Hello! I am an 89 year old woman who retired to Baja with my husband about 15 years ago. My husband passed away in April of 2015. I am still here alone and living on a small fixed income. It is lovely here and the locals are very kind and helpful. But my home is California where my grown children live. I am a US citizen, born and raised in the Chicago area. But home for many years was California.
My son is too busy with his work and family and his own expenses to help much and doesn’t like to come here to even visit. My daughter is unable to travel and is struggling financially as well but wants me to come back so bad! I want to move back home to Northern California or maybe somewhere new and a little less expensive with my daughter. She wants me there too! But I just don’t have enough money to move and pay for all the moving expenses and help her with a down payment for the expensive rents, or maybe even a little house there.
Problem is, at my age no one is going to give me a home loan! Oh how I wish we had never left our beautiful home in the Bay Area only for me to be alone now. Hindsight is indeed 20/20!
My daughter does not have a lot of money, is just renting a room for now. We are both seniors but I believe we could make ends meet together. And I just want her support. I am tired of fixing things in my little house here and emptying my whole bank account every other month as things break down. Flooding, roof leaks from the rain, the refrigerator, scorpions get in my house sometimes, and often it is just plain lonely. But I have my books. I just really want to go home!
I heard that there were some kind people here on his website who help others in need? I don’t like to ask anyone for help but maybe just this once? I don’t know how much it costs to move nowadays with so much inflation, moving company, closing everything here and starting up again with down payment and rent in the US?! But I would be so thankful for some assistance. Just a guess but maybe $10,000 would help.
Thank you for spending time to read my story!