaches in a half day drive – Hello Puerto Vallarta, Mazatlan, and Manzanillo !

Now, I could give you hundreds more reasons why Mexico and Lake Chapala Ajijic in particular are attracting so many of us from North America, but I’ll resist the urge…

Well, just maybe just  one more I hear a lot lately…

You probably can make up equity losses you’ve suffered North of the border here where the exchange rate for dollars is more favorable each month.

That means even if you sell there with a “paper loss” you probably will make it up and perhaps more if you take action soon while sales are slow and the exchange rate is very good.

So, send me an e mail soon to Sid@ChapalaClub.com with your questions, to share your plans or just to stay in touch. No one knows just how long this better than normal buying opportunity will last.

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