gst1212
American looking for information about Costa Rica
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Cost of living in Costa Rica in 2025 by Cheryl
Hello everyone, Every year, we invite you to share your experiences with the cost of living in in Costa Rica, especially in the region or city you live in. Your insights will greatly help members planning their move to Costa Rica or already ...
Re.: San Jos茅: I will go for a medical reason at the Metropolitan Hospital and perhaps combine it with a museum junket or for some shopping but will have my "Spidey senses" tingling and avoid notorious places like the Mercado Central and ... Read More
Cost of living in Costa Rica in 2025 by Cheryl
Hello everyone, Every year, we invite you to share your experiences with the cost of living in in Costa Rica, especially in the region or city you live in. Your insights will greatly help members planning their move to Costa Rica or already ...
My landlord is scheduling an event in the near future (which he is "catering" but inviting the nine tenants to attend (and to bring a "pot-luck" item, if possible).it will involve futb贸l/soccer match on a big screen in the backyard.I think it ... Read More
Cost of living in Costa Rica in 2025 by Cheryl
Hello everyone, Every year, we invite you to share your experiences with the cost of living in in Costa Rica, especially in the region or city you live in. Your insights will greatly help members planning their move to Costa Rica or already ...
@rainagain:I did some banking in the provincial capital today since I was turned down by BN and BCR in my hamlet.I also stopped at Walmart, but I am now well-provisioned and just needed some odds-and-ends.One bank in the provincial capital told me I ... Read More
Cost of living in Costa Rica in 2025 by Cheryl
Hello everyone, Every year, we invite you to share your experiences with the cost of living in in Costa Rica, especially in the region or city you live in. Your insights will greatly help members planning their move to Costa Rica or already ...
@rainagain Great points.Thank you for your illuminating post. Read More
Cost of living in Costa Rica in 2025 by Cheryl
Hello everyone, Every year, we invite you to share your experiences with the cost of living in in Costa Rica, especially in the region or city you live in. Your insights will greatly help members planning their move to Costa Rica or already ...
One thing I wish I did sooner (and whichI arranged almost literally "at the eleventh hour," was to set up a power of attorney naming one of my stateside siblings and executed by my attorney (while notarized) in my home state.In my native state, the ... Read More
Question- 3 things by LiveWire11C
I thought it might be fun to ask this question of those who have made the move to Costa Rica. Name 3 things: 1 thing you wish you had known before going to Costa Rica, 1 thing you wish you had brought and 1 thing you wish you had left behind.
re.: William YeagerI have already posted on many advantages of joining MediSmart. Not a panacea, but a great advantage for people like me, paying privately and out-of-pocket for health care.A very helpful site is Tiendamia, which operates in places ... Read More
Question- 3 things by LiveWire11C
I thought it might be fun to ask this question of those who have made the move to Costa Rica. Name 3 things: 1 thing you wish you had known before going to Costa Rica, 1 thing you wish you had brought and 1 thing you wish you had left behind.
A). The one thing I wish I had known before going to Costa Rica: How hard it would be setting up a bank account in CR; it took me seven tries over seven weeks to do so in a credit union; I will open another account in a bank in four months [when I ... Read More
Cost of living in Costa Rica in 2025 by Cheryl
Hello everyone, Every year, we invite you to share your experiences with the cost of living in in Costa Rica, especially in the region or city you live in. Your insights will greatly help members planning their move to Costa Rica or already ...
Hah, Hah!I won't take that bait.That question has already received responses from high-profile folks whose initials were the late "M.A." and the very much alive "A.R."It is a recurrent theme of theirs.They warn that it constitutes a formula for ... Read More
Cost of living in Costa Rica in 2025 by Cheryl
Hello everyone, Every year, we invite you to share your experiences with the cost of living in in Costa Rica, especially in the region or city you live in. Your insights will greatly help members planning their move to Costa Rica or already ...
Erratum:Re.: DIGITAL NOMADS: $2,000.00--$3,000.00 per MONTH. Read More
Cost of living in Costa Rica in 2025 by Cheryl
Hello everyone, Every year, we invite you to share your experiences with the cost of living in in Costa Rica, especially in the region or city you live in. Your insights will greatly help members planning their move to Costa Rica or already ...
I moved here less than two months ago. If I may presume to offer a few "newbie" reflections to add to the mix:Accommodation:I live in a small hamlet in an exurb of San Jos茅, a twenty-minute ride from the provincial capital.I live in a brand ... Read More
Do I need to travel to Costa Rica to sign documents? by Tufty
Hi everyonemy name is Steve. My brother lived in CR for many years but recently passed away. I live in the UK, and have been told I will either have to travel to CR to sign papers to get probate started, or someone will need to come to the UK to get ...
Getting an appointment at the embassy would be vital before showing up there.Sometimes difficult, and walk-ups are not welcome on most occasions, at the US Embassy in Pavas, San Jos茅.As a notary commissioned in a county in my home state (for ... Read More
How to adapt to the expat challenges of everyday life in Costa Rica by Cheryl
Hello everyone, Adapting to everyday life as an expat in Costa Rica can be both exciting and overwhelming: different habits, systems, and sometimes even unexpected surprises! Simple things like paying bills, using public transport, or even ...
I hope that those who are interested will be able to view the video featuring Michael Allen's son, Matthew, and "Johnny," who did so much to enable to make it to Michael's hospital bedside during the four days (last Wednesday through Saturday) ... Read More
Do I need to travel to Costa Rica to sign documents? by Tufty
Hi everyonemy name is Steve. My brother lived in CR for many years but recently passed away. I live in the UK, and have been told I will either have to travel to CR to sign papers to get probate started, or someone will need to come to the UK to get ...
Yes, he was not afraid to name names. Read More
Do I need to travel to Costa Rica to sign documents? by Tufty
Hi everyonemy name is Steve. My brother lived in CR for many years but recently passed away. I live in the UK, and have been told I will either have to travel to CR to sign papers to get probate started, or someone will need to come to the UK to get ...
As I said, he needs to be taken with several large grains of salt, but as we say, "Even a broken clock is right twice a day." Read More
Do I need to travel to Costa Rica to sign documents? by Tufty
Hi everyonemy name is Steve. My brother lived in CR for many years but recently passed away. I live in the UK, and have been told I will either have to travel to CR to sign papers to get probate started, or someone will need to come to the UK to get ...
PS re.: Allen Rich谩rd. Allen often points out that the people most likely to take advantage of "newbie" expats in CR are established expats themselves. I meant to write: "It would not HURT to check WITH HIM or to contact him directly or ... Read More