by Gary | Jan 9, 2020 | Financial, Mexico, Taxes
In the last post, I discussed the Foreign Earned Income Exclusion (FEIE), and how it can save you a boatload of money. In addition, us US expats can also take advantage of the Foreign Housing Exclusion. The Foreign Housing Exclusion allows you to deduct the excess of...
by Gary | Dec 27, 2019 | Financial, Mexico, Taxes
As we get down towards the end of the year, I have a checklist of things to review, and things to setup for in the upcoming year. Taxes is one of those things. I know, not sexy. But necessary. First up – I am not a tax pro! I’m just some dude on the...
by Gary | Nov 11, 2019 | Mexico, Playa del Carmen
This week I received my first traffic ticket in Mexico for speeding. Dang! I can’t even remember when the last time I received a ticket in the US – it’s been many years. We were driving down to Playa del Carmen for dinner, and just south of the...
by Gary | Jul 7, 2019 | adventures, caribbean, Mexico, Road Trip, travel
This past week we spent a few days on Isla Holbox – a small island on the North coast of the Yucatan peninsula. It’s still somewhat undiscovered, but it’s clear that it’s changing. Where is Holbox? And how do I get there? Isla Holbox is on the...
by Gary | Feb 18, 2019 | adventures, caribbean, Mexico, Puerto Morelos
Last week was my 50th birthday, so my whole family came down for the weekend from Massachusetts to celebrate. My Mom & Dad, my sister, my brother and sister in law, and my niece and nephew. We spent my birthday day out on a catamaran – it was a beautiful day...
by Gary | Dec 11, 2018 | adventures, Mexico, Moving, Puerto Morelos
Earlier this year, we were selected to be on House Hunters International TV show. We filmed in July, and our episode airing date was finally announced – January 16, 2019. The HGTV website has the specific times:...
by Gary | Nov 26, 2018 | Puerto Morelos, Technology
We recently sent around a survey to Puerto Morelos residents, asking them some questions about their internet experience. Survey Questions Who is your internet provider? What part of town do you live in? What are your internet download and upload speeds? How reliable...
by Gary | Nov 14, 2018 | Financial, Mexico, travel
In my previous post on How we deal with banking in Mexico, I discussed using Chase as our primary bank, and also Schwab as a secondary bank. I love using Schwab becase they don’t charge Foreign Transaction Fees, and they have Unlimited ATM fee rebates...
by Gary | Nov 1, 2018 | Financial, Mexico
We recently purchased a new car here in Mexico – a Honda CR-V. It was definitely a different experience than buying in the US. Selection We knew we wanted a small SUV, so I did a bunch of research online. The two that we seriously considered was the Hyundai...
by Gary | Oct 22, 2018 | Financial, Mexico, Technology
One of our most popular posts is about the difficulties in paying our CFE (electric) bill online, especially using a US-based credit card. Well – good news – CFE has just made it a bit easier – you can now pay online at the CFE website using an AMEX...
