gst1212
American looking for information about Costa Rica
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Registration: 10 February 2025
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Relocating and business opportunities. by egatewood
Moving, Cost of living, business opportunities
Re.: Cost of living.If one can find a rental unit that consists of the following items, then expat living in C.R. can be quite affordable, relative to the high cost of living in many parts of the USA (other expats or potential expats from other ... Read More
Visiting CR at end of March 2025 by bpwald
Hi, my husband and I live in the Washington DC area and are considering retirement locations. We're looking at not-too-hot and humid places like the central valley in CR. Anyone with suggestions of towns to consider, places to go during our visit, ...
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Visiting CR at end of March 2025 by bpwald
Hi, my husband and I live in the Washington DC area and are considering retirement locations. We're looking at not-too-hot and humid places like the central valley in CR. Anyone with suggestions of towns to consider, places to go during our visit, ...
If one should elect to subscribe to the daily WAVE app's current conversion rate update indicator, one could plot the downward slope of the weakening of the USD versus the RC Colon.in recent years.The exchange rate of the dollar has declined in ... Read More
Visiting CR at end of March 2025 by bpwald
Hi, my husband and I live in the Washington DC area and are considering retirement locations. We're looking at not-too-hot and humid places like the central valley in CR. Anyone with suggestions of towns to consider, places to go during our visit, ...
FLUCTUATING CURRENCY: USDs [Dollar drops 27% over three years].< Tico Times (1123.2025Dollar Hits 17-Year Low in Costa Rica as Tourism Feels the ... Read More
Visiting CR at end of March 2025 by bpwald
Hi, my husband and I live in the Washington DC area and are considering retirement locations. We're looking at not-too-hot and humid places like the central valley in CR. Anyone with suggestions of towns to consider, places to go during our visit, ...
@edwinemora A further trollLacking English comprehension.So boring. Read More
Visiting CR at end of March 2025 by bpwald
Hi, my husband and I live in the Washington DC area and are considering retirement locations. We're looking at not-too-hot and humid places like the central valley in CR. Anyone with suggestions of towns to consider, places to go during our visit, ...
Coupled with a DOWNTURN in.. Read More
Visiting CR at end of March 2025 by bpwald
Hi, my husband and I live in the Washington DC area and are considering retirement locations. We're looking at not-too-hot and humid places like the central valley in CR. Anyone with suggestions of towns to consider, places to go during our visit, ...
CRIME:TICO TIMES featured a story this week concerning the decline of tourism in Costa Rica, resulting in the loss of 50,000 jobs in related industries, coupled with a town turn in expats relocating to C.R.A principal reason appears in this STEM ... Read More
Expat banking in CR by CR Jeanne
Afternnon all:What can ya'll tell me about banking in CR? I'll be a Pensionada temp resident when I arrive in June of next year. Im thinking I'll just transfer auto-transfer my monthly Social Security direct deposit from my US credit union into ...
Typical bluster.E.g., equating C.R. to Haiti, where over 200 armed gangs have wreaked havoc over the past half decade, with more than half of them laying seige to the capital of Port-au-Prince since 2020.Pure fantasy.I doubt that Edwin Mora has ever ... Read More
Expat banking in CR by CR Jeanne
Afternnon all:What can ya'll tell me about banking in CR? I'll be a Pensionada temp resident when I arrive in June of next year. Im thinking I'll just transfer auto-transfer my monthly Social Security direct deposit from my US credit union into ...
I am reflecting upon my lived experience.Not aggrandizement.People in C.R. could not be nicer to me.They are probably equally interested in my life in the USA as I am of their lives in C.R, including neighbors, merchants, cab drivers, people ... Read More
Expat banking in CR by CR Jeanne
Afternnon all:What can ya'll tell me about banking in CR? I'll be a Pensionada temp resident when I arrive in June of next year. Im thinking I'll just transfer auto-transfer my monthly Social Security direct deposit from my US credit union into ...
I cleaned up some typos and clarified a few items below:I paid my security via a wire transfer. It carried a $60.00 free from my big US bank and a $17.00 fee from Banco Nacional in CR. Not very cost-effective.You can sign up for free to get a WISE ... Read More
Expat banking in CR by CR Jeanne
Afternnon all:What can ya'll tell me about banking in CR? I'll be a Pensionada temp resident when I arrive in June of next year. Im thinking I'll just transfer auto-transfer my monthly Social Security direct deposit from my US credit union into ...
PS--Apart from a pretty funny typo about an ATM fee carrying "a bit bite," the ACTUAL NUMBER that comports with the fee is $47.00USD on my CHASE debit card (much higher than the old Capital One 360 Mastercard, which no longer works at ATMS in C.R. ... Read More
Expat banking in CR by CR Jeanne
Afternnon all:What can ya'll tell me about banking in CR? I'll be a Pensionada temp resident when I arrive in June of next year. Im thinking I'll just transfer auto-transfer my monthly Social Security direct deposit from my US credit union into ...
No one ever said that it would be easy.It's all relative.I have no interest in moving to Panama, and am quite content in my little Canton in the exurbs. Read More
Expat banking in CR by CR Jeanne
Afternnon all:What can ya'll tell me about banking in CR? I'll be a Pensionada temp resident when I arrive in June of next year. Im thinking I'll just transfer auto-transfer my monthly Social Security direct deposit from my US credit union into ...
Some banking thoughts for US expats:I paid my security via a wire transfer. It carried a $60.00 free from my big US bank and a $17.00 fee from Banco Nacional in CR. Not very cost effective.You can sign up for free to get a WISE Alerts daily email on ... Read More
Visiting CR at end of March 2025 by bpwald
Hi, my husband and I live in the Washington DC area and are considering retirement locations. We're looking at not-too-hot and humid places like the central valley in CR. Anyone with suggestions of towns to consider, places to go during our visit, ...
PS--The OTC allowance from my insurance is @$115.00 for each quarter, so when I return I have an accrued amount for two (2) quarters, or six (6) months, therefore I have $215.00 of "house money" to spend on items at CVS, my pharmacy of choice in ... Read More
Visiting CR at end of March 2025 by bpwald
Hi, my husband and I live in the Washington DC area and are considering retirement locations. We're looking at not-too-hot and humid places like the central valley in CR. Anyone with suggestions of towns to consider, places to go during our visit, ...
S/B companion FARE allowance... Read More