Hey all. How ?? to save $$ on your Caja payments is a frequently asked question on this forum. I happen to have seen a very recent (a few days ago) post on another forum about this very subject. I copied it below:
It reads....
"Last week, a friend and his attorney went to a CAJA office in Heredia to see about opting out of part of the monthly CAJA charges. It turns out that there are actually three coverages for which you may be paying. The first is general health care; the second is maternity care; and the third is the old age pension which most expats will never be eligible to collect.
Since Jim and his wife have aged out of creating a family, and since they will never benefit from the old age pension, their monthly premium was reduced from around $300 per month to around $100."
so... expat exchange readers.. I'm hoping that this will be useful to at least, a few hundred of you! I think that once I have Permanent Residency (still waiting) I will visit a Caja office myself... going from $255/month to $100 will mean more Fun Money.
Best of Luck All
