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January 3, 2017

More Americans are retiring outside the U.S.

  • Retirees most often cite the cost of living as the reason for moving elsewhere.
  • By MARIA ZAMUDIO
    For The Associated Press

    Newly widowed, Kay McCowen quit her job, sold her house, applied for Social Security and retired to Mexico. It was a move she and her husband, Mel, had discussed before he passed away in 2012.

    “I wanted to find a place where I could afford to live off my Social Security,” she said. “The weather here is so perfect, and it's a beautiful place.”


     
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