Goodbye Texas, Hola Mexico!
The adventures of Gary & Elizabeth. We left our home in Austin, TX, in April of 2017, and are now living in Puerto Morelos, Quintana Roo, Mexico.
These are our stories.
Recent Posts
Walls are going up!
The foundation is in, and now we're starting to see some walls going up for our new house!
If I hold pesos within a Wise account, do I have to file an FBAR?
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 I hold MX pesos...
TransferWise is now Wise
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: it's...