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They Said You Can't Retire on $1,200 a Month. I've Done It for 6 Years.

The Affordable Retirement

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At sixty-six, a retired Scranton school cafeteria cook with a twelve-hundred-dollar Social Security check and a notebook full of rules moved to Roxas City, Capiz, while her accountant son told her it couldn't be done. This is the story of her real monthly numbers, the one rule that stopped her thumb over a one-way ticket home, and the way back she built before she ever left.

This is a dramatized retirement story based on the real trend of Western retirees relocating to the Philippines. Cost figures reflect publicly reported ranges.

Footage used under Creative Commons license.

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5 Comments

@freedomwillring6749 11 hours ago

God bless you with your ability to make due with what you have. Grew up in a single parent household with a parent who was too proud to ever put his hand out, so my sister and I learned to make due with what we had. One thing for sure, we never missed a meal. Point is that your story brought me back to my childhood when Carter was president and things were tough in our household. You have a few years on me and I'd like to thank you for this video because it reminded me not to count my chickens because in a few years I'll be 62 and retired and will heading over there to check things out. I won't be claiming SS by then bc I'll have other income; but thanks to your video I'll be closely watching every penny. But you're a courageous lady and since you shared your very detailed story, it makes it easier for me to give it a shot myself. Thanks again, and let's pray for the strength of the dollar.

@Rafael-n5c6d 16 hours ago

Nice video kept my attention for awhile

@francesmcdonald8145 1 day ago

I really enjoyed that story. Thanks for sharing.

@joetandingan6328 11 hours ago

You are a very pragmatic, brave and sensible woman. Live that kind of life that makes you happy. Budgeting is one of the keys of living practically. Go on and enjoy life.

@Tashahangover 19 hours ago

I have an overdose of these "rooster"stories. Rooster at the airport? I live in the suburbs and haven't heard roosters crowing for a long, long time. It is common in rural areas but not at the airport.