The Expat Files: Living in Latin America

The Expat Files 11.15.24

#1- Now that BTC has exploded:

Were you an early adopter, or are you kicking yourself because your wife (or better) half talk you out of it way back when it was under $1000? A listener writes about this exact personal experience…    

 

#2- Those persistent stray dog problems plaguing Latin America:

What Locals, Gringo Expats and municipalities do and DON’T do about it… 

 

#3- Garbage, Rats and Roadkill in Latin America: 

 

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

the new edition for 2024 (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     

 

#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 

The Expat Files 11.10.24

#1- Working from home online while living in Latin America: 

#2- Gringo Expats who don’t pay taxes: 

#3- A checklist for your plan B: 

#4- Why so many Stalins, Hitlers and Lenins in Latin America:

 

#5- The 10 most dangerous cities in the World:

Surprise! Surprise, 7 out of 10 are in Mexico!

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

the new edition for 2024 (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     

#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 

 

The Expat Files 11.8.24

#1- Gift giving in Latin America;

What do you give a Latino or Latina who's got everything (or nothing)?

#2- Why blowing your horn in Latin American traffic may seem futile but is definitely NOT futile at all:  

#3- Halloween is really picking up in Latin America:  

#4- How did I get so lucky… when by rights I should be living (or dying a slow death) in Chicago:

 

#5- Those boring, tacky, tired and talentless Mariachi bands are still a thing in Latin America :

Its a real mystery why they still exist and have any kind of popularity at all..

 

#6-Here’s another brain teasing mystery- how come Latinas are so so forgiving when boyfriends and husbands cheat:

Why Latinas put up with shit from their men that American ladies would NEVER EVER put up with…

 

#7- Those annoying Ecuadorian 10 hour a day power outages:

That’s’ what happens when you let CHINA build your infrastructure...

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

the new edition for 2024 (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     

#9- 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 

The Expat Files 11.3.24

#1- What happens when gringos get into transit accidents:

 

#2- Why any good Latino lawyer will advise you never say sensitive or confidential things on Whatsapp:

 

#3- Is it wise to buy land and get your Plan B started in Venezuela:

Now that Venezuela is very safe and all the imprisoned Venezuelan criminals have arrived in the USA, is Venezuela poised to be next Costa Rica or Argentina?  

#4- When gringos and expats have bouts of depression:

 

#5- The phenomena know as "delayed karma":

And what it means for the millions and millions of horrible Latin American drivers…

#6-The legal facts of life for gringos and Expats living in Latin America:

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

the new edition for 2024 (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     

#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 

The Expat Files 11.1.24

#1- A new way to gouge gringos at the airport:

#2- Your gringo “disadvantage”: 

 

#3- Local boy makes good- maybe, maybe not:

How Latinos up in the states go to great lengths (and go deep into debt) to prove to the folks back home that they have achieved the so called “American dream”…  

#4- Trading one treadmill for another:

#5- The things you need to know about Latin American police:

 

#6-The truth about Latin American public lynchings:

When the locals take the law into their own hands…

 

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

the new edition for 2024 (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     

#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 

 

 

 

 

The Expat Files 10.27.24

#1- How Expats experience a kind of “reverse culture shock”: 

#2- How 1^st world news outlets pick and choose extreme Latin American news bits to highlight:

#3- How I got censored on Latin American radio:  

 

#4- DYK official statistics show that only 1% of crimes are solved in Mexico?:

Meanwhile, millions of unenlightened Americans still think it’s a good idea to move there…

 

#5- DKN that Peru has so many criminal ex-presidents convicted of high crimes (4 of them), they decided to build a special prison to hold them:

 

#6- A report on a National Healthcare System disaster in Brazil that will convince you to that everything governments touch turns to shit:    

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

the new edition for 2024 (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     

#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 

 

 

The Expat Files 10.25.24

#1- How I was embarrassed into learning decent Spanish: 

 #2- The best places for gringos and expats to meet eligible, nice, single Latinas: 

 

#3- Gringos and gym memberships in Latin America:

It’s NOT what you think!!  

#4-Persistant stereotypes that Latinos have about Gringos- Part 2:

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

the new edition for 2024 (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     

#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 

The Expat Files 10.20.24

 #1- More really crazy things that can only happen in Latin America:

 

 #2- What about Ecuador?

For many reasons I have never really recommended having a Plan B in Ecuador, but somehow, lately things have gotten so bad there that its hard to even recommend a short term visit..

 

#3- Gas generator backup power for your Latin American home:

Do you really need to buy one? I'd say yes and here's why...    

#4- Pushy Gringos and Expats:

#5- Your nest egg and how long it should last in Latin America?

 

#6- Gringos and Expats working for the man in Latin America (and NOT for yourself) :

What to expect and is it worth it?

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

the new edition for 2024 (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     

#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 

The Expat Files 10.18.23

#1- Get use to the fact that you will have one or more Propane Gas tanks if you decide live in Latin America:

Here’s what you need to know about your use of propane tanks…  

 

#2- There definitely will be building, plumbing and electrical “code violations” in your Latin American house:

Should you be worried about those occasional leaks and electric shocks in the shower?

 

#3- You’ve probably heard the saying “God protects drunks, children and idiots”:

Funny how that seems to be an unofficial motto in Latin America..

 

#4- Electric stoves versus gas stoves in Latin America:

What type of kitchen stove is most practical for gringos and expats?

 

#5- Tesla Robo-Taxis are coming to Latin America. They will be welcomed with much fanfare and open arms… most especially by Latina Ladies and here's why…  

 

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

the new edition for 2024 (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     

#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 

 

The Expat Files 10.13.23

#1- Latinos often say things like, “In time, my country will progress from 3^rd world to 1^st first world just like the USA”:

I see very little evidence of that. The sad truth is that 1^st world countries are fast reverting to 3^rd world status…

 

#2- Is your Latino house or apt properly wired?

Its important that all of your electrical outlets have an earth ground. Have you even checked?  

#3- Living in Latin America you really need a small, cheap UPS (uninterrupted power supply) for your TV or monitor and here’s why: 

#4- A word about house building and building inspectors in Latin America:

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

the new edition for 2024 (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     

#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