Gringos Never Win
Ticos love their raffles! Rifas in espanol… Buy gas, get a rifa coupon. Buy groceries, get a rifa coupon. Pay your car tax, get a rifa coupon. Buy a can of tuna fish, get a rifa coupon. Take your own … Continue reading →
Category Archives: Money
Costa Rica Real Estate Scam? Or Stupid Tax?
Dave Ramsey is a talk-radio financial adviser that I used to listen too faithfully when in the Old Country. He has a saying regarding spending money and losing it… he calls it Stupid Tax. In Costa Rica, I’ve paid stupid tax … Continue reading →
Costa Rica Inflation Hits Home
Inflation Rate in Costa Rica averaged 15.16 percent from 1977 until 2016, reaching an all time high of 108.89 percent in September of 1982 and a record low of -1.20 percent in November of 2015. Inflation in Costa Rica is … Continue reading →