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  • čas přidán 8. 04. 2019
  • Explore the real differences between the cost of living in the USA vs Mexico. Stories of retired life in Ajijic, Mexico on the shores of Lake Chapala. Projects at home in the mountains of central Mexico, our USA travels in a 40' Monaco motor home, or whatever else is on my mind today.
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Komentáře • 861

  • @tbdh20
    @tbdh20 Před 5 lety +170

    Hey JC,
    Don't waste anymore time acknowledging haters. Keep enjoying life, traveling and producing content/knowledge we enjoy!

    • @susaneirthug415
      @susaneirthug415 Před 5 lety +2

      Although I do kind of enjoy him chuckling under his breath at how stupid they all are. Even a minute or so in he's still kind of has that chuckle under his breath...

  • @infideljack5226
    @infideljack5226 Před 5 lety +95

    JC, love your videos. I have lived in Mexico for the last seven years. I have live in Durango, Durango for over 5 years. I have also lived in South Texas and the mountains of Colombia. I live in the zona centro of Durango and I do not have a car. I rent a 3 bedroom townhouse on a privada within easy walking distance of the historical center of the city. I do not own a car but this place is so convenient, I do not need one. My rent is about $260 a month and at our altitude I do not need A/C or central heat. This city was established over 400 years ago and the streets are narrow and most are unidirectional in the city center. Buses are frequent and inexpensive and cab fares are economical. I have many friends here and none are English speakers. The only American I ever met here was the owner of a mezcalaria. I never saw him again. I am 73 and I live alone. We get a lot of tourists here, and with few exceptions, they are all Mexicans. I quit smoking over 15 years ago and I no longer drink any form of alcohol.
    I have no health insurance and if I need care, I just go to a private hospital or clinic. My only income is Social Security, but it is more than adequate for my support. If I want to go to the beach for a few days, it is a 4 hour bus ride to Mazatlan. I have friends that drive when I want to visit attractions outside the city.
    Que usted y su esposa compartan las bendiciones de Nuestro Señor durante esta Semana Santa.

  • @gretaholmes783
    @gretaholmes783 Před 5 lety +106

    I’m sorry that anyone would be critical of all the work you’re doing. Just to remember that for each of them, there are probably hundreds that don’t say anything but love your videos.

  • @johnpoole1315
    @johnpoole1315 Před 5 lety +57

    Living in Canada the cost of food ,utilities , taxes are rising seemingly daily . I"m certain $ 4000.00 per month would barely house and feed a retired couple if they owned a car and maintained it and their home . Time to turn off the TV and learn some Spanish and give away the snow shovel , Thanks for the great Info from Canada Stay well .

    • @currypablo
      @currypablo Před 5 lety +2

      As a Canadian myself, I wholeheartedly agree.

    • @susaneirthug415
      @susaneirthug415 Před 5 lety +2

      Crappy Indianapolis has double rent in 3 yrs. Horrible murderous place . 7ppl shot dead in 48 hours.

    • @auraterry3548
      @auraterry3548 Před 5 lety

      😂😂

    • @McCov1
      @McCov1 Před 4 lety +1

      Oh my. I live in California, I'm not from Mexico, but I speak Spanish, I'm still a couple of decades away from retirement. It's very sad how first world countries treat their elderly.

  • @nely_yleno
    @nely_yleno Před 5 lety +199

    I think this is great information and I am sure you live a much more happier life there. I mean Mexicans are among the happiest people in the world! It is true and Americans can learn a few things from happy Mexicans like being more humble, laugh more, spend less time alone, and to stop glorifying being busy all the time. Thank you for this information!

    • @JCTravelStories
      @JCTravelStories  Před 5 lety +28

      "" stop glorifying being busy all the time"" Wise words Nely. :)

    • @bigbeaner2575
      @bigbeaner2575 Před 5 lety +19

      Nely,I think your right about your comment,most of us Mexicans all we need is food on the table , and where absolutely happy , we are a family oriented culture

    • @garyduran1
      @garyduran1 Před 5 lety +4

      You hit the point ;)

    • @CarlosHernandez-yn2ee
      @CarlosHernandez-yn2ee Před 5 lety +6

      Its always a better place to live. And that place is 🇲🇽!!!!. For sure!

    • @rafaelcastillo466
      @rafaelcastillo466 Před 5 lety +10

      Nely Buenas Dias Amiga! From my experience the people of the Phillipines are also very happy Culture. Also, there is definitely more poverty in that country. But it does not matter. They are still happy people.
      Gracias

  • @JohnJohnson-hl4fv
    @JohnJohnson-hl4fv Před 5 lety +21

    My wife and I will be selling our home in less than three years, and moving to Mexico. We are low income folks, and want to keep expenses below two thousand dollars a month. Right now we put out about three thousand dollars a month. Life is an adventure; I sometimes go as long as a month without making any money.

