Matthew Harrup

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Mexico Newsletter —
July 2025

Residency by Family Unit; Exchange rates when buying a house; Summer rain storms; Choosing a location; Living without a car; Smartphone payments, and more...

The Journey to Finding Your Place in Mexico

To settle well and be content in Mexico, you'll need to seek compromise, be accepting, and learn how to craft your situations on Mexico's terms

Mexico Newsletter —
June 2025

Summer begins; Essential skills for expats; Residency by Family Unit; Living in the countryside; Home stewardship; Extraordinary journeys; Insurance options...

Mexico Newsletter —
May 2025

Springtime; Cusp of the rain season; Road trips; Copper Canyon; Permanent residency in Mexico; Fractional property ownership; Practical lifestyle insights...

Mexico Newsletter —
April 2025

Easter Holiday; Important updates about residency; Coping in the dry season; Approaches to (re)forming a lifestyle in Mexico; Home rentals; vaping outlawed...

Mexico Newsletter —
March 2025

Springtime in Mexico; long-weekend holiday, (No)clock changes; Pay days; Motivations for moving; Copper Canyon seasons; Spanish lessons, Living costs...

Mexico Newsletter —
February 2025

The dry season; Residency qualification; Trip insurance; Pay with a Smartphone; Mexico's peso; Selling your house; Cultivating friendships; and more...

Mexico Newsletter —
January 2025

New Year celebrations; Residency qualification; Monarch butterflies; Seasonal notes; 2025 lifestyle plans; Property values; Local bakeries; and more...

Mexico Newsletter —
December 2024

Christmas & New Year in Mexico; Agreeable winters; Monarch butterflies; Winter road trips; Mexico home rentals; Passenger trains; Mexico's peso; and more...

Mexico Newsletter —
November 2024

Day of the Dead; Clocks; Dry Season; Butterflies; Long-weekend holiday; Residency via RNE; Selling a home; Cold places in the fall; Dry season; and more...

Mexico Newsletter —
October 2024

Season & Clock changes; Appointments at Immigration offices; Autumn festivities; Overwintering in Mexico; Moving logistics; Internet without wires; and more...

Mexico Newsletter —
September 2024

Transition to autumn; Mexico's Independence month; Simpler lifestyles; Buying older houses; Monarch butterflies; Buying & selling foreign currency; and more...