Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn’t do than by the ones you did do. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover.” – Mark Twain -

Recently I received an e-mail from a gentleman requesting information about my monthly relocation/retirement tours. At the bottom of his letter I saw the quote by Mark Twain that is above. It really struck home for me especially in these troubled times.

There are a lot of Baby Boomers and others who have had to put their retirement and life plans on hold because of the current world financial crisis.

There are a lot of Baby Boomers and others who have had to put their retirement and life plans on hold because of the current world financial crisis.  They need not despair. Many of these people think that they have to work longer or wait until the economy and real estate market come back to get on with their lives. Few realize that Costa Rica may be the solution to their problem.

Instead of waiting five, ten or fifteen years to retire they may be able to do it now if they simplify their lifestyle by moving to Costa Rica. That way they can enjoy what time they have left and not regret later on what they didn’t do. Thousands who have already moved here have blazed the trail for newcomers. There are services like the ones I offer (www.liveincostarica.com) and those which the Association of Residents of Costa Rica (ARCR) provides which can make the move relatively painless and help people succeed here.

Really all anyone has to do is have a little adventure in their heart, work out the logistics and see if they can swing it with less money. Time is our greatest enemy and it is a shame not to do what life is for – living.