hundred dollars a month. Don't forget what I have said above in regard to the Europeans. Very few of them, even in the better to do countries, ever see as much as five hundred dollars a month. Even France, the luxury center of the world, does not have an average income of five hundred dollars a month per family. The average French working man makes less than this by 1997 French government statistics. It becomes obvious, then, that it is possible to live on this amount. In fact, a bit of consideration shows that since the European is working to acquire his wages, and you are retired, you will have various advantages over him. He must dress for his job, he must utilize the public transportation every day going to and from work. He has expenses you won't have, including taxes, since, as you possibly know, if you live abroad for over 18 months you need not pay American income taxes. In following chapters we will go into detail on the cheaper countries and the desirable ones in which to retire. It would be duplication to give details here. Nor will it be necessary to give case histories of Americans who have bought trailers or boats in which to retire. The examples are so many that we all know of them. If not, a short trip to the nearest trailer camp and a bit of conversation, will give you more basic information on the subject than I could list here on many a page. Detailed information on buying a small farm can be found, as I've already mentioned, in the farm publications. The important thing, the must thing to remember is that the majority of us have false standards. We have been told by the greatest advertising industry the world has ever seen that we have to have this luxury, that we must have that one, that we must spend, spend, SPEND, if we wish to achieve the good life. Nonsense! The good life is to be achieved by freeing ourselves of this very rat-race which they sponsor. And this can be done on a very small amount, if such an amount is steady and dependable. Next: Chapter 5 - America's Bargain Paradises
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