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| 80 pesos! I'm Rich! |
Well.. I guess I can now lol.. Luckily my husband and I had eachother to remind at every turn, "Think in pesos..". It's true. Everything is in fact cheaper here, at least when compared to the US Dollar. But when your earning in pesos, that 2000 peso monthly rent starts looking pretty steep. Especially when your relying on a single income. And savings only last for so long.
It's great for those who have social security checks, or retierment savings, and they can have a decent living in Mexico. Even young expats can. But for me and my family, we're completely starting over here, with a minimal savings. I know that wasn't too smart, but in my defense, i love my husband very much and would rather come from my ownn free will then have him be deported. And hey if life was easy it wouldn't be as much fun.
So for now i will write my blog and pray one day it will bring in income, as my husband works cooking for pesos. Hasta Luego!
Life in Mexico is definetly better when you have dollars. And when you make pesos, it's a different story.
ReplyDeleteI think Vallarta is actually an expensive place to live.
My husband sold real estate, so he was paid "at the rate of the dollar" as well as my sister who worked in time share. I, however, was a school teacher and received my salary in pesos. :(
The "high" season is just around the corner. It's a wonderful time of year to be in PV.
I was in Mexico 10 years ago but, in Oaxaca and there the prices were awesome!! when we arrived here to Monterrey, I cam e expecting the same good deals but, was shocked to see that most of the food here is even more expensive than in the US. the only thing that is cheap are the vegetables on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday. Other than that, everything is more expensive. I wish we could live somewhere other than Monterrey but, rigth now it is not possible. Maybe if I could find a job teaching near where Miguel's grandmother lives.... As for the rent, I absolutely love the prices, we have a house in better shape then the apartment we had in the US and pay less than half what we paid then!
ReplyDeleteI agree with you Jackie, it feels like the more i go to the grocery store im shocked at the prices, but then occasionally i'll convert the peso price in my head into dollars and i get in a state of bewilderment i guess. Mostly because when we wanted fast-food or to see a movie in the US, it was maybe only a couple hours of work that paid for it. But here it's a whole days work that pays for that single meal (refering to fast-food).
ReplyDeleteI am very eagerly awaiting the high season.
I agree about the rent prices, considering we're a 20 minute bus ride from the beach, it's great. lol