“Our only regret is that we didn’t go sooner.” Don’t wait, expats say. Try it. You’ll like it. It’s not that life overseas is without frustration. It’s just that, on balance, your quality of day-to-day living improves…and often costs you less.

Many of our readers today aren’t waiting until they’re retired to give life overseas a whirl. They’re going sooner—and in more creative ways—than ever.

Technology has made work more flexible. If your job isn’t contingent on where you live, you could just as easily be based in Punta del Este or Paris as Peoria. Our correspondent in Costa Rica moved there recently with his young family. They chose a spot where the weather suits them, the health care is good and the cost of living is lower than in the States. If your office is going to be in your home, you might as well put your home someplace you’ve always wanted to live. See below for all the articles in your June 2012 issue. If you’d prefer to read your issue in PDF format, click here.