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A Reasonable Budget Plan

5 years ago
Season's Greetings to All,

I am getting closer to my departure at the first of the year to go to Lake Atitlan for 3-4 months for volunteer work and to look for property.

Curious to know what a sound budget would be for living/eating expenses (separate from housing) - and what housing would be (separate from living/eating expenses) for the Lake area for One person.

I understand that #1 rent has been increasing steadily since I made my first trip there and #2 many rentals are restricted to a max of 6 month for a rental (why is that?).. I don't know if renewing a lease for another 6 months is common/allowed.

So, as I consider my upcoming trip and the possibility of deciding to move down and buying a casita (unless somebody knows where I can rent one for a whole year.

I want to plan a reasonable monthly budget that can be repeated no matter how many months I remain there. I am a vegetarian so I will hopefully be living off of a variety of organic vegetables and fruits...I am pretty sure organic foods are available to buy at the market in Pana.

Pleaase feel free to chime in with your "on the ground" knowledge.

And, thank you. :-)

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