  • @sharhune2735
    @sharhune2735 Před 5 lety +26

    I'm in my early 60's and the wife is in her late 50's. Thank you for the very helpful information. We are planning to move to guanajuato city in about two years. I like the higher elevation and lower population density. We will both be living on social security and I'll also get a small amount of V.A. disability, so the cost of living in Mexico will allow us to stretch our income and actually save some money every month. Las Vegas, Nevada is getting way to expensive.

  • @oliviamorales5947
    @oliviamorales5947 Před 5 lety +77

    I'm Mexican American and I only been to Mexico 3 times and seen the difference from the US and Mexico on living wise and my dream is to save up and move to Mexico 😀😀😀

    • @JCTravelStories
      @JCTravelStories  Před 5 lety +7

      Good plan. Follow your dream. :)

    • @rafaelcastillo466
      @rafaelcastillo466 Před 5 lety +3

      Buenos Dias Amiga! Que Bueno Amiga Que Tu Meta Sea Vivir En Mexico.
      Buena Suerte.

    • @lennyp4782
      @lennyp4782 Před 5 lety +1

      Not just your plan. It's all you people's plan. Thing is , y'all never get see that plan because you easily get distracted from it. You come, you want and when you get , you want more. You spend whatever time you get here trying to keep up with the Joneses and before you know it , your full of kids you can't afford, you work two jobs just to support the family , now you need a new car, new clothes a laptop, the latest phone you HAVE to go out and have expensive fun because " I work hard so I deserve it" , then the kids need a vacation to Disney, " I can't afford it, but I work hard and so we deserve it". Then come the health issues, the school issues , the divorce issues , the child support issues, the car registration, insurance , maintenance, car payments, rent, utilities etc, etc, REALITY. Then , all those plans of making just enough to go back HOME to are just a big joke. And in being so busy with all those plans you forget to work on your citizenship ( which you should've done before you came into the country illegally 🤔🤔🤔) and immigration comes a knocking, you get deported and your master plan is just a memory. Because now you're tired , old and broke. Moral of the story? No country can make or break you. That Mexican millionaire never stepped a foot into the US before he made himself a millionaire, so STOP IT. I've got a bridge in Brooklyn 😉😉😉

    • @bryanjimenez5845
      @bryanjimenez5845 Před 3 lety

      Me too!! I am 18 and plan to move there for life soon!!!!

  • @lloydkumley1811
    @lloydkumley1811 Před 5 lety +7

    Thanks for another great video, Jerry. The results of your research are very informative. Thanks for making the effort and taking the necessary time to do it right.

  • @RedSpiralHandTV
    @RedSpiralHandTV Před 5 lety +48

    I always loved Mexico since I was a kid and heard all the stories from my parent's friends who either owned homes in Mex and Cali or just plain retired down in Baja/Mexico. My plan was always to move to Mexico and especially to retire there. Lots of friends spent time in Hawaii but I never thought that made any sense because Mexico was so awesome, still had lots of wild places to explore and was extremely affordable...especially for camping. Plus, the Hawaiian people kind of have a poor opinion of the haoles (round eyes) who come to visit...I didn't get that in Mexico. Still never have been to Hawaii. I am saving for the big move to Mex!

    • @Rhaspun
      @Rhaspun Před 5 lety +1

      Hawaii is nice. But the cost of housing is similar to the SF Bay area plus the higher cost of food.

  • @randyholly2594
    @randyholly2594 Před 5 lety

    Thanks Jerry, this is a great video. Full of all the information we wanted to hear. Been watching you for a while and really appreciate your presentation. You come across as such a REAL person. Look forward to more.

  • @Stoney_Snark
    @Stoney_Snark Před 5 lety

    Your videos are more to the point and helpful than many of the ones I’ve seen. I’ve seen several and will certainly view several more. I thank you for good information as I contemplate my retirement next year.

  • @erikamadrigal4896
    @erikamadrigal4896 Před 4 lety

    I love how genuine and truthful you’re about the differences between Mexico and the U.S. I don’t see how others don’t like these videos. Remember there’s way more people that like these kind of videos than those few that don’t.

  • @caboogie
    @caboogie Před 5 lety +2

    Really enjoying these posts. Thank you.

