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Mar 01 2019
Retire for Less in Costa Rica – March 1, 2019
Welcome to our Retire For Less In Costa Rica Newsletter In This Issue: Facebook, Twitter, & YouTube You can now follow us on Facebook and Twitter, so please “like” us on Facebook, “follow” us on Twitter, and watch and share our videos on YouTube. What’s New on the Website Check out our newest posts on www.retireforlessincostarica.com: What’s Up …
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Feb 17 2019
Costa Rica’s Farewell to Arms: A Bold Peace
In December, Costa Rica and those of us who live here celebrated an important anniversary — the 70th anniversary of the abolition of Costa Rica’s military. “On December 1, 1948, President José Figueres Ferrer of Costa Rica abolished the military of Costa Rica after victory in the civil war that year. In a ceremony in the Cuartel …
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Feb 17 2019
Our December 2018 Costa Rica Cost of Living
It’s been a couple of months since we published our Costa Rica Cost of Living breakdown. Since we spent the months of October and November in Oaxaca, Mexico, there were no Costa Rica expenses for those months. We arrived back home on December 1st so this is our spending for the full month ($4,187.55). It’s …
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Jan 30 2019
Retire for Less in Costa Rica – January 30, 2019
Welcome to our Retire For Less In Costa Rica Newsletter In This Issue: Facebook, Twitter, & YouTube You can now follow us on Facebook and Twitter, so please “like” us on Facebook, “follow” us on Twitter, and watch and share our videos on YouTube. What’s New on the Website Check out our newest posts on www.retireforlessincostarica.com: What’s Up …
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Jan 28 2019
What’s Up With the Yeatmans? CT Scan, Cancer, and the Caja-Part 3
First off, thank you for your concern, support, kindness, and prayers when you learned of Paul’s cancer scare. It is now 4.5 months since his surgery to remove his right kidney and 6.5 months since we learned the results of the CT scan (“TAC” in Costa Rica) which showed two tumors with a 95% probability …
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Jan 28 2019
Costa Rica Caja Health Insurance Payment Scale
We recently got a question from a reader which we couldn’t answer: “If a person has a large pension and his Caja payment is based on the higher percentage (say 13%), is there a cap on the maximum they might pay each month?” We contacted Attorney Roger Petersen, the author of The Legal Guide to …
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Dec 28 2018
Retire for Less in Costa Rica – December 28, 2018
Welcome to our Retire For Less In Costa Rica Newsletter In This Issue: What’s Up With the Yeatmans? CT Scan, Cancer, and the Caja-Part 3 Costa Rica Caja Health Insurance Payment Scale Cooking in Costa Rica: An Expat’s Guide to Buying Groceries, Cooking, and Eating in Costa Rica Our Ultimate CR Healthcare Tour …
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Nov 25 2018
Relaxing with Odin
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Nov 25 2018
Oaxaca Day of the Dead Scenes 2018
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Nov 25 2018
My 2018 Healthcare Update, by Rob Evans
OK, the day has finally arrived. I turned 60 – one of those magical ages when the insurance company computers take notice. The result of being one year older was a 40% increase in my expat insurance, WEA. My travel insurance, which I use for travel back to the US where my expat insurance does …
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