Future retirees realize it might be challenging to survive on the retirement savings they've managed to accumulate in their employer-sponsored retirement plan. Some think retiring abroad could make the money go farther and offer other advantages.

According to a Wisebread report, lots of people are turning to retirement outside the U.S., where their dollars may go farther and where they may even be able to take advantage of programs just for retirees.

In fact, according to Social Security Administration statistics, the number of Americans retiring abroad grew 17 percent between 2010 and 2015, and now totals some 400,000.

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