  • @befuddled2010
    @befuddled2010 Před 5 lety +7

    First, I LOVED the rant against your naysayers! Anyone who has watched your channel for an extended period knows where you're coming from and what you're all about. Folks who check in and judge you are off the mark and would really owe you an apology if they bothered to understand your background. Second, this post (like those previous in the same vein) really gives us great information that we can use as it relates to our individual circumstances. I am a bit under 10 years from retirement and live in San Diego. I love Mexico, and while through sound planning I can afford to retire here in San Diego with no problem, your posts call me south more and more. Thank you Jerry, for opening my horizons.

  • @franciscocervantes5603
    @franciscocervantes5603 Před 5 lety +11

    Hola. JC. Thank you for your information on Mexico you are a pleasant man. Love your videos. And love the things you say. Every time I’m taking my lunch at work. Im always looking at your videos. I live in Las Vegas Nevada. And from here I send you a big hug. Thanks again.

  • @jamesharkness1058
    @jamesharkness1058 Před 5 lety +1

    Great info JC! Thank you for sharing it

  • @andreaboulder
    @andreaboulder Před 5 lety +10

    Great video - planning on getting down there hopefully soon! Love Mexico - the people are awesome always laughing and the culture is great! I’ll keep watching you! Thanks!

  • @user-of6um3so3m
    @user-of6um3so3m Před 5 lety +1

    Thank you, this has been very informative. I like that you compared several areas.

  • @mikes2294
    @mikes2294 Před 5 lety +1

    This is an excellent video, thank you for your attention to detail.

  • @victoriaallen8271
    @victoriaallen8271 Před 5 lety +3

    Great job. That took a lot of work and it is much appreciated.

  • @sambetts7581
    @sambetts7581 Před 5 lety +47

    There is an old saying “ The best price isn’t always the Best deal”, however, the climate, the people and the old time atmosphere would make it a deal changer.

  • @jackson51102
    @jackson51102 Před 5 lety +2

    Loved your video! Listened on my way to work

  • @showgirlsaroundtheworldada4484

    Excellant vlog! Thanks you made my day seeing you again! Hope Lynn is doing great today!

  • @historylecture
    @historylecture Před 5 lety +2

    I learn something from every video you produce! Thank you!

  • @CarolCox211
    @CarolCox211 Před 5 lety +1

    Very informative. Appreciate your research!!

  • @janetwithers7427
    @janetwithers7427 Před 5 lety +10

    Real common sense and down to earth answers. Thanks

  • @nlopez6846
    @nlopez6846 Před 5 lety +1

    Hello from Goodyear AZ.... love your videos and the wealth of information

  • @sernunez3788
    @sernunez3788 Před 3 lety

    Been a follower for along time and you are awsome! Love your videos

  • @lynnevolga
    @lynnevolga Před 5 lety +1

    Great information. Appreciate your going through the research...

    • @Lucaangelo252
      @Lucaangelo252 Před rokem

      Hello beautiful how are you doing, hope you are doing well and having a wonderful day and time with your family?

  • @litestreamer
    @litestreamer Před 5 lety +4

    Thank you for your research - very helpful.

  • @Fogaata
    @Fogaata Před 4 lety

    Excellent video very informative. Thank you.

  • @JGGarcia-kh8uq
    @JGGarcia-kh8uq Před 5 lety +1

    Great Information, Thanks for your time and effort Jerry , this video will help a lot of people even in the year 2025

  • @Vention1MGTOW
    @Vention1MGTOW Před 5 lety +4

    Nice one! I'm finally ready.

  • @Mexicobeanpole
    @Mexicobeanpole Před 3 lety

    Your videos are new to me. I’m impressed. Research and real numbers.

  • @chevyiceraw
    @chevyiceraw Před 5 lety

    The video is awesome. Thank you so much for this information.

  • @spirit4joy327
    @spirit4joy327 Před 5 lety +12

    Thank you for taking time to research all of these prices for us...
    I’m retired in The USA on social security and survive by shopping wisely and choosing a low cost area, to pay off a basic small house. Utility’s ,house tax , and insurance squeezed us out of California where I grew up, even in our family home of 40 years, with no mortgage or rent. Gradually the same raising utility’s, property taxes, and costs of living, are squeezing retirees out many areas of the USA.
    I have another sense of retirement In Mexico after traveling in Mexico, Ecuador, Costa Rica and Thailand. It’s ever so nice to be surrounded by friendly, less financially, judge mental people who value and generally respect “older people “who often need to live frugally in retirement. In most of the western USA where I have lived. Our culture caters to more affluent usually younger, wage earners, not the older less affluent retirees. Outside of the USA, is people seem to value time enjoying their family much more. Rather than working extra hours to buy newer expensive “stuff”. We have been brainwashed by advertising in the USA to think we need the latest and best, even if it means less time with family and friends.

