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Questions about Puerto Rico

Summer — Mon, 26 Apr 2010 03:07:16 +0000

Believe it or not, we get a ton of emails from people all over the country, that have questions about Puerto Rico. So many emails, in fact, that we don’t really have time to answer them all. With that in mind, we’ve created a FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions) page that hopefully will help answer peoples questions about Puerto Rico, Rincon, moving to Puerto Rico, the job market here, etc…

Check out the new FAQ page here:

Frequently Asked Questions about Puerto Rico

FAQ’s – Is it hard to find a job in Puerto Rico?

Summer — Tue, 24 Mar 2009 04:41:17 +0000

Here is another frequently asked question, that we get from people interested in moving to Puerto Rico:

“…What about jobs? Me being half ass bilingual and him only speaking english, do you think we could get by?”

My answer: While Stefan and I havn’t had to look for jobs here (we both are self-employed), I don’t know anyone who can’t find work. There are plenty of jobs here, although they arn’t the best paying jobs in the world. In the town we live in (Rincon), most gringos work in the tourism industry (bartenders, surf instructors, cooks, massage therpists, etc) and it’s easy to get by with knowing little to no Spanish because many Puerto Ricans speak both English and Spanish.

FAQ’s – How are the banks in Puerto Rico?

Summer — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 20:23:35 +0000

Stefan and I get a lot of emails with a lot of questions regarding Puerto Rico, so I figured that we should start posting them here, so our answers can possibly help out someone else, and because the people that read this blog tend to know a lot about the island and can be very helpful regarding things that Stefan and I don’t know so much about. So, here is our first question:

“My question is – how are the banks (in Puerto Rico)? I’m worried about the moving money process. What is the best way to tackle this problem???“

Answer: The banks here are fine. They are all FDIC insured by the US government. You have two options Banco Popular and Western Bank (we use Banco Popular) and we just showed up with a cashier’s check from our old bank and opened an account/deposited the check at Banco Popular. No problemo! We also have a mortgage here, and while that was kind of a pain in the ass (more so because the house we bought is wood construction versus the typical Puerto Rican cement construction), it works just like the mainland here when it comes to banks. Well, for the most part at least!