By Paul & Gloria in Blog Some months ago, I (Paul) complained to Gloria that we should go to the beach more often…at least 2 times per month, I said. We were always so busy, but I stuck to my guns. After all, we live in Costa Rica! It’s true that we live at 3,900’ elevation, but it’s […]
By Paul & Gloria in Blog October was an unusual month for us as far as our Costa Rica expenses are concerned. We only spent two days out of the entire month actually in Costa Rica. But we’ll do our best to explain things, below. Part 1: Las Vegas We spent the first five days of November traveling to and […]
Paul and Gloria In This Issue: Our December 2012 Budget Our 2012 Cost of Living Summary So What Would It Cost ME to Live in Costa Rica? MythBusters: What’s it REALLY Like to Live in Costa Rica?? by Tom Duffy Reflections on Five Years Living in Costa Rica, by Connie Sandlin Time to Trim the […]
By Paul & Gloria in Blog CLICK TO ENLARGE You’ll notice that we now show rainfall and temperatures for eleven towns in Costa Rica: San Ramón de Alajuela Atenas Nuevo Arenal Quepos Near San Isidro de General San Rafael de Heredia Tinamastes, Perez Zeledon El Cajón de Grecia Grand View Estates, Siquirres Volio de Cachí, Orosi Valley Escazú This isn’t […]
By Paul & Gloria in Blog Summer in Costa Rica brings many things on the Pacific side of the country — blue skies, day after day of no rain (as opposed to the Caribbean side of the country where it rains year-round), tourists, and snow birds. It also brings the wind. Usually a sign of the change over from the rainy season […]
By Paul in Blog Updated 06/08/2016 So, what would it cost YOU to live in Costa Rica? Well, the realistic and safe answer is, “it all depends on you, on your lifestyle and how you want to live.” People have asked us the question, “Can we live on $3,000-$4,000 per month?” In response, Gloria and I look at each other, […]
By Paul & Gloria in Blog You’ll notice that we now show rainfall and temperatures for nine towns in Costa Rica: San Ramón de Alajuela Atenas Nuevo Arenal Quepos Near San Isidro de General San Rafael de Heredia San Marcos de Tarrazu El Cajón de Grecia Grand View Estates, Siquirres This isn’t weather forecasting. We report after the fact to give […]
By Paul & Gloria in Blog Our newsletters and posts generate lots of discussion, on our website, in emails, and on facebook. Here’s a glimpse into our mailbag. Tourist Visas From Phil: I was wondering if you know of any way someone could stay long term or longer at least then the 90 days without leaving. We are […]
By Paul & Gloria in Blog Seems like I say this every December, but…wow! Our normal monthly expenses are well under $2,000, but December is always higher, for a number of reasons we will explain. This December was no exception and, in fact, it’s one of our highest months ever. So here we go… Transportation – $868.70 Our […]
By Paul & Gloria in Blog Click to enlarge. You’ll notice that we now show rainfall and temperatures for six towns in Costa Rica. This isn’t weather forecasting. We report after the fact to give you a much better picture of the weather in each of these areas. Do you track the weather data for your town in Costa Rica? If so, we’d […]