Frugal and Energy Efficient Living

I couldn't do it unless we had the $$ to spend 4 months every winter in southern Spain or somewhere warm and SUNNY.

You know, the thing I worry about living in the US is long term health care. Obamacare isn't doing me any favors - it has been great for some I know, but I think we're going to get reamed next year because we buy our own personal insurance... and I really don't like the way it's administered.

So, I'd consider living in another country with cradle-to-grave healthcare.

But I don't want to be cold. And I love the desert southwest of this country and the southern US coasts ... If somewhere like Belize or Costa Rica had good and affordable health care, I'd think about it long and hard.

What I think will happen is that we move somewhere warmer in the short term just so I can cope with life, and then maybe in 5 years or so consider moving somewhere abroad for health reasons.

Yes, you can make lemons out of lemonade anywhere, and for some people place might not be very important - but for me, it is. Warmth contributes greatly to my sense of well-being and my activity level. When it's cold and windy outside, I just feel small and shriveled and all I want to do is hibernate.