Good morning! Today is usually the day for a Guatemalan life recap, so I am publishing a post I wrote back when I got there, about the reasons why I ended up there, hope you like it! Cancún, Mexico. I just flew in, and my dream house, on a little patch of land by a… Read more
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The cost of living in Guatemala
I have been living in Guatemala for three years between 2004 and 2006, and in 2011 for 7 months in between extended European and US travel. This post is more based on my experience then than now because I have bought my house and this region of Northern Guatemala doesn’t have a lot to offer… Read more
What made me decide to live in a hotel full time
Good morning! Today I have a post from mochimac, a personal finance blogger at “Save. Spend. Splurge.” mochimac got out of $60,000 of debt in 18 months. She now lives in a hotel full-time, and works a lot less for a lot more money as a freelancing consultant. Please contact me if you would… Read more
Complicated European holiday arrangements
It is time for a deserved holiday back to France! That trip is part of my 2013 financial goals and I can’t wait to go. May is a lovely season if you remember my travel tips for France, the days are sunny, there are 3 bank holidays making 3 long weekends, and my sister is turning… Read more
Little House in Guatemala, week 20-21
Happy Monday! Happy indeed, as the works are nearing to an end. Or who knows, while BF was away, we nearly lost a whole week of work. They were building a small extension to the main house to serve as storage, and had clear instructions on how things should go. Pour concrete on the floor,… Read more
Bang for your buck, La France edition
Here is a new installment of my cheap travel series, the last one was about the UK, and today I will talk about my homeland, La France! I am always shocked when I go back to see the high price of everything, a cheap travel to France is not really easy, and if you have… Read more
Taking a holiday while in debt
There has been a lot of talk lately around the PF-sphere, about what people should and shouldn’t do while in debt. In the first camp, the debt-free extremists argue that you should stop living until you have paid off all consumer debt, and send every bit of extra cash towards your debt snowball. On… Read more
Little house in Guatemala, week 18-19
Hi there! Time for a house and work update, I am happy to announce that the works are almost done! Here is the previous episode if you missed it. I want to do a small video for you to put things into better perspective, but I’ll wait until it is fully finished. So this week… Read more
Bang for your buck, UK edition
I have not updated this travel series for a long time, but Janine from My Pennies, My Thoughts contacted me to get tips about traveling around Europe for 6 weeks, and I wanted to share them with you too! You can check previous posts about the US, Guatemala or Morocco as well. I wrote a… Read more
10 strange habits I have picked up living in the tropics
Hello! I am happy to see you 🙂 Remember it is not too late to enter the $100 giveaway that I am co-hosting, all the details are here. My life has changed significantly since I moved to Guatemala in October. Here is a list of things one wouldn’t probably expect at first that are now part… Read more