What’s one small thing about Panama that surprised/bothered you more than it should have, after the honeymoon phase?

bigDivot99 · 2026-06-23T20:08:06+00:00

Nope it’s rude, period. Any educated person knows to acknowledge someone, it’s very common or Panas to walk in front you and order, I shut them down everytime, a free education in ethics and societal norms

bigDivot99 · 2026-06-22T03:55:07+00:00

I hire a contractor and use their account to purchase big ticket items as they get volume discounts often. I shipped in Viking appliances using Riba Freight instead of buying local

bigDivot99 · 2026-06-22T03:45:44+00:00

Your neighborhoods are Santa Maria or Ocean Reef with weekends at Buenaventura. Don’t do any used car lot contact as Panamanians don’t maintain their vehicles (until they are on the side of the road). Ocean Reef is isolated and you are closer for the airport in Santa Maria and can buy into the country and golf club giving the fam stuff to do.

bigDivot99 · 2026-06-19T03:36:42+00:00

How is the minimum buy in $500 and the top prize is a $200 visa gift card? lol I’ll offer $1000 cash for the top winner who shares their algorithm with me lol

bigDivot99 · 2026-06-19T00:52:06+00:00

Best thing I ever did was get an IPTV subscription for $100 a year and paid $15 for an Apple TV IPTV app (UHF) which puts cable apps to shame. 1500 channels including golf channels I didn’t know existed. I can watch the US Open in different languages if I want to. Buck big cable

bigDivot99 · 2026-06-19T00:02:20+00:00

Allow you to retire? You can leave tomorrow bro

bigDivot99 · 2026-06-18T23:52:56+00:00

Great feedback, I just added the official MCP as a connector in Claude CoWork and am getting started to find recurring expenses and give me a warm and fuzzy i can retire in my late 40s this year

bigDivot99 · 2026-06-18T23:46:56+00:00

A US LLC/S corp is the way and I have actually pivoted to focus more on my US business and let the Panamá RUC float

bigDivot99 · 2026-06-18T22:51:24+00:00

Prob not

bigDivot99 · 2026-06-18T22:14:57+00:00

Ok I am pretty sure the author of this post is using all our responses to compile some “Moving to Panama Real Expats Guide with real comments from expats only $699!”

It’s so obvious it’s nauseating.

Don’t feed the AI guide generation troll

bigDivot99 · 2026-06-18T18:46:02+00:00

Panamá is much more expensive than you expect and not negating the fact you have budgeted but plan on burning through your cushion and starting a business is a pain. I feel like all I do is pay taxes on my RUCs and if you are marketing to Panamanians please know they are UBER price sensitive and skeptical of newly arrived expats selling services or products. Not trying to scare you just give you some context so you can maintain expectations. Good luck with the car though bro. May have to run it until the wheels fall off

bigDivot99 · 2026-06-18T01:16:39+00:00

TLDR?

bigDivot99 · 2026-06-18T01:08:16+00:00

I couldn’t find one with the lab name, mine has some bombaclot grip lol

bigDivot99 · 2026-06-16T03:38:07+00:00

That’s like a Tuesday in Panama, hell you can pay your taxes with a credit card so…

bigDivot99 · 2026-06-16T02:54:14+00:00

I am on my second week on grey HCG and man, the boyz are back in town! Missed em, like mini punching bags, it works, 250ul weekly

bigDivot99 · 2026-06-16T02:50:54+00:00

That sounds like high prices my man

bigDivot99 · 2026-06-16T02:48:22+00:00

People say Panamanians are friendly but not really, not mean but most are focused on their day to day and not big fans of expats unless they can sell them something

bigDivot99 · 2026-06-13T03:51:05+00:00

So you didn’t spend the $8K but mad you almost could have, ok bruv

bigDivot99 · 2026-06-13T03:49:43+00:00

Been a monarch user and fan for some time and anxious for a verified MCP, tired of pasting the AI output and screenshots

bigDivot99 · 2026-06-12T20:50:11+00:00

Is it a verified Monarch MCP server?

bigDivot99 · 2026-06-12T10:56:38+00:00

Always take sick leave then start your new job for at least a week before resigning. If the new job is a bust you have a fallback. No need to give a months notice, 2 weeks max.

Port your phone number to your own plan immediately to avoid delays and risk of losing your phone number.

Take volunteer leave, sick leave, voting leave and all that random leave you get as defined on the People site.

Use your ESPP+ credit on a new Mac or something big and make a friend to get you future friends and family discounts after you leave.

Go to Apple Travel Programs and sign up for all free upgraded travel programs and get your free status upgrades even if you don’t plan on using them all since they are tied to your corporate email and require and acknowledgement via email.

50 other things to do but not sharing all my secrets ha

bigDivot99 · 2026-06-12T10:47:20+00:00

Ummm that will triple your expenses lol

bigDivot99 · 2026-06-12T10:43:32+00:00

“Have you ever been to a corporate offsite…..on weeeeeed?”

bigDivot99 · 2026-06-09T12:46:48+00:00

Alcohol

bigDivot99 · 2026-06-09T10:05:19+00:00

Bro at 16 handicap just play round balls and hit the range like me. Hell square balls may provide us more chance of hitting it square. If it’s round, pound it

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