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8 Nov 2009
Posts Tagged ‘Puerto Rico’
Today Stefan and I were shopping at the Kmart in Mayaguez and I noticed a big ol’ sign that proclaimed, “Shop anytime at Kmart.com!”. I thought to myself, “Well that’s cool! I would much rather shop online then stand in the ridiculous lines that seem to plague every Kmart in Puerto Rico”. When we got [...]
I can’t begin to tell you how excited Summer and I are to return home to Puerto Rico. Here are two shots of us with our JUST our carry on luggage.
Too busy to rant and rave too much. But, after getting all the things completed to the house that the bank required for our refinance, they tacked $15,000 in closing fees to the loan. Crooks. I spend $5,000 on the house to get the loan and then they try to screw me when they ‘think’ [...]
14 May 2009
Puerto Rico Bank Banco Popular is Stealing From Us
Author: Stefan | Filed under: Business, Landscaping, Puerto RicoI am too busy to go into a big detailed and researched story on Banco Popular and how it got started in Puerto Rico. What I can tell you is this, don’t open an account there. My experience with them in the past two months has convinced me it’s time to change banks, and now [...]
19 Mar 2009
FAQ’s – How are the banks in Puerto Rico?
Author: Summer | Filed under: Puerto Rico FAQ'sStefan 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 [...]
1 Mar 2009
Doctor “Appointments” in Puerto Rico
Author: Summer | Filed under: Babies, Healthcare, Puerto RicoStefan and I recently went to our doctor in Mayaguez for a routine pregnancy check up and to find out the sex of our baby. Like good patients, we showed up 10 minutes early and checked in for our 11am appointment. We then proceeded to wait. And wait. And wait some more until the doctor [...]
16 Apr 2008
Popular Mortgage Puerto Rico
Author: Stefan | Filed under: Construction, Rincon BusinessesIt seems so long ago that we were trying to get a mortgage for this house that it is hard to believe it has almost been a year since we were approved. It really was a very difficult task getting our mortgage from a Puerto Rico bank. You see, because the house was under construction, [...]
