For all the time we spend craving leisure time, discussing it, dreaming about it and planning for it, few among us use it well. Now, cozy up in a comfortable chair with this book and share a margarita with couples who have found a way to fill their retirement years with passion, purpose, and potential. Listen as singles discuss how they live comfortably in Mexico on just their Social Security. Visit with retirees who have discovered the joy of making a difference in their community. You’ll laugh, cheer and cry with these gutsy gringos as they transition from their structured working lives to rewarding retirements in Mexico. They tell it like it is—the rewards and the frustrations. The boomers talk about moving to Lakeside, the real costs of living here, security, crime, health care options, community, what they miss from back home, and their answers to that oft-asked question from friends and loved ones: “But what do you do all day?” This book is unlike any book you’ve read about moving to or living in Mexico. It doesn’t focus on the the wheres, the whats and the hows. Instead, you’re invited to appreciate—up close and personally—the experience of retiring on Lake Chapala’s beautiful north shore.
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Baby Boomers:
Midlife Mavericks:
Women Reinventing Their Lives in Mexico
Midlife Mavericks chronicles a new trend–unmarried American and Canadian women building better lives for themselves in Mexico’s beautiful Lakeside villages.
The stories of the 17 women included in this book cover a wide range of ages, financial situations and personal goals. Although not every woman will choose to reinvent her life by moving to Mexico, the “Indiana Joans” within these pages will motivate readers to reevaluate their situations and perhaps take some risks to try something new to improve their lives.
For anyone considering a move to Mexico, the openness with which these women speak–both of their fears and hopes, as well as their joys and disappointments — paint an accurate picture of what it is like to uproot a life and rebuild another one south of the border.
A cover story in AARP, articles in Newsweek and Time and television spots on CBS have featured this book as they investigate why so many Americans and Canadians are heading south to Mexico. Many travel books are written about the Lakeside area of Mexico, but this book is the only one to document the “experience” of moving to and living in Mexico. Anyone dissatisfied with their lives, or those who have considered packing up and heading south of the border, won’t want to miss this. Even the men have resonated with the stories in this book.