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Bank Certificate of Deposit Rates for Real? Colones or Dollars? 27 Aug 2013 | 10:42 am
I received my monthly newsletter from Scotiabank the other day, and clicked on "Certificados de Deposito" or Certificate of Deposit in English. I was surprised to see rates upwards of 2.0% for USD...
How much do you pay into Caja? 27 Aug 2013 | 08:54 am
Quoted $450 a month for us both... We are early 30s sounds too expansive. Don't know what to do. We must pay our resolution $800 roughly before Caja will talk to us and give us an opportunity to ask f...
Homemade Mosquito Repellent . . . 23 Aug 2013 | 06:39 am
Vanilla and water............the reason the CAJA likely didn't mention it is that it is a wives tale. Perhaps if mixed with something else like turmeric or kaffir lime or even citronella oil it migh...
LCD TV Repair 22 Aug 2013 | 06:58 pm
Anyone know of a place to get an LCD TV repaired? I would prefer someone come to the house as it is 60" TV. I have a square trade warranty, but that requires shipping back to the US. I'm not so sure ...
Good News on License Plate Exchange at Correos 21 Aug 2013 | 04:23 am
I spent some time in my neighborhood copy center - really like that place - getting ready to do the plate change via Correos. I had the list of all the paperwork, copies of documents, etc. I stopped ...
navagating sjo airport when leaving for us 20 Aug 2013 | 10:12 pm
Hello, I will be leaving CR Sept 3rd delta airlines. Im also 2 months over my 90 days, I know I will have to pay a fee to leave for Us., how long does this usually take when leaving so I know how far...
Article re FATCA 20 Aug 2013 | 06:28 pm
Here is an interesting article I found regarding the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act, or FATCA. http://qcostarica.com/edition/fatca-for-u-s-citizens-living-in-costa-rica/ Dana
Corn on the Cob in CR? 19 Aug 2013 | 01:44 am
Can anyone provide advice on how to cook Costa Rican corn on the cob (boiled)? We've tried three times. The first two times we cooked the corn the way we cooked sweet corn in the USA (put in boi...
Retaining Tricare eligibility, while living in CR as a resident.... 15 Aug 2013 | 07:40 am
My fiancée and I will move to CR the end of next Summer, 2014. We hope to have our Pensionado application submitted next March and approved just before we arrive next September, or shortly afterwards....
Netflix box 15 Aug 2013 | 04:31 am
Not sure if this would help anyone out or not. You download movies and tv series from the internet. The box costs $99.00. The monthly service s $9.00 US. http://www.roku.com) A bit more info. I hav...