    • @JCTravelStories
      @JCTravelStories  Před 5 lety

      You have lived well and found wisdom. :)

    • @spirit4joy327
      @spirit4joy327 Před 5 lety

      JC Travel Stories thank you. We are part of a wonderful group of thrifty retirees who live below our income, educate our selves on utube to realize we have options. I appreciate u, along with Bob Wells, and Cindy at retire in Mexico.
      Growing up 60 years ago. My grandparents lived well in our family home, affording to be retired in California. They said “stay out of trouble, save for the future, only buy what you can pay cash for. But they did not say... better learn to speak Spanish....so u might retire in a more affordable country.

    • @ExceedX3
      @ExceedX3 Před 5 lety +2

      it is good to learn Spanish, but in the area of chapala, it is not very necessary, because what is ajijic, chapala, are proclaimed biligues peoples and soon jocotepec,, in the city of guadalajara, which is where I live and was born, I seen a lot of influx of foreigners, as well as Americans, European Canadians, people from India and Asia, with which you know many basic words of Spanish is more than enough

    • @mh0862
      @mh0862 Před 5 lety +2

      A quote from just last month by the Colorado Springs Council president pro tem:
      “As the mayor has said many times now, and I will just speak his words, it is important for this city to add 3,000 to 4,000 35-year-olds every year for the next who knows how many years, because we need them to be our workforce - to take our tech jobs, to take those software designer jobs,” Gaebler said. “The mayor will actually go further and say, ‘I don’t care if one more 65-or-older person moves to this city, but I need those 3,000 to 4,000 ... ‘”
      gazette.com/news/colorado-springs-council-president-pro-tem-apologizes-for-comment-about/article_b73752a2-3ad8-11e9-8038-d310d5143ae2.html
      She has since apologized. Still...

    • @susaneirthug415
      @susaneirthug415 Před 5 lety +2

      Indiana has the same way, I feel as old people are being pushed out. I have the double whammy at being disabled. People don't realize that I paid taxes 30 years or something. 20% of everything I made with no deductions for children. My mother and my father neither one looked a long enough wife to draw on any of their social security and both of them we're millionaires. My dad got audited before he died and I had to drop out of school. I never got back into school and then my mom passed. I inherited a little bit of money made my own way. I had this false sense of security since I had a bunch of money in mutual funds in bank accounts and it didn't last. One big broken neck and all that's gone in a heartbeat. I had insurance that cost me $500 a month for 18 years or something. My grandparents were also very wealthy and at one point it pops was paying 80% of everything he made. I don't feel like my family hasn't contributed... they just counted the last 5 years of course yeah, I was pretty much bedridden by then. I'd never even heard of Social Security. I didn't know you couldn't go to jail for not paying your bills. I was so naive.

  • @mels3722
    @mels3722 Před 5 lety

    Thank you JC! My wife and I are going to go on a vacation and check out the Lake Chapala area. Your videos have been an inspiration for us to travel there and visit some real estate agencies to see what is available. We are retired and want to find a better place to live. Thank you again!

  • @LizLovesMac
    @LizLovesMac Před 5 lety +1

    Awesome videos! I was born in Guadalajara and raised in Los Ángeles since I was 2, and am thinking of going back to live to Guadalajara. I can afford to live in California but life in Guadalajara is awesome. Thanks for your great videos and enjoy the great ajijic weather!

  • @summerland6397
    @summerland6397 Před 5 lety

    Love the shirt. That big yellow flower sculpture in the great room. You nailed it at the very end. Another great show. Thank you sir.

  • @noedominguez1607
    @noedominguez1607 Před 5 lety +2

    What a beautiful paradise did you finded at there, i hope one day enjoy my retire just like you do..
    Thank you for videos!!

  • @rebelhank3936
    @rebelhank3936 Před 5 lety

    Hey Jerry, enjoyed your Q & A video. My wife and I both enjoy your videos and conversational style as well as the info you provide. I never noticed the lip smacking thing, so it can't be that bad. We also are seriously thinking about retiring in Mexico next year. Keep the good information coming.

  • @roxannesimmons3616
    @roxannesimmons3616 Před 5 lety +4

    Great information. Thank you.

  • @jaliscoguanajuatotravelsan5679

    Really good video. Very informative.

  • @misslillian6687
    @misslillian6687 Před 5 lety

    Thanks so much for yet another info. filled video!!

  • @gloriadelgadillo9524
    @gloriadelgadillo9524 Před 5 lety +7

    Good Info, by the way nice shirt!😊

  • @salmaabdulmajeed9888
    @salmaabdulmajeed9888 Před 5 lety

    Thank you for this video which helped a lot , me and my husband planning to retire down the road .we need to plan for a visit to all four cities next 2 years.

