Mexico Alert
Major Grocery Stores Cut Prices to Help Curb Inflation
Date: 01/31/2008
January 31, 2008
Mérida, Mexico
At the supermarket recently here in Mérida, I was surprised (and pleased) to see that some prices seemed lower than I remembered…. Turns out I was right. I read in the news that major supermarket chains cut prices this month on at least 300 popular items, including consumer staples like eggs, rice, meat, soap, and toilet paper.
Read OnThe IRS Want Theirs, but Theirs Can Be Less
Date: 01/28/2008
January 28, 2008
Mérida, Mexico
A friend just wrote and mentioned her chagrin with “the IRS.” By the way, she asked, have you ever noticed what the words "the IRS" run together spell?
Yes, it’s that time of year again…when we need to get organized to make our case to the tax man. Unfortunately, we can’t run from him by leaving the country—the U.S. taxes its citizens (and resident aliens) on income earned anywhere in the world. So why do I bring this up? Because there are ways to improve your tax situation by moving to Mexico. Here are a few tips.
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Are We (Finally) Ready for a Riviera Maya Airport?
Date: 01/16/2008
January 16, 2008
Tulúm, Mexico
Those of you who have bought property in the Riviera Maya, take heart—the wait for a new airport may soon be over. Bidding for the new Riviera Maya airport has not yet been announced, but the project is now considered so certain that it’s regularly listed as one of Mexico’s top infrastructure projects for 2008.
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Find out if San Miguel Is for You in a 3-Day Workshop/Vacation
Date: 01/14/2008
January 14, 2008
San Miguel de Allende, Mexico
The folks at Rancho Los Labradores, near San Miguel de Allende, are at it again.
Their Thrive and Enjoy Life in San Miguel Workshop/Vacation, held last November, was so successful that they’re offering it again—in January, February, and March 2008. The January workshop has already sold out, so if you’ve always wondered if San Miguel might be for you, sign up fast for the Feb. 18-20 or March 10-12 event.
Read OnPassport Requirement Delayed for Land and Sea Travel
Date: 01/09/2008
January 9, 2008
Mexico City
As of Jan. 31, U.S. citizens will need to present a government-issued photo ID and proof of citizenship to travel to Mexico, Canada, and the Caribbean by land or sea. But the proof of citizenship can be a birth certificate—it does not need to be a passport.
Read OnRinging out a Banner Year in Mexico
Date: 12/21/2007
December 21, 2007
Mérida, Mexico
With 2007 drawing to a close, I’ve been looking back over the past 12 months. And it’s been a banner year for Mexico.
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Mexicans Say Colima Is as Good as It Gets
Date: 12/14/2007
December 14, 2007
Colima, Mexico
Driving into town from Colima’s Miguel de la Madrid airport, I share a cab with a Mexican gentleman. He’s not a native of Colima, but after living here 25 years and raising five children in the city, he considers it his adopted home.
“It’s the best city in Mexico,” he tells me. “You won’t find a better place to live.”
Read OnWal-Mart Opens Its First Bank Branches in Mexico
Date: 11/20/2007
November 20, 2007
Mexico City
In our Oct. 5 alert we wrote that Wal-Mart got approval to open banking operations in Mexico, and that the first branches were scheduled to open in November. For those of you who wrote in clamoring for further details, here they are:
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