Retiring in Mexico?

Retiring in Mexico

Okay, I’ll admit the cost of living is somewhat cheaper depending where you choose to live, but be advised that to live in one of the gringo ghettos will cost you about the same or perhaps even more than living in the US.

For example, in Tucson Arizona you can rent a nice one bedroom apartment for about $400, In Lake Chapala Mexico to rent the same apartment will run you $500 or more.

So your giving up $100 bucks, but and this is very important, you’re also your giving up excellent medical attention as well as many other services that we take for granted in the US.

Face it folks you’ll be living in a third world country, if you should get sick you’re out of luck unless your pockets are will lined with Gringo dollars, good medical attention in Mexico is very expensive, and I emphasis the word very.

In the US if you suffer a serious illness such as a heart attack or stroke, you will get medical attention regardless of what country you are from, in Mexico no way, if you have money you’ll get cared for, if not your friends or relatives had better start digging a hole for you.

One other very important factor regarding health care. In the US all you have to do is dial 911 and in most cases in less than 5 minutes you’ll have the fire department and an ambulance at your door with well trained Para Medics.

In Mexico you’ll call the Rojo Cruz, they’ll arrive when their thru eating or drinking with a untrained PAIR OF MEDICS,  if you’ve had a heart attack be prepared to have another with the way they drive.

Okay say you’re in perfect health, how good are you at dodging bullets? You had better had some Seal training or no, less than a 12 month course of Special Forces training.

The bullets fly every night, depending where you live, and don’t think the small towns are safe, in fact they are the most dangerous.

There are more homicides in Mexico than in Iraq, Afghanistan, Mali and Syria combined, and you think you want to retire in Mexico? Retire in Iraq it’s safer.

 The big cities are safer but who the hell wants to retire in a smog filled traffic jammed big city. Also in the big cities you have the two legged rats who will rob your house as well as mug you at any given chance, you must remember Mexico is a very poor country, and like other poor countries the people are desperate.

The bottom line is this, The Mexicans think all Gringos (North Americans) are rich, so cover your ass, you are their targets for kidnapping, Rape, and extortion. Look what happened to that stupid kid who took a antique shotgun into Mexico, the kid even claimed it.

Personally until this drug war bullshit is finished I would even advise people against taken a short vacation in Mexico.

For a good example, last week in Cancun one of the so called safest resorts in Mexico 6 women were raped 5 women from Spain and one from Mexico, the rapists I can assure you were drug people, needless to say they will never be brought to justice.

The police will never get involved and with good reason, One is fear of retaliation from the drug cartels, the second is their not about to risk their lives for a lousy $500 per month, and that is why most rape victims will never report that they have been raped.

My advice to you is don’t even think of retiring in Mexico, in fact I wouldn’t even think of taking a vacation in Mexico, the risks of putting yourself into a dangerous situation is just not worth the risk.