  • @CG-sx3no
    @CG-sx3no Před 5 lety

    Another great video....keep em coming....I'm almost there....

  • @Chino81as
    @Chino81as Před 5 lety

    That's pretty good information you provided on this video. Thanks

  • @reginathomas2930
    @reginathomas2930 Před 5 lety

    Really nice house you guys have, and love the videos, and the thing's you show and tell us about is very interesting and I appreciate it Jerry.

    • @JCTravelStories
      @JCTravelStories  Před 5 lety

      Thanks for watching Regina and thanks for all the comments. I appreciate and enjoy them. :)

  • @depaisanoapaisano12
    @depaisanoapaisano12 Před 5 lety +3

    I am here from México..all l can say is that you can find many ways to live in Mexico, and just enjoy life .cheers

  • @lorettaboykin5754
    @lorettaboykin5754 Před 5 lety +27

    I really enjoy your videos and have gotten a lot out of them. I plan on making my way down there on a tourist visa and live out of my vehicle boondocking while there. Personally I will be embracing a Nomad lifestyle beginning in May. Thank you.

    • @jade8568_VR
      @jade8568_VR Před 5 lety +3

      Awesome! You should document it on CZcams!

    • @BillGreenAZ
      @BillGreenAZ Před 5 lety +2

      I plan to do the same thing Loretta except that I will be traveling to more places than just Mexico. Good luck on your travels. I hope you find how great that lifestyle is for so many people.

    • @mfibonacci5275
      @mfibonacci5275 Před 5 lety +3

      I can't afford to live in usa anymore. I don't live beyond my means at all. So glad to see what other people are doing

    • @chrisj197438
      @chrisj197438 Před 5 lety +5

      Marcy Fibonacci
      We as Americans are being slowly enslaved. So slowly most don’t even see it. The government is keeping the masses drunk, drugged, and dumb. Oh and let’s not forget the entertainment (sports) that many waste their lives as well as their children’s lives following and playing.

    • @mfibonacci5275
      @mfibonacci5275 Před 5 lety +3

      @@chrisj197438 yes, absolutely correct. But it seems to be getting far worse much faster now doesn't it? All the systems built on lies, greed and corruption are failing faster. These systems own greed will be their own demise.

  • @valeriegriner5644
    @valeriegriner5644 Před 5 lety

    I love your videos! I hope to move there in the VERY near future! By the way, I have the same keyboard, and I'm planning to bring it...and my guitar....and my art supplies!

  • @virginiareed5756
    @virginiareed5756 Před 5 lety +4

    I'm so sorry that people would even say such rude things!!!! I'm so appreciative that you share so much of you're life and information as i'm very interested in possibly moving there one day

    • @Lucaangelo252
      @Lucaangelo252 Před rokem

      Hello beautiful how are you doing, hope you are doing well with your family?

  • @pachapickles9322
    @pachapickles9322 Před 5 lety +36

    I’m from Mexico, I live with my husband and my chihuahua in our car in San Francisco, lol!
    my husband is from Minnesota, and I am really trying to convince him to come with me to Mexico ASAP!! I don’t want to be living in that situation trying to success in “USA” I prefer to be happy in Mexico, having a happier life, and with more opportunities than in USA actually, in Mexico I always was able to have a home...

    • @deejaye2647
      @deejaye2647 Před 5 lety +6

      Get out of SF! Just go...take your dog...let hubby follow and if he does not- then he is an idiot and you are better off without him... I am a Bay Area native and lived here all my life..have never been really secure financially due to high cost of living here..am looking forward to retiring so I can live elsewhere like Mexico or Portugal and get out of this grind...Im 58 now and have been stressing about growing older and how I could ever afford to retire.
      Thank you to the gentleman who made this video and much luck to you, my dear...but get out of SF...i can remember SF when it was a great city to visit...but even that has changed.

    • @charlymanson6861
      @charlymanson6861 Před 5 lety +2

      Yeah in Mexico you can rent a house for like about 80 or 90 dollars a month

    • @Owah21
      @Owah21 Před 4 lety +3

      wow 😲 that’s is good for rent my brother wants to go school México and and he is looking for student visa

    • @Owah21
      @Owah21 Před 4 lety

      Charly Arango Do you. Live in 🇲🇽 ??

    • @truthiseverything9511
      @truthiseverything9511 Před 4 lety +2

      I hope he's either come to his senses or you already left him, you don't deserve this abusive situation.

  • @ericsgranny8933
    @ericsgranny8933 Před 5 lety +1

    Thanks for the great information!

  • @sharkboyjuan
    @sharkboyjuan Před 5 lety

    Keep them coming! these good videos..

