Source: Adapted from the CBS News segment “Some American retirees are finding the good life by going global,” available at CBS News YouTube . Some American retirees are trading their old routines for a slower, sunnier life overseas. On the small island of Gozo, part of Malta’s Mediterranean archipelago, two Californians have done just that. A Decision Made with Time in Mind Mary Charlebois and Kevin Scanlon did not arrive here by accident. “Hit 70 and it’s, you know, hey, I only have so much time left. It’s time to enjoy it,” Kevin says. They came for the view, the music, and the dancing — and they found all three. They also found something that had felt impossible back home: the ability to stop working without giving up comfort. In the United States, their Social Security payments alone would not have been enough. In Gozo, it is more than enough. Their rent is $750 a month. Groceries cost about half of what they paid in California. They no longer need a car, and rental inc...
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