Expat Matters
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Getting a Mexican Visa Is Easy—Here’s How
Date: 10/10/2008 Author: Suzan HaskinsFriday, Oct. 10, 2008
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Dear International Living Reader,
The right Mexican visa can let you enjoy the best that Mexico has to offer...including eventual citizenship. Another reason Mexico tops our most recent Retirement Index.
Get the details below...you’ll be surprised how easy it is.
Read OnThree Tips for Surviving the Crash
Date: 09/28/2008 Author: Dan PrescherSunday, Sept. 28, 2008
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Listen...
The sound of an empire crashing and burning is pretty easy to hear right now.
The lunatic economics of buying more than you can afford, lending more than you can collect, and printing mountains of money to paper over the gaps have finally sent the world financial system down the chute.
But I have three ideas that might help you brighten your personal future despite the current crisis.
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Which Mexican City Should We Move to?
Date: 09/10/2008 Author: Glynna PrenticeWednesday, Sept. 10, 2008
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Dear International Living Reader,
Happens all the time...readers ask us to help them choose between all the different cities and lifestyle options Mexico has to offer.
Glynna Prentice, our Mexico guru, just heard from a couple with some pretty specific needs. Glynna not only helped them choose...she threw in some options they hadn’t thought of.
Find out what they are below.
Dan Prescher
Publisher, International Living
The Four Cs of Merida
Date: 08/30/2008 Author: Dan PrescherSunday, Aug. 31, 2008
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Dear International Living Reader,
You may remember my Four Cs rating system:
Comfort, Convenience, Cost, and Culture.
Read On
Panama Immigration Changes: We’ve Got the Details
Date: 08/20/2008 Author: Jessica RameschThursday, Aug. 21, 2008
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Dear International Living Reader,
Panama has some of the best residency incentives around...but the requirements have just changed.
Our Panama guru, Jessica Ramesch, details the changes and tells how these changes may affect you below.
Dan Prescher
Publisher, International Living
Yes, a Couple Can Live on $1,500 a Month in Mexico
Date: 08/05/2008 Author: Glynna PrenticeWednesday, Aug. 6, 2008
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My friend Glynna Prentice lives in Mexico. So when people ask her how much it really costs, she actually sits down and does the math.
Her bottom line for living the good life south of the border will shock you. Check her math for yourself when you read on below.
Dan Prescher
Publisher, International Living
And They Taste Just Like Chicken
Date: 06/28/2008 Author: Dan Prescher
Sunday, June 29, 2008
Merida, Mexico
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Suzan found our pet iguana this morning. I could tell by the way she screamed.
Iggy Pop was hiding behind the water softener in the pump room. He’d been in there a couple of days, apparently.
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Renovating My Old Colonial Home in Merida
Date: 05/05/2008
Tuesday, May 6, 2008
Merida, Mexico
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As I mentioned before, we are in the process of renovating our colonial home in Merida.
The last few months, the house has been inhabited by a crew of Mayan workers from a small village a few hours from here. They spend the week working and living here. They cook on little makeshift fires on our terraces and sleep in hammocks hung in whichever room of the house suits them best. On Saturday afternoons, they go home to spend time with their families, and they return bright and early on Monday mornings to work.
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