This chapter examines how the migration-welfare nexus has been experienced throughout the life course of a group of older migrants residing in San Nicolás de los Agustinos, a rural community in Salvatierra, southern Guanajuato. These individuals alternated their lives between Mexico and the United States to obtain the material and social resources necessary for the life they desired. Focusing on older migrants, the study highlights the social fabric connections they maintain across two distinct social spaces, contributing to transnational cohesion within their communities. Well-being is explored both as an objective fulfillment of material needs, tied to economic inclusion in the northern informal labor market, and as a subjective experience shaped by desires developed through a transnational life. Part of the economic resources earned in the United States is sent south, representing a strategic sacrifice of immediate social ties to sustain transnational practices. Challenges in maintaining close social relationships at a distance often lead migrants to return to their community, prioritizing the reinforcement of family bonds over economic benefits. This interplay of material and social elements allows these individuals to design and live the lives they value, reporting satisfaction in older adulthood. Return migration is frequently linked to nostalgia and dissatisfaction with life in the United States. This chapter contributes to migration, aging, and subjective well-being scholarship by emphasizing a transnational social cohesion perspective.