"If it costs you your peace, it's too expensive."

An email from International Living (internationalliving.com), a newsletter for expats and expat wannabes contained this quote from Bobby Blanchard who seems happily living simply in Puerto Vallarta: "If it costs you your peace, it's too expensive."

Blanchard and his significant other are getting by on $1,000/month.  I don't know what they aren't doing, but it falls in line with a thought which has been rattling around in my mind for a while: what do you really need? 

For those of us who do not play golf access to a golf course is immaterial.  The though of not being able to play golf would cause others to see their whole life to flash before their eyes.  As I read the messages from International Living I find myself thinking, "Not for me".  Their correspondents enjoy the local shopping (Nfm), the cheap happy hours (Nfm), the inexpensive local wine (Nfm), beer (Nfm), etc.

Sigh.

I'm looking for something, but I haven't seen it described yet.