by Gary | May 31, 2021 | casa, Mexico
This week the concrete was poured on the first floor of our house build. It was cool to watch, and now it’s really starting to take shape as a one-floor house. Soon – floor number...
by Gary | Apr 7, 2021 | casa, Mexico
Good progress on our new casa! The first floor walls have some height now, and you can actually walk through “rooms”. Standing in the kitchen, looking towards the living room Standing in the kitchen. To the left – living room. To the right –...
by Gary | Mar 22, 2021 | casa, Mexico
The foundation is in, and now we’re starting to see some walls going up for our new house!
by Gary | Mar 16, 2021 | Financial, Mexico, Taxes
It’s that time of year again – time to pay our US taxes. Yes, even though we live in Mexico full-time, we still need to file a US tax return. Along with my US taxes, I also file an FBAR. While I was preparing this year’s report, a question arose: If...
by Gary | Mar 6, 2021 | Financial, Mexico, Technology
I’ve written numerous times about using TransferWise for transferring between Mexican pesos and US dollars. Check out our previous post on Maximizing currency conversions (Buy your pesos at the right time) for details on our experiences using TransferWise (Hint:...
by Gary | Dec 9, 2020 | casa, Mexico, Puerto Morelos
This week we officially broke ground on our new house! I mentioned last week that we finally got all of the building licenses and permits, then we finished up the contracts with the builder, and now work has begun! Clearing and hauling away First up is clearing the...
by Gary | Dec 3, 2020 | caribbean, casa, Financial, Puerto Morelos
It took a while, but we finally have the necessary permits to start building our house! It was early August when we closed on the land, so it certainly took a while to get our permits. Construction License Costs A number of people had asked about building costs. So...
by Gary | Oct 14, 2020 | caribbean, Mexico, Puerto Morelos
The hurricane season here normally lasts from June through November. It’s been quite a season so far. From Wikipedia: The 2020 Atlantic hurricane season is an ongoing tropical cyclone season which has featured tropical cyclone formation at a record-breaking...
by Gary | Aug 11, 2020 | Mexico, Technology
Ever since the COVID-19 quarantine has started, our home internet with Izzi has had reliability problems. Izzi woes The speed with Izzi was good, when it was there. But we would get frequent, short drops throughout the day. 10 seconds here, 20 seconds there, a minute...
by Gary | Aug 3, 2020 | casa, Financial, Mexico, Puerto Morelos
It took us over a year, but we finally closed on a piece of land here in Puerto Morelos! Future home of Casa TBD It might not look like much now, but we have big ideas! The lot is just over 300 square meters, and it’s just two blocks from the beach, and a 5...
