Simplify Life! Slow Simple Living in Costa Rica | Mindful Lifestyle

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1. Its a cool innaview and the innaviewer, Mr Michael, reminds me of Chester Bennington of Linking Park

2. Too bad, I have been following his channel since he was first on this one. It didn’t really take off though

3. Matt is gorgeous is he gay.. single? 😆

4. Bro, been here 3 months. He’s right, napkins suck, but I absolutely love the ketchup! In USA high fructose corn syrup , here real sugar and I think it’s delicious

5. Their ketchup is my favorite. Every time I visit I bring pack packets in my suitcase.

6. Im from Costa Rica
   The ketchup is real , it is awful here 😂

7. Totally disagree with the opinion about ketchup.
   "They have the best ketchup known to men."
   … and the dog’s duty is to bark. The dog, which doesn’t bark is useless. 😀

8. Both of them 🥵😍

9. Man, I hear Matt’s plight. I also make my money in crypto. The market has been down for some months now and making money in it has been very trying. Still, there are projects out there that still yield monthly returns. I’m making my monthly dues with passive income projects and I live in Texas, so it’s not like it’s super cheap. I still make enough to fill the needs to keep my fam afloat.
   Chances are, Matt has made his decision by now, but me being him, I would still be in CR. It’s simply about where you invest. (BTW, buy some XRP y’all. You can thank me later)

10. Hey Mike PURA Vida, like you said,I’m been coming to C,R, since 1994, and what i Learn is to take it easy i don’t need nothing we have two houses in C,R, my Wife Tica and I, in Tibás in San Jose, and in NANDAYURE, Guanacaste, and i have just what i need , Organic foods , And having a GREAT LIFE, the answer is take it easy relaxing let everything for tomorrow life, You can do it to, thank you for telling the TRUTH ABOUT C,R, oh and i LOVE THAT SWEET KETCHUP,

11. why are you yanks hell bent on selling Costa Rica lately

12. I have enjoyed watching your videos for a few years and learned a lot before visiting Costa Rica in 2019. I loved it and want to visit again sometime. If you have not done so, can you maybe do a video from someone who you planned a Costa Rican vacation for and their experience? Thank you in advance.

13. Thank you 🙏🏻❤️❤️

14. I’m curious how easy it is to get solar equipment and what type of pricing is like around there ?

15. Seems like Matt will do well wherever he lands! The reason he needs to leave is beyond his control and he realizes that and has a positive attitude and the skills to adjust! Wish him only the best…. he’ll be back!

16. Did I miss the link to the Spiderman in the park at Easter?

17. Great interview Michael! Solid guy that has many passions (Costa Rica being one of them), but life can present you with many challenges and he’s making the best decision for his needs at this time. He sounds like he’ll be returning to Costa Rica one day 🙂

18. Matt looks great he definitely put in the work with diet and exercise.Wish him all the best “I’ll be back” Matt!

19. Handsome Matt 🙂 😊Sad he’s leaving. I wish you success in your next challenge.

20. HEY MIKE, the ketchup, I LOVE IT IS SWEET or spicy, or regular, I LOVE IT, IS NOT MONSANTO LIKE IN THE STATES, is like some North Americans that come are use to that Monsanto food, the products of food things are EXCELLENT, please don’t say things that can canfues people,of all your videos the only thing that your rong is the Excellent foods products that they have, thank you Mike your PURA VIDA, Eddie, from Fort Lauderdale Fla, now in BEAUTIFUL NANDAYURE, GUANACASTE, coming to C,R, since 1993,

21. I love ketchup here! It actually smells and taste like tomatoes. I am buying Lizano brand.

22. 😊☕👍

23. Ive been in costa rica for 2 months and totally agree that I feel a (slight ) calming effect about not stressing about what has to get done. One day at a time learning pura vida. Im looking to build a homestead/food forest and invite everyone to check out my channel as a north american learning self sufficiency in CR. I agree about the ketchup..its baad!!😂

24. I have no crypto, but try to wise and do not sell. The Petro dollar will be bust end of next year latest, nobody can tell what effects that will have. Sell perhaps, but don’t sell all.

25. We actually love the ketchup here . 😋. Tastes like fresh tomatoes. The dogs are security for people here but depending on where you live it can be annoying. Today is our 1 year anniversary of our move here. Thanks for sharing Michael 👍😊.

26. Been planning for a year and its finally happening, I will be in La Fortuna in 3 weeks. Wish I knew that house management position was going to be opening up. Thanks for the tip Matt, now I’m going to pack a napkin!

27. We’ve done a series of videos on Costa Rica and have been considering moving there, love the food and the relaxed nature. Very cool you got to live there for awhile. Just so hard to leave home and know what’s able.

