Monty and Analita Rainer are Black expats in Mérida Mexico, having left Atlanta, Georgia nearly six years ago. This episode of The Hive follows their story with hosts Eric and Nicole Hatch, from a stable life running a t-shirt franchise to building a new chapter in Mexico.

They get specific about the question most people avoid: how do you actually make money living abroad? The research was so hard to find when Monty started that he eventually built his own planning service around it, called Mexitplans. That gap, the years of figuring it out alone, is exactly what TBME's concierge service exists to close. Instead of researching every piece yourself, our team handles the planning, the logistics, and the soft landing for you.

Monty and Analita also talk about their children. Their older kids stayed in the US, and their youngest moved with them to Mérida. They use video calls and shared games to stay close across the distance, and they talk honestly about what Mexican schools are like compared to what they left behind, rating their school a 10 out of 10 for safety and happiness.

Nearly six years in, they talk about health, marriage, and what changes when daily stress is replaced with real food and intentional time together. They describe the first two years as the hardest financially, and they are specific about what they wish they had known.

If you are a Black family weighing a move to Mexico and do not want to spend years figuring it out alone, what would it look like to have someone walk you through it from day one?

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