  • @queenmcbabz
    @queenmcbabz Před 5 lety +2

    Thanks for this. Your home is gorgeous btw. I love almost everything about my home country of Canada except winter. Now that I am a senior, just can't take the cold anymore. You've got me thinking....

    • @JCTravelStories
      @JCTravelStories  Před 5 lety +1

      I grew up where snow banks literally buried the house and 30 below was NOT just the wind chill. I then lived a great many of my years in the Pacific NW under grey rainy skyies. Opt for sunshine. :)

    • @queenmcbabz
      @queenmcbabz Před 5 lety

      @@JCTravelStories I hear ya...time to act!

  • @MariAngelical23
    @MariAngelical23 Před 5 lety +3

    You have a beautiful place thank you for sharing your story with the world.

  • @SirenaSpades
    @SirenaSpades Před 5 lety

    Great video! Very informative.

  • @jackiel6705
    @jackiel6705 Před 5 lety +2

    Hi JC. your so precise in your video's, thank you. The price difference is an extra blessing to Mexico! It kinda seems we've been misled, a lot. Thank you so much for your video's :)

  • @stefaniehasandras7473
    @stefaniehasandras7473 Před 5 lety

    Hi JC. On June 1st I'll be staying in Chapala for one month to get my teeth fixed and see how it is to live there. I want to thank you for your lovely videos and candor. You've explained a lot that I didn't know about before.

  • @indiablack528
    @indiablack528 Před 5 lety +3

    Just found your channel recently and have thoroughly enjoyed all the posts I've watched so far. So very informative for me as I sit here in a cold Canadian province! :-) I am a 70 year old retired woman with a smallish pension, but with enough to apply for temporary or permanent status, who's seriously thinking about moving to Mexico. I am going to go back and watch all your posts to get a better idea and feel if a move to Mexico would be right for me. Thank you for your content as I know it's going to influence my decision. I don't think I can take one more Canadian winter!

    • @JCTravelStories
      @JCTravelStories  Před 5 lety +3

      Here's my recommendation. Don't sit in Canada looking at CZcams videos until you make up your mind. Take a short vacation trip to see how it feels down here for you. Its not for everyone. :)

    • @indiablack528
      @indiablack528 Před 5 lety

      @@JCTravelStoriesThank you for taking the time to reply. That's very good advice.

  • @LisaBeatsCancer
    @LisaBeatsCancer Před 3 lety

    Cool shirt! Enjoying your videos ❤

  • @chrisfulcher1151
    @chrisfulcher1151 Před 5 lety

    I really appreciate these honest, informative videos. My husband and I are seriously thinking of retiring some place with a lower cost of living.

  • @mark_osborne
    @mark_osborne Před 5 lety

    Really enjoyed this video !

  • @scratchbuilder5952
    @scratchbuilder5952 Před 2 lety

    Just wanted to say I really appreciate your videos…big thank you

    • @jglee6721
      @jglee6721 Před 2 lety

      I watched other cost of living in Mexico videos, but JC cut to the chase by using national statistics. Roughly speaking, Mexico is 50% cheaper in general and more so in healthcare. Medical cost in the US has totally gotten out of control a long time ago.

  • @ENDREZENDREZ
    @ENDREZENDREZ Před 4 lety

    I love your videos and watching them all the time.l borne in mexico but move to texas 50 years a go ..hope you have a great life and keep up the good videos

  • @singhan74
    @singhan74 Před 5 lety +22

    Laying in bed and thinking of ways to save for my retirement in Mexico when I got an alert of your video. Thanks for sharing all the facts and more with us! Have a great day.

    • @JCTravelStories
      @JCTravelStories  Před 5 lety +7

      Wake up! Time to rise and shine .... right after you finish my video. :)

    • @joebarajas4935
      @joebarajas4935 Před 5 lety +5

      I like your sense of Humor, life in Mexico
      Is "Stress Free"

  • @johntyler8993
    @johntyler8993 Před 5 lety

    I can relate to your situation sometimes we start out in life with only hoping for the best things in life and sometimes life throws us a curve into a spiral nose dive I have been there and done that I love your videos and thanks for sharing!!

  • @manuelh8918
    @manuelh8918 Před 5 lety +7

    Inflation here in the US is out of control.
    And only going to get worse. Quality of life is bad now at days.
    My mom recently purchase a 5k square ft home out there, and my close friend just bought beach front property for 30k in mazatlan. Everytime i go out there it seems like Saturday everyday, people are much more relax.

