By Paul & Gloria in Blog, Featured Welcome to our Retire For Less In Costa Rica Newsletter Paul and Gloria In This Issue: What’s Up with the Yeatmans? It’s the End of an Era. Our Final Cost of Living Update and Some Closing Thoughts from Paul Costa Rica in the Time of Covid-19 The Top 10 Qualities of Successful […]
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 Gloria in Blog Let me be frank about some other reasons I want to retire in Costa Rica. I am disillusioned and disappointed in the American dream. When I was a teenager just beginning to work my first job as a cashier in a grocery store, I remember my father saying, “Do the right things, work hard, […]
By Paul & Gloria in Blog by Tammy (Originally published by Viva Tropical. Used with permission.) Photos, links, and notes by RFLCR & updated on June 8, 2016. Costa Rica has been an increasingly popular destination among tourists and expats for several decades. And, while it stands out heads above the rest for its abundance of untamed nature and […]
By Paul & Gloria in Blog After 24 days traveling in Nicaragua, we’re back home in Costa Rica. Why Nicaragua, you might ask? First, they are Costa Rica’s neighbor to the north and it’s inexpensive to travel there. Second, it is a country that developed very differently from Costa Rica and we wanted to get to know it’s […]
By Paul & Gloria in Blog, Featured Welcome to our Retire For Less In Costa Rica Newsletter Paul and Gloria In This Issue: Our June 2018 Costa Rica Cost of Living PURA VIDA – Challenging the Ethnocentric Mind (A Documentary Short Film) Featured Property in San Ramon: Small Casita with Additional Building Site-REDUCED to $85,000 Cooking in Costa Rica: An […]
By Paul & Gloria in Blog, Featured Welcome to our Retire For Less In Costa Rica Newsletter Paul and Gloria In This Issue: Our August 2016 Costa Rica Cost of Living Our Costa Rica Food Budget Breakdown (Updated 9/6/16) Invest Your Savings in Coopenae (Updated 9/10/16) Featured Property-Lake Arenal: Comfortable 3BR Furnished Lakeview Home—Hot Deal! $150,000 (Reduced from $199K) […]
By Paul & Gloria in Blog, Featured Welcome to our Retire For Less In Costa Rica Newsletter Paul and Gloria In This Issue: Our Costa Rica Cost of Living, by Rob Evans In the Mailbag – End of Life Issues, Living Close to Nature, a Tour Memory, and Making the Move to Costa Rica Living the Expat Life Cooking […]
By Paul & Gloria in Blog, Featured Welcome to our Retire For Less In Costa Rica Newsletter Paul and Gloria In This Issue: Where Should You Retire? Here’s a Tool to Help You Decide, by Rob Evans 9 Tips to Find Your “Perfect Place” in Costa Rica Due Diligence–Our Take on It Featured Property: Jaco Beach-1BR Villa in Downtown […]