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2012
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Marge knew her BMI was too high. She tried diets, exercise, you name it - but like so many Americans with metabolic syndrome, she continued to gain at a slow but steady clip. As a Nursing Director, she'd seen the impact of excess weight on the health of many patients.
From 1990 to 2010, the obesity rate in America has double in some states and tripled in others. The consequences are wider than our waistlines: soaring rates of heart disease and Type 2 diabetes (the leading cause of kidney failure, adult blindness and amputation).
Good news for millions of overweight Americans resolving to lose weight in 2012: the new gastric pleat (also called plication) restrictive bariatric procedure features greater weight loss than banding. Even better: the gastric pleat procedure is device- and resection free - only one night at the hospital.
By: Jim Scherrer
The International Community Foundation is pleased to announce its “Retiring Responsibly in Mexico” research series with our first report “U.S. Retirements Trends in Mexico’s Coastal Communities: Lifestyle Trends and Demographics.” You can access the report here: http://www.icfdn.org/publications/retireeresearch/.
Forthcoming research studies will address trends in health care, volunteerism, philanthropy and civic engagement, real estate as well as the environment. For more information on the International Community Foundation, visit our website at http://www.icfdn.org.
HOW DO WE SPEND OUR TIME IN PÁTZCUARO?
A New Boomer Member recently sent me a message saying that she and her husband were looking for a retirement place in Latin America and asked if I could share our daily experience living in Pátzcuaro, Michoacán, Mexico. She asked, “Is the assimilation difficult? How important is the language? How are the locals treating you? What is the price of the real estate? How much on average does it take to live there a month? Sorry for this many questions, we cannot find any sources yet to have a good objective overview of living in Mexico.” I answered her with an email, but it seems to me that many people, who have not yet made the move to overseas living, probably have the same or similar questions. So, I would like to share the comments I sent in my email to the New Member.
Mexican Presidency published last week a good news for all the residents of the State of Guanajuato where San Miguel de Allende is located, a popular city for Americans and Canadians to retire.
Mexico's Health Care is a mix of several options any Mexican or person living or visiting in Mexico has to take care of his/her health by a constitutional mandate.
By: Jim Scherrer,
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Aug 04
2009
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Living a multinational lifestyle has many wonderful benefits, but it also brings unique challenges. The complexity of managing financial wealth certainly tops the list of these challenges. This article touches on some of the most critical financial considerations for American expatriates, including banking, investment management, taxes, and real estate.
Managing cash and banking needs while living abroad can be difficult. To make things easier and less costly, expats should maintain two bank accounts. The first should be a U.S.-based account with offerings like credit and debit cards, and convenient web features like online bill-pay and money transfers. The second should be at a local bank in the resident country to be used for day-to-day living expenses– this account should hold a minimum reserve of 3-6 months of living expenses. Some foreign banks offer U.S. dollar-denominated accounts, a terrific option for expats as they can simplify and lower the cost of foreign currency exchange.
Boomers in Mexico, Mexico real estate, Ajijic real eatate, chapala real estate, Baby Boomers
Ajijic-An Evening at the Opera, and more….
Jalisco- Cultural Exchange Month-June, 2009
An annual event, with 2009 being an exchange featuring Japan, There are many events- some free, others reasonable. We decided to incorporate our night at the Opera into a mini holiday- a light lunch at Talento a superb Thai restaurant.
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Jul 08
2009
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By: Jim Scherrer
First, let's define Pre-Boomer; obviously it's before Boomer! The Baby Boomer Generation is defined as those born after World War II; generally between the years of 1944 and 1964. Consequently, the oldest of the nearly 80 million US born Baby Boomers are just now turning 65 years old.
The Pre-Boomer Generation is typically defined as those born during the 20 year period prior to the end of WW II or roughly from 1924 to 1944. There were approximately 50 million people born in the US during this time frame. These Pre-Boomers are considered to be of the Silent Generation (a bit of a misnomer!); sometimes referred to as the Luckiest Generation. Lucky because they were born immediately after the Great Depression, were too young to serve in World War II and probably the Korean War, and too old to serve in the Viet Nam War. Since 95% of these Pre-Boomers have already retired, they are also lucky to be reaping the benefits of Social Security and Medicare; benefits that may not be available to many of the younger generations. Unlike the Baby Boomers that have recently lost 25-50% of their life savings prior to retirement due to the current recession and mortgage crisis, the Pre-Boomers are lucky because in all probability, they were able to purchase their retirement residence and have conservatively invested the balance, thus preventing a serious depletion of their retirement savings (and they have fewer years to make their remaining savings last!).
At BoomersAbroad.com online community members can ask experts their questions, create their own profiles, join groups of those who share their particular interests, create their own groups, make friends, upload photos, and have their own blogs, among other features. Using the online community model, our goal is to provide the necessary information, education, guidance, resources, tools and alternatives to start boomers down the path of discovering and understanding all that living, retiring and investing abroad has to offer.
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