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"Hello all! My wife and I have begun the research toward moving to this area to live/work, in a couple years. My questions are about budgeting our first trip. The reasons we want to move there are for a much MUCH lower cost of living (we live in CT and it's the WORST, hoping to be able to freelance/work remotely for US firms while there) and a better climate for health and sanity. The financial aspect and a warm, dry climate are pretty much neck and neck for priority. We are also considering Tucson, AZ, for comparison. However, our finances being so tight (we have no credit card debt but live paycheck to paycheck, and our only paltry savings will go toward our next trip), it's hard to take a lot of trips to vet these places, so we have to make the most out of each trip and keep it cheap. I found an air bnb in the area for $35/night that would be fine. I think the cheapest RT flight from CT to Guad I found was $355 but most seem to be about $400. So my questions are: 1) how much should we budget for food daily and 2) should we rent a car and how much do those run? Our goal will be to visit all the different towns/villages/areas to see which one we like best.  \n \n"
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