number of pamphlets and books either free or inexpensively priced. Write the Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C. and ask for their list. The government is on your side when it comes to retiring economically—the more citizens who can do it successfully the fewer demands for assistance is the government confronted with. And they have no way of knowing, of course, how old you are when you decide to take the step. Frankly, I recommend living abroad under your circumstances. What you get for your money is often more than doubled. GROUP No. 2. Let us say that you have an income of $500 a month or so. It is possible in some places in the world, and I have presented case histories in this book to prove it, to live somewhat frugally on no more money than this. I don't recommend it. Even though in such places as the Balearic Islands, it is possible to secure your food, clothing and shelter on this basic amount, you find yourself without reserves and the smallest emergency that comes up leaves you in a tight spot. You'll have to augment your income in order to lead a care-free life and that is what we want. The idea of retirement is to escape from the pressures of modern life. So I suggest that you go through this book again and choose, not only the location in which you wish to retire, but also figure out from our scores of case histories one that you yourself think you could swing. Then, as recommended above for those persons with a larger income, investigate thoroughly everything you can find out about both the country and the business you are thinking of going into. There is not a case history mentioned which you should go into without some further investigation. Even take the simple example of the young fellow in Greece who was making an easy-going living selling and trading used paper-covered books. Had he looked further into the possibilities he would probably have considered selling subscriptions to American magazines to the same people who were his used book customers. This is a lucrative field in itself
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