The Expat Files: Living in Latin America

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A guide to moving to Latin America, finding work, and settling in.

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Friday Nov 03, 2023

The Expat Files 11.03.23

Friday Nov 03, 2023

#1- Opinionated Expats who grate on you:

There's one in every crowd (or two)..

#2 - Stubborn Expats and their “Plan B” mistakes:

#3- A word about “Plan B” Expats who are retired CIA, FBI and alphabet agency guys:

I know a few personally…

#4- Gringos and Expats living on the cheap in Latin America:

#5- About those terrible bathrooms in your Latino and Latina friend’s houses!

#6- CBDC’s in Latin America- Update

#7- What you should know about Counterfeit US dollars circulating in Latin America:

#8- Our own Expat Captain Mango has developed a unique one-on-one Crypto consulting and training service (he’s been deep into crypto since 2013). To get started, email him at:

bewarecaptainmango@gmail.com

#9- Be sure to pick up my newly updated, "LATIN AMERICAN HEALTHCARE REPORT":

The new edition for 2023 (and beyond) is available now, including the latest "Stem Cell Clinic" info and data and my top picks for the best treatment centers for expats and gringos. Just go to www.ExpatPlanB.com

Monday Oct 30, 2023

The Expat Files 10.29.23

Monday Oct 30, 2023

#1- You may start a kick-ass business in Latin America, but will it make you happy?

#2 - Can you ever accept ‘manana time” culture?

#3- The problem with having local Latino friends:

(besides thinking you are rich and thus occasionally trying to hit you up for a loan)

#4- The Guatemala election scandal update and why it should be no big deal to Expats:

Newbee/ green gringos and expats read too much into it...not knowing its just Latin American politics as usual:

#5- Occasional acts of Vigilante Justice:

Do they affect gringos and Expats or not?

#6- Our own Expat Captain Mango has developed a unique one-on-one Crypto consulting and training service (he’s been deep into crypto since 2013). To get started, email him at:

bewarecaptainmango@gmail.com

#7- Be sure to pick up my newly updated, "LATIN AMERICAN HEALTHCARE REPORT":

Friday Oct 27, 2023

The Expat Files 10.27.23

Friday Oct 27, 2023

#1- A cardinal signal that you should get that “Plan B” going:

When you throttle or censor yourself in front of friends and family its time to get the hell out of dodge…

#2 - Yes, we know about Latin American municipal water problems. USA city water supplies aren't much much better. US utilities are lying to you:

What to do about the water when you move to Latin America

#3- The unspoken benefits of learning Spanish:

#4- Setting up a solar hot water system in your Latin American location:

#5- How much can you blend in? Will you blend with the culture or be a lonely hermit in a sea of Spanish speakers?

#6- Our own Expat Captain Mango has developed a unique one-on-one Crypto consulting and training service (he’s been deep into crypto since 2013). To get started, email him at:

bewarecaptainmango@gmail.com

#7- Be sure to pick up my newly updated, "LATIN AMERICAN HEALTHCARE REPORT":

Monday Oct 23, 2023

The Expat Files 10.22.23

Monday Oct 23, 2023

#1- Thoughts on how Jewish Latin Americans view the Israel Palestine war:

#2 - When Gringos and Expats fall for Latin American investment scams:

#3- How to get on the fast track to self-sufficiency in Latin America:

#4- Solar power and off-the-grid Latin American solutions, a fall 2023 update:

#5- Our own Expat Captain Mango has developed a unique one-on-one Crypto consulting and training service (he’s been deep into crypto since 2013). To get started, email him at:

bewarecaptainmango@gmail.com

#6- Be sure to pick up my newly updated, "LATIN AMERICAN HEALTHCARE REPORT":

Friday Oct 20, 2023

The Expat Files 10.20.23

Friday Oct 20, 2023

#1- The peculiarities of having a Latina wife or GF:

#2 - The hidden (and not so hidden) baggage that comes along with Latina/Latino romantic relationships:

#3- How many gringos and Expats slowly become cash machines:

#4- Modern Expat Wisdom says, if you are smitten with a Latina you’ve met in Latin America and want to ruin it, just bring her back to live the USA or Canada:

In 30+ years I’ve only encountered 2 success stories. Today we discuss why those 2 cases survived.

