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1 hour ago, Susy Wilson said:

Absolutely doable in Jocotepec and rents are much cheaper. We found a gorgeous 3 bedroom 2 bath private gated home with no house on either side of us for $600 a month right on the lake just one year ago. Food is also cheaper at the markets and restaurants here. You could live well on $2000 a month here easily I think. Driving on the west end is so much better than Ajijic or Chapala. Easy drive to Guadalajara for anything you need. Folks are very friendly here:-) Chapala is a bit crowded for my taste but if you are comfortable with city life that is probably a good option too. The photo is of our back yard:-) 

Very nice indeed. Do you rent from an agency or a private landlord? Just curious...... I'll bet your cat just loves that big back yard. Lots of birds probably. Thanks very much for the photo.

3 minutes ago, blankletmusic said:

Never lived in Chapala. I'll keep that in mind, thank you, but aren't a lot of the neighborhoods there really noisy (again, subjective, I suppose....)

Lower rents in Jocotopec as well, I believe.

21 minutes ago, happyjillin said:

Much lower rentals available in Chapala including whole houses for less tha $700 USD.

Never lived in Chapala. I'll keep that in mind, thank you, but aren't a lot of the neighborhoods there really noisy (again, subjective, I suppose....)

37 minutes ago, Lily H said:

$2000 is doable but won't be high quality lifestyle.

Just a  quality lifestyle is OK, not expecting high quality on that amount. I know "quality" and "high quality" are both very subjective. They each are defined somewhat differently by different people. 

I'm basically looking for a decent, middle class-type lifestyle.

Lived in Riberas years ago. Worked pretty well with the amenities there at the time along with the short drive to Chapala for a lot of our needs.

Do you mean $30k in savings or annual income BTW?

Am considering moving back to Lakeside after a long absence. Mexico ticks more boxes than trying to exist here NOB. Is a decent quality of life possible on around $2,000/ mo, I'm wondering.

Would like to rent a casita through a rental agency (for a bit of privacy, hopefully) and still be closeby to amenities. Would likely have to pay for health insurance for the first two years until IMSS fully "kicks in" starting the third year, then probably would be able to drop the health insurance.

Most of my meals would be of the take-out variety (rotisserie chicken, et al) cooking at home , and some budget dining out choices a couple of times weekly.

Would have a NOB car that is totally paid for.

I would need to pay for things such as weekly physical therapy sessions  ,monthly chiropractic, blood pressure meds (and a few other meds).

Don't think I've left anything out. Is the lifestyle I've just described difficult or pretty doable on $2,000/mo.?

Would someone please compare healthcare at Lakeside to the "healthcare business" in the US?

Great to hear. Am totally disgusted by "healthcare" in the US. I need prompt, affordable healthcare services (mostly physical therapy, therapeutic massage, etc.). Unfortunately, we have all but two of those ( prompt and affordable care, that is). I'm in the gigantic bureaucracy of VA healthcare here. What a giant mess that is.

Frank Zappa said it best- "The torture never stops".

How do you rate your healthcare experiences in the Lakeside area in the time you've lived there?

7 hours ago, Ajijic_hiker said:

this is why I don't drive in Mexico    🤪

Not much better in a lot of places in the US anymore IMO. Proper driving seems to be an afterthought anymore.

Thank you Computer Guy for weighing in with all the valuable information.  That said, how many plan on keeping Windows 7? I assume that making  operating systems obselete is Microsoft's means of getting users to purchase its latest OS? I'm keeping  my Windows 7. Very few issues with Windows 7 in IMHO. How about others reading this post?

Support for Windows 7 will end on 1/14/20. No more updates or security patches from Microsoft after that date.

Will  you be keeping your Windows 7 computer and if so, I'm wondering if it will be safe to do financial transactions, etc. beyond 1/14/20.

Do you file for Social Security in the same manner as living NOB?

Is that for 30 mins? An hour?

Is anyone familiar with the cost of therapeutic massage locally?  

Where can you get a good therapeutic massage locally from a licensed masseuse and what is the usual cost per 30 min. session?

How do you go from a visa holder to imigrado status?

13 hours ago, Newjersey expat said:

I have mentioned before if the person posted was more clear, we wouldn't waste time on a matter we have no interest.  Ex. Looking for tree...…..ELM

Activity is one of the tabs at the top of the page in the blue area with Chapala.com Webboard.

Was just reading an old thread about recommended physical-therapists at Lakeside. Very helpful, but with no mention of the cost.

What did those of you that had physical therapy pay for these sessions, if you remember? Thank you.

On 6/10/2019 at 11:10 AM, nolajoe said:

In this case, it may be easier for you to hover over Activity in the upper right of this page, then click on My Activity Streams. Then you can click on Contact I Started and Contact I Posted In.

Thanks for your post, that was pretty easy, actually....

i posted a topic a few months ago on physical therapy choices at Lakeside. Wondering how to search threads from the past.

I receive 3 blood pressure and 1 statin drug from VA for non-service connected conditions. Is there a way to get these in Mexico or does someone NOB have to ship them to you ( and hope that you actually get them in time)?

39 minutes ago, Floradude said:

In September I flew from Las Vegas direct to Guadalajara.  No charge for anything but snacks on the plane.  All one class of seating as far as I could tell.  

How was your flight and what size aircraft do they use on that route? Were the flight attendants bilingual?

On 3/29/2019 at 7:57 AM, Mainecoons said:

Too bad the Albuquerque route didn't pan out.  Not surprised though, never thought there would be enough traffic between there and GDL to keep the route going.  ABQ has always had very limited air service, you just about have to go to PHX, DEN or DFW to go anywhere else.

 

  Am hoping that they will be offering service during the high season. The next cheapest I could find from ABQ-GDL was around $600 on Skiplagged. Volaris can get you there for about half of that (or even less)in about 2 hrs. 45 minutes if you can tough it out .Time will tell, I suppose.

Was just on the Volaris site to look for fares from ABQ to GDL in June and July 2019. It said that there were no flights (except one outbound on June 3rd, I believe.

Does anyone have personal experience with Volaris Airlines? Their flights certainly are cheap enough.