Living the life you only dreamed of on your retirement pension? Impossible, right? Nope...as more and more North Americans are discovering, it is entirely possible to live well on $1,000 a month, and extremely well on $1,500 - $2,000 a month! Worried about not being able to speak Spanish? Certain areas of Mexico like Puerto Vallarta, Cancun, and Riviera Nayarit are used to catering to foreigners so just about everyone speaks at least a little English - and you do pick up Spanish words here and there easily when you live in Mexico.