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• Letter from Mexico: In Puerto Vallarta, Condos-are-US

  By Scott Burns PUERTO VALLARTA, MEXICO . Standing on our 10th-floor balcony at the Westin, my wife hands me her binoculars. “I think they added the verticals for another three floors while we were having lunch.” She points to the framework for yet another... Posted Apr 11 2008, 03:00 PM by admin with | with 2 comment(s) Filed under: Retire in Mexico?

• A Radical Retirement Solution

  by Scott Burns Several years ago a Dallas couple approaching retirement disappeared. Well-known on the charitable event circuit, the couple was in Dallas one day and gone the next. Phone disconnected. No forwarding address. No working cell phone number... Posted Nov 23 2007, 03:00 PM by admin with | with 1 comment(s) Filed under: Retire in Mexico?

• Return To San Miguel

  San Miguel de Allende, Mexico . Two years ago I came here to research the idea of retiring in Mexico. The question I posed was pretty spare--- suppose you were ready to retire but didn't have much more than your Social Security check? Could you afford... Posted Mar 02 2003, 02:04 PM by scottb with | with no comments Filed under: Retire in Mexico?

• Living Abroad Isn’t for Everyone

  Many people dream of going to a far away place, to a different life. Some go to escape the reality of their life in America. Some go for adventure. Some dream of finding a magical hideaway and starting a new life. Others are more concrete. They want to... Posted Mar 18 2001, 01:51 PM by scottb with | with no comments Filed under: Retire in Mexico?

• The Medicare Buck Stops at the Border

  When you think about retiring in Mexico one question is the hardest. What about Medicare? For Americans 65 and older, the question is the biggest single obstacle to becoming a retiree in Mexico. Most retirees can't conceive of NOT having Medicare coverage... Posted Mar 13 2001, 02:24 PM by scottb with | with no comments Filed under: Retire in Mexico?

• The Pharmaceutical Connection

  San Miguel de Allende, Mexico. I had assumed, on leaving for Mexico, that my annoying allergy to mountain cedar would abate. Instead, my head got murkier. Whatever I had, it wasn't an allergy. It was probably an infection. I spent the first two nights... Posted Mar 11 2001, 08:51 AM by scottb with | with no comments Filed under: Retire in Mexico?

• Buy or Rent in Mexico?

  San Miguel de Allende, Guanajuato, Mexico . "All You Wanted To Know About Living In San Miguel" the ad in the weekly edition of 'Atencion' offered. Just show up and I could learn all about buying or renting property here. So I rushed up the street, which... Posted Mar 06 2001, 09:05 AM by scottb with | with no comments Filed under: Retire in Mexico?

• Retiring In Mexico

  San Miguel Allende, Guanajuato, Mexico . She stands at the front of the tour bus as we file back on board. Sporting a white blouse with large silver buttons fashioned in animal shapes, she looks right at home. "My name is Roxanne," says the crisp forty... Posted Mar 04 2001, 09:19 AM by scottb with | with no comments Filed under: Retire in Mexico?