ls mexico/
safety
Is it safe? The two kinds of danger on Mexican highways, and my actual rules for the roads I drive.
roads I drivecost-of-living
Real numbers with a date on them — rent, utilities, groceries — plus how pesos and cards actually work.
updated july 2026healthcare
Doctors, pharmacies, hospitals, dental, and insulin — the cross-border setup that actually works.
cross-borderdaily-life
The fine print no relocation blog mentions — water, propane, tolls, parking, and the rest.
the fine printcat honesty.txt
The fine print, up front
Everything on these pages is true — for me. I've lived in Mexico for twenty years. I know where to shop, I know what a fair price is, and I know when someone's quoting me the gringo price. When I suspect I'm getting it anyway, I'll admit my solution: I send my wife, who's Mexican, and the price comes back to earth. If you show up fresh with a Tucson accent and no Spanish, your numbers will not be my numbers — at least not for a while. Same goes if you don't have U.S. insurance and U.S. income backing the big stuff; my setup works because of that split.
# prices and exchange rates reflect my personal experience as of july 2026, at roughly 17.50 MXN/USD. recalculate before you trust the numbers.