Donate: CashApp: $CartessRoss Zelle: cartess@cartessross.com Book Consult w/ Cartess Ross: moveabroadandthrive.com/consultation/ Find Remote Work to Live Abroad: moveabroadandthrive.com/how-to-find-remote-work/ How to Move Out of the US - Get the ESCAPE Plan: moveabroadandthrive.com/academy/ Get FREE resources for moving and living abroad: www.moveabroadandthrive.com #movingtomexico #livinginmexico #mexico

Awesome video! Love it

Great talk. Great advice

That was a great episode! Thanks for the advice & laughs! 😊

Thank you Cartess wise words.

I have noticed that many people move to Merida, in hopes of escaping themselves. But, no matter where they look, there they are!

Thanks for this story line cArtess!😅

People need to hear this. I am not a patient person. Exceptional advice. You are a gift.

I'm new to the channels Cortes but it was a pleasure to come across your videos keep up the good work thanks for the information my bro.

Cartess! You need to do a monthly series called "Realities" or something and read an email or tell a story about what people are really going through. No one talks about this!!! This is crazy! People need to hear this so they can get their mind right. I knew these stories had to exist. I'm like, I know ain't everybody go to Mexico and have they shit together! Thanks for posting this.

Cartess it sounds like you need to protect your mental health from people who are coming to Merida. I appreciate these types of videos. Can't imagine going to a foreign country with no money.

❤ keep being real...great information in all your videos with a side of humor

Please try Tlaxcala Centro zip code 90000. Land locked so no beach. Tlaxcaltecans are known as laid-back non-pushy. The weather is southern latitude and high altitude so no a/c bills can use a little propane heater.

I'm coming to Merida and was planning on sleeping on the gentleman's couch! LOL😅😂😂. Good Lord, these stories!!

Love your videos and the hustle. I was wondering about the remote work course. Is it showing how to get remote work or is it taking you to the for sure, great possibility jobs that was shared with you?

Great video...Like you say, we have to plan this out. I am retiring in 6 yrs and have started my planning. A lot can happen from now till then, but I want to do things right the first time. I started off by getting my duel citizenship last year and got my MX passport. My main issue I need to plan out is health insurance for me and my family. Also, you bring up a great point about kids...Don't want them at the house just looking at me lol!!!

Good video

Food bank!? 😂😂😂

HELLO You are sow.right. HAVE a great day. FROM PHILADELPHIA PA USA 🇺🇸

This video is hilarious 😂😂😂😂 love the honesty!

🤣😂🤣 I love the raw honesty!! I cannot travel through the states without the "travel money" and the "back up" money. You just never know. And I'm always with my kid...so I've got to always move intentionally. So, I'm always utilizing the 5 P's (proper preparation prevents poor performance). Thanks for your honesty!!!

People seem to me to have unreal expectations you can't go nowhere without money. Preparation is key in all things people need to grow up.

As a Social Worker there are needy people out here whether in or outside of the US. When we are people that open our hearts and expertise to helping others , we are destined to run into people that present like this person Cartess described! He’s Authentic and should stay as God intended him to be. He is no doubt a asset to the lives of people that reach out to him ❤️🙏🏽

Great video... stories and advice! You should write a book of the crazy stories. 😊

"The more you talk..the madder you get"... Had me rolling...smh.... Love how you keep it real. Still taking notes on everything. All information is valuable

Mr. Cartess is telling the truth! Mexico isn’t a magic pill…you have to do the work to make changes you are seeking. I appreciate your vulnerability too. This is helpful as I start facing my woman in the mirror and planning my move next year.

😂🤣🤣😆😆cracking up about this airport charity story!

Cartess I love how you are straight no chaser presenter. All your points are valid and point on. I arrived in Merida in April for my residency and met members from Brothas and Sistahs in Merida enjoyed their company. I had a conversation with a young woman from the states who was residing there for a couple months and she mentioned to me there are many individuals suffering from PTSD from the states and aren’t seeking treatment. Keep up the good work

I agree with you 100% if you plan on moving Abroad ,Leave your Drama at home and start a new chapter in your new Country.On a positive Note.

You’re a good man, Cartess. I suspect you’ve been scammed. When someone you don’t know (and haven’t seen) is asking for money, and their story doesn’t sound right, it’s probably bs. They’re trying to play you. Delete/block them.

What drew me to your videos was because unlike most content creators. Many that I like but as for you I love and truly appreciate your candidness and your transparency. Most people gloss over the expat life. Please continue to stay true to yourself and the way you speak in truthfulness 😊

Whew wee! This is the truth! After almost 3 years in Mexico, most of it in Mérida, you will need patience, with yourself and everyone else!

