THERE’S SAND IN MY SHOES

Costa Rica Cost of Living Update:         Moving van with crew-$300

It looks like we are moving to the beach. Time has come to investigate the possibilities of building a house…in a foreign country….with very little Spanish skills.

Building is rough on anyone but this recipe should even challenge my calm and mild mannered husband. He’s excited about the project; constantly sketching house designs with many green energy ideas. One of which is a waterless composting toilet.

Really honey…you had me at hello.

It’s going to be a bumpy ride partnered with an equally depleting bank account…and not one flush in sight.

By | 2018-04-15T18:19:55-04:00 March 24th, 2011|Categories: Cost of Living|Tags: |7 Comments

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Nadine is the author of the best-selling series, Happier Than A Billionaire. Join her as she navigates living as an expat in the sometimes confusing, always beautiful, country of Costa Rica.

7 Comments

  1. Linda Jimenez July 27, 2016 at 2:15 pm - Reply

    I wonder where they found a vertical wind turbine. We have been looking for one.

  2. Dan March 27, 2011 at 9:05 am - Reply

    Awesome! We were in Flamingo recently and are going there for 6 months next January as a trial run for a possible move from Canada. The idea of building is very appealing as we didn’t see a single house that met all of our needs or design ideals.
    One thing I noticed in Flamingo was a property that had a vertical wind turbine. It was windy all the time and a vertical wind turbine does not need to be positioned as high up as a traditional wind mill. You may want to check them out. Solar is also good but I’m sure he’s looking into that already. My neighbor has a composting toilet. It’s great unless you have a lot of people using it.
    Looking forward to your future posts! Best of luck with the plans.

  3. Todd March 26, 2011 at 11:03 pm - Reply

    Should be quite the adventure especially if you sub out most of the work, remember those long siestas in the afternoon.

    • admin March 27, 2011 at 7:03 am - Reply

      It’s going to get interesting. I’m still stuck on the fact that my husband is looking at a waterless composting toilet.

      I’ll never look at a flushable one again without a sense of nostalgia.

  4. Merry March 25, 2011 at 6:49 pm - Reply

    Wow, you two are ambitious! It will be interesting reading about your progress.

    I liked the beach areas better myself, better than say, Antenas, even through it’s supposed to have one of the best climates in the world, nothing beats swimming in 85 degree ocean water!

    • admin March 27, 2011 at 7:04 am - Reply

      It should be fun doing all the water activites and scouting out new beaches. We love to ride the scooter and it will be fun investigating the new area.

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