The past six months have been a rough ride for the Mexican peso. The currency has lost 15.7% of its value against the U.S. dollar during this period, closing yesterday at 20.17 — its weakest point since September 2022. NOTE: for this article all exchange rate quotes reference the USD.
The average Mexpat eats an enormous number of tacos and tostadas. But sometimes you wake up craving something delicious from a faraway land. Here in Guadalajara — Mexico’s second-largest city — we enjoy a vibrant culinary scene. Talented chefs from all over the world cook innovative food for a sophisticated
The Friday morning my husband and I headed out to get our Mexican driver’s licenses in Guadalajara didn’t start well. Street closings in our neighborhood due to the annual La Romería religious pilgrimage had created worse gridlock than normal. As we neared the Secretaria de Transporte (where licenses are handled), traffic
3/15/24 UPDATE: We recently learned that the RNE program has been drastically curtailed. As of March 14, 2025, to qualify for regularization a foreigner must have traveled to Mexico in 2022 or earlier and never left the country. If passport stamps are found with dates from 2023 or later, the
Just about everyone knows that you can’t drink tap water in Mexico. But there are a bunch of other surprises in store for the newly arrived expat, or visiting foreign tourist. Let’s look at a few common surprises for those new to living in Mexico. 1. Most medicines can be
The 2024 U.S. Presidential election is looking like it may be one of the closest contests in recent memory. Are you invested in the outcome … but still unsure how to cast your vote? Below I explain how to request your ballot and vote. Why bother? The fact is, many
I recently attended a sporting event in Guadalajara where one set of tickets I’d bought were unusable, due to last-minute changes by the event organizers. Even though I didn’t get what I paid for, the Mexican ticket seller (Viagogo) refused to issue me a refund. This wasn’t my first time
When I first wrote about investing in Mexican government bonds (aka “CETES”) earlier this year, yields were sitting above 11%. That was a phenomenal opportunity to generate strong passive income with very low risk. So what about now? Are CETES still a good place to invest your spare cash following
We spend most of our time at Live Well Mexico sharing practical advice on how to better navigate expat living in Mexico. Occasionally we deviate from the usual script to share some of our favorite ways to have fun. This is one of those times. While most know that Guadalajara
Just about everyone knows their money goes a lot further in Mexico when it comes to basics like tacos, beer, and bus fares. In percentage terms, these things are so much cheaper here than north of the border. But in total dollars, those opportunities don’t add up to big money,