How do you plan to move to a place on limited income, this why some folks need serious help.

Man… this list took me out,😂😂😂😂. You gonna need therapy fooling with these folks! Prayers and good vibes.

I feel as I’m watching this video that none of this advice needs to be said, but since common sense is in short supply with some people…. Here we are! 😅 I’d really think twice about just moving somewhere else on the fly in the states. Moving to another country with little planning is absurd. Thanks for sharing. People never cease to surprise me.

I can’t imagine moving anywhere with little to no money! Maybe it’s desperation. So sad.

Cartess, this video was Everything! Thank you for keeping it real and just being your authentic self. You really shared some good advice. I had already contacted a Spanish zoom teacher but I think I should go with the one you suggest. You made a lot of other good points as well - thanks again!

Here I am worried about being able to live in Mexico on social security and a small IRA and people are going there without a pot to pee in. Lol.

I hear you loud and clear. I would be terrified to go to another country without proper planning. Definitely have a plan and resources. It sounds like common sense, but I understand why you must reiterate it in this video. LOL@ relationship and your ribs 😂 Cartess you are hilarious 😂!

If people are coming without money they can learn alot from the locals on how to make money, there are creative ways people survive and make a living, ideas that in the U.S. people don't think of bc those jobs don't exist or is not allowed in the U.S. Here's a few super easy ideas: 1. Bake anything, tape a poster outside selling anything you can cook or imagine: pie, cookies, hamburgers, easy appetizers, etc. Sell them at certain times, ie. 11-2 lunch time, you can even put a small business table outside and place candy, Chip bags, goodies, etc. 2. Deliver drinks, make them at home, then deliver warm every morning, twice a week, 3 Xs a week, etc. Examples in mexico: Atole, Champurrado, etc. Usually older people get it, they love to have it for breakfast with warm bread. Add warm bread to delivery service. 3. Offer tutoring kids in English, ask local private schools if you can list your name or leave your business card with them and the teachers. Also, place an announcement outside your door for tutoring services. 4. Do a mobile car wash, mobile pet groomer, mobile anything. 5. Add the word "African" or "African-American" to any food product you sell and it'll stand out from the rest and more likely it'll grab more attention and sell thru the roof. Promote your product to local food stores, example, cupcakes, or whatever you make, especially to bread stores, organic food stores, restaurants, etc. You'll be surprised at how well they'll be accepted.

This just might be my favorite video Cartess! lol

👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽

Hey Cartess, I think I know what the problem may be, on your channel you come across as a friend, a confidant or family member and that's how people feel who watch or follow you. Since deciding to come to Mérida I've watched and followed others both black and white and it's a different feel on their channel. Your personality and channel make you feel like family or like we are a part of your family or inner circle. You and Nikki make Merida seem like on big happy community of black folks 😆. Maybe it would help if you'd just keep it strictly professional. You even had me feeling like your family was my family 😆. Don't worry, I work and have plenty of reserves to live comfortably in Mexico and sense to go with it. Just a suggestion. I love your channel but needy and manipulative people will mistake what you and your business stands for.

The way i cried laughing through this entire thing especially the end. You are HILARIOUS 🤣

Thank you so much for sharing these things. I realize that I am about nine months late responding. I recently discovered your channel by way of Tyantha’s KZfaq CHANNEL. I cannot imagine, going to a foreign country without the knowledge or the funds to get myself settled. That’s just crazy! Back in 2021, I began the purchase of a pre-sale property in Playa Del Carmen. I would just love to move into it full-time right now, but I realize that it is not wisdom to do that yet. So, I just continue to stay here in New York and I continue to work as much as I can and make sure I stay on top of things here first while I gradually furnish that place and come up with a game plan as far is remote work goes before I try to do anything as far as moving goes. I am able to speak Spanish but I started learning as a kid and as a young adult. I was already evicted from my place here in New York about five and a half years ago (April 2018). I know what it is like to be on the streets and having to crash at different homes every night. I never wanna have to go through that again. Thankfully, I got out of that situation and I’m doing better and I’m staying on top of my bills. I was able to get my old place back, but it was through the aid of social programs here. For me, it just makes more sense for me to make sure I finish securing the property over in Mexico, furnishing it, and making sure I have financial flow coming through before I try to make any type of permanent move. That is why I just visit for a short period of time and then come back. It’s better for me that way. In due time, everything will be in place the way it supposed to because I am planting the seeds now and not rushing the process. After I received the title for my condominium property, I am going to go ahead and apply for the temporary residency. Thank you so much for these videos. I love playing them in the background while I am at home getting work done.

My, my, my this has been quite enlightening! Thank you for this.

