Retirement planning advice usually involves complicated spreadsheets, depressing projections, and the sinking realization that you’ll probably need to work until you’re ninety-seven or win the lottery to afford the retirement you imagined.
But what if there’s a place where your Social Security check actually covers a comfortable lifestyle instead of just keeping you one step ahead of homelessness and desperation?
Bandera, Texas sits in the Hill Country about an hour northwest of San Antonio, and this town of approximately 850 residents has somehow managed to preserve affordability while maintaining charm, character, and quality of life.
Known as the “Cowboy Capital of the World,” Bandera isn’t just slapping a catchy nickname on itself for tourism purposes, but actually has the authentic Western heritage and culture to justify the title…