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Feb 22, 2003, 7:50 AM
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Re: [joshjay] Upside and Downside of lakeside living
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Joshjay, it very much depends on your interests. If you're thinking of buying a home, $1000/mo is more than enough. Renting, it will be a little tight if you like: eating out, clubbing, travel, and belonging to private clubs and the like. There is ample social life among the gringos, if that is what you seek, on a less formal basis. Since most are retired, people have time to get together .... whether at one another's home or for brunch (which I have observed is a popular thing to do). For my husband and me, our interests run to gardening, cooking, walking, travel within the country, socializing with friends, he builds furniture, I paint, so, yes, it would be affordable and do-able to live our lifestyle on $1000/mo. If you can live without a lot of US dry goods or US cuts of beef, that is, if you can live off the local groceries, that will help your budget enormously. If you go out to villages like Joco, where there are gringos also, and a "support structure" of sorts, you can certainly save money on rent, if you rent. I personally find that groceries are a bit cheaper out our way as well. Other things, like telephone, gas, electric, internet, will cost the same wherever you are. Having someone in to clean and do laundry can also be accomplished on that budget. And the individual who does that for you can also serve as a great resource as to what is available where in your community.
I suppose the greatest negative is the initial uncertainty as to whether you are going about things in the most cost effective way or as to how things are done. But that same uncertainty is also what adds a little zing to life. It has two sides.
As far as terrorism angst, well that's one negative I don't think you will feel Lakeside. As Rolly says, this is a great time to be living in Mexico.
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