We came here sight unseen, family of five. It’s been a great ride with problems! 😂 Love your content Cartess. Tell me where is the lie. I’ve seen two families go through since being here & we just had to pull back to let them handle their business. Couple you have to listen to this man, bc your relationship will strain. Got to ask yourselves what did you come here for?

Thank again my brother for your follow up video.

How is the dropping Dollar affecting things for expats?

From the thumbnail, I thought this video was going to be about the controversy surrounding cooking ribs! Lol.

This was very entertaining and informational as well. Thanks for keeping it real and look forward to your next video. Happy holidays..

Bless your heart trying to teach the people some common sense. I'm a Chicagoan who live down south for 20 years. Love me some southern women they would say" honey child, common sense ain't so common" Never give up keep teaching.

I plan to move to Mexico in March/April with my three children and my dad. Your video's have been so helpful. I'm doing my reserch and planning this thing out!

This was such an eye opening video. You told me some things i needed to hear about some people in Merida. I asked you in another video if people brought U.S. politics with them to Mexico. It was a dumb question now that I think about it. 😂😂

It's crazy to think that people don't even have enough common sense to know you need money anywhere you going to go what were they thinking they were just going to come and somebody was going to feed them and put them up this stupidity is mind boggling. You're a really nice person for trying to help everyone but you're right it's time to toughen up

Absolutely amazing Cartess. You can be a nice person with boundaries, hard stop, lose my contact details ... you are not responsible for those manipulative idiots coming to Merida without the necessary funds expecting charity. Be an a$$hole if you must and remember self care is important and not allow energetic vampires to affect your mental health and positive energy.

Great video. You keep on being you Cartess. Unbelievable people would come with not enough money to even feed themselves, let alone afford the airfare and lodging. It is hard to believe people would really leave home without better preparation.

Thank God. That I have never. Needed donations. And I am 80 now. I am an intelligent giver d not a taker, since I was raised to be self supporting.

Great video!!! Thank you for sharing my course!!! Take the course folks definitely helps prepare you for your visit to Merida!

Thanks for sharing!

Great tips!👍🏾

AFTER I HEAR HOW EASY PEOPLE MAKE THEIR MOVE INTO MEXICO I WONDER WHY THE GOVERNMENT WILL BE SO STRICT WITH PEOPLE AT MY LEVEL.

I visited Merida a couple weeks ago and stayed a little more than a week...its definately for ME 💃💃💃💃🥳👌🌈

Preach!!!👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾. We had taken in one of those lost souls as well. No one else would do it so, we did. Long story short, she ain’t here no mo. You are doing a great job telling the realities they can possibly face! There are A LOT of toxic, unhealed, prejudice, immature, and mentally unstable people out here in Merída. Especially Blacks from 🇺🇸. I keep to myself except for the few locals I know. I mingled once with some Black expats and quickly found they were not my tribe. You are absolutely right with a lot of what you’ve shared. Trust! If you don’t have your stuff together where you are now, it won’t magically happen when you get here.

Cartess, I saw your video from yesterday and I thought, “Wow…people..” but with this one, my mouth was on the floor. How do you go somewhere with NO MONEY???!!! You shouldn’t have to tell anyone this. COMMON SENSE. I just bought your “Move Abroad and Thrive Academy” sessions (under retiringsoon). I am ready and serious about this move and I PROMISE you…you won’t have any of this nonsense from me. I will come PREPARED! 😊

had the best Spanish teacher at 14, and it did help me, but I watched novelas, radio, music. I was 20 when I came to Mexico. Living in the country and having local friends do help. I do speak Spanish as a second language, and my Spanish did open doors for me.

This video had it all- facts, jokes, vulnerabilities… thank you

You are so helpful!!!!

Mindset is everything. The last thing the kindhearted people of Mexico need are ungrateful Americans, Canadians and Europeans acting like they are "entitled", and have more rights than the citizens and totally disrespectful. Get out of your expat circle of friends sometimes. Spend time with the local communities, volunteer. LEARN THE BASIC WORDS, LANGUAGE, AND PESOS FOLKS BEFORE SETTING FOOT IN MEXICO.

I decided to rent a beautifully furnished Airbnb studio on a monthly basis I order groceries online for home delivery. like the USA My rent includes all utilities. Internet. and a maid. I am friends with the locals for over 60 years I speak Spanish as a second language and it started with an excellent teacher at 14. You learn better living in Mexico.

This is great info. Too many KZfaqrs talk about just the positives, but if you don't have money to support yourself and you don't speak the language, it could be a really bad experience. I always tell people that they can have a nice life if they can meet Mexico's requirements for living here, but you need to factor in the budget for annual rent increases, currency fluctuations, inflation, private insurance, if your employer will let you work here, etc. Mexico isn't the cheapest option for people on a tight budget.

