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May 8, 2014 I keep chiding myself to keep a camera at hand, battery charged, … Why? How many times in your life have you gone to sit on the potty, to find a brilliant iridescent green iguana leaping (terrified) … Continue reading →

April 2014 Emailed News from a Friend: Police Release Burglary Codigos: Have You Seen Symbols on Your House? On December 2013, the president of the State Judicial Council, Marco Celis Quintal , stated that burglary is an offense that causes … Continue reading →

Abril, 2014                 … Is it this way?                 or … Is it this way?           Go West (?)   young man… … Continue reading →

March 23, 2014 What do chemists think about as they drift off to sleep… Merida’s heat has been building, and lately our upstairs bedroom/solarium has been getting hotter every night.    March in Merida generally kick’s-off the annual HOT season here, … Continue reading →

March 22, 2014 As we troll internet forums across Mexico, interesting topics pop up. Apparently, there is a documentary film making the rounds reporting Monsanto’s adventures in GMO agricultural products and Monsanto’s abusive practices of suing neighboring farmers when Monsanto’s … Continue reading →

March 19, 2014 Good economic news continues to roll in for the future of Mexico’s economy. After financial experts’ 2013 broad projections of Mexico as a top choice for personal investing for the next few years, Goldman Sachs and Nomura … Continue reading →

March 13, 2014 RealtyTrac reported that US foreclosure filings fell 27% year-over-year in February to a new seven-year low. U.S. Foreclosure Activity Decreases to Lowest Level in More Than 7 Years Why should we care? As we described back in … Continue reading →

Having issues or questions about CURP ‘s ?   Here’s a useful link. Pasos a seguir para obtener o corregir tu CURP “Para mayor información comunicarse al Centro de Atención y de Servicios RENAPO al teléfono 01 800 911 11 11 … Continue reading →

It is that time of year again. The time of year when our banks, employers, mutual fund companies send us notices of our income from last year (2013), which allows us to pay our annual tribute to the State and … Continue reading →

Feb. 27, 2014 I stopped by the CFE office on Reforma and Avenida Colon yesterday to check our balance on our apartments and noticed something new: The CFE “Automatic Teller” machine has a new option in its menu for accessing … Continue reading →

Feb. 14, 2014: Lic. Spencer McMullin, a well respected Mexican attorney who serves expat community needs, has reported the following warning for owners of timeshare properties in Mexico: Timeshare Real Estate Scams are Victimizing Owners of Mexican Timeshare Properties “Multiple … Continue reading →

Feb. 2, 2014: As the vehicle import agents at Nogales and Laredo say they currently are not able to permanently import autos, (due to problems with their amparo’s), instead Sonia Diaz of SMA continues to offer permanent import services (using … Continue reading →

Jan. 24, 2014: Some fideicomisos have to file, others do not. Yucalandia’s comments sections and various expat forums continue to have questions come up on US citizen’s upcoming responsibilities for 2014 filings of: FBAR FinCen Form 114,  Form 8938 Statement … Continue reading →

Dec. 5, 2013: Are US taxpayers are paying for more than we suspect? ($861 Billion a year in  Corporate Welfare  &  Welfare for the Wealthy) Direct federal subsidies to corporations:($100 Billion/yr) The Libertarian/Tea Party Cato Institute reports that corporations cost … Continue reading →

Jan. 18, 2014: Is $12.50 a year too much to pay to bring over 300,000 Walmart employees out of poverty? Should the US Government be paying out over $250 billion in welfare spending on workers, whose employers shift their labor … Continue reading →

Jan. 18, 2014: In response to our previous article on SAT’s New 2014 Tax Laws for Mexico that Affect Expats , there are various discussions on expat webforums that raise some really GOOD questions about the “RFC”s that some banks fabricated … Continue reading →

Jan. 1, 2014:  Sra. Osmon logged the following narrative into Yucalandia’s Comments: “Submitted on 2013/12/29 at 6:28 pm For anyone considering driving the coast road from Merida to Texas–don’t! Unless you want to run the risk of being abducted at … Continue reading →

Dec. 15, 2013:Yet new twists have appeared out of Mexico’s latest tax system revisions. Various internet sources report: ~ When you need a factura, we must use credit cards (debit cards?), checks, or bank transfers for any purchases over $2,000 … Continue reading →