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...
One of our more popular posts is regarding our trials and tribulations of paying our CFE (Electric) bill online in Mexico. In that post, I provided some ways to pay a Mexico electric bill (CFE) online. There are definitely some challenges paying Mexico utility bills...
Over the past year, the conversion rate from US dollars (USD) to Mexican pesos (MXN) has been about 19 to 1. This means that 1 US dollar is worth about 19 pesos. This rate changes constantly, based on a variety of factors. Over the past year it’s...
Years ago, when we were still living in the US, we were approved for Global Entry. Recently, it was time to renew our Global Entry (you need to renew every 5 years or so). But, now that we’re living in Mexico – would that be a problem? What is Global...
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...
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...
