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The Expat Files: Living in Latin America

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A guide to moving to Latin America, finding work, and settling in.

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The Expat Files 7.18.25

The Expat Files: Living in Latin America ·

2025/07/18

#1- Johnny’s AUGUST 2025 EXPAT INSIDER SEMINAR has been postponed: Stay tuned for updates… #2- Sex, Love and Romance in Latin America - PART 9 #3- Finding a nice, grounded Latina GF in Medellin, Colombia: Good luck... ha, ha, ha! #4- What “high maintenance” looks like in Latin America: #5- My quick and dirty definition of a “shithole” country: #6- More crazy-ass Latino names to rival the most moronic names coming out of US ghettos: Life is tough enough. Its had to fathom why “shit for

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The Expat Files 7.13.25

The Expat Files: Living in Latin America ·

2025/07/13

#1- Johnny’s AUGUST 2025 EXPAT INSIDER SEMINAR has been postponed:Stay tuned for updates… #2- Translation Apps: Fantastic innovation or lazy man’s crutch? #3- Spanish language “dunces” unite!! #4- The art of keeping an arm’s length employee / employer distance with your cleaning lady and maintenance guy: #5- Seeing cringy extreme gringo “wananbee “ syndrome on display: #6- A cautionary tale of south of the border internet spying: How chronic Latin American indifference to detail can

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The Expat Files 7.11.25

The Expat Files: Living in Latin America ·

2025/07/11

#1- Johnny’s AUGUST 2025 EXPAT INSIDER SEMINAR has been postponed: Stay tuned for updates… #2- How long will your retirement nest-egg last in Latin America? PART 2… #3- Getting Social security payments in Latin America: #4- A single Expat in Guatemala breaks down his total monthly expenses: #5- Thinking of Latin America as a place of tranquility, calmness, peace and quiet? Think again… #6- A word about the recent Mexican backlash and protests against gringos and expats who have settled

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The Expat Files 7.4.25

The Expat Files: Living in Latin America ·

2025/07/04

#1- Johnny’s AUGUST 2025 EXPAT INSIDER SEMINAR has been postponed:Stay tuned for updates… #2- Three Mexican banks get blacklisted by the us SWIFT system for cartel money laundering (and more will fall): Do you live in Mexico? Are you worried yet? #3- Where to keep your nest-egg or mother load (if you have one): #4- A word about every Expat’s natural disdain and revulsion for all politicians: #5- More bad news out of Ecuador: #6- Brazilians are finally turning on their socialist scumbag

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The Expat Files 6.29.25

The Expat Files: Living in Latin America ·

2025/06/29

#1- Johnny’s AUGUST 2025 EXPAT INSIDER SEMINAR has been postponed:Stay tuned for updates… #2- Does Trump derangement syndrome and Elon Musk derangement syndrome (by proxy) exist in Latin America? #3- Ground clearance and your car: Bet you’ve never even heard the term before, yet it’s of great importance when buying a car in Latin America… #4- Owning an EV (Electric vehicle) in Latin America: Good or bad idea? #5- Gringo and expat car buying mistakes while in Latin America: #6- Be sure to

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The Expat Files 6.27.25

The Expat Files: Living in Latin America ·

2025/06/27

#1- Johnny’s AUGUST 2025 EXPAT INSIDER SEMINAR has been postponed: Stay tuned for updates… #2- Transit cops and those ever-changing rules of the road: Which ones can you easily ignore? #3- Speed traps, bribes: Are you easy pickings for corrupt cops? #4- Used car buying tips in Latin America: #5- A word about driving your vehicle down from the states: Another crazy “boots on the ground” story… #6- Those famous coco leaves and Bolivia: #7- Be sure to pick up my newly updated, "LATIN

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The Expat Files 6.22.25

The Expat Files: Living in Latin America ·

2025/06/23

#1- Johnny’s AUGUST 2025 EXPAT INSIDER SEMINAR has been postponed:Stay tuned for updates… #2- Latinos have some strange Christian habits: Have you ever had a priest bless your new car, or apartment? #3- Latinos do not appreciate Jesus jokes: Tell some at parties and people will keep their distance… #4- There are no atheists in foxholes… nor in Latin America: #5- Latina females and Muslim males don’t mix: A "boots on the ground" story… #6- Should gringos and expats get homeowners insurance

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The Expat Files 6.20.25

The Expat Files: Living in Latin America ·

2025/06/20

#1- Johnny’s AUGUST 2025 EXPAT INSIDER SEMINAR has been postponed:Stay tuned for updates… #2- Challenges that new gringo expats need to overcome in their first year abroad, or probably just go home: #3- Certain old gringo habits will die and new and different ones will take their place: #4- How to get your USA Health insurance to cover your Latin American medical appointments and procedures: A “boots on the ground” trip to the dentist in Guatemala… #5- Be sure to pick up my newly updated,

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The Expat Files 6.15.25

The Expat Files: Living in Latin America ·

2025/06/15

#1- Johnny’s AUGUST 2025 EXPAT INSIDER SEMINAR has been postponed: Stay tuned for updates… #2- A 3rd generation Latino on the ground in Los Angeles explains to us what is REALLY happening with the LA immigration protests and riots” Hint... it’s NOT what you have been lead to believe by the lame street media… #3- How Latinos “south of the border” are reacting to the Los Angeles riots: The ”American Dream” is on life support... #4- A reality check on how tough is it to jump through those crazy

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The Expat Files 6.13.25

The Expat Files: Living in Latin America ·

2025/06/13

#1- Johnny’s AUGUST 2025 EXPAT INSIDER SEMINAR has been postponed:Stay tuned for updates… #2- Gringo Advantage hot tips: You can use it intellegently or stupidly… #3- Late breaking El Salvador news: Surprising things are happening there that just don’t get reported in US lame stream media… #4- The case for sending US criminals to El Salvador’s prisons: #5- About those Los Angeles riots in support of USA illegal immigrants: What’s the reaction here in Latin America… #6- Be sure to pick

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The Expat Files 6.8.25

The Expat Files: Living in Latin America ·

2025/06/08

#1- Johnny’s August 2025 EXPAT SEMINAR has been postponed: Stay tuned for updates… #2- Customs and aduana issues you will encounter when ordering stuff online: #3- What's this about so much unclaimed merchandise at the aduana? Why would gringos order stuff online and occasionally not show up to reclaim it? #4- Gringos and expats who get jobs at Latino trans-nationals: #5- You might ask the following loaded question if you feel like the odd man out: If you need an instant icebreaker while with

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The Expat Files 6.6.25

The Expat Files: Living in Latin America ·

2025/06/06

#1- Johnny’s August 2025 EXPAT SEMINAR has been postponed: #2- “Friendly” versus “Nasty” divorces in Latin America: The strange thing is that 4 out of 5 married Latino couples (with a house, kids, dogs etc,.) are NOT legally married… (most lie and say they are.) #3- Common law marriages in Latin America: #4- Pets and veterinarians in Latin America - PART 2 #5- Be sure to pick up my newly updated, "LATIN AMERICAN HEALTHCARE REPORT": the new edition for 2025 (and beyond) is available now,

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The Expat Files 6.1.25

The Expat Files: Living in Latin America ·

2025/06/01

#1- Announcing Johnny’s August 2025 “Expat Insider Seminar”:Join in the fun and mark off August 15th through 22nd on your calender. Get some serious “boots on the ground” in both Guatemala and El Salvador by going to www.expatplanb.com and clicking on the seminar link. #2- Why so many ancient old expat geezers still in decent shape well into their 90’s? Most came down before the millennium and swear that being in Latin America has extended their lives and was the best move they ever

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The Expat Files 5.30.25

The Expat Files: Living in Latin America ·

2025/05/30

#1- Announcing Johnny’s August 2025 “Expat Insider Seminar”:Join in the fun and mark off August 15th through 22nd on your calendar. Get some serious “boots on the ground” in both Guatemala and El Salvador by going to www.expatplanb.com and clicking on the seminar link. Sign up by June 1st to get in on the early-bird discounts. #2- Pet vaccinations and veterinarians in Latin America: #3- Pet food in Latin America: #4- Driveway chickens versus Tyson chickens: They are both available in Latin

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The Expat Files 5.25.25

The Expat Files: Living in Latin America ·

2025/05/25

#1- Announcing Johnny’s August 2025 “Expat Insider Seminar”:Join in the fun and mark off August 15th through 22nd on your calender. Get some serious “boots on the ground” in both Guatemala and El Salvador by going to www.expatplanb.com and clicking on the seminar link. Sign up by June 1st to get in on the early-bird discounts. #2- Pure versus so-so versus contaminated H2O in Latin America: What you absolutely need to know about the water if you are going to live south of the border. #3-

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The Expat Files 5.23.25

The Expat Files: Living in Latin America ·

2025/05/23

#1- Announcing Johnny’s August 2025 “Expat Insider Seminar”:Join in the fun and mark off August 15th through 22nd on your calender. For some serious boots on the ground in both Guatemala and El Salvador go to www.expatplanb.com click on the seminar link and get in on the early bird discount. #2- Bullshit jobs and just plain shit jobs in Latin America: #3- Books and the lost art of reading in Latin America: #4- Do Latinos care about current events? #5- Remissas and a cool thought

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The Expat Files 5.16.25

The Expat Files: Living in Latin America ·

2025/05/16

#1- Announcing Johnny’s August 2025 “Expat Insider Seminar”:Join in the fun and mark off August 15th through 22nd on your calender. For some serious boots on the ground in both Guatemala and El Salvador go to www.expatplanb.com click on the seminar link and get in on the early bird discount. #2- Why so many disagreeable gringos and expats in Latin America? #3- Costa Rica is in decline; It has priced itself out of the middle class tourist market while continuing to lie about the large crime

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The Expat Files 5.11.25

The Expat Files: Living in Latin America ·

2025/05/11

#1- Announcing Johnny’s August 2025 “Expat Insider Seminar”:Join in the fun and mark off August 15th through 22nd on your calender. Get your boots on the ground and drink from the fire hose in Guatemala and El Salvador. Just go to www.expatplanb.com click on the seminar link and get in on the early bird discount. #2- Does Uber have a future in Latin America? No not much… #3- More proof most Latinos only think about the present: #4- Being anonymous in Latin America: Is it still

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The Expat Files 5.9.25

The Expat Files: Living in Latin America ·

2025/05/09

#1- Announcing Johnny’s August 2025 “Expat Insider Seminar”:Join in the fun. Mark August 15th through 22nd on your calendar and join me for a week as we drink from the fire hose in both Guatemala and El Salvador. To get in on the early bird discounts just go to www.expatplanb.com and click on the seminar link. #2- "SIN VERGUENZA” is a phrase you will hear a lot here in Latin America: It means whne a person is without shame or one who is shameless. Time to elaborate…. #3- Does it surprise

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The Expat Files 5.4.25

The Expat Files: Living in Latin America ·

2025/05/04

#1- Announcing Johnny’s August 2025 “Expat Insider Seminar”:Join in the fun. Mark August 15th through 22nd on your calendar and join me in spending the week drinking from the fire hose in both Guatemala and El Salvador… #2- Expats living the “beach house” life: Is it what it’s cracked up to be? Today we discuss the pros and cons of living the Expat beach house retirement dream… #3- A listener proposes a totally un-PC Latin American IQ test: Un-PC yes…but somehow it makes sense… #4- Social

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