28. Awesome 👍 guest! I need a screenwriter. Can you come to Maui on the way to Alaska? We can discuss it? Or video chat?

29. Great video. Personal interviews are my favorite content. I look forward to more.

30. GOING TO BANANA REPUBLIC ASKING FOR KETCHUP LOLOLOL
    COSTA RICA HAVE NO HISTORY NEW WORLD , THE LEFT OVER OF COLUMBUS BASTARDS IN ANOTHER WORDS
    WHAT WOULD THEY KNOW ABOUT KETCHUP HAHHAHAH
    THEY USE TOILET PAPER AS NAPKIN , WIPE UR ASS WIPE UR FACE LOLOLOL
    WHERE THEY SHIT THEY EAT , THATS COSTA RICA
    THE BANANA REPUBLIC .

31. Clipped by Crypto.. Good luck with your future decisions! You can always come back now that you have found Costa Rica.. I’ve found that healthy food (Fruits and Veggies) that Costa Rica has plenty is the cheapest food in the world.. Nice to see you found a healthy diet there…

32. Good luck to Matt on his next adventure. Thanks for the good info Michael

33. I love costa rica ,best place ever,tough life def, not for everyone

34. Good luck to Matt, I hope you can come back to La Fortuna someday.

35. Hello and thanks to you both for this video! It seems that everyone clutches their pearls when ex-pats return to their home countries. But, why? This is Costa Rica; it’s not a kidnapping! I know Matt takes some of Costa Rica with in his heart and his great attitude will serve him well!

36. Sad that he has to leave because Costa Rica looks good on him. He looks amazing and refreshed. I wish him luck and to maybe see another interview in a year where he gets to come back for life

37. Again, Michael, another very informative and sincere video. Those of us evaluating a move to Costa Rica really appreciate the honesty you provide.
    Matt, thank you for sharing. Wishing you safe travels, more adventures and the hope that we see you in Cost Rica in the future!

38. Really appreciate Matt’s openness and vulnerability. These raw conversations are important and incredibly beneficial for many us in similar positions.

39. Good Luck Matt.

40. thanks again mike!!! very interesting guy!!!

41. In Costa Rica you can live comfortably, whether on a fixed income or you have thousands to spend on rent. I live in Santa Gertrudis Norte , Grecia and I pay $300 (USD) for a furnished 1 bedroom apartment AND it includes internet, water and electric. Its in a small apartment complex with 7 apartments (1-2bdrm, 2-studio, and 4 1bdrm). I could afford more but why, this place fits my needs. It’s one block from the bus stop and has two mini-super within 5 minute walk. With more and more expats moving here from the U.S., Europe and Canada housing prices have significantly increased (particularly on the coast).

42. Matt mentioned cryptocurrency. Word to the wise: Costa Rica is not friendly toward cryptocurrency. Even a seven digit crypto portfolio is worthless in Costa Rica because unless the profit was taken years in advance and allowed to "season" in a traditional bank account for at least twelve months, it cannot be imported unless you know a lawyer better than any of the ones we’ve tried to deal with. We learned when trying to purchase land that KYC laws (know your customer) force third party escrow companies to obtain the history of money being imported, and when the banks here learn it is profit from crypto trading, they reject it. It took us a long time to find an attorney who was willing to assist us, not only with land purchase but with handling funds that we successfully imported last year for a real estate transaction that went bad. The property we wanted to buy could not be separated from the mother plano due to problems with INTA certification, so our escrow funds reverted to us, yet a certain attorney we hoped to use refused to work with those funds and managed to insult us a few times in the process. "Too much money" to open a personal non-resident account in which to transfer the escrowed funds, but "not enough money" for her escrow service to bother with. Well, we gave up on her and found an attorney who was happy to use those funds that had been escrowed for a year in Costa Rica. This has left a very sour taste in our mouths about trying to do business in this country, and while we are not going to leave, we know now that any future income should be invested outside this country, that the only real value we can get in Costa Rica is the ability to live off grid and live small, which is the main reason we came to Central America in the first place. Yes, we have found property in our price range. Yes, we are in the process of buying it. No, we could not be pressured by ambitious Costa Rican real estate agents to pay twice the amount we stated up front was our price range. We stood our ground no matter who it infuriated, and that paid off for us in the end. We didn’t come here to make friends. We came here to live in a way that’s best for us, whether or not our decisions endear us to the locals. So just know, if you are coming into Costa Rica with a crypto portfolio, you need to cash out at least a year in advance and let those funds season in a traditional bank account somewhere or you may not be able to use that money in Costa Rica, especially if its a sizeable amount.

43. Good morning 🌺🌄🌺

44. Are you talking about salsa Lizano thinking it’s ketchup?