#5- If you have a Latina GF… get ready for a fashion makeover:

She will try to UN-Gringoize your rumpled, casual look:

#6- When it's to your advantage to play the “clueless gringo”:

#7- So many Canadians who want out of Dodge base their “Plan B” decisions around maintaining their Canadian National Healthcare:

Obviously they have NOT done their Latin American insurance options homework

#8- Our own Expat Captain Mango has developed a unique one-on-one Crypto consulting and training service (he’s been deep into crypto since 2013). To get started, email him at:

bewarecaptainmango@gmail.com

#9- Be sure to pick up my newly updated, "LATIN AMERICAN HEALTHCARE REPORT":

Tuesday Oct 17, 2023

The Expat Files 10.15.23

Tuesday Oct 17, 2023

#1- The advantages to living in the boonies, in “el campo”:

#2 - Smart meters and stealing electricity in Latin America:

#3- 1001 more reasons to get the hell out of Dodge:

#4- What’s the story on 20 something Expat gonnabees and wanabees?

How’d they get so smart so young?

#5- Guatemala election protest update:

Why the sweaty masses take to the streets and protest after practically every presidential election..

#6- A word about “Road Rage”… that mostly gringo trait unfortunately doesn’t seem to diminish with time:

#7- Our own Expat Captain Mango has developed a unique one-on-one Crypto consulting and training service (he’s been deep into crypto since 2013). To get started, email him at:

bewarecaptainmango@gmail.com

#8- Be sure to pick up my newly updated, "LATIN AMERICAN HEALTHCARE REPORT":

Friday Oct 13, 2023

The Expat Files 10.13.23

Friday Oct 13, 2023

#1- The problem with owning a compact car or sedan in Latin America:

#2 - What’s to like about the 6 month rainy season?

#3- A “boots on the ground” car crash story:

#4- Accidents, cops and car insurance:

#5- What's really happening with the street protests in Guatemala?

#6- What deported illegal Latinos will say in confidence:

#7- A word about “Road Rage”… the mostly gringo trait that unfortunately doesn’t seem to diminish with time:

#8- Our own Expat Captain Mango has developed a unique one-on-one Crypto consulting and training service (he’s been deep into crypto since 2013). To get started, email him at:

bewarecaptainmango@gmail.com

#9- Be sure to pick up my newly updated, "LATIN AMERICAN HEALTHCARE REPORT":

Monday Oct 09, 2023

The Expat Files 10.08.23

Monday Oct 09, 2023

#1- The problems for gringos in Ecuador:

#2 - The “NULO” vote:

DYK that in most Latin countries you can go into the voting booth and make a protest vote called “NULO” which means “none of the above”. Sometimes “none of the above “ actually wins! The USA should definitely do the same (but won’t)

#3- Getting your soul crushed on those “cupid” dating sites?

#4- How to spot insincere, jaded tourist trail Latinos whose job is to take advantage of gringo tourists and expats:

#5- Mating and dating disasters:

Expat Eddie chimes in with some Latina love and romance tips…

#6- Extortion stories from the Mexican/Guatemalan border:

#7- Our own Expat Captain Mango has developed a unique one-on-one Crypto consulting and training service (he’s been deep into crypto since 2013). To get started, email him at:

bewarecaptainmango@gmail.com

#8- Be sure to pick up my newly updated, "LATIN AMERICAN HEALTHCARE REPORT":

Friday Oct 06, 2023

The Expat Files 10.06.23

Friday Oct 06, 2023

#1- FBI reports and the hoops you need to jump through to get residency in a Latin country

#2 - Certain crimes and misdemeanors that will disqualify you from residency in a Latin American country:

#3- The truth about El Salvador’s president Bukele:

How US mainstream media attacks on him have backfired and have helped to position him as an iconic hero to nearly all Latinos. He’s also made US politicians appear they really are- useless, feeble, corrupt and retarded.

#4- Our own Captain Mango has developed a unique one-on-one Crypto consulting and training service (he’s been deep into crypto since 2013). To get started, email him at:

bewarecaptainmango@gmail.com

#5- Be sure to pick up my newly updated, "LATIN AMERICAN HEALTHCARE REPORT":

Monday Oct 02, 2023

The Expat Files 10.01.23

Monday Oct 02, 2023

#1- Corruption at the local level:

#2- Who is and who isn't on the take?

#3- Americans who reject the idea of a "Plan B"

#4- Living a 1st world life in a 3rd world country:

#5- Slashing your taxes legally, with an S.A. Corporation:

#6- Notes from an "open border" skeptic:

#7- Our own Captain Mango has developed a unique one-on-one Crypto consulting and training service (he’s been deep into crypto since 2013). To get started, email him at:

bewarecaptainmango@gmail.com

#8- Be sure to pick up my newly updated, "LATIN AMERICAN HEALTHCARE REPORT":