Life in Paradise on a Shoestring

After winning a battle with leukemia, surviving the tech crash and a real estate crash it was time for something completely different. Jim Silver decided to make his passion his business. He set out to purchase a dive business in the Caribbean. Some friends told him about a unique opportunity and the rest is history... Please check out our Facebook Group at www.facebook.com/groups/liveandearnanywh...

Kat Oystryk left her native Canada in her early twenties to teach in Seoul, South Korea. She went on to teach in Japan, Spain, and Canada. She wanted to travel and teaching helper her to that, and get paid for it. After a divorce, she left for Mexico and fell in love and her life took a different way. Listen to our podcast interview for the full journey of our guest Kat Oystryk Did you get your Fr...

She has Parkinson's disease, Debbie retired from her 37-year nursing career in Texas. She and her husband now live full time in their Mexico dream home. Hear her inspirational story of not just coping with it - but thriving after what to many would be a devastating diagnosis and how both of them support each other in there tough times and overcome these difficulties.  Did you get your Free Co...

Our Guest Maria DeNuccio's priority was raising a family. When her youngest child was finishing high school it was time to make her life long dream of owning her own oceanfront restaurant. With the help and support of her husband Dan, she's living her dream. Listen to how her Sicilian grandmother and her mother's legacy empowered her to open a restaurant in a foreign country, with n...

Rose Granato and Mike Turajich said good-bye to high pressure corporate jobs in Toronto, Canada and hello to a laidback life in Mexico. Smart real estate investments provided the means to build their stunning Caribbean front dream home.  Semi-retired, they now manage their vacation rental condo, plus a handful of others for owners in the same complex.  Did you get your Free Copy of Dawn's boo...

Becky McCormack and her husband dreamed of a Caribbean Island retirement. They finally made the move. Four months later they moved back to the U.S to care for an ill family Member.  This year, they made a second attempt and moved from Missouri to Mexico for the second time. Becky shares her perspective, as a retired librarian, how to go about conducting the research to make such a move. Did you ge...

Alison Sawyer Current and her husband Jeff moved to Mexico in 2001, built their dream home complete with a potter's studio for her. Little did she know that her concern for the local animals with turn in to her life's passion. Since then her non-profit "Isla Animals" has spayed and neutered over 20,000 cats and dogs and facilitated thousands of adoptions. Isla Animals: https://...

At age 18 Helena left Paris for a 3 month visit to Mexico City to study Spanish and visit friends. Her parents weren't pleased when upon her return she announced she planned to move to Mexico. She's been living on Isla Mujeres for 34 years and wouldn't change a thing. Hear why she loves her life, her new business and her island friend family. Connect with Helena here: https://www.fa...

Keesha Parker thought she'd have to wait 35 years and retire in order to move to paradise. Instead she transitioned her counseling practice from traditional in person therapy session to exclusively online sessions. That decision gave her the freedom to live anywhere, and she chose to move to the Caribbean Island Paradise of Isla Mujeres, Mexico. Now she continues to help her clients while als...

Tommy and Allison Merandi traded in their high stress and no time Atlanta lifestyle for Caribbean Island Life.  Instead of commuting for 3 hours in bumper to bumper traffic, six days a week, Allison now walks her 2 dogs 3-4 times a day. Instead of just spending Sundays together, Tommy and Allison cherish their daily together time. Tommy thought he'd retired, but the allure of helping to run t...

Our guest Cliff McFuller and his wife Chris moved onto a sailboat at age 21. After 41 years of marriage and raising twin daughters, he shares their remarkable perspective.  With a background in real estate, Cliff offers sound advice on foreign investment, culture and how to live a good life - overseas. Did you get your Free Copy of Dawn's book yet? Connect with me: Instagram: https://www.inst...

Maggie and Tom Washa have been Wintering in Mexico for over 30 years. She got bored just gazing at the sea. She needed purpose so she started an English School to help lift the locals out of poverty. After nine years, she made a huge impact but it was time to move on. Then she started a university scholarship nonprofit that now has over 100 donors who pool their resources to support a dozen colleg...

What you think is normal is not necessarily the way it needs to be. Alex's family all learned together as they worked, played and lived together 24 hours a day on their 50 foot catamaran.  Hear her story about how they took the plunge, weathered storms and became a closer family unit by living on their own terms. Did you get your Free Copy of Dawn's book yet? Connect with me: Instagram:...

Lynda L. Lock is a Canadian born, self-taught novelist who just published her fifth mystery novel of the Isla Mystery Series. At age 63, she was bored and decided to become a writer. She enjoys researching and writing stories with a historical basis. She has also written one children's book and is currently writing her second one. She lives in Isla Mujeres, Mexico with her dog Sparky.  Lynda...

Listen to Kari and Sam Skaggs talk with them today about their overseas life. In 2014, they vacationed in Isla Mujeres, Mexico for the 10th time. After that vacation, they were preparing for military retirement and started talking about what it would be like to live there in the future. It was just  a conversation on the beach one day.  The conversation turned into a whiteboard, the whiteboard tur...

Diane has lived all over the world. With a degree in Spanish, she loved studying and living overseas and Latin cultures.  Both her and her husband worked in international business. They lived in Brazil, Portugal and Mexico.  After a divorce she lived with her son and mom, who helped Diane with child care.  Unfortunately her mom was diagnosed with terminal dementia. Diane cared for her for 12 long...

She had it made living in Malibu, California. But the first time our guest Cindy Lu visited this island paradise, she cried on the ferry ride over and - and she didn't even know where she was going. All she knew is it felt like she was coming home.  Is "Living Happily Ever After" a myth?  Perhaps, but after her 18-year marriage ended in divorce, Cindy's getting her grove back....

Imagine pulling up stakes and starting life all over again in a place where you know NO ONE. Now imagine doing it FOUR times - with the last move outside your country.  How you can avoid the number one dream killer and find your tribe.  You've been gifted a second adult lifetime - so what are you going to do with it?  The possibilities are literally endless... Steps to Creating Your Dream Lif...

Our Host Dawn Fleming and Sea Captain husband Tom discuss a novel way of redesigning their overseas lives: a 5000-mile sailing journey from California to Florida.  After six years, they set sailed again - toParadise. They now live on a stunning Caribbean Island that boasts one of the Top 10 Beaches in the World.  Hear how they went from being at the top of their respective games in California as a...