The international living guide to retiring overseas on a budget: how to live well on $25,000 a year

Introduction: What if you could retire better, more affordably, and even earlier than you expected?

Part one. Contemplating an exciting move. Can you afford to retire where you live? ; Can you really live (well) overseas on $25,000 a year? ; What's your deal breaker? ; The most common (and avoidable) mistakes expats make ; Health care: myth vs. reality ; The challenges of language and culture

Part two. Making the move: it's a big world...where should YOU go?. Belize: no shirt, no shoes, no problem (and it's all in English!) ; Costa Rica: your easiest choice ; Ecuador: something for everyone ; Mexico: the top foreign destination for U.S. and Canadian retirees ; Nicaragua: ready for prime time ; Panama: the world's best retirement program (and much more) ; Uruguay: more first world than the United States? ; Europe: all the ingredients for the good life ; Southeast Asia: exotic and affordable ; Boots on the ground: zeroing in on the community that's right for you ; You found your paradise. Now what? Should you rent or buy? And how to know when half-way isn't the wrong way ; Once you know where you're going: put your plan in action

Part three. Once you get there: adjusting to your new life. Changes in latitudes, changes in attitude: maintaining the bridge between your past and present lives ; When the hammock gets boring... what to do after you retire and move overseas ; Moving on: this is not a one-way highway ; Epilogue: If we knew then what we know now.