THANK YOU FOR BEING REAL, Cartess. Kim messing with yo meat, man?🤣🤣😂🤣

That's why I think I'm going to get rid of this oven and just go with countertop stove.

I just KNEW people were going there without money!!! Exactly why I'm going to stay to myself.

This video should be seen by everybody even thinking of moving abroad

Amen! Thank you.

Thank you for the stories because they need it I rather you give it like a truly is that shows you care and concern about the decisions that others are making. Thank you bro 🌄🦍

How are these people thinking they are gonna live down here?

I am glad you address this it happens more times than people would believe!!I traveled with several people that did not have money after 2 days and relied on my credit card

Hi I Love listening to you, I will be in Merida for a week this coming Saturday. This is my second time in Merida I plan to move over there in 2023.

Thank you for ministering to me about starting a channel and sitting on the sidelines. I sincerely believe that you were taking to me.

Thank you.

Carter’s your simply telling the truth and sometimes it’s difficult to receive, hopefully those who need to heard this will appreciate it.Your time and knowledge is valuable and you set your price accordingly….. keep moving forward

Cartess, you had me rolling, with the relationship stuff. Keep being you Cartess love it!!!!!!

Unbelievable! He would have been just been hungry. Just simply crazy. You are not responsible for these idiots who are trying to use you.

Please continue these mindset videos. Positive Mindset is Everything!

I’m going to clip a piece of your video for my next video because you have hit on a lot of what I’m talking about. It’s good to see different perspectives on the same topic 41:38

This was funnny and also just wild to hear how some folks take their foolishness to other countries 😮. I hope you do an update on you and Haley’s experience going carnivore. I struggle with sugar cravings but I keep coming back to it because of the positive impact on my mental health (much more stable moods, clarity, reduced brain fog, etc) in addition to other health benefits. If you get constipated increase your fat intake.

Cortes you aint never lied! lol I just moved here 3weeks ago and everything you mentioned is true. im looking o start a youtube channel but I dont know anything about doing videos or being in front of the camera. But I will figure it out. Im enjoying this journey 😀 i hope to run into you

C.R. Thank you for your info. I am 2000 miles from my computer. I might use the Library to email you. I have my ticket for Jan. Video was comical and interesting. Be safe.

This is shocking.

Wow unbelievable. Grown people. This is ridiculous. Get it together and get your money right before you move somewhere.

IT ALL STARTED WITH THIS BOOK >10 years ago Black Passenger Yellow Cabs : Of Exile and Excess in Japan By (author) Stefhen Fd Bryan , Illustrated by Shuji Goshomura , Edited by Susette Burton

Where did you get them ribs? They look delicious 😋

I don't take it as whining at all. It's truth and requires folks to be honest about THEIR own behavior. I, personally, had to be honest about the reality of my preparation for my Mérida move. That it was more than just working some place else. For true ease(for me), I needed to have a nice cushion of finances BEFORE I just showed up, still living paycheck to mouth. I know I don't spend, but I also would rather have cushion of SOME KIND, BEFORE I just show up... after all, my JOB may say, "Nope, no Mexico" or "no electricity for 2 days"... therefore no internet... Gotta be prepared. Am I gonna keep my house? If I'm gonna keep it, who's gonna "watch" it. Utilities costs of an empty house...Etc... Gotta think smart..and real. I went to Mérida a few months ago, for a couple of weeks, to truly experience the moments after excitement (which was 3 days for me) 😂 . I'm over the flash and I enjoy the scene. Hell, I would just sit in the park with the abuelos and watch people lol. And I was happy. Soooo, I'm just saving now, to prep for a longer stay(hopefully 6 months). Folks gotta be real. Gotta.

This was hilarious. Sad parts, but hilarious.

Why the hell would you go down there broke 😂😂 you can’t make this stuff up but good info bro

You're obviously a good person, people take advantage of good people. I love your videos and I love seeing a family who looks like me doing well outside of the US. Please keep up making content, but do not take on other people's problems. People make dumb decisions and that is their problem, not yours. Compassion is good, but sometimes people need to feel the consequences of their actions. "poor planning on your part does not equal an emergency on my part"

22 minute mark- Cartess is Kuttin Up y’all 😂

people have to budget for unexpected surprices o come with the 3 ps PEOPLE= TO BACK YOU UP PRICE= TO BUDGET THE RISK PRAYERS= TO HAVE GOD PROTECT YOU AND AVOID OBSTICLES THAT CAN CHANGE THE DIRECTION OF YOUR VACATION.