by Erica Ray | Jun 17, 2019 | Expat Tips & Remote Work
Travel and blogging go together like rain and umbrellas, like hugs and kisses, like peanut butter and jelly, like…OK, you get it. They were just made for each other. But should you really start a travel blog? Guys, I don’t want this to be yet another blogging post...
by Erica Ray | Jun 10, 2019 | Life in Mexico
Our daughter was 10 months old when we flew her from our Kentucky home to Mexico over 5 years ago. With her being so little and with so many other life altering subjects to ponder on, creating a plan for her future schooling did not make it on the top 10 priority list...
by Erica Ray | May 23, 2019 | Life in Mexico
It comes as no surprise that the cost of living in Mexico is significantly less than in the United States and other “developed” nations. But how much less? In my experience, the cost of living in Mexico is anywhere from 42% – 92% cheaper than in the United...
by Erica Ray | May 12, 2019 | Expat Tips & Remote Work
Let me tell you a little secret. The transcription profession will always hold a special place in my heart. Why? Transcription jobs were my VERY first work from home gigs that I was able to find all on my own when I first moved to Mexico over 5 years ago. I...
by Erica Ray | Apr 30, 2019 | Life in Mexico
It’s time for the hard, honest truth. Mexico has not lived up to my expectations. It has FAR exceeded them! In a short amount of time that I have been living in Mexico, I went from a scared girl on a plane wondering what awaited me to finding contentment and settling...
by Erica Ray | Apr 5, 2019 | Life in Mexico
When our little family moved to Mexico I had been married to my Mexican husband for 4.5 years. I had also been in a Spanish-speaking religious organization for 11 years; therefore, easily half of my friends were Mexican. Furthermore, I had been working as a Spanish...
by Erica Ray | Mar 28, 2019 | Expat Tips & Remote Work
When I first moved to Mexico at 24 years old, I got “cheap country syndrome.” OK, I don’t know if that’s actually a thing. But I will say that I was overjoyed at how much less expensive everything from rent to car repairs to medical care were....
by Erica Ray | Mar 27, 2019 | Expat Tips & Remote Work
Teaching English Online is a Booming Field with Promise English has become the language of business, commerce, and entertainment on an international level. Worldwide there over a billion people learning English, and most want to learn it from native speakers. As...
by Erica Ray | Mar 26, 2019 | Expat Tips & Remote Work
If you’re a budgeting nerd like I am, this has surely happened to you. You’ve done your monthly budget, everything lines up perfectly, and then WHAM! You remember that your car insurance premium is due this month or your A/C goes out…in Florida…in July. Darn! Another...
