CNN  —  As they neared their retirement, Madeline Waid and her husband Jim, both from the United States, were eager to spread their wings. The couple, who were based in Randolph, Vermont, had previously considered relocating, but started “seriously looking at getting out of the US” in late 2016. The former anesthesiologist says she didn’t feel as though she had enough money to retire earlier in the United States, and was keen to move somewhere with a lower cost of living. “I knew I was ready to