ABOUT THE LIVING LIFE IN COSTA RICA BLOG

I (Vicki Skinner - aka "THE Sarong Goddess") created this blog in 2007 to share DETAILED Finds•Lists•Info•Events•Experiences to help bring more EASE to people living in, visiting or thinking of moving to Costa Rica since DETAILS are NOT easy to find!
I’m NOT an expert (an "expert" 2 ME knows 101%-NOT me). I believe in sharin info•helping where I can! And with over 2,200 entries, so some things might be out of date, so if you find old info PLEASE help each other by getting the updated info & sharing it with me to revise. At least you have some basic info to get you started.
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Saturday, December 14, 2013

SENIORS - BANK TIPS•HINT for living in Costa Rica

In Costa Rica SENIORS are treated with MUCH respect!!  Not only can you apply for a Programa Ciudadano de Oro Card (the Gold Card for seniors - I THINK 65+), but a cool thing is you get to cut in line at banks, stores - just about everywhere (as well as pregnant women, gals with infants and people with physical disabilities).  At banks, there's a special window•caja for these people - often along with a few chairs - which USUALLY means you get served faster - BUT - SOMETIMES there are no special people in that line so they take the next person in the next line.

Well, that person could possibly be one of those messengers bringing 10 cell phone bills+++ - meaning the Special Line could be backed up for awhile.

Mel's hint - if you're at a bank where they give you a number - get 2 tickets - one for the Special Line as well as one for the REGULAR because SOMETIMES that line moves faster!!  (but you can still go sit and wait till your number is called!!)

(THANX for this tip Mel Goldberg!!)

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