  • @nuricreager4192
    @nuricreager4192 Před 4 lety

    This is my first time watching your video. My step-mother and father live in Ajijic. My step-mother took my dad down there because it was less expensive to get him the nursing care he now needs due to dementia. I've been down once, last May, and I loved it. I lived in Guatemala most of my childhood because my dad worked for the State Department. So when I went to Ajijic for the first time it felt like I had gone home: the colors, the markets, the buildings, the fresh and brilliant produce, the cobble stone streets, the weather... It all reminded me of...Home. I can really hear the appeal when you speak of living each day for its own sake, without the pressures we put on ourselves stateside. ¡Viva México!

  • @carmenmelwcio15
    @carmenmelwcio15 Před 5 lety +2

    You made a great move , and I've been to Mexico and find the poeple there very friendly always say hi to you.

  • @angelgirldebbiejo
    @angelgirldebbiejo Před 5 lety +1

    You have a wonderful personality......Jerry Brown travels covers alot of this for those interested.

  • @DazewithJordantheLion
    @DazewithJordantheLion Před 4 lety +1

    Love your videos.

  • @salientmajority7073
    @salientmajority7073 Před 4 lety

    I visited Guadalajara and got a chance to travel with my husband, who was born and raised until early childhood in MX. We loved it. We drove everywhere. We are also thinking to do part time in MX and part time in USA when we retire. I can not wait to this chapter of our lives. I am so proud of you to see the beauty of MX.

  • @staceywood6813
    @staceywood6813 Před 2 lety

    Can’t wait to come down
    Thank you for the cool videos to
    We love it when your wife sings

  • @anamorales6825
    @anamorales6825 Před 5 lety

    Love your videos. Your home is beautiful!!!

  • @romanvansanchez1
    @romanvansanchez1 Před 5 lety

    I am cheap and proud of it!!! cheers. Thank you for all your hard work.

  • @markfishman5557
    @markfishman5557 Před 5 lety +1

    Great video . I love Mexico as well . One day I’m thinking to retire in Mexico also . I still have a long way to go to retire . But meanwhile I’m traveling to Mexico a lot and I just love it over there.

  • @hillcountryhick4639
    @hillcountryhick4639 Před 4 lety

    Thanks for the info!

  • @dorianbelen
    @dorianbelen Před 5 lety +24

    I believe that Mexico is more than a cheap country. is to live an incredible experience of freedom. Especially. when people have lived a controlled life
    I see many foreigners. They arrive in Mexico. amazed to know new flavors of fruits and foods. that they had never tasted in their life. like guavas, guanabana, zapotes, Nance, jobo, which are incredible fruits, but which are eaten regularly anywhere in Mexico. even. bananas of different colors and flavors. But also artistic works, which are made by street artists. than in first world cities. They are sold in thousands of dollars. In Mexico they are manufactured in any corner! For a dozen dollars! If someone has visited a Market in the city. You will find genuine leather zaptos. and they will put your name or message. as a test. that there is not a machine. But if many hours of work!

  • @susanstone1787
    @susanstone1787 Před 5 lety

    I just stumbled upon your channel and of course, I had to subscribe. You seem to be a well informed, intelligent guy AND interesting to listen to as well.
    I'm always disappointed to hear when people leave rude comments for no apparent reason. I suppose there are just mean spirited haters everywhere!! So I'm sending positive vibes and nothing but praise your way 😁
    GREAT discussion on Mexico !!
    I appreciate you sharing this information and I actually learned a few new things. Take care and keep the videos coming!!!!

  • @elgringoec
    @elgringoec Před 5 lety +2

    Hehe love how you respond to various nature of comments. It's an interesting world. But that's it - cost of living is what we have available to spend. And spending to saving depends on whether we're out to please ourselves or concerned about impressing others. You got a cool thing going there. We really should visit Mexico at the earliest opportunity and check it out. One big advantage is we can motor from here to there and do one border crossing. Assuming it's still open or has reopened by the time we go. Looks like some great people and a lot of enchantment.
    Que Dios les acompañe!

  • @Lauren-bs5yn
    @Lauren-bs5yn Před 5 lety +1

    This was the second video I saw of yours, and I've decided you're my new internet grandpa.

  • @juangonzalez847
    @juangonzalez847 Před 5 lety

    This is awesome I will do the same thing when the time comes your a wise man.

  • @mickeykindley9885
    @mickeykindley9885 Před 5 lety

    Hmmm thank u so much for that information I’m thinking of coming on a short trip to test it out would that be good or no

  • @showgirlsaroundtheworldada4484

    You said a while back that you came to Mexico because you could get better medical treatment for your wife ..that's a Excellant reason!

    • @JCTravelStories
      @JCTravelStories  Před 5 lety +6

      Yes, it was one of the main reasons. :)

    • @juliegrimme
      @juliegrimme Před 5 lety +2

      @@JCTravelStories I hear you. Glad it worked. I'm visiting this summer.

    • @gabepettinicchio7454
      @gabepettinicchio7454 Před 5 lety +1

      @@JCTravelStories ... And that shows how much she means to you. That's what is most important.

  • @sheelman31
    @sheelman31 Před 5 lety +39

    Thank you so much for this awesome information, this was very very helpful to me as I'm considering moving to Mexico within the near future. I always enjoy what you have to say and find it very interesting, so keep up the great work and thanks again.

    • @punishertv3526
      @punishertv3526 Před 5 lety

      👌👌👌👌👌

    • @margaretcaldarone3545
      @margaretcaldarone3545 Před 5 lety +1

      Thank you for this explanation, It was helpful and I have much more confidence to do what I want. MOVE TO MEXICO. Thank You again your fan.

    • @cesarurias6646
      @cesarurias6646 Před 5 lety +1

      Come to México, we like everyone, once you´re here, you wont want to leave.

    • @juliad.6372
      @juliad.6372 Před 5 lety

      Wow it is easy to understand n d why more and more plan on moving...myself struggle between central Europe ( Romania ) actually TRANSILVANIA where we were born in USA for 34 years..I still have my dear mother alive, one brother and cousins..
      It is safe, people are great , the only reason think of Mexico because is closer to USA where my two sons, families live...
      However have close family in Europe as well...Either location would give me better living...also love the climate in Mexico as lived many years in California..
      Only time will tell...

  • @murreyhall
    @murreyhall Před 5 lety +1

    very good information/education

  • @maurirish1
    @maurirish1 Před 5 lety +1

    I am 60 and I may retire at 62. Since I will be on a limited budget, I am considering retiring to Lake Chapala. This video is very informative. Thank you!

  • @pepeortega4731
    @pepeortega4731 Před 5 lety +7

    Hello JC, thank you for sharing this information. I born in Mexico but raised in USA. I am US/Mexican citizen now, after living in this great nation all my live I may have to retire in Mexico other wise I will not be able to survive here. Keep educating us great video.

  • @gladysalbizua4736
    @gladysalbizua4736 Před 5 lety +3

    I thank you for sharing your living experiences from U.S.A. TO MEXICO..I'm a widow now for 6 yrs and I'm finding it difficult living only with social security as my only income..I'm truly thinking making the move..I speak spanish and hopefully it will help me some way or another.. Devoted listener.

  • @AntonMarx
    @AntonMarx Před 5 lety +3

    Yes, thanks for the information. Just FYI, my area (Washington DC Metro area), the prices are all quite a bit higher than he mentions. Which is why we have a home in Mexico, as well. Thank goodness.

  • @tonynes3577
    @tonynes3577 Před 5 lety +11

    I Love Mexico. My father was Italian so I have that Latin In me. Getting to the QUALITY of living; I always questioned this. The water seems iffy. The food, ehh, okay. Of course food is cheaper. And in restaurants it's delicious, and cheaper. But what you get at Walmart may not seem to be that good. Mexican grocery stores have a lot of prepackaged food, with a lot of sugar and artificial ingredients. Except if you are in the vegetables section.
    Wikipedia says Lake Chapala is polluted. Financially, I'm okay. I just bought a condo in Cabo and besides renting it, yes I would live in it. And I would live in Mexico part-time, because it's cheaper and better value and better weather. We'll see, maybe full time. DO whatever makes you HAPPY!

  • @rubenjimenez221
    @rubenjimenez221 Před 5 lety

    I like your videos sr. Keep up the good work, and now I like them more since you have been at my back yard "San Blas"

  • @ayayron7776
    @ayayron7776 Před 5 lety +19

    You have so much great info thanks.

  • @alexgottmituns7049
    @alexgottmituns7049 Před 3 lety

    You know your history JC! You are awesome!

  • @oscarsanchez-bp9wr
    @oscarsanchez-bp9wr Před 5 lety +2

    I’m very happy for you I have friends they want to move to Mexico as well. I love you videos

  • @quesorpresa4153
    @quesorpresa4153 Před 5 lety +8

    I am so happy to hear someone talking about Mexico so nice. I am from Mexico and all i hear from the news are the bad things that Mexico has. Your information is si important

    • @pablomolina443
      @pablomolina443 Před 5 lety +2

      Yes, but it is all part of a strategy to keep american citizens thinking the US is the best place to be, and it was 25 years ago.

    • @oliviamorales5947
      @oliviamorales5947 Před 5 lety +1

      The US is just as bad and all you here in Mexico is the bad news about the US shooting sprees, ppl getting robbed ect...