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"Thanks for all the responses so far.  It's all very valuable info!  We would not arrive to live there without something in our bank account (any idea how much is required? I haven't checked the consulate website yet.) as well as provable sources of income.  If we were \"well off\" we wouldn't be looking to live there! . \n \n\n\n\tBut I wasn't asking about that, and I didn't give you folks our whole story because I was only asking about our first trip..... How much do we need to budget daily for food for our first reconnaissance trip?  Angus said $20/day/pp is sufficient. Do you others corroborate that?  And I asked whether we'd have to rent a car, which only Ragtopman answered.... Sounds like we can avoid car rental, which would be great.  \n \n\n\n\tAngus, Can you please elaborate on \"if it is the only reason you may find it insufficient to succeed here IMHO.\"?  \n \n\n\n\tAlso, I think it's hilarious that you claim that $650/mo is \"expensive\" for a home rental.  We currently pay $2,000 for a 3 br raised ranch in CT!  (admittedly, we live in a more expensive part of the state, but I have to right now for my child custody...he'll be 18 when we choose to move.)  If we move to Tucson, rent will probably be around $1,000/mo at the absolute min. I'll elaborate more on our preferences, etc., later on when I need to ask more questions.\n \n\n\n\t \n \n"
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