In reading the many posts re PRs financial meltdown one question begs to be asked, for me anyway: Would retiring on the island at this point be an act of financial suicide?
Having explored many Latin American options (albeit online) over the last year I find myself, like so many others, seduced by PRs beauty, diversity, energy and proximity to the mainland. No stranger to life abroad, often in so-called third world countries, I am not put off or frightened by "substandard" services, amenities and infrastructures. With reasonably comfortable savings and assets (which wont go far at all stateside), as well as saleable skills to offer as a way of earning supplemental income, I had been thinking PR might be a perfect fit. Now I'm wondering if "substandard" might be making a shift towards "non-existent" island-wide. I have been very excited at the prospect of life in PR but find the bloom is falling off the rose. I don't want this to be the case and would welcome your honest thoughts and insights re the sustainability of life long-term quality-of life in this troubled paradise.