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Hope is good. I hope I win the lottery!:D

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I can see your conservative point Lotus. I on the other hand can see the writing on the wall as they say. For lack of saying conspiracy, I believe that a nation that has a deficit of 16 trillion Dollars with another 140 trillion of unfunded costs such as Medicare, soc security, and 47 million families on food stamps is a nation in deep deep trouble. A nation that has to borrow from the Chinese to fund the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, while the Demopublican Congress wants to increase the military budget even more is beyond comprehension.
A nation that allows half a million of legal, and millions of unchecked illegal immigrants, while millions of Americans are unemployed is insanity.
None of these issues are being addressed seriously, yet in the news what’s important is how a whore cuckholded her husband and corrupted an “incorruptible” general of the armed forces. Shame on these people.

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I’m pretty happy with rice and beans Maravilla! I eat mostly Jasmine rice and any type of beans. I don’t really eat red meats, but fish and chicken.
I recollect going to the comisariato in Limon back in the late 50’s, where my old man used to buy fig newtons, cracker jack and Nabisco variety box. Not a lot of locals would be able to afford such stuff, but as he was the manager of an American company in Limon he had the means to afford it. Ah, those where the days! Living in the best house on top of the highest point in Limon, just about 200 feet from the main highway going to Moin, and about 1000 feet from the hospital where I was born.
As a Norte Americano born in Costa Rica of a Costa Rican mother and a Yankee father, I will soon be applying for a Cedula and a Costa Rican passport.
My big decision will be whether I move to the Caribbean side or the Central Valley.

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[quote=”Scott”]The cost of living in Costa Rica is certainly a topic we’ve discussed at length here and I would encourage you to use the [url=https://www.welovecostarica.com/members/cfmbb/search.cfm]’Search’ engine here[/url] to see more threads.

The cost of living has increased everywhere – including in the US – and let’s not forget that the buying power of the US dollar has also declined quite dramatically..

My question is if expats can’t live on their income – and for the purpose of this conversation, we’ll assume that income is more than $1,000 per month as per residency requirements – how on earth do you think the average family in Costa Rica seems to survive quite healthily on half that amount?

Scott

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Excellent point Scott!

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I think not Waggoner. When the Dollar hits the fan, or at least devalued as it is being done as I type this through Benny Shalom Bernankes’ money printing, you will see gold going up dramatically. The only reason you don’t see those inflationary high prices on gold is because the banksters and the yol kedoyols are suppressing the price. Ditto for silver.
No way that I’m going to trust monopoly money, and as fast as I get it I convert it to silver eagles or junk silver.
It’s funny how they call it junk silver, but when you put a token coin which is worthless next to a shinny silver quarter or dime or a gorgeous 50 cent Kennedy halve Dollar, or better yet a beautiful silver Eagle you can instantly see the difference.

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They don’t call them banksters for nothing! By the way, who owns the central bank in Costa Rica. Costa Ricans?
Got gold/ Got silver?

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I remember as a kid of 9 or 10 years of age my parents would send me to live in San Jose with one of my aunts, and she was a vegetarian and also a yoga practitioner, if you can call it that, as she would sleep on the floor. Her house was in Cuesta de Moras, just opposite the Museo Nacinal fort. She had weird stuff on the wall and all of us including my cousins would have to pray to these icons. Meals mostly consisted of rice and beans and lentils,and salads with tomato and avocados, and I would make a little volcano of the rice where I would put the egg. Her husband was a judge in Puerto Limon, and he went along with all of her quirks. He reminded me of that British actor Alec Guinness.
I do like spaghetti and meatballs though!

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I don’t even go to El Pollo Loco here in Tustin California. I can cook chicken better. Because of my diet, which is to say I have a fragile stomach that produces way too much acid, I keep it simple. Jasmine rice, beans, chayote squash or green beans, chicken or tilapia, salmon on special occasions, hardly any red meats, let alone filet mignon! I do go to Costco for salmon and angus beef patties. I make superior burgers to any restaurant!
So I think I can adapt to the Costa Rican diet!:D

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I tried the hacienda link someone posted and got nowhere. It seems there are no Ford Tauruses in Cost Rica.
Aside from the shipping from California, I wonder what the impuesto would be in Costa Rica. If someone would give me an idea or approximation of the charge I would appreciate it!
2004 Ford Taurus 4 door sedan, V6, ac, power seat, power locks,power steering, leather interior, automatic. Here it is worth $4500-$5000.00
I bought it used and it has 70,000 miles but I love it.

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I’m not so sure about storing coins in a banks safety deposit box. What’s the saying “if you don’t hold it, you don’t own it.”
With the Dollar going the way of the Peso, I’m wondering how high the metals will go. What I do know is that the banksters are up to something big. How much more can you devalue the Dollar, when it has already lost 95% of its value?

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Mind if I ask you how you got that quote? I have a 2004 Ford Taurus V6 that I absolutely love. Leather interior,ac, power everything. Thanks!

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As I think I mentioned before, her ex is retiring in May of next year, and his payments to my sis will be reduced to $2000.00 per month, maybe, just maybe $2500.00 in total.
She currently pays $1400.00 for her apt in Ontario, and believe me, the apartments that I have seen in La Nacion classifieds look much better! I’m talking about a range of $500.00 to $750.00. Quite decent.
Reality is that there is just no way she can live here in California on just $2500.00, when she can’t even do it on $4500.00. I had to give her $1800.00 to move out of her gorgeous house that she foolishly lost due to her own stupidity. But that is another story.
Could any of you tell me what average expenses would be for food, utilities, cable tv, internet, seguro social, etc would be? I’m not talking about filet mignon here, but a balanced meal, but not quite just rice and beans alone. I think she can do without a car.
She can also live with one of our female cousins in Barrio Mexico, who only pays $300.00 for her rental house, while my sister decides what to do.

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Yes that’s correct Scott. I have looked at a lot of his properties up for sale, and Manuel might be someone I will be contacting in the future. Thanks:D

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We are doomed! Yes doomed. And nobody seems to care. That’s what George Carlin said. Part of the plan is to get rid of millions of us peasants. They forces of evil are winning.

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I have often wondered who owns the Central Bank of Costa Rica. I mean, who are the real stock owners? Anybody know names? Or is that taboo? We know that the Federal Reserve Bank in the States is owned by private banks who are mostly owned by the International Rothschild bankers, and since 1913 the Dollar has lost 95% of its value. Great record Fed! But since all central bankers produce endless fiat money tied to the US Fed, or as we know, all nations worship the Fed being the reserve currency for the time being. Does the Costa Rican Central bank take its orders from higher up. You know what I mean.:shock:

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