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[quote=”pebo1″]We also use CrWi-Fi and pay about $90 @ month for 3Mg speed. You can purchase their basic plan for less around $50 I think. They are reliable, professional and respond quickly to messages unlike others in CR.
Highly recommended, you can visit their website for further.
$90 for 3 megs?! I know Costa Rica is not the U.S. but I get 115 Mbps in Miami for that price. I can get a dedicated T1 connection for a couple of hundred bucks per month.
However, I am less concerned about the price and more concerned as to whether or not I can even get at least 100 Mbps in the San Ramon area. I read somewhere that higher speeds are available in some places for many, many hundreds of dollars per month. I don’t know where those areas might be and I need to research into whether or not dedicated lines can even be had. I would pay almost any price as long as I could get speeds sufficient to prevent any slippage in the day trading.
I am pretty sure there are businesses in Costa Rica which require high speed internet at 100 Mbps or more. How are they getting it?
There are so many variables in a house design that I suspect only an honest professional builder could come up with a ball park estimate only after seeing detailed plans. I have read in various places that even when one has a quote from a builder to always set aside an additional 5 to 20 percent for cost over runs. My sense of it all is that one can build a simple North American style CBS house for between $65 and $85 per square foot. I suppose that figure will only go north as time goes by and the dollar loses more of its value.
Check out “Techos Siglo 21 & Montana Paraiso at
http://casasenescazu.com/Let me know what you think.
Ms Rand said “you can ignore reality but you can’t ignore the consequences of ignoring reality”
When TSHTF people will wake up not only to what had been happening, but many will begin to understand why it happened. Of course, by then it will be too late to avoid the consequences of this terrible reality bearing down upon us.
[quote=”sweikert925″][quote=”sprite”] Cognitive dissonance kicks in whenever facts contradict the false paradigm to which you are accustomed.[/quote]
I agree completely. But the only one here who has presented facts is me and the only one who has dismissed them is you.[/quote
You’re right. I didn’t bother with facts because I am not in the mood to put together multiple paragraphs with links to sources you will probably dismiss as biased or conspiracy theorist oriented. We are looking at the world with radically different perspectives. It has been my experience so far that people will not see what is really happening until they are ready to do so. All of the substantiated facts and logical arguments that exist would not be enough to move you from the mind conditioned perspective that has been imposed upon you. I hope you are able to shake it off one day.
You are making remarks which clearly identify that you have bought, hook, line and sinker, the mainstream false world lies that seem to work on people who have undergone a good bit of mind control through so-called formal education and over exposure to the media.
There is unfortunately, no way to break through to people with your mind set with facts and evidence. Cognitive dissonance kicks in whenever facts contradict the false paradigm to which you are accustomed.Sweikert, we do not live in a capitalist system. We never did. It has always been an oligarchy; rule by the elite.
It is understandable that you are confused since I see where you are getting your information. Here is a clue for you: governments lie to their citizens.Sweikert,
This is a complicated subject. Essentially, the current fiat currency, world wide monetary system, being administered by a mostly European banking cartel, is soon to come to its mathematically certain end. There may be a major reset in how we manage the planet’s resources. In the meantime, the banking cartel (central bankers) has a plan in place which will replace many fiat currencies with one fiat currency, mostly digital, in order to continue the hollowing out of all economies.It is a control mechanism which enriches the elites and enslaves the rest if us.
[quote=”wash_me”][quote=”sprite”][quote=”wash_me”]I am 48 and plan to move to CR when I am 55. My goal is pull 1/2% to 1% out of the stock market per month to live on. If you have $500k to work with you could make $2500 to $5000 month. Stock trading is not easy and takes years to be profitable, I mostly trade options.[/quote]
Wonderful!
Now, what is your plan B for when all this shite comes down? Working past your 60’s is not much of an option.[/quote]Most things in life workout for the best and you can Short the market or buy Put options in a down market to make money too, these are things you can’t do in your 401k.
John[/quote]
I short the market on a daily basis. Perhaps you do not understand my point. When the economy is reset, there may not be a derivative market or even a stock market that one can short sell. This is not a far fetched possibility. It is a probability.
[quote=”wash_me”]I am 48 and plan to move to CR when I am 55. My goal is pull 1/2% to 1% out of the stock market per month to live on. If you have $500k to work with you could make $2500 to $5000 month. Stock trading is not easy and takes years to be profitable, I mostly trade options.[/quote]
Wonderful!
Now, what is your plan B for when all this shite comes down? Working past your 60’s is not much of an option.I started my plans to move to Costa Rica when I was 56. I intend to retire as a pensionista.
I manage to pull out some small change from day trading in the derivatives market from my Miami home…but it took over 5 years of daily practice and study and some extremely costly costly software.It is NOT an easy way to make a buck and it is not a satisfying way to make a living, at least not for me, as it produces nothing of value for society.
Another reason why I would not recommend this to anyone is that I do not believe it has a future.I do not know how long the derivative market will continue…it seems like everything is on the brink of collapse these days. Also, it is my understanding that most people who try this fail.
But it can be done from anywhere a good internet connection can be had. Perhaps there are other legal ways to make some money on the internet but I am dubious. Hard work and devotion of time seem to be the only way to make it in any endeavor. I wish you luck.
Lotus,
I do not see this as harsh bickering. This is a discussion of a significant social issue with polite disagreement.
In fact, discussions such as this one have the intent and possibility of promoting and are a reflection of mindfulness.
For those who cannot bear disagreement or conflicting opinions, a message board reflecting the real world is probably not the best place to be. You will have to find some safe zone protected form the out side world…maybe a sort of gated community message board for the easily offended where differing opinions are barred at the gate. Homogeneity, safety and rose colored glasses are guaranteed for the residents.
[quote=”Lotus123″]We have learned that everyone has a different point of view regarding gated communities. The good news is, is that no one is right. But let’s see how many times members will try and convince sprite otherwise :D[/quote]
I think everyone can agree that people feeling that they need walls for protection from fellow residents is not a good thing.
Keep your expectations low and you will rarely be disappointed. Keep them too low, and it is like swallowing a nocebo (the opposite of a placebo), you will attract negativity and the very things you wish to avoid.
I hear stories of stolen shoes, chickens, lawn furniture, etc….For those things, I will not traumatize myself with isolation behind walls and security guards. It’s not worth letting fear of potential loss of relatively worthless items determine how I live. I suppose it boils down to priorities.
The negative effects of gated communities are well known; Excessive homogeneity, complacency within the confines for crime and most importantly for me, exaggerated fear of the outside world. I imagine this last one creeps up on residents of gated communities in such a slow, cumulative fashion that it might not be noticed. After a while, a resident might end up looking at the world outside the gate with a strong sense of paranoia.
Finally, while I totally understand the desire to protect property and person and to promote community oriented living situations, I just do NOT think that building walls is the right way.
