Jan 11, 2007 | Colones, Cost of Living, Living-In
If you are wondering why your bag is so heavy after a week of traveling around Costa Rica, you probably have a pound of change gathered at the bottom. In the states, you pretty much want to throw your pennies away. They are worthless unless you’ve gathered...
Jan 6, 2007 | Expat, Living-In, Pets, WINSTON
Who adores me. Meet Clemenza. That’s Capo Clemenza to you. He’s a valley bulldog. Oops: Valley Bulldog, a pretend purebred. As one guy put it on a bulldog forum: "Even though you mixed two purebreds, you still gotta mutt." Clemenza doesn’t...
Jan 2, 2007 | Cost of Living, Living-In
If you are even remotely curious about moving to Costa Rica, join the Costa Rica Living group bulletin board. It’s very active with lots of longtime members. You can search the messages on any topic – you will get tons of good information. On your...
Jan 1, 2007 | Cost of Living, Food, Living-In
Aaahhhh. Whining works. My friend Dianne on the other side of the valley spotted these in Auto Mercado. We went yesterday and there they were! Of course, this little box is $5. But that’s at least as much as it costs to get them here… My life is damn near...
Jan 1, 2007 | Cost of Living, Living-In, Mail and Shipping, Utilities
Saturday I went to pay my utility bills: water, electric, phone, cel phone, tv, wifi. My cel is $8/month and I recently paid three months of that. I haven’t paid my phone yet, but that will be about $5 for the month. You don’t write checks in Costa Rica....
Dec 28, 2006 | Cost of Living, Living-In
Love must be in the air… this is my second love song to Costa Rica in one day. Wish I knew the tune. I’d sing it and make my own video and put it on youtube and get famous. But I’ll do that tomorrow. Right now, I’m watching Dr. Phil. YES! Dr....
Dec 28, 2006 | Expat, Living-In
A friend sent this to me today… yo soy simpático! Buenos dias mis amigos,I used to be a Wall Street Yuppie but I’m OK now.Strutting around lower Manhattan in my designer suit, ‘the’ most fashionable tie that cost as much as the average Costa...
Dec 27, 2006 | Communications, Cost of Living, Expat, Living-In, Skype
If you have hi-speed internet and are using any phone service other than a Voice-over Internet Protocol, like Skype, you are throwing money away. If you are moving to or just visiting a foreign country where hi-speed internet access